Can you use an indoor television antenna to get reception for VHF and UHF without cable or satellite?
Answer:
Follow this link,
put in your zip code & uncheck the two "spam me now" boxes, hit submit.
You see a map, ignore it and click continue.
Now you will see a list of available broadcast TV stations, the color codes on the left tell you how strong the signal is in your area. If you have yellow, rabbit ears will do. If you go green or greener, amplified (I would get amped ears even with yellow but sometimes the wallet dont agree). If you get purple or blue you will need some serious stuff.
Note: stations with an * by the color code indicate digital. You will need an ATSC tuner to get those but they are usually worth it as digital can compress multiple channels onto one feed. I bought a DVD recorder from Walmart for $144 before tax with a digital tuner in it. Its not very good if your into flipping channels alot but it does a pretty good job of bringing in the signal if you just key in the channel number. In Feb. of 2009 all analog broadcasting will stop in the US. You will have to have an ATSC tuner to watch anything. Prices are dropping so if finances are tight you should be able to pick up something cheaper in a year. The one that I bought a year ago was over $400.
Buy a set of rabbit ears from radio shack, should be about 20 bucks, there types that are powered (110 volt) I think they work the best but have no proof either way.
It depends on the terrain. Try the rabbit ears for starts. They are cheap and easy to connect.
Something else to think about:
"Is my current television obsolete?
No. Analog television sets will continue to receive analog broadcasts at least through 2006 and possibly longer. After that, consumers will be able to hook up a set-top box to their existing TV to receive digital TV broadcast signals, but not in high-definition. "
-MM
If you are close enough to the tv station
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