[Nepeta]

the dirty little secret is that BROADCAST HDTV is a bomb. Everyone I know who tries to receive it over the air has problems with reception.

When it works, it's wonderful.

However, a lot of time it doesn't work. I live no more than 7 miles from the transmitters--and 4.5 miles from some--but there are still frequent dropouts from low signals. That's with an antenna aimed properly--and NO, I am not down in a valley.

I think I might need something like the Very Large Array to capture the digital transmissions from out of town stations I used to receive in analogue transmissions, however. Digital just doesn't get out there.

HDTV transmission needs to be fixed before anything else. And yes, there is a place for OTA television.

[Ramius]

I don’t know why we still bother with OTA broadcast. Cable simply has more bandwidth and less latency and a more reliable signal. Game, set, match.

[Arthur McGowan]

Here in N. Dakota, people routinely picked up analog TV 100 miles from the transmitters. Not anymore. Now, I can’t get two out of the five Fargo stations—and I live in Fargo.