[TriLUG] cut the TV cable

[David Both via TriLUG]

+1 for the Amazon Basics antenna.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DIFIP06?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

I tried one from Radio Shack but it was unable to pull even many very close 
stations.

The one I bought at the link above was able to receive more than 25 stations 
here in North Raleigh, i.e., Durant Road, most of them very clearly.

I am also very happy with my Amazon TV and NetFlix. We are exploring our options 
for cutting the TV cable, in our case, Dish, and the Amazon TV makes sense for 
us because I already have Prime.



On 06/30/2015 08:08 AM, C TC via TriLUG wrote:
> 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:
>>
>> 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.?
>>
>> I guess I should try the plex/roku.  Have Apple TV and chrome cast but seem
>> only useful for netflix.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Tim
>>
>>
>> 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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