[TriLUG] MythTV and kin

Fri May 24 14:15:02 EDT 2019

https://antennaweb.org/Address
_________________________________
Wesley S. Garrison
Network Engineer
Xitech Communications, Inc.
phone:  (919) 260-0803
fax:       (919) 932-5051
__________________________________
"Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from email."

On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 2:02 PM Mike Viscount via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> +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
> > __________________________________
> > "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from email."
> >
> >
> > 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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