[TriLUG] cut the TV cable
David Reid via TriLUG
trilug at trilug.org
Wed Jul 1 17:14:44 EDT 2015
Over The Air (OTA) hardware:
Antennas have too many variables unique to your location and setup to make
useful recommendations. Experiment after researching and getting help from:
https://forum.tvfool.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/25-hdtv-technical/1305963-best-hdtv-antennas.html
I live near downtown Cary and have a Mohu Leaf antenna, quad shielded coax
from Home Depot with a couple of ferrite beads from Radio Shack. I use a
Mediasonic HomeWorx HW180STB Digital Converter Box for tuning channels with
an external hard drive to record.
Streaming hardware:
Roku streaming stick
Streaming content:
Sling TV for cable like live TV programming (not on demand). Netflix for
movies and Hulu Plus for TV.
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