HDTV antenna recommendation?

[Anthony Verevkin]

> >>  From my experience the best price and quality is with the $20
> >>  antenna from Canada Computers. My friends have it and I've been
> >>  comparing it to the Channel Master 4221 that I have and it is
> >>  very similar and performs as well.
> > This one?
> > http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=164_165&item_id=021643

No, this is the one: http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=164_165&item_id=016930
You might notice the wire rods and everything is just like on the 4221, that's why I noticed. I can say nothing about the other one.


> One thing you have to be careful of is some antenna, such as this
> one, are UHF only, but there are still some VHF stations around, such as
> CKVR, Barrie on Ch 10 and CHCH, Hamiliton on Ch 11.  If you go with
> this model, you'll need another antenna for those 2 channels.

One other thing. All these antennas are highly directional. So anyway you cannot point the same antenna from GTA to all - CN Tower, Buffalo, Barrie and Hamilton, you would need several antennas if you want to pick it all up. On the other hand from what I've heard, broadcasters have moved from VHF analog to UHF digital because they needed to do both analog and digital at the same time. But now that analog is dead they might consider switching their digital broadcasting back to the powerful VHF transmitters that they own. We'll see.

P.S. You'll be good with the 4-bay antenna if you want to get the channels from Canada and Buffalo. However if you are thinking of trying to get some Rochester or Erie channels, you want to go for an 8-bay antenna.

P.P.S. One thing I like about the OTA TV is that it is similar to fishing. You can do as much as you can to prepare well but you never know what you are going to catch :)

Also check out the following two websites: freetoronto.tv/map1.htm and www.tvfool.com

Regards,
Anthony
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