DTV switch hurt tailgating

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mattvols

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Am I correct in thinking that the new DTV conversion will make it so I can no longer get games with rabbit ears? If so that will make it where I can no longer just set up a TV in the back of my car and watch games all day. Anyone know of any remedies around this?
 
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Depends on what kind of TV you bring. IF you have an LCD you bring your rabbit ears should work just fine with it. Just use the digital channels.
 
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That is a very good point that I never thought about... That is a luxurary that so many football fans take for granted on Saturdays in the Fall... I'll have to think or find a way around it.
 
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You just need a TV with a built in digital tuner. Most newer sets should be fine.
 
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yeah I had been watching all this DTV switch thing for years and I thought who cares, who uses rabbit ears anymore but that just dawned on me about tailgating. I guess I'll have to see if the TV I have is digital.
 
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I thought you could use the antennas that plug in to an electrical outlet?
 
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If your tv doesn't have a digital tuner then you'll need a converter box with a way to plug it in or a newer tv with a digital tuner. Then the rabbit ears will work just the same. In theory, everything will go just the same.
 
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The great thing about digital tuners and rabbit ears is there is no static. You either get the signal or not. It may cut out some but if you get decent signal it will be a great picture.
 
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I use rabbit ears at home. The picture quality of the high def channels over the air is much less compressed than the cable signal. For $20 it is well worth it for NFL and CF games that are on the major networks.
 
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cibai said:
I use rabbit ears at home. The picture quality of the high def channels over the air is much less compressed than the cable signal. For $20 it is well worth it for NFL and CF games that are on the major networks.
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Agreed - it seems odd but the old over the air via rabbit ears is the highest quality signal I've seen on my TV.

I have a Zenith (Phillips) Silver Sensor antenna. I don't think they make them any more but you might find one on eBay. Works great.
 
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volinbham said:
Agreed - it seems odd but the old over the air via rabbit ears is the highest quality signal I've seen on my TV.

I have a Zenith (Phillips) Silver Sensor antenna. I don't think they make them any more but you might find one on eBay. Works great.
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It's actually not that odd at all. A cable company only has so much bandwidth that it can display tv signals. After it reaches that point, it has to start compressing the image to supply more channels. Satellite has incorporated mpeg4 abilities which is supposed to have a comparable picture, but uses less bandwidth. That is why they can offer almost 100 stations in hd. I would debate the picture comparison heavily, though.

When using an over the air signal, (or antenna) you are receiving the picture in its truest form. There is no compression.
 
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sounds like I need to get an antenna to watch some games....and I need to figure out a way to hide it.
 
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crazyguy said:
sounds like I need to get an antenna to watch some games....and I need to figure out a way to hide it.
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If you live in the city and don't have tall buildings or trees around your house, a $30 digital antenna from wal-mart will probably pull ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox.
 
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ridethelightening said:
It's actually not that odd at all. A cable company only has so much bandwidth that it can display tv signals. After it reaches that point, it has to start compressing the image to supply more channels. Satellite has incorporated mpeg4 abilities which is supposed to have a comparable picture, but uses less bandwidth. That is why they can offer almost 100 stations in hd. I would debate the picture comparison heavily, though.

When using an over the air signal, (or antenna) you are receiving the picture in its truest form. There is no compression.
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Well there is some compression. Even the over the air has digital artifacts in it, just less.
 
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