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| Cro_Addict |
| Is there any local TV stations that offer free HD? You know to get it by using a UHF antenna?? |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cro_Addict
Is there any local TV stations that offer free HD? You know to get it by using a UHF antenna?? |
There are tons. You can pick up many American channels and stuff like that.
Google it, there are some great message boards out there that are dedicated 100% to what you are looking for.
Don't know what they are called, but back when I was looking into them they were very helpful! |
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| Cro_Addict |
| quote: | Originally posted by exstasie
There are tons. You can pick up many American channels and stuff like that.
Google it, there are some great message boards out there that are dedicated 100% to what you are looking for.
Don't know what they are called, but back when I was looking into them they were very helpful! |
ah ok...
well i have this UHF/VHF antenna...and i hooked it up...and all i can get is channel 5, 9 and 19...which is CTV, CBC, and TVO...lol... |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cro_Addict
ah ok...
well i have this UHF/VHF antenna...and i hooked it up...and all i can get is channel 5, 9 and 19...which is CTV, CBC, and TVO...lol... |
you can get more, but they are on special frequencies or something like that...you might have to play around w/ the settings..but i'm sure you can get Global/CBS/ABC/NBC etc.
However, i know there was lots of talk about the regulation of this and stuff like that, so maybe things have changed.
Google will be your friend haha |
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| Cro_Addict |
i just had to move my antenna around..
i got a few HD channels...this is pretty sweet! |
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| Time2Burn |
I really don't think you can get HDTV via the UHF signal. The fact that its is a digital format that require a digital fiber optic network really nizes the idea of getting it over UHF.
UHF is great though. You can get all major Canadian and US networks with a good antenna including networks like UPN (uhf 49) that you don't get with Cable. |
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| malek |
| HDTV over UHF ??? wow i have to see that to believe it :p |
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| Cro_Addict |
Well I am watching HD over UHF as i type this
so far i am able to catch channel:
5-1 - CBLT
9-1 - CFTO
25-1 - CBLFT
66-1 - CKXT
All channels come in 1080i HD |
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| smuncky |
| quote: | Originally posted by malek
HDTV over UHF ??? wow i have to see that to believe it :p |
they only have it in toronto. i guess thats one of the many privileges we have living here. so u wont see it up in MTL for awhile ;) |
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| malek |
are you turning this into a city vs city thing :p
cause I was more surprised to see such a high bandwidth application run on an old ass technology ...
edit: ooops mixed up the old VHF with the new UHF :p |
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| Cro_Addict |
Yeah Toronto has a bunch.
We can even get the Buffalo ones here . NBC ABC CBS FOX and some other ones...
i just need to play with the position of my antenna or maybe get a better one. |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by malek
are you turning this into a city vs city thing :p
cause I was more surprised to see such a high bandwidth application run on an old ass technology ...
edit: ooops mixed up the old VHF with the new UHF :p |
Yeah, majority of HDTVs don't have the proper UHF to accept HD signals, but a lot of the higher end ones do.
I have an HDTV doesn't does not have UHF antenna :(
oh well, I got my Rogers HD Cable to help me out with that |
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