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Getting rid of Cable TV.....*Limited OT please"
October 13, 2014 at
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Anyone done it? If so what are you using for movies, tv shows, etc? ( not torrent sites 
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I'm cancelling cable and was wondering what everyone uses these days. Hulu, Netflix, HD Antenna, Chromecast, Roku?
)I'm cancelling cable and was wondering what everyone uses these days. Hulu, Netflix, HD Antenna, Chromecast, Roku?
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assuming that happens someday, live sports and sports programming are what keep me paying each month. MNF, NBA playoffs, some March Madness, college football, PTI, SportsCenter, etc. it's also nice to quick record shows like The Soup and Tosh.0 that i enjoy, but would never download. the convenience of having that all in one place is worth $65/m to me.
FYI there is no such thing as an "HD" antenna. It's a naming gimmick. Regular antennas pick up HD signals. When installing the antenna be sure to pick the right antenna. You are going to want one that works the correct distance from where the antenna towers are. Also be sure to use RG6 cable, not RG59 cable, when installing your antenna.
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HD Antenna is definitely one thing we will do. Possibly a Tivo or DVR. Hulu, Roku, Apple TV...so many options
The antenna doesn't care what kind of modulation is on the RF signal. The frequency of most TV antennas are UHF and VHF, with VHF used less and less frequently anymore.
In short, there is nothing, absolutely NOTHING about an antenna that makes it inherently HD, other than marketing departments attempting to cash in on all the HDTV hype and trying to sell more antennas. Any antenna that worked prior to the DTV shift in 2009 will still work today. Your receiver might not (which is why older TV's needed a new receiver box), but the antenna itself is just as viable today as it was back then.
The antenna doesn't care what kind of modulation is on the RF signal. The frequency of most TV antennas are UHF and VHF, with VHF used less and less frequently anymore.
In short, there is nothing, absolutely NOTHING about an antenna that makes it inherently HD, other than marketing departments attempting to cash in on all the HDTV hype and trying to sell more antennas. Any antenna that worked prior to the DTV shift in 2009 will still work today. Your receiver might not (which is why older TV's needed a new receiver box), but the antenna itself is just as viable today as it was back then.
The antenna doesn't care what kind of modulation is on the RF signal. The frequency of most TV antennas are UHF and VHF, with VHF used less and less frequently anymore.
In short, there is nothing, absolutely NOTHING about an antenna that makes it inherently HD, other than marketing departments attempting to cash in on all the HDTV hype and trying to sell more antennas. Any antenna that worked prior to the DTV shift in 2009 will still work today. Your receiver might not (which is why older TV's needed a new receiver box), but the antenna itself is just as viable today as it was back then.
That's neat how you can use extra words to say what I already said.
that's why my responses are only capable of being about 10-15 words
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