just scored an LCD hd tv for my room. might be tricky getting a cable connection in there. wondering if anyone has an antenna, and if its worth picking up. i live in MASS and have comcast. are there channels available like FOX? i figure abc and nbc would transmit, but im not sure exactly.
i do have the cable modem in my room, and someone told me that you could hook up cable to it. my motorola is old though so i dont think it'll work. maybe i can ask comcast for a newer modem.
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Co-ax splitter + hole in the wall.
Ghetto, but it works.
Ghetto, but it works.
You can get decent reception with "rabbit ears", but here in Boston you need a roof mounted Antenna to pick up Fox. Check out this site, it'll give you all the info you need.
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You can't get HDTV from Rabbit Ears. You have to have a Cable Connection. I would suggest running your cable line to your TV and using a 3 way splitter to run it to your Modem. Also, most cable companies will install new jacks in your home (might be a small fee) so you could always call them.
Be aware that in 09 (I think) the FCC is shutting down the "fee TV stations" as its mandated all cable signals to go to Digital, leaving analog users in the cold unless you have a booster. 700Mhz battle begins!
Be aware that in 09 (I think) the FCC is shutting down the "fee TV stations" as its mandated all cable signals to go to Digital, leaving analog users in the cold unless you have a booster. 700Mhz battle begins!
This would be a good site to look at for HDTV Antenna information.
Alright, im gonna twist the question because I have a related one.
I have a HDTV, and digital cable. Now, how would I go about getting the HD channels?
I have a HDTV, and digital cable. Now, how would I go about getting the HD channels?
If you want to pay for them, call your cable company and ask for them.
If you want them over the air (and your TV has built in HD tuner, not just a built in digital tuner), buy an antenna and connect it to your TV.
You can get HD with an indoor antenna, depending on how close you are to the broadcast points of the channels you want, but you'll also want to get a signal booster to go with it.
External antennas are the preffered way to go, one with a rotor if you want to be really sexah and score hawt chicks with your HD.
If you want them over the air (and your TV has built in HD tuner, not just a built in digital tuner), buy an antenna and connect it to your TV.
You can get HD with an indoor antenna, depending on how close you are to the broadcast points of the channels you want, but you'll also want to get a signal booster to go with it.
External antennas are the preffered way to go, one with a rotor if you want to be really sexah and score hawt chicks with your HD.
sorry i havent posted any replies, i have been dealing with the death of my brother.
those are some neat sites and good info.
for the hell of it, i unplugged the cable from the back of my cable modem and put it in the tv cable input. to my surprise, i got access to the same channels as my living room!
i think im going to buy a splitter and just split the connection into the modem and the tv. i wonder if i can then get a digital cable box and use the split connection right into the box.
im also curious to see if my internet connection will become slower due to the cable being split. maybe an A/B switch would fix that.
those are some neat sites and good info.
for the hell of it, i unplugged the cable from the back of my cable modem and put it in the tv cable input. to my surprise, i got access to the same channels as my living room!
i think im going to buy a splitter and just split the connection into the modem and the tv. i wonder if i can then get a digital cable box and use the split connection right into the box.
im also curious to see if my internet connection will become slower due to the cable being split. maybe an A/B switch would fix that.
Kaelesh wrote:
You can't get HDTV from Rabbit Ears. You have to have a Cable Connection. I would suggest running your cable line to your TV and using a 3 way splitter to run it to your Modem. Also, most cable companies will install new jacks in your home (might be a small fee) so you could always call them.
Be aware that in 09 (I think) the FCC is shutting down the "fee TV stations" as its mandated all cable signals to go to Digital, leaving analog users in the cold unless you have a booster. 700Mhz battle begins!
Be aware that in 09 (I think) the FCC is shutting down the "fee TV stations" as its mandated all cable signals to go to Digital, leaving analog users in the cold unless you have a booster. 700Mhz battle begins!
Edit: To make this more clear. An attenna can pick up a ATSC Digital Broadcast. Which includes HD Broadcasts :P
Edited, Aug 23rd 2007 11:13:48am by nLoD
alchemistceno wrote:
sorry i havent posted any replies, i have been dealing with the death of my brother.
That's a pretty poor excuse for leaving us all hanging, unless you've been hiding the body, of course.
alchemistceno wrote:
sorry i havent posted any replies, i have been dealing with the death of my brother.
And you're still concerned about cable? You cold hearted *******. Your Mother is ashamed of you.
Theres a good chunk of people from Massachusetts here...
Me, Anna, Cattattack, Alchemistceno, Omegavegeta.
Further proof that MA is the best state ever.
Me, Anna, Cattattack, Alchemistceno, Omegavegeta.
Further proof that MA is the best state ever.
Also.. A booster won't do anything for the NTSC Shut off you need a NTSC to ATSC Converter. Which the government is suppose to offer for cheep or some crap to bad it's against the law to import a TV that doesn't have both now-a-days. I will stick with my good old NTSC+ATSC+QAM Tuner and enjoy stealing HD Pay-per-view from comcast.
nLoD wrote:
Kaelesh wrote:
You can't get HDTV from Rabbit Ears. You have to have a Cable Connection. I would suggest running your cable line to your TV and using a 3 way splitter to run it to your Modem. Also, most cable companies will install new jacks in your home (might be a small fee) so you could always call them.
Be aware that in 09 (I think) the FCC is shutting down the "fee TV stations" as its mandated all cable signals to go to Digital, leaving analog users in the cold unless you have a booster. 700Mhz battle begins!
Be aware that in 09 (I think) the FCC is shutting down the "fee TV stations" as its mandated all cable signals to go to Digital, leaving analog users in the cold unless you have a booster. 700Mhz battle begins!
Edit: To make this more clear. An attenna can pick up a ATSC Digital Broadcast. Which includes HD Broadcasts :P
Edited, Aug 23rd 2007 11:13:48am by nLoD
"Rabbit Ears" traditionally receive VHF signals. Most, but not all, HD broadcasts are UHF signals, so rabbit ears will not work. Some local stations are exceptions, if you are within 25 miles or so of the signal source.
Kaelesh wrote:
nLoD wrote:
Kaelesh wrote:
You can't get HDTV from Rabbit Ears. You have to have a Cable Connection. I would suggest running your cable line to your TV and using a 3 way splitter to run it to your Modem. Also, most cable companies will install new jacks in your home (might be a small fee) so you could always call them.
Be aware that in 09 (I think) the FCC is shutting down the "fee TV stations" as its mandated all cable signals to go to Digital, leaving analog users in the cold unless you have a booster. 700Mhz battle begins!
Be aware that in 09 (I think) the FCC is shutting down the "fee TV stations" as its mandated all cable signals to go to Digital, leaving analog users in the cold unless you have a booster. 700Mhz battle begins!
Edit: To make this more clear. An attenna can pick up a ATSC Digital Broadcast. Which includes HD Broadcasts :P
Edited, Aug 23rd 2007 11:13:48am by nLoD
"Rabbit Ears" traditionally receive VHF signals. Most, but not all, HD broadcasts are UHF signals, so rabbit ears will not work. Some local stations are exceptions, if you are within 25 miles or so of the signal source.
Whaods, Star Breaker wrote:
Theres a good chunk of people from Massachusetts here...
Me, Anna, Cattattack, Alchemistceno, Omegavegeta.
Further proof that MA is the best state ever.
Me, Anna, Cattattack, Alchemistceno, Omegavegeta.
Further proof that MA is the best state ever.
Donate. One day it could be your family.
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An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
nLoD wrote:
This is true. But unless you are buying a 3 dollar piece of sh*t Walmart antenna generally if you have a power boosted antenna and live in a largely populated area you should beable to get your local channels in atleast digital with no problems what so ever.
Which most dweebs will be doing. Think about it man, gone are the days where people got out the ladder and drilled a 9 foot antenna to their roof.
It would just be simpler for the average Joe to call the cable company and tell them what they want.
Grandfather Barkingturtle wrote:
alchemistceno wrote:
sorry i havent posted any replies, i have been dealing with the death of my brother.
That's a pretty poor excuse for leaving us all hanging, unless you've been hiding the body, of course.
Or tapping it...
Gay necrophiliac incest FTW?
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Or tapping it...
Gay necrophiliac incest FTW?
Gay necrophiliac incest FTW?
dam thats some springer stuff right there.
that NTSC+ATSC+QAM Tuner sounds promising. i just bought a splitter and got the cable and internet running from the broadband wire, but the analog quality just isnt cutting it on this tv.
What kinda TV is this Brand and Model please.
alchemistceno wrote:
for the hell of it, i unplugged the cable from the back of my cable modem and put it in the tv cable input. to my surprise, i got access to the same channels as my living room!
Ok. I don't want to sound snarky here, but why would you be surprised by this?
Your cable modem operates along the same cable that your cable television does. That's why it's called a cable modem. You plug the cable modem into an existing cable line and (assuming you've paid for the modem service) you can use it to access the internet. The existing cable line is still an existing cable line.
Your comment is like saying you've got a telephone modem plugged into a telephone line, and then one day you bought a phone, but couldn't figure out how or where to hook it up. Phone's work on phone lines. Cable television works on a cable line. The fact that you can *also* connect modems to those things does not change their original utility.
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
Snarky ************.
Quote:
What kinda TV is this Brand and Model please.
samsung
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8251303&type=product&id=1169512521072
Quote:
Your cable modem operates along the same cable that your cable television does. That's why it's called a cable modem. You plug the cable modem into an existing cable line and (assuming you've paid for the modem service) you can use it to access the internet. The existing cable line is still an existing cable line.
right, but i also have the cable modem line and an old school black coax cable coming from the box. i figured they would put some kind of filter on the "internet" line that would block out the tv portion
alchemistceno wrote:
right, but i also have the cable modem line and an old school black coax cable coming from the box. i figured they would put some kind of filter on the "internet" line that would block out the tv portion
/snarky_mode off
Yeah. Some older cable systems did require a filter. But the filter could be "inline" with your regular cable TV. What it did was clean up the signal so that the two didn't interfere with eachother. It didn't actually block either one.
You have always been able to simply put a splitter on the end of a cable and plug one into your TV and the other into your cable modem. If a filter was needed, it simply had to be somewhere along the line that went to your modem (but it didn't really matter where along that line).
If you have a cable service that provides digital cable to your area, you shouldn't need any filters and you should be able to plug cable modems and cable TVs into the cable at any point with no problems. Ultimately, it's all just one feed into your house.
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
great thanks for the info
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