Pros:
- I get 25 channels with my attic-mounted CM4221 / CM4228 combo. The current setup probably cost me $350 all in and has paid for itself in cable bills since I installed it this winter... so now, theoretically, it generates savings every month by providing quality HDTV programming for absolutely free. Channel Master antennas and Kitztech preamps are both amazing products, I have to say!
- No need for any cable boxes, extra wires or other extra pieces of electronics to view the signal. The digital TV's ATSC tuner and a run of coax to the cable outlet is all you need. Simple and to the point!
- The image quality is far superior to what I've been used to with cable, plus I get more PBS channels than cable. Sadly (or luckily, however you want to see things), PBS appears to have better educational programming than premium cable channels such as Discovery or History, which seem to concentrate mainly on ******* moonshining and alligator hunting shows these days.
- The feeling of accomplishment once you get everything up and running is unparalleled, especially when you do your first channel scan. That, plus it impresses the heck out of people who visit you and you show them the HDTV you get for free. Some of the "slower" ones don't seem to grasp how it can be legal and look at you like you're putting them on. They get even more confused when they can't see any antennas outside of your home, haha (in my case, it's all hidden in the attic).
Cons:
- The local cable company keeps sending me flyers in the mail, begging me to subscribe to their overpriced cable internet and cable tv service... and their flyers take extra room in my blue recycling bin every week, lol!
