HDTV in SoWal

[futurebeachbum]

I set up an OverTheAir HD receiver when we were down there last week and all I could pick up was ABC (WMBB) and 4 educational channels.

Is this because I have a crappy antenna or is that pretty much all that is available? I noticed that WMBB was also the only local HD I could get from the cable company.

Thanks

 

[pennstater]

I can also pick up CBS out of Dothan from our 4th Floor Condo in Seagrove Beach using an indoor silver sensor antenna.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I don't have HDTV, but I have heard that the HD broadcasts are still very few.

 

[futurebeachbum]

I can also pick up CBS out of Dothan from our 4th Floor Condo in Seagrove Beach using an indoor silver sensor antenna.

Interesting. That implies it might be a problem with my antenna. Its only mounted about 15 feet above the ground. Height could also be the problem. The antenna I was trying to use is really and outdoor FM antenna. Looks like I need to buy a better antenna and mount it higher.

 

[pennstater]

Link to antenna I use:
http://www.zenith.com/sub_prod/product_Display.asp?cat=&id=131

Link to a site that will help you locate HDTV and SD OTA signals:
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx

If you enter your location it will tell you what signals are available,
give you a compass bearing and make an antenna recommendation.

It was great for ABC and CBS college football this fall. Of course my wife doesn't understand why I go to the beach and spend time watching TV - she's got a point.

 

[futurebeachbum]

Link to antenna I use:
http://www.zenith.com/sub_prod/product_Display.asp?cat=&id=131

Interesting. And it works well for you indoors. Even here in the Atlanta burbs I use an amplified outdoor antenna. I'll give it a shot.

 

[aquaticbiology]

just got dish network - 18 hd channels and growing fast - for 29 bucks a month!

way better than cable

yes it goes off (searching for satellite signal) when it rains really really hard, but then it comes right back on in a minute or two

my cable used to go off all the time when it rained and they took their sweet time getting it back on, too

and then i found out they are just rebroadcasting the freaking exact same satellite (just un-branded) over the cable!

jeez!

 

[BeachSteelers]

Isn't it $29 on top of the monthly fee. I know mediacom is about the same. My advice is wait. All stations were to have begun HD broadcasting 2 years ago only to be pushed back. And the standards are not set in stone. Is it 720p,1080i or 1380. Watch movies in HD. Most broadcasts are only upconverted to HD from standard def. which completely distorts the picture. Plus who wants to see Panama City's broadcasters in HD it'll probably crack your screen when Joe Moore comes on.

 

[Here4Good]

I set up an OverTheAir HD receiver when we were down there last week and all I could pick up was ABC (WMBB) and 4 educational channels.

Is this because I have a crappy antenna or is that pretty much all that is available? I noticed that WMBB was also the only local HD I could get from the cable company.

Thanks

So did you try this antenna? Did it work?

 

[TreeFrog]

Has anyone gotten an HD cable box from Mediacom? Do they offer them yet? How much $ over standard service?