Streaming TV service.
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My in-laws just cut the cord. They decided to buy a 65” Samsung and signed up for a couple streaming services (Netflix and Disney plus). I set up a digital antenna for them. They get over 100 over the air channels and with the new tv, Samsung offers a free proprietary streaming service with over 250 television, movie and music channels. It was good enough to get me thinking to do the same!!!
I was surprised on my Sony TV that the OTA digital channels automatically have a program guide with current and future programming set up similar to having a cable TV box's program guide. With so many channels available for almost no effort that's a nice feature to have. -
I will say broadcast HDTV for local network channels still blows away anything on cable or streaming services for picture quality.
Vastly better due to no compression, all others have mpeg4 compression.
I had an older tv the showed bit rates for the incoming signal. I had Dish HD and a 35' tower with a deep fringe Channel Master antenna. The same show between Dish and the antenna the antenna had bit rates that could be 10x that of the Dish HD signal.
Everything about the antenna shows better sound, better picture by far!
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westmassguy wrote: »We have Prime, Hulu and Netflix. Recently hooked up a couple of indoor antennas, and about fell over. 20+ digital stations including ABC, CBS, NBC, CW etc.
What antennas did you use Dave? I want to put one in the garage attic.Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
Get one of these Dave.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RCA-Attic-Outdoor-Compact-Design-HDTV-Antenna-ANT705E/303087505Gustard X26 Pro DAC
Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)
There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus -
I will say broadcast HDTV for local network channels still blows away anything on cable or streaming services for picture quality.
Vastly better due to no compression, all others have mpeg4 compression.
I had an older tv the showed bit rates for the incoming signal. I had Dish HD and a 35' tower with a deep fringe Channel Master antenna. The same show between Dish and the antenna the antenna had bit rates that could be 10x that of the Dish HD signal.
Everything about the antenna shows better sound, better picture by far!
Totally agree Ivan. I recently watched Adele "One Night Only" on PBS Public Broadcast and the sound quality was fabulous!Gustard X26 Pro DAC
Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)
There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus -
Got three of them:westmassguy wrote: »We have Prime, Hulu and Netflix. Recently hooked up a couple of indoor antennas, and about fell over. 20+ digital stations including ABC, CBS, NBC, CW etc.
What antennas did you use Dave? I want to put one in the garage attic.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HQ4BRIG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Home Theater/2 Channel:
Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer
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I just bought a closeout indoor-outdoor one from Lowes
I got 34 channels just hooking it up inside (it has a stand).
I'm most likely going to put it in the attic. All the cable connections
Go up there to a distribution amp that is no longer in use.
Now looking for a roku box.
"The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson -
Ok, so I have one of those 300 ohm to coax push on adapters
They used to include with old TVs. I have two short pieces of wire
Screwed on the end. Got almost as many channels.
They used to sell them at RadioShack for a couple of bucks.
So if you still have one, go cheap.
It just might be enough for those local must have stations."The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson -
Update: When I did a broadcast TV scan on the Samsung TV, it automatically
Mapped Samsung TV plus channels. The remote guide button brings up the
Plus channels. There's a lot of content there and it was painless to get.
As long as the set has internet the process is painless. The mrs figured it out pretty
Quick, so it is EASY. I've still got Netflix for now, but plan on dropping it soon.
I just signed up for a free year of Fox nation.
Qvc, a ton of cooking channels and a bunch of clones of normal cable channels.
As long as she's happy it's all good.
"The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
