[NTLUG:Discuss] Some background on tomorrow's meeting, Saturday 10/19

[Chris Cox]

Am I the only one who clicked on the link and felt a whole lot better
about everything I already said? :)

Again, there's lots of choice out there.  If the jumbo attic/outdoor
antenna is a viable option, sure...

> One of these worked great/consistently for me:
>
> http://www.lowes.com/pd_504359-50276-CM-2020_0__?productId=50005792&cm_mmc=SCE_PLA-_-Electrical-_-HomeAudioVideo-_-50005792&CAWELAID=320011480000722115&kpid=50005792&%22cagpspn=pla%22
>
> Then, use this service to best determine which direction/angle to point
> based on your actual address:
>
> http://www.antennaweb.org/
>
> -dave
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Chris Cox <cjcox at acm.org> wrote:
>
>> Good ideas for sure... however, here's my reasoning.
>>
>> A MythTV box that does "good" DVR'ing isn't free.  So that's another
>> expense.  Though you might be able to make the argument that the PMS box
>> and the MythTV box are the same.
>>
>> Also, even with a powered antenna, I can't get all of the channels where
>> I'm at, not reliably.  The Aereo gives you all channels.  It is slightly
>> compressed, yes, but not unlike Netflix, etc.
>>
>> Also, with Aereo, I can watch my PVR and/or live TV anywhere.
>>
>> So, consider, antenna $20-30 (and doesn't get all channels, and
>> sometimes
>> doesn't do well on the "good" channels).  Consider the cost of putting
>> together a DVR, in addition to the $300 for a PC, the cost of the
>> grabber
>> board, etc..  and consider the browser interface to make it work from
>> anywhere.
>>
>> So, yes, certainly I do have an antenna, because I do like playing with
>> DVR stuff, etc..  but it's not as "good" as what I get with Aereo.  And
>> I
>> already have device (tuner) for the grabs... but not everybody has one
>> in
>> their back pocket (cost... could be anywhere from $50+).
>>
>> So.. all depends on your needs.  I can go to any TV, any PC, and
>> (shortly)
>> even my phone and watch live TV and/or my recorded shows.  Setting all
>> of
>> that up on your own could be "hard" and likely pretty expensive and I
>> can't even guarantee I'll have something "viewable" because antennas
>> aren't perfect.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > Chris - appreciate you sharing the
>> information/thinking/testing/results.
>> >
>> > One thought about your 'Live TV' events is since these are all 'over
>> the
>> > air' signals (and the Aereo service is at least $96 per year) - why
>> not
>> > get
>> > a a standard HD antenna, plug it into a recorder (bet you already have
>> one
>> > of those or could find cheap) and combine it with MythTV for the DVR
>> > functionality?
>> >
>> > Even when we had cable, I would watch the local games OTA for one
>> reason
>> -
>> > NO COMPRESSION.  The HD signal OTA is clean/clear/awesome.  The cable
>> guys
>> > (and I'm guess Aereo) compress the signal to save when the 'ship it
>> > around'
>> > through their gear.
>> >
>> > Just a thought.
>> >
>> > -dave
>>
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