Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Virginia > Northern Virginia
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 11-07-2012, 06:51 PM
 
9,874 posts, read 14,112,458 times
Reputation: 21757

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by bornindc View Post
OTA means over-the-air. So if you get your signal from DirectTV or cable, instead of an antenna, it's not OTA, which is what the OP asked about.
Am I missing something? Didn't we have a huge change last year, where everything went digital, and nothing was going to be broadcast "over the air". I thought antennas were no longer going to be used to get programming.....
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 11-07-2012, 09:04 PM
 
437 posts, read 1,228,634 times
Reputation: 239
Quote:
Originally Posted by spencgr View Post
Am I missing something? Didn't we have a huge change last year, where everything went digital, and nothing was going to be broadcast "over the air". I thought antennas were no longer going to be used to get programming.....
TV station signals switched from analog to digital broadcasts. So you can still get TV signals with your antenna as long as you have a digital receiver (TVs all do now). As I understand it, the signal isn't compressed like it is for cable, FIOS, satellite etc. so if you receive a good signal on your antenna it is a better HD image. And it's free too of course.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-08-2012, 08:52 AM
 
19 posts, read 34,764 times
Reputation: 19
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nychuck View Post
What networks are on 7 and 5?

If your getting them (ABC, CBS, NBC) then i.m going to have to troubleshoot further.

For those not aware, an inexpensive OTA antenna gives a far superior pcture (in many locations) than cable or satellite plus it's free.
What brand and from where can I buy an antenna?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-09-2012, 01:58 PM
 
1,256 posts, read 4,194,278 times
Reputation: 791
Just an FYI - Gizmodo is looking into OTA antennas as I type: Best Digital Antenna

[the comment section is full of suggestions]
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Virginia > Northern Virginia
Similar Threads
View detailed profiles of:

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top