The tvfool site has been down since Sunday, so I haven't had a chance to answer. I was about ready to call you, but I can answer now.
Quote:
Would a better antenna work ? what would be a more sensitive antenna ? I'll move it out side if that will work.
|
Thanks for the signal readings; very helpful. I don't think a better antenna will help, although you are welcome to experiment. The signal readings indicate a good signal with SNR from 29.4 to 31.1 dB.
I think what you have is the Big Screen Problem. Not too many years ago, we thought a 21 inch TV had a big screen, then it was 32 inch, then it was 40 inch, and now it is 65 inch. When the picture gets larger, the imperfections also get larger to the point that we can't ignore them.
To make matters worse, when a channel adds a lot of sub channels, they have to reduce the resolution from 1080i to 720p, and then to 480i in order to fit them all in one 6 MHz wide channel.
And then to make the picture quality even worse they compress the signal to squeeze yet another sub channel in. This is what ION has done.
I connected an antenna to my 32 inch Sony TV to receive ION at this location. I asked my wife to look at 49.5 and 49.6. She said that the picture definition was not acceptable; a woman wants to see the detail in the jewelry and clothing.
I then connected the TV to Cox cable to show my wife what 1080i HD looked like for QVC and HSN. She said that's the way it should be.
The difference between compressed 480i and 1080i HD is about the same as the difference between an old VHS tape and a DVD movie in HD. Once we see how good it can be, we are never happy with lesser quality.
OTA
Cox cable