[Jamestown1630]

Gosh, with all of these responses, I seem to have hit a common nerve! I can’t thank you all enough for your advice.

It’s going to take us a while to go through all of this information, but we are very, very grateful.

Will go through it all, and get back to you as to how things go. (New TV is finally set up tonight; old tv in the dumpster; and the lasagna is almost burning :-)

-JT

[rabidralph]

Yes, please keep us updated on how you’re adjusting to the new media.

[Ciexyz]

I ditched cable ten years ago and relied instead on an antenna. When we were forced to get rid of analog TV some years ago, I got a flat screen HDTV and an antenna that looks like a closed laptop. I see the prices have come down on flat screens and those antennas which can be purchased at big box stores or even thru TV ads.

Place the laptop-looking antenna inside a window - I have mine overlooking an open stretch of lawns for better reception. Plug it into wall outlet and into TV. Plug TV into wall. Run a scan with your auto control. That simple and you pick up all the major local channels plus several retro stations.