Phil Again wrote in
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On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:03:20 -0400, Colbyt wrote:

"N8N" wrote in message
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Does anyone sell simple rabbit ear TV antennas anymore? I got my
DTV boxes today and hooked one up in the bedroom, turns out that my
old rabbit ears allow the box to work, while the shiny new amplified
antenna that I bought doesn't really do a heck of a lot. I have
another TV with no antenna whatsoever which is why I bought a new
antenna. Or is there a more expensive antenna that will provide
better reception? I do live in a metropolitan area but I'm only
getting about half the channels that I should based on looking at
titantv.com and tvfool.com

Of course I don't watch that much TV, but so much of it is crap that
options are good...

nate

RadioShack or Ebay.

Radioshack link:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?
productId=2103077&cp=2032057.2032187.2032189.20322 04&parentPage=family

For $12 it looks pretty basic.

Colbyt

Rabbit Ears are still rabbit ears. They didn't work all that well 30
years ago, and I cannot image they will work all that well with
digital. Reflections from people, room furniture, so-on and so-forth.


Even in Metro areas, you still may have to go back to a roof top
antenna with mast motor to spin (aim) the antenna. You may not need
the antenna gain needed from the analog days, but you may need the
lower interference a roof mounted antenna offers.



Until a short bit ago I would have agreed with you.

I [icked up a cheapo DTV at Walmart like 9 mos ago. I was in a rural area
and just had cable on it.

I am about 45 air miles from Raleigh NC now. I put on some ears and had
the TV on analog. Few stations. All snowey except for 1-2 sometimes.

I flipped it to DTV. A bunch of stations come in crystal clear from
Raleigh NC to Florence SC. I like this DTV stuff. I rarely watch TV so
paying for cable is not practical. Brings back memories of free 2-13 in
the NYC tristate area. There was no cable.