Forum: Help With Reception
19-Sep-2011, 3:50 AM
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Antenna for Denver Channels - Update
Hi all. Just thought I'd provide a little update. Almost ready to ditch DirectTv. The last piece was a second antenna for our other TV. Since the Leaf antenna worked so well (31 channels from...
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Sep-2011, 2:23 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
17-Sep-2011, 6:35 AM
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Wow, you guys are really into this. WHile...
Wow, you guys are really into this. WHile building my own box is intriguing, it will not be happening. First, I do not have an old/spare computer lying around. Second, even if I did, I do not have...
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Sep-2011, 4:31 AM
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Thanks TheEmrys. I need to explore options...
Thanks TheEmrys. I need to explore options alittle moore I guess. Right now we are on Netflix. HOwever, my wife wants NBC. While we get it OTA, we would have to put soem type of recorder in the...
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Sep-2011, 4:10 AM
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Up and running
Since you guys have been so helpful, and with the idea that these posts might help somebody else in my area, I am posting this update.
We have shut down the sattelite yet; we have been slowly...
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Forum: Help With Reception
3-Sep-2011, 2:58 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
3-Sep-2011, 2:34 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
3-Sep-2011, 5:24 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Sep-2011, 7:45 PM
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Decision Time
Ok, based on what I have heard here and what I have learned from reading the suggested links, here is my plan.
Today i am going to Sams and buying a new Vizio 22 inch digital TV ready for...
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Sep-2011, 12:37 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Sep-2011, 7:59 PM
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I get that. But Winegard says my antenna needs...
I get that. But Winegard says my antenna needs to be outside. People here have previously suggesetd that the Winegard HD-7696P should. Folks here seem rather knowledgable. However, Winegard makes...
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Sep-2011, 7:51 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Sep-2011, 7:32 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
1-Sep-2011, 7:30 PM
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OK, so I went to look into the reccomended...
OK, so I went to look into the reccomended antenna. I went to the Winegard site. While there I saw a form for an antenna reccomendation and figured I would double check before ordering. Here is...
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Aug-2011, 12:08 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
19-Aug-2011, 3:02 AM
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Arrrggghhh! The Zinwell converter box arrived...
Arrrggghhh! The Zinwell converter box arrived today and as far as I can tell, it is defective. I tested it out on an old, spare TV we have in storage (very old). The power button on the converter...
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Aug-2011, 8:32 PM
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Thanks, this sounds promising. The point at...
Thanks, this sounds promising. The point at which I would patch "splice, cut, ?) into the satellite cables in the house is well past the diplexer thing, which I assume is the little junction box on...
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Aug-2011, 5:52 PM
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Thanks everybody for all of the adivce.
The...
Thanks everybody for all of the adivce.
The house is not wired for cable, but is wired for satellite. Is the cable the same? I know that when the satellite guy came and did some repairs, he told...
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Aug-2011, 3:33 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
18-Aug-2011, 5:42 AM
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Northern Colorado Antenna: Loveland/Fort Collins
Hi,
Like many others, we are ditching satellite. We will get most programming online but want to get local news. We also want to keep the cost of this as low as is reasonably possible. Also,...
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