TV converter boxes and antenna's By terrilee (Read 725 times)

[terrilee]

as i understand the type of converter people use doesnt make that much of a difference
BUT the antenna does.
now i know WHERE you are is important
but can anyone suggest a antenna, that is good for about
anywhere. that picks up both UHF and VHF signals

also i need answers quick. thank you very much

my friend John, who is gonna watch the kids
doesnt even have a tv at home. But, now, last night
i decided that if he can watch tv, here, he might sit here for a couple hours at night. rather than get bored and leave the kids.He sat here for 3 hours and watched TV last night

i asked him about this for the last couple months and he always said 'naw he dont need it'.
BUT now i have to jump thru my butt and get the converter box, and a antenna that works really well.
and i have what ? 2 days?? hes totally incompetent, when it comes to anything TECHNICAL. so i dont want to leave it to him, hell he might not even be able to connect the box to the TV
But i want him to sit here for a couple hours a day a few days a week

so please any suggestions
o and i dont want to spend a ton

thanks

[scootmonk]

wont take much of an antenna to get pittsburg stations, your pretty close. u dont need the lower stations any more. how far away from pitts are u
?

[terrilee]

monk
thanks for the quick response

im about 32 miles away

[scootmonk]

depends on hills but 32 miles isnt far. i live in tyrone and i can get johnstown on a small home made antenna. thats about 50 miles away and lots of hills. i would think any antenna would work for pittsburg.
.

[terrilee]

Monk
thanks again for quick response

i cant believe my friend waited till the last minute,
well he didnt, but
now i gotta jump threw my butt

so ill guess ill buy a uhf/vhf mid price ranged one
and hope it get at least some channels
so my friend wont get bored
and not sit here for a few hours

[Bashan]

I've become very familiar with Tigerdirect.com since I started some computer repair courses. They definately have the lowest prices for electronics and are the go to people for computer components. For example, I built a 1.5 terabyte PC with 8 gigs of RAM for under $300.00! Click here to go to their TV antenna section. I use Dish Network but I have a couple friends that insist on using indoor antennas. One of them has this kind:

The other one has this type:

Scroll down the first couple of pages and you'll see those antennas as well as many others. My friends seem satisfied with them but I prefer the picture from my Dish. One thing about Tiger Direct is that they don't edit the reviews so you can get a good idea on how well the product operates.

[terrilee]

bash
tyvm, bud

i will def read that site, to gain some knowledge
BUT
i need to get it up and running in 2 days.
so ill have to buy local , like wally world, best buy and Chrissy is way LOCKED up. , see my thread on cats run, the tent is totally surrounded by cat runs. EDIT:: O DIDNT POST CAT THREAD HERE, ILL DO THAT NOW--LMSAO
but need to spend the least. i mean gee
he doesnt even own a TV, so if i get one that has 10+ more local channels , maybe he will sit here,
a couple - 3 days a week for 2-3 hours, that would be great, for the kids.

i also have Dish. but i have it set to cancel on the 5th.
since i wont be here. my TV is always on,
if just for background noise.
But i dont wanna pay for Dish for 6-9 hours a week?
o & BTW my TV is like 10 years old so its the ol' analog ones
but thats what the box is for.

thanks for the input

[Alleyoop]

Here is a converterbox
www.kmart.com/supersonic-sc-55-digital-converter-box/p-018V005591581000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1