Re: Anyone using a HDTV tuner?

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In Reply to: Anyone using a HDTV tuner? posted by AbeCollins on April 24, 2003 at 17:30:04:

Abe,
I’m using a second generation HDTV tuner (Zenith HD-SAT520) and while this unit is significantly better in pulling in signals than the original units I find they are still quite sensitive. I am located equidistant from NY and Philadelphia (~30 miles) on a small mountain with no obstructions between either city. I started with a small roof mounted “HDTV” antenna and got very poor results. I switched to a “huge long yagi antenna” and found that I still needed a rotor to zero in on the transmitters. A deviation of only a few degrees will result in complete loss of the digital signal. Hope this is helpful.
Dan

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Topic - Anyone using a HDTV tuner? - AbeCollins 17:30:04 04/24/03 (6)

Re: You should be golden, Abe... - williak 09:46:11 04/28/03 (0)

Helpful & a bit dicouraging.... - AbeCollins 18:41:15 04/25/03 (2)

Re: Helpful & a bit dicouraging.... - Slohand 11:16:11 04/26/03 (1)

Thanks Dan... - AbeCollins 10:25:26 04/27/03 (0)

This HDTV stuff is not worth it. - Hepcat 15:57:15 04/25/03 (0)

Re: Anyone using a HDTV tuner? - Slohand 06:55:58 04/25/03 (0)

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