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2T--I don't know about that specific antenna, but I've been using a $10 cheapie I found at Ace Hardware for the past nine months and get all of the local OTA analog/digital/HD channels.

My experience with the antenna and HDTV is pretty much that the signal is there or it's not--if you like the aesthetic of that particular antenna, great. If you want to save some money, cheaper ones work just as well. The most important thing is knowing your location relative to the transmitters and how to position your antenna to get the most channels you can.

This website is very helpful for that:
http://antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx


Apartment Therapy - How To: Live Without Cable TV, Part 3
10/9/07 3:36 PM

Just this morning I sold the computer that I've been using to watch television ever since my 15-year old 27" died last year. My little 17" monitor may not have been big in size, but it was big in heart for it allowed me to watch American Idol in HD...until it betrayed me and Melinda was eliminated. So, now I've got a big desk in a purple room with strangely textured walls and a giant gaping hole where the monitor once stood. Sort of sad, really.

A TV would be nice there, for sure, but would actually do better in my parents' house. Right now they've got a similar 15-year old 27" TV attached to the wall, sort of like a hospital television, you know, with the arm holding it out? And it's really unsafe...many bruises and scrapes have resulted from this oddly mounted television and it's only through sheer luck that it hasn't fallen off the wall and onto someone's head by now.

My TV-computer is gone, but I've got a network of friends with extensive cable/satellite plans that I can foist myself upon...my poor parents live in constant fear of death by TV.

In any case, good luck to all and congrats to the eventual winner.


Apartment Therapy - Home Tech Giveaway: Insignia 37"LCD HDTV
9/10/07 2:56 PM