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Old 22-Jan-2014, 11:10 PM   #11
GroundUrMast
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Am I crazy for thinking that a rotor will be a pain?
I don't think you're crazy at all. Keep it simple when possible. The channel scan automation included in many TVs is not well suited to convenient OTA channel surfing.

I keep wondering if we will ever see a TV or set-top-tuner with a reliable tuner/rotator controller integration. I've also yearned for a TV design that had multiple tuners, with the intelligence to select the tuner that has a better signal to work with. Two tuners and two antennas would be a huge leap forward for most OTA situations. An option to expand up to four tuners would be fantastic.

I would think diversity receivers would make a huge improvement in OTA reception reliability.

I'm daydreaming aren't I?
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