Started this thread to discuss various methods for watching television. Pros and cons, and changes to how television programming is viewed. Also, changes in regulations and within the industry.
Started this thread to discuss various methods for watching television. Pros and cons, and changes to how television programming is viewed. Also, changes in regulations and within the industry.
Last edited by CasperParks; 07-02-2019 at 10:21 PM.
Tyler the Antenna Man
The FCC Repack: How it Affects Free OTA TV Viewers
Tyler does reviews of antennas and mounting.
His youtube channel is informative.
We used to call this Cable TV Cord Cutting, or "Cord Cutting" for short.
Cable TV does seem like something of a monopoly. Over The Air (OTA) has gotten much better since the FTC forced broadcasters to convert from Analog (UHF/VHF) to Digital signals. Better quality picture and many more channels packed into the same bandwidth.
The past few years have shown some viable alternatives to cable, with better OTA, Netflix, Dish Network, etc.
Periodic rescans of OTA has become a way of life, and now that G5 Cellular phones are taking over the lower end of this spectrum, looks like another re-shuffle for OTA channels in the near future.
The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but
progress. -- Joseph Joubert
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One of the happiest days for me is taking my cable box to the central office and terminating my service . . . And telling the small crowd there how I bought an antenna with a 115db gain amplifier and now getting 38 channels out of thin air . . . One time cost of $35.00 from Amazon and came right to my door in 3 days!!!
We cut the cord here last month and streaming through the internet for stuff like Netflix. I miss having access to the SyFy channel, however that is about it. At the moment, only two shows I'd like to watch - Killjoys and Krypton. Doubtful we'll put up an antenna.
The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but
progress. -- Joseph Joubert
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Don't forget all the PBS channels
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"
Sherlock Holmes
Personally, I think price increases are a combination of both cable companies and broadcast stations. Local stations are being bought-up by large corporations. The end result is more control over what we see, hear and read. And while doing it, corporations are able to rake-in more money from consumers.
Last edited by CasperParks; 08-29-2019 at 07:30 PM.
In these two videos Tyler discusses the future of broadcast over the air television. In coming years, there are major changes ahead. I assume the cost to set-up receiving ATSC 3.0 will drop and manufactures of televisions will adapt. Currently, there are only a few test market places for ATSC 3.0...
In the second video, Tyler borrows what is required to test reception in the Baltimore area. He encountered a number of bumps along the way however, does manage to get it working...
Tyler the Antenna Man talks about the next generation for "Over-the-Air Broadcast".
ATSC 3.0 Next Gen TV - The Future of OTA Antenna TV
November 12th, 2019
ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV Info and Tuner Demo Test in Baltimore
December 15th, 2019
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