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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

kestrel91316

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14. I tried 2 different converter boxes and neither one gave me a picture.

Reply to Fumesucker (Original post)

Sun Feb 12, 2012, 03:46 PM

Feb 2012

TV now sits, unusable. I refuse to pay for a TV signal aka cable.

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The frugal way to do TV... [View all] Fumesucker Jan 2012 OP

On antennas (antennae).. Fumesucker Jan 2012 #1

I am on dialup Tsiyu Jan 2012 #9

Here's an extremely simple but fairly effective homemade antenna made from one piece of wire.. Fumesucker Jan 2012 #10

Thanks! Tsiyu Jan 2012 #11

My pleasure.. Fumesucker Jan 2012 #12

DIY Antennas - I have made several of these, and get excellent UHF reception, but VHF is not as good ad2atlga Nov 2014 #27

What you want is a folded dipole tuned to the frequency Fumesucker Nov 2014 #28

You are so right. cbayer Jan 2012 #2

I agree. I went off of cable as soon as the stations Curmudgeoness Jan 2012 #3

Thanks so much this! onestepforward Jan 2012 #4

Searching through the reviews on indoor antennas on Amazon, this unit stands out for great reviews.. Fumesucker Jan 2012 #5

Those are great ideas. How about local and building interference? When I lived in very rural area... freshwest Jan 2012 #6

Digital broadcasting is a good bit less prone to static.. Fumesucker Jan 2012 #7

Thanks for your time and the excellent information. freshwest Jan 2012 #8

A few trips from a brutal fringe area. dimbear Jan 2012 #13

I've done some more research and found out something about the converter boxes.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #20

Interesting article, thanx. Most of my equipment is ChannelMaster, always open dimbear Feb 2012 #21

Cable or satellite is an insidious financial drain... Fumesucker Feb 2012 #22

I tried 2 different converter boxes and neither one gave me a picture. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #14

Where is your attenna? And what kind are you using? cbayer Feb 2012 #15

I used rabbit ears for years. They went into the trash. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #17

We use a $30 antenna from Radio Shack (TV is already HD ready). It makes a lot of difference. cbayer Feb 2012 #18

I've been using these converters from Amazon.com with great success. For a number of RKP5637 Mar 2012 #23

It may not be completely obvious how to hook everything together.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #16

This is a great post, thanks. k&r Little Star Feb 2012 #19

We got DirecTV because of hills blocking signals, but pay $1/month for it. uppityperson Mar 2012 #24

THere is always Hulu.com n/t guardian May 2012 #25

You could get a lot of programs on Hulu for free. RebelOne Dec 2014 #31

RCA preamp TVPRAMP1R dimbear May 2012 #26

Good info here... sendero Dec 2014 #29

we've been doing Roku for years, but i just ordered an Amazon Fire TV box NMDemDist2 Dec 2014 #30

Wood board with old wire clothes hangers cut, bent and attached to it, each other and then the tv. Jetboy Dec 2014 #32

Thanks for Posting! Sherman A1 Jan 2015 #33

I'm finally dropping my cable at the end of the month. xmas74 Jun 2015 #34