>havent had cable or watched tv in 6+ years
>finally go out and get an antenna
>shitload more channels than i remember from before
>a lot of them with fairly good content
>fall in love with television again
and i am now at the point where i need to consider a DVR. should i purchase the channel master DVR, or use a DIY solution like "MythTV"? i do not want anything with service fees.
pls respond
does no body else use an antenna + dvr?
>>66806278
records HDTV at about 6GB/hr but otherwise great....can watch and record at the same time by splitting coax with one going to box and one direct to tv
http://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-Homeworx-HW180STB-Converter-Recording/dp/B00IYETYX8
>>66806730
there are other models that do multiple recording, but I haven't looked into those....this was cheap and it works
>>66806730
sounds great, thanks.
are you an "over-the-air" patrician as well?
>>66807031
currently getting about 20 channels (all or nearly all in the are) and that's just with a medium antenna on a 10ft pole on the ground
there's a surprising amount of stuff to watch even with just those few...never had cable and likely never will
>>66807258
damn, i got 60+ channels here in L.A., not including "sub-channels" where it's 18-2, 18-3, etc. this with a generic insignia antenna from best buy.
the best part is that there seems to be more channels with nothing but classic content than i received before with directv, and channels playing nothing but old and obscure movies.
Antenna TV is based af
Over-air is based.
MeTV, GetTV and Antenna Tv are great.
Justice with their Forensic Files can be crack cocaine
>>66807454
>>66807543
the classics are the best: mash, the jeffersons, all in the family, married with children....so much better, despite the laugh tracks (although a lot of those likely weren't at the time)
>>66807454
>i got 60+ channels here in L.A., not including "sub-channels" where it's 18-2, 18-3, etc.
Holy shit, nice.
My second monitor has a TV tuner so I've got a Mohu Leaf hooked up to it. Despite the fact I'm a basement dweller I still get about 20 channels in the middle of Wisconsin, I'm sure if I lived above ground it'd be more. One of the channels is old sci-fi movies, sometimes I turn it on just to have some background noise while I fuck around online.
>>66808303
20 channels? Where in WI are you, Madison here.
I got the AmazonBasics Ultra Thin Indoor TV Antenna. They have a 35 mile and a 50 mile range type. I get about 85 channels in NYC
>>66806278
You can get digital tv with an antennae?
wow, i thought you would not be able to get shit with an antennae when the change over from analog to digital tv broadcasting happened.
Can I just get a antennae in the store and just hook it up to the tv to get channels??
>>66809726
you didn't get a converter box? they'll work even with rabbit ears, just hook it up to the antenna, then out to the tv (the one I posted above works as a converter, plus has hdmi out)
unless your tv is old it should have the converter built in, just attach antenna
Use a RCA roof antenna with a signal booster, get 40+ channels outside of Atlanta.
129 channels here in West Coast BEST COAST Los Angeles.Only about 30 are watchable... the rest are ching-chong, Mexico or GodSquad
PBS' subchannels are GOAT.
>>66811237
what kind of antenna are you using to get 129 channels? are you including the subchannels in that figure?
>PBS' subchannels are GOAT.
good taste desu
Houston fag reporting, I had rabbit ears for a month when I moved into the new apt. The pro was there was a solid number of HD channels you could catch via antenna. The con was 90% of the channels were Chicano as fuck. Not to passages addiction centers and mesothelioma etc
>>66809438
i wish i lived in a real city
