Need help with HDTV reception!

jchas41
jchas41 Posts: 84
edited January 2005 in Electronics
Hi all! I am trying to improve my HDTV reception and need some advice. I am renting and therefore cannot install an outdoor antenna. Currently, I am using an amplified RCA indoor antenna. I can pick up ABC HD signals but, no other digital signals. I receive about 10 analog signals that vary in quality. What can I do to improve my signal? I am in between Syracuse and Utica, the towers being between 45 and 20 miles from me. Should I try an in-line amplifier to boost signal? A different indoor antenna? Please help. Thanks.:(
My Set-Up:
Sharp LC60E88UN- Display
Yamaha RX-A2020- A/V Receiver
Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD Bluray Player
Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD Player
Velodyne DPS-12 - Sub
Polk RTi8's- Fronts
Polk CSi5 - Center Channel
Polk FXi A4's- rear surrounds
Monster HTS2600 Line Conditioner
PS4
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited January 2005
    Go over to the HD forums at avsforum.com. There's a section for each area of the US. You might be SOL with the distance and the requirement of having no outdoor antenna. I'm about 15 miles away from most of the DC towers and could use an indoor antenna based on testimonials from others near by, but I think others farther out in the DC burbs have almost exclusively been using those big ol' honkers.
    Brian Knauss
    ex-Electrical Engineer for Polk
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  • dark horror
    dark horror Posts: 33
    edited January 2005
    I have the Zenith Silver Sensor which for me works very well for me. Much better than the other antennas I tried.
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  • jchas41
    jchas41 Posts: 84
    edited January 2005
    How far away are you from towers?
    My Set-Up:
    Sharp LC60E88UN- Display
    Yamaha RX-A2020- A/V Receiver
    Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD Bluray Player
    Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD Player
    Velodyne DPS-12 - Sub
    Polk RTi8's- Fronts
    Polk CSi5 - Center Channel
    Polk FXi A4's- rear surrounds
    Monster HTS2600 Line Conditioner
    PS4
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  • dark horror
    dark horror Posts: 33
    edited January 2005
    from about 6-35 miles. I am in the bottom floor of an apartment without a signal booster.

    Now in my old apartment I was on the third floor and could get a signal from 40+ away.
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  • jchas41
    jchas41 Posts: 84
    edited January 2005
    Okay, I can now receive two digital stations (ABC, CBS) from 40 and 44 miles away. I must be fringe however, because I cannot consistently lock them down. I am using just a amplified RCA indoor antenna. I want to try a discreet outdoor antenna like the stealthtenna or radio shack model. Do you all think I should have no problem getting them with that, considering I can get them sometimes with my indoor antenna? Can you guys recommend an outdoor model that is slick looking?
    My Set-Up:
    Sharp LC60E88UN- Display
    Yamaha RX-A2020- A/V Receiver
    Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD Bluray Player
    Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD Player
    Velodyne DPS-12 - Sub
    Polk RTi8's- Fronts
    Polk CSi5 - Center Channel
    Polk FXi A4's- rear surrounds
    Monster HTS2600 Line Conditioner
    PS4
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  • Tide
    Tide Posts: 154
    edited January 2005
    I use a Terk HDTV Indoor and get 10+ channels, but I'm 30 miles in the middle of West Palm and Miami.

    http://www.terk.com/HDTVi.html
    SDA 2s; HSU STF-2; Yamaha RX-V1
    SDA-CRSs; Polk PSW-303; Rotel RB-960BX; Rotel RSP-960AX;
    LSi 7s; Infinity PS8; Rotel RB-980BX; Rotel RSP-980
    Mirage Nanosat 5.1; Yamaha RX-V2300
    Monitor 5s, 5 jrs, & 4s
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