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| Product Name: | Insignia™ - Multidirectional HDTV Antenna - White |
| Product Description: | Bring a huge array of entertainment into your home with this Insignia™ NS-ANT715 multidirectional antenna, which allows you to receive VHF and UHF signals on your HDTV and enjoy broadcasts in crystal-clear 720p or 1080i resolution. |
| Model Number: | NS-ANT715 |
| Product SKU: | 4246700 |
| UPC: | 600603191152 |
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If you ever had satellite tv and you dont use it anymore you can hook up the antenna to that instead of that old satellite dish. There should also be a grounding plate there too to make grounding a snap. That would run the RF signal throughout all the coaxial that used to be connected to your satellite and any tv connected to those coaxial cables can access any channel they want over the air.
If you dont have an existing coaxial wiring throughout your house, and you want multiple tv's you would first need to get a coaxial splitter. After you install the dish the main coaxial line would run into the splitter then you would run additional coaxial lines to whatever other tv's you want to pick up the antenna signal. All hooked up TV's have their own tuners and that will allow them to watch separate channels so your all not stuck watching the same thing across multiple tv's. If you have older TV's without tuners you would need to get a digital adapter box so it can modulate and run the channels for those tv's. Really old TV's would need this, things made before 2010 in most cases.
The current cool thing people are doing since everyone has a smart tv now adays is using a network tuner with their TV antenna and it blasts the TV signal through your wireless network to all devices connected to your wireless. Its a bit of a investment but it makes it so you dont have to run cables to any tvs in the house. Also any tablets, smartphones, or other electronics can pick up the tv too using the manufactures app. The HDHomeRun is probably the best known for this purpose.
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Well hopefully that covered the basics, if you got more questions let me know.
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Anyway, nice post. picts etc.
Anyone use Sling TV?
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If your home has a tv cable junction box you can run a cable from the antenna to that box and split the signal to all the rooms. Some people install outdoor antenna in the attic space(assuming you have some) so you wouldn't have the antenna ruin the "look" of your home. It would be nice if you were to cut your own cable and add the tips with a compression tool but I guess pre terminal wire would be fine but then you would either have too much slack or not enough. Once installed you rotate the antenna to see in which position you get better signal.
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I've seen a lot of homes with them in the attic, but then end up taking them out because they were in the way of construction and the current owner having cable. Not sure on their effectiveness but I'm sure people did it so they wouldn't have an "ugly" thing sticking out of the nice roof. I've also seen cellular/internet antenna done the same way where it's in the attic but positioned to get the best signal.
👆 as said before, grounding/earthing is a thing as well.
That depends on the distance to the towers and other factors. Sites like antennaweb.org can be helpful here.
Anyway, nice post. picts etc.
Anyone use Sling TV?
Correct me if I'm wrong. I believe the signal boosters only boost the signal from the antenna to the tv(s) and have nothing to do with range or initial reception.
When you use a booster, you can get a few more channels.. and those channels that break up will more then likely be a stronger signal.
Most 'decent' TV's have a signal indicator built into the smart functionality of the TV. My 10 yr old Sony Bravia does, my 3 yr old 3D 4k Samsung does.. I actually haven't check this NU710D samsung yet
IT makes the range longer. I'm actually using rabbit ears type from CVS [cvs.com], and a signal booster from Fry's Electronics ($15) in the living room on my 3D 4k Samsung.
^When U figure in the cost of cable over the long-term, compare it to the cost of a divorce.