Michael Torrie wrote: > Devin Flake wrote: >> You'll want to get a card that is able to do ATSC instead of NTSC - >> hauppauge actually has a few models that will do both I got the >> HVR-1600 myself but there are others as well. You'll have to do a >> bit of research and find what works for you. > > Or save yourself some pain and suffering and buy an HD Homerun. 2 > tuners, streams over multicast IP in mpeg-2. Makes mythtv *easy*. > Not cheap, but well worth the $170. Plus their support team is > excellent. > My unit died after a few days and they replaced it straight away. > > If you want a good, cheap DTV antenna, you can make your own with 10 > 16" > lengths of wire (coat hanger or piano wire), a piece of 2x4, some > screws and washers, and a UHF transformer (coax to 2 wires > converter). Let me know if you want details. It's very simple and > works a little bit better than the $30-50 amplified rabbit-ear > antennas.
I'll chime in on the homemade antenna. Mine is working incredibly and I'm in Wymount. It's not just a "little bit better", it's much better than any piece of junk I bought from BestBuy. It ended up costing me about $8. I got some 10 gauge copper wire at 1980s prices. One suggestion though. Michael's specs are optimized for around channel 45 to 50 in the UHF. It looks like some stations are going to drop to mid 20s and I think Fox is going to move their digital broadcast to channel 13 in Feb. Maybe rethink the 16" wires and make them ~20". That should optimize you for channels in the high 30s. It would probably fare better post-transition. Brian -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
