[TriLUG] cut the TV cable

[C TC via TriLUG]

A friend of mine swears by the Amazon Basics Ultra Thin antennas.
He's in central Raleigh. Haven't tested one here in Hillsborough; since the
channel map is pretty limited.
On Jun 30, 2015 7:12 AM, "Ron Kelley via TriLUG" <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> Speaking of HD antennas, anyone have advice on which brand/model to get?
> I bought an HD antenna from Radio Shack (forget brand/model) some time ago,
> but it was not very good - only a few stations and the reception was spotty.
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> On Jun 30, 2015, at 6:53 AM, Tim Jowers via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> wrote:
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> Good discussion. -1 for Chromecast. Barely works from behind my TV. guess
> too much metal in the way. Don't want to re-wire my house to get it to
> work. Also, doesn't work on TV's without a usb.
>
> +1 for over the air. There's a company in town which makes the antennas.
> You can get something like 30 channels. I wonder if anyone is recording
> those?  I searched linuxtv.org and bought a device listed there but it did
> not work. Well, it barely works with windows. In fact, the only thing which
> will play its recordings is xbmc. I also messed with MythTV briefly but
> didn't see what it could do for me.?
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> I guess I should try the plex/roku.  Have Apple TV and chrome cast but seem
> only useful for netflix.
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> Cheers,
> Tim
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> On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 10:37 PM, Roger Broseus via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> > I second the vote for a Chrome cast dongle: it works well for me.
> >
> > I tried an Amazon Fire box and sent it back. Too hard to use and tied too
> > tightly to Amazon. Some functions just didn't work. Chrome cast works
> > better and is much cheaper. If you can view in your Android, you can
> > "fling" the program to your TV. While I've not tried it, you should also
> be
> > able to do the same from a Linux box on your WiFi network using the
> chrome
> > browser.
> >
> > My minor difficulty was needing a third HDMI connection on my TV, but it
> > only has two. Problem solved with a splitter/switch to choose which
> stream
> > to feed to the TV. It's even got it's own remote! I also added an HDMI
> > extension to bring the stuff to the front, i.e., the sensor for the
> remote
> > switch. Had to make sure the cable had the correct "gender," double male
> > (plugs) add I recall.
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