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DTV | HDTV Reception and Antenna Discussion
My DTV Reception and what is the future for digital television viewing?
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<p>[QUOTE="Jason Fritz, post: 814, member: 1"]Hello K,</p><p>Thanks for your opinion! I'm hoping to receive more opinions here at the board just like yours, we get plenty of .gov visitors here and at <a href="http://www.tvconversionhelp.com/"><span style="color: #810081">http://www.tvconversionhelp.com</span></a>, so make your voices heard!</p><p></p><p>Anyway,</p><p>You may want to try purchasing a signal booster for improving reception. I tried one on my set up, and it didn't help at all, but I think in your case, you have a better chance of success since your antenna is located on your roof. A signal booster goes inline, and it basically boosts the strength with a signal amplifier to your converter box. Pricing for a booster can run between $10-$50 depending on the amount of strength/boost you need.</p><p></p><p>Worst case scenario, you may want to have an antenna technician come out ($50/hour) to troubleshoot for you. In most instances, it shouldn't take more than an hour to modify your setup.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In regards to your comment:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>If you get a chance, check out this story <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331040,00.html"><span style="color: #0000ff">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331040,00.html</span></a> "Cable Companies Stand to Gain From Digital-TV Confusion" Unfortunately, I think you're absolutely correct.[/QUOTE]</p><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jason Fritz, post: 814, member: 1"]Hello K, Thanks for your opinion! I'm hoping to receive more opinions here at the board just like yours, we get plenty of .gov visitors here and at [URL="http://www.tvconversionhelp.com/"][COLOR=#810081]http://www.tvconversionhelp.com[/COLOR][/URL], so make your voices heard! Anyway, You may want to try purchasing a signal booster for improving reception. I tried one on my set up, and it didn't help at all, but I think in your case, you have a better chance of success since your antenna is located on your roof. A signal booster goes inline, and it basically boosts the strength with a signal amplifier to your converter box. Pricing for a booster can run between $10-$50 depending on the amount of strength/boost you need. Worst case scenario, you may want to have an antenna technician come out ($50/hour) to troubleshoot for you. In most instances, it shouldn't take more than an hour to modify your setup. In regards to your comment: [INDENT] [/INDENT]If you get a chance, check out this story [URL="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331040,00.html"][COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331040,00.html[/COLOR][/URL] "Cable Companies Stand to Gain From Digital-TV Confusion" Unfortunately, I think you're absolutely correct.[/QUOTE]
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