[lymer]

Thanks John for the help. I will jot down those component numbers and start considering its use over the winter as a spring/summer plan. Sorry if you have felt I have been wasting your time. It has all been about research.

As I mentioned I am very green at many of the technologies surrounding the newer TV sets, OTA signals and just plain general options available to TV viewers and buyers. So I can't argue with you when you state,

"you are not really with it."

On the other hand, if you mean by this statement that I don't really subscribe to the concept of OTA reception then this is false. I may not exactly understand how Digtal/High Defintion signals can be picked up for free over the air, but I believe it to be a very, very interesting option available to TV viewers.

So if my questions regarding cable use have offended you, I apologise. I was only trying to see if I could combine a cheap cable basic analog package with OTA reception, in some way, to make up for the signals I may not be able to recieve with antenna use alone. Perhaps this is a stupid concept as I imagine the goal of OTA reception is to eliminate the need for cable all together.

But as I stated right from the start. I am very green on this subject which is to say I have absolutely no knowledge of the proper way to tackle OTA reception. No knowledge of the advantages and disadvantage it would provide and no knowledge of what signals I would and would not get anymore. Therefore I was just seeking options available to myself in a technological world that has certainly passed me by.

Again if this has frustrated you then rest assured it won't happen again.