Popularizing OTA DTV In Canada - Page 53 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

dheian · 2012-07-28, 09:30 PM

There was an OTA article in the Wheel section and website front page:

http://www.wheels.ca/feature/how-to-...ur-tv-camping/

El Gran Chico · 2012-07-30, 01:11 PM

One way to popularize it for the next 2 weeks is to put a CTV affiliate on a TV that's in a common area.

In my office, we have a couple of extra TVs that I only had to shove in a paper clip to the coax connector to get CFTO. Now everyone in my office can experience OTA HD for the next 2 weeks.

johnnyzee99 · 2012-08-13, 05:59 PM

A buddy of mine had enough of his cable bill and is switching over to OTA. I'm going to help him mount the antenna and setup his Tivo's.

The word keeps on getting out. More and More people are starting to see the value of free.

John
http://themancavecinema.com

Jase88 · 2012-08-17, 10:31 PM

Several off topic posts have been moved to the OTA Mounts, Towers, Rigging Hardware thread.

ZippityDooDah · 2012-09-03, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyzee99

A buddy of mine had enough of his cable bill and is switching over to OTA. I'm going to help him mount the antenna and setup his Tivo's.

The word keeps on getting out. More and More people are starting to see the value of free.

John
http://themancavecinema.com

Show people what a compressed HD cable TV signal looks like on a high-quality HDTV set and then show them the crystal-clear OTA signal, and they'll see the light. No pun intended.

Marbles_00 · 2012-09-03, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Show people what a compressed HD cable TV signal looks like on a high-quality HDTV set and then show them the crystal-clear OTA signal

Just so you know, OTA signals are still compressed...using MPEG2 technology. They aren't as compressed as the cable/sat signal, but it should still be noted.

freethetv · 2012-09-15, 08:21 PM

The Vancouver Courier newspaper published an excellent article on cutting the cable TV cord.

http://www.vancourier.com/travel/Pra...010/story.html

roger1818 · 2012-09-15, 11:20 PM

Pretty good article, but he only briefly mentions OTA and then promptly forgets about it when talking about what shows you can get, focusing instead on how Netflix and iTunes don't offer live TV.

2012-07-28, 09:30 PM	#781
dheian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Midtown Toronto (OTA) LG 32LD400, MythTV Posts: 355	OTA article in The Star There was an OTA article in the Wheel section and website front page: http://www.wheels.ca/feature/how-to-...ur-tv-camping/ __________________ Terk CHDTVa indoor antenna pointed @ curved building northeast. Getting about 23 channels. Cable free since May 2011.

2012-07-30, 01:11 PM	#782
El Gran Chico Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toronto/Etobicoke - Bloor/Royal York/Queensway/Islington Posts: 1,386	One way to popularize it for the next 2 weeks is to put a CTV affiliate on a TV that's in a common area. In my office, we have a couple of extra TVs that I only had to shove in a paper clip to the coax connector to get CFTO. Now everyone in my office can experience OTA HD for the next 2 weeks. __________________ Orig 4221, A-D C5, CM 7778, Aquos LC37D62U, TiVo Premiere, DTVpal DVR

2012-08-13, 05:59 PM	#783
johnnyzee99 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 30	Another One... Moves to OTA A buddy of mine had enough of his cable bill and is switching over to OTA. I'm going to help him mount the antenna and setup his Tivo's. The word keeps on getting out. More and More people are starting to see the value of free. John http://themancavecinema.com

2012-08-17, 10:31 PM	#784
Jase88 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kitchener, ON Posts: 4,109	Off Topic Posts Moved Several off topic posts have been moved to the OTA Mounts, Towers, Rigging Hardware thread. __________________ DMX 68' tower, HyGain HAM 5 rotator, Antennas Direct 91-XG & C5, Channel Master 7777 preamp, Siemens surge protection

2012-09-15, 08:21 PM	#787
freethetv Rookie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 27	Cutting the cord The Vancouver Courier newspaper published an excellent article on cutting the cable TV cord. http://www.vancourier.com/travel/Pra...010/story.html

2012-09-15, 11:20 PM	#788
roger1818 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ottawa (Stittsville), ON, OTA (Radio Shack Omnidirectional Antenna and 5Y6S in Attic), MythTV HTPC Posts: 5,619	Pretty good article, but he only briefly mentions OTA and then promptly forgets about it when talking about what shows you can get, focusing instead on how Netflix and iTunes don't offer live TV. __________________ Link to my TVFool results is in my profile Homepage URL. I suggest others do the same.

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