Best digital tv antenna


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Mago1155

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Looking to get a digital antenna for my 2004 37pc, obviously only want to do this once in your experience what's best digital antenna
 
Seawatch seems to be widely used with good results. There seem to be mixed results on if the amplifier is absolutely needed.
 
Mago1155 said:
Looking to get a digital antenna for my 2004 37pc, obviously only want to do this once in your experience what's best digital antenna
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I use the original antenna that came with my 2004 37PC and it gets all the digital channels offered in my area. No special antenna is required.
 
Mago1155 said:
Really? Just changed tv to digital tv and screwed coaxel cable in and it worked??
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There is nothing special about an antenna. Matter of fact, the old style antennas from the 1950's can be mounted on your house to pick up digital over the air signals. Some pick up VHF, some UHF, some pick up both.
 
Ok so do I have to do anything special I took out old tv and screwed cable wire into back of digital tv and did Channel search and it found nothing! Does anything need to be turned on ?
 
Mago1155 said:
Ok so do I have to do anything special I took out old tv and screwed cable wire into back of digital tv and did Channel search and it found nothing! Does anything need to be turned on ?
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In the TV setup, you might need to set for over the air signal rather than cable.
 
Okay I have the same problem. I have a switch under the sink that I switch from either cable or antenna. I switch to antenna and I have get is snow across the screen???

Thanks
Steve
 
Ok I found switch under sink and switched over to antenna and still nothing maybe this think next to it which looks like a boaster of some sort is broken?
 

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shekmark said:
Maybe a silly question, but did you receive any channels with the old TV?
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You need to have a digital TV to receive digital channels, no special antenna required.
I am using a 35 year old air antenna at my home as well with no issues.
Antenna people won't tell you this.
 
The tv I'm using if def a digital tv I hooked it up to a separate hd antenna I have and it worked . I'm perplexed ��
 
looks like your AB switch is missing an input source, most applications will have two source inputs.
 
Avalon said:
looks like your AB switch is missing an input source, most applications will have two source inputs.
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What he said.

The A/B switch isn't doing anything. You would need to have at minimum 2 coax cables connected, but really 3 otherwise there is not point. You need an "A" input source, a "B" input source and an output. The "A" source, as an example, would be connected to the cable tv supply, the "B" source would be connected to an antenna. The output is connected to your TV. Then when the switch is in "A" position it would supply "cable tv" and when it is in the "B" position it would supply "antenna".

As someone mentioned when going from "cable" to "antenna" the TV may need to be "told" via the setup menu what the source is.
 
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