[TriLUG] MythTV and kin

Fri May 24 14:00:05 EDT 2019

+1 on the Mohu Leaf  - I have a Mohu Leaf Fifty w/ amplifier just for those
cable or power outage times  (have a generator also).  I think is was like
$49 at best buy.  I'm in Raleigh and get a bunch of stations.  Ended up
buying one for my MIL also since her cable seems to go out regularly.

There a website (don't remember the name and probably several of them) that
you can plug in a location and it will tell you over the air stations that
you should be able to get and breaks it down in range from stations.
Should be easy to find w/ a bit of google magic - popular in the
cable-cutters world.

Not promoting Best Buy but they do price match guarantee but you can buy it
local, take it for a test ride, and if it isn't good enough for your needs
simply return it.

Hope that's helpful...

Mike

On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 12:04 PM John Vaughters via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

>  Wes,
> You got it, that is the type of set up you want for being further away
> from towers. However, if you go to the selection link you will find that
> the selection of the best antenna does matter how far you are from the
> towers and the best solution is not that same for different locations, so
> going through the selection guide would be greatly recommended. A good
> solution can be in the hundreds for some and less than a hundred for
> others. Amps and filters are needed for most unless you are at the optimum
> location. But quality of amps ie. $$$ can vary as well.
>     On Friday, May 24, 2019, 11:53:24 AM EDT, Wes Garrison <
> wes at xitechusa.com> wrote:
>
>  Where I live in North Chatham County, flat panel antennas and other
> cheapies from regular stores are not good enough.
> Most of our local Triangle stations are broadcast out of Southeast
> Raleigh, almost in Garner.  I am in a "nether-region" between the
> Greensboro/Winston-Salem stations and the Raleigh towers.
>
> (With the notable exception of WUNC-TV PBS, which I can see from my house!
> Any cheapo antenna will get that station. ...and it's one of the country's
> best public TV stations!)
>
> You need a nice antenna like this one:
> https://amzn.com/B000FVVKQM/
>
> ...with an amplifier like this:
> https://amzn.com/B00DQN3R9O/
> or this:
> https://amzn.com/B0013CGNGY/
>
> Finally, you could add a low-pass filter to get rid of interference like
> this:
> https://amzn.com/B01JGSC5AO/(many have said this isn't necessary, but it
> could help)
>
> As far as MythTV, I had a really cool setup that lets me record digitally
> directly from Dish Network without transcoding.  Due to a flaw in the older
> VIP211 STBs (not the black VIP211k units), the digital stream is
> unprotected at one point in the video path, allowing you to directly grab
> it.  These are pure transport streams in MPEG4, and they look really good.
> I don't have a TV service anymore, but I have both boxes.  If anyone is
> interested in them, let me know.
> -Wes
> _________________________________
> Wesley S. Garrison
> Network Engineer
> Xitech Communications, Inc.
> phone:  (919) 260-0803
> fax:       (919) 932-5051
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>
> On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 11:40 AM John Vaughters via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> Sorry for the spam everyone, but not sure if it's just me on yahoo or if
> everyone is getting a messed up email.
>
> Here is a good ole fashioned test email with the link.
>
> Again, Sorry!
>
> https://www.channelmaster.com/Antenna-Selection-a/134.htm
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