[TriLUG] cut the TV cable

[Scott Chilcote via TriLUG]

One additional point regarding OTA.  There are some very helpful
websites for setting up your antenna.  If you type "OTA signal locator"
into google you will find several.  Antennaweb.org is a good example. 
If you enter the general location of your home, these sites will show
you where each nearby TV transmitter's antenna is located with respect
to your house along with how close it is.  They show this graphically
using fairly detailed plots. 

I ordered an inexpensive HDTV antenna and hung it from a post in our
attic, then used these graphs to aim it as closely as possible to the
signals we wanted.  The results were rather good.

  Scott C.

On 06/30/2015 06:53 AM, Tim Jowers via TriLUG 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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Scott Chilcote
scottchilcote at ncrrbiz.com
Cary, NC USA