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Gidney N Cloyd

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Mon Jul-25-11 10:40 AM
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9. My cable was out half the weekend so I broke out the rabbit ears. Digital is problematic.

With analog, a weak signal means poor reception, maybe a little snowy. With Digital, a weak signal means no reception or off-and-on (and-off-and-on-and-off-and-on- ) reception. I was constantly fiddling with the antenna and even the good channels dropped out now and again.

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-Will new digital TV's pull local stations with rabbit ears?	raccoon	Jul-25-11 10:28 AM	#0
- sure.	Morning Dew	Jul-25-11 10:30 AM	#1
- See: The Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005	WinkyDink	Jul-25-11 10:34 AM	#4
- Yeah, there is a shit load of problems...	originalpckelly	Jul-25-11 10:40 AM	#10
- I should note, however, that the problem with analog HD...	originalpckelly	Jul-25-11 10:46 AM	#17
- I cannot get one station without a digital cable box. The company is RCN.	WinkyDink	Jul-25-11 11:57 AM	#22
- They do, but they suck ass.	originalpckelly	Jul-25-11 10:32 AM	#2
- the main reason for that is they cut the power of the transmitters.	hobbit709	Jul-25-11 10:41 AM	#11
- It's not just that, it's that the signal is a digital one...	originalpckelly	Jul-25-11 10:45 AM	#16
- It should work if you're in signal range. Some of the digital antennas, basically	RKP5637	Jul-25-11 10:33 AM	#3
- It is carried over the same signal band in most places.	originalpckelly	Jul-25-11 10:35 AM	#6
- My $10 rabbit ears pull in 12 stations here in Austin.	hobbit709	Jul-25-11 10:35 AM	#5
- I have been able to get both DC and Baltimore stations which are within	madinmaryland	Jul-25-11 10:38 AM	#7
- I got a an antenna at sears	Speck Tater	Jul-25-11 10:39 AM	#8
- My cable was out half the weekend so I broke out the rabbit ears. Digital is problematic.	Gidney N Cloyd	Jul-25-11 10:40 AM	#9
- If you have rabbit ears, the lengths of the "ears" (dipoles)...	originalpckelly	Jul-25-11 10:43 AM	#13
- The TV I have is all over the air. The one upstairs is cable. I get 15 channels from	alfredo	Jul-25-11 10:41 AM	#12
- I just got rabbit ears for my TV and it worked pretty well	WI_DEM	Jul-25-11 10:44 AM	#14
- depends	Blues Heron	Jul-25-11 10:44 AM	#15
- I'm lucky I guess.	hunter	Jul-25-11 10:59 AM	#18
- I envy you.	originalpckelly	Jul-25-11 11:04 AM	#19
- Maybe. It Depends on How Strong the Signals Are	AndyTiedye	Jul-25-11 11:53 AM	#20
- Dropped my cable when I bought my house last June. Built an HTPC.	Roland99	Jul-25-11 11:55 AM	#21
- Yes. Depending on where you live, etc.	Ratty	Jul-25-11 02:59 PM	#23

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