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Old 04-20-2011, 05:28 PM
 
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dont have digital cable, im talkin the dtv air waves caught by an antenna, i know theres not really any room to complain because its free, but at the same time, it was better 3 years ago before they forced the change to an all digital signal telling us "itll be better, youll get more channels, itll be crystal clear!" yet i lost 3 channels, and even if theres just a rainy day i have to figdet with my attenna because it gets garbled in pixels
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Old 04-20-2011, 05:39 PM
 
Location: The Conterminous United States
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dont have digital cable, im talkin the dtv air waves caught by an antenna, i know theres not really any room to complain because its free, but at the same time, it was better 3 years ago before they forced the change to an all digital signal telling us "itll be better, youll get more channels, itll be crystal clear!" yet i lost 3 channels, and even if theres just a rainy day i have to figdet with my attenna because it gets garbled in pixels
Is it an outdoor antenna?
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Old 04-20-2011, 05:52 PM
 
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no, indoor attached to the TV, and im not the only one ive seen have this or worse happen since the digital swtich know one person who used to have 5 channels, and now has a whopping none even after attempting 4 different antennas
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Old 04-20-2011, 06:19 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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Maybe try some type of signal booster? I have one on my outdoor antenna.
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Old 04-20-2011, 10:07 PM
 
Location: Not where I want to be
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Heck, I remember that in Massachusetts. The three major networks, PBS and a couple of local channels, but they'd all go off in the middle of the night. And then there would be a picture of a flag and The Star Spangled Banner and then the test pattern. And I remember the livestock report. And I'm not that ancient.

And WBZ always started the day's broadcasting with Mass being broadcast.
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Old 04-21-2011, 01:08 AM
 
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And WBZ always started the day's broadcasting with Mass being broadcast.
I think I remember that, too.
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Old 04-21-2011, 03:36 AM
 
Location: Kingman AZ
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and here we ended the day with a reading of the poem High Flight, read by Alexander Scorby....GREAT voice
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Old 04-21-2011, 05:55 AM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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Digital TV sucks. At least with analog TV, if the picture were snowy, you could still watch it. I'm tired of jumping up and down every 10 seconds to adjust the antenna to regain the digital signal.
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