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To: nralife

We got an HDTV antenna for about 30$. gets all local channels
+ a hundred or so more. great picture and nothing to install outside - sits right next to the tv and is smaller than the satellite box was


17 posted on 05/08/2023 9:50:23 AM PDT by Mom MD ( )
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To: Mom MD

We got an HDTV antenna for about 30$.
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Is 30$ the hip way of saying $30?

I had not seen money typed this way. Today I’ve seen 2.

also: I thought streaming was $5.00 a month. It seems like cable would be cheaper than streaming 2-3 services.

This boomer has antenia TV. Not having sports sucks, but for free, I can survive.


38 posted on 05/08/2023 10:24:14 AM PDT by BarbM (Men who look at porn are impotent for God.)
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To: Mom MD

You know, I was an antenna designer and tester for decades. There really is no difference between a regular TV antenna (LP, or Yagi-Uda type) and what they call an “HDTV” antenna.

I bought a regular old style LP antenna from HD and installed it in the attic of my house, put an antenna-mounted line amplifier at the antenna and it works just fine picking up TV from Atlanta over 60 miles away.


51 posted on 05/08/2023 11:32:57 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Mom MD

Thank you. That’s similar to my setup. It’s just that from what I understand, is that your local (within a thousand miles) home team baseball games are blacked out. You need Direct TV or a particular streaming service to watch them, which isn’t cheap. It’s a shame that you could live within ten miles of the ballpark and still not get to see the games. It’s crazy. 🥲


56 posted on 05/08/2023 11:49:09 AM PDT by nralife (Proud Boomer Rube)
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