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Anybody know how free tv works (with a digital conversion box and antenna of course) in big apartment blocks? In the old days analog reception was split into multiple ghosts by all the buildings. Has going digital cured reception problems?
I got great reception with nothing but a paper clip and some silverware on the 35th floor of an apartment building in the garment district. However, I think most people might have a bit more trouble.
A lot of the transmitters are on top of the Empire State Building, so if you have a clear view of that you'll have a much better chance.
Digital broadcasts are very different from analog--either you get reception or you don't. There's no snow, ghost images, rolling picture, etc. Best way to find out? Go pick up pair of rabbit ears for $10 and try them out.
I'm in Washington Heights and above most buildings, so I may not be a good sample. Our reception is great 90% of the time. But we watch a lot more streaming content on Roku than broadcast.
In Rego Park, Queens one can see with just a digital converter channels 2,4,5,9,25,31, 55 (which is actually 45 according to the digital converter box).
I spent a month without cable and my only window view was towards Queens/Brooklyn, from Manhattan) but I got terrific reception, better even that cable, of a dozen or so channels, half in high definition using only an antique set top UHF antenna...sort of cute 50's retro art deco piece I found in the trash.
I stuck a suction cup hook on the window and hung the antenna right against the glass.
If cable prices shoot through the roof, it is a conceivable alternative.
If you have cable internet, you can use a splitter and plug your cable internet into your TV. That will give your TV reception without an antenna. I've been doing it for years and it works great! If you're lucky, you can even pick up some premium channels like HBO or Showtime.
If you have cable internet, you can use a splitter and plug your cable internet into your TV. That will give your TV reception without an antenna. I've been doing it for years and it works great! If you're lucky, you can even pick up some premium channels like HBO or Showtime.
Sometimes TBS can be picked up depending on your cable provider.
If you have cable internet, you can use a splitter and plug your cable internet into your TV. That will give your TV reception without an antenna. I've been doing it for years and it works great! If you're lucky, you can even pick up some premium channels like HBO or Showtime.
The cable company probably never shut off the analogy feed otherwise it's a waste watching an SD show on a HD TV.
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