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If i buy a hdtv, do i need satellite or cable to get a good picture? I
live in chicago. thanks for your help. charlie

Charlie Allen wrote:
If i buy a hdtv, do i need satellite or cable to get a good picture? I
live in chicago. thanks for your help. charlie

Not necessarily. If you get excellent off-air (antenna) reception now,
there's a good chance you'll pick up High Def. off air broadcasts.

Good luck.

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john mcwilliams

"John McWilliams" wrote in message
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Charlie Allen wrote:
If i buy a hdtv, do i need satellite or cable to get a good picture? I
live in chicago. thanks for your help. charlie

Not necessarily. If you get excellent off-air (antenna) reception now,
there's a good chance you'll pick up High Def. off air broadcasts.


No good chance about it. If he's picking up OTA reception NOW he IS picking
up High Def broadcasts and down converting them for SD. So whatever he gets
now is what he will get with the same antenna set up.

"Charlie Allen" wrote in message
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If i buy a hdtv, do i need satellite or cable to get a good picture? I
live in chicago. thanks for your help. charlie

Back in 2004 I took the plunge and bought an HD tuner (Sylvania SRZ3000)
even though I got snowy (but color) reception from Baltimore & Philly here
in Dover, DE. I was able to get all the major network affiliates from both
cities.

My point is if you got decent analog without excessive ghosting in the past
you should get good HD OTA with the same aerial. Good luck.

On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:07:01 -0600, Charlie Allen wrote:

If i buy a hdtv, do i need satellite or cable to get a good picture? I
live in chicago. thanks for your help. charlie

You don't need either. All you need is the proper antenna. All HDTV's
have built in ATSC (8vsb) tuners capable of receiving over the air (OTA)
broadcast in digital format. Most major networks now broadcast in HD, but
even the ones that are in SD will be clear. Here in the DFW area, I get
over 50 digital channels with OTA free TV. If you haven't used or watched
OTA DTV then you don't know what you are missing. Gone are the old days
of NTSC and snowy crappy pictures. ATSC offers crystal clear pictures up
to 1080i (1920x1080) resolution.

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