Note that over the air OTA TV also provides the Buffalo FM classical station sans picture. You can listen to classical music through your TV.
https://www.wikihow.com/Build-Antennas " - Create a simple TV antenna using a coaxial cable and tinfoil or a jumbo-sized paperclip. - Make a HDTV antenna using copper wires and a wooden board. Avoid using insulated wire." On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 12:44, Karen Lewellen via talk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Evan, > granted as said, the watching over my DOS computer, or my flip phone is a > firm no. > While I do have personal and professional interest in Boston and Detroit, > that you are getting Buffalo might make this a worth while experiment, > even > if it just gets me through the Holidays..I am quite isolated here, and all > the mayhem around how i reach the world is weighing quite heavily. > Can you give me a specific loop model, and a from where? > There is a co-worker with cSI who has been a divine gift, putting together > my DOS machine and working with my spare talking scanners. > If I get this swiftly, I can discover if it is workable, there is a window > with a ledge right out behind my set. In fact I have a garden shelf it > can be attached to, so ling as it does not have to run through the window > itself. > Kare > > > > On Wed, 29 Nov 2023, Evan Leibovitch wrote: > > > One option available to some cord cutters is going back to the antenna. > > > > I have one on my rooftop and it does quite a good job of picking up > Toronto > > and Buffalo channels, which I find preferable to the Robellus options for > > two reasons: > > > > - The off-air signal is not compressed so it can be noticeably sharper > > than cable or satellite > > - The cable/dish options usually get their US feeds from Detroit or > > Boston or some such; Buffalo local news and weather will be more > relevant > > to me > > > > This isn't just limited to people with their own houses. A good small UHF > > antenna can also work well from an apartment building, especially if > you're > > south-facing. I once lived on an upper floor in a St. Jamestown tower > > (Wellesley/Parliament) and my reception was outstanding with just a > simple > > loop. A really good website for determining what you can get at your > > location is tvfool.com. > > > > I use these channels mainly for local news, sports and weather. Most > actual > > programming can be found on the web, either through a subscription to a > > service like Crave or ... there are other paths > > < > https://www.howtogeek.com/71315/the-how-to-geek-guide-to-getting-started-with-usenet/ > >. > > I also have a tuner called an HDHomerun that takes antenna input and > > provides it through your home network (ie, accessible to your PCs and > > phones) so you don't even need a coax-input TV. > > > > Of course you can in theory receive over the air channels using an > antenna > >> and an ATSC tuner, but if you are in a basement that seems unlikely to > work. > >> > > > > For the expense of a simple loop > > < > https://www.amazon.ca/Antenna-Indoor-Amplified-Digital-Miles-Support/dp/B0BWDSXVLG/ref=sr_1_20 > > > > -- some are available for under $25, and you can return it if it doesn't > > work -- if you're close enough to the CN Tower you might be surprised. > > > > - Evan > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 12:23 AM Karen Lewellen via talk < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> If I could get the digital box, without having to use a modem, I would > >> likely be fine, because the digital box would tap into the existing > >> blanket internet wireless wise would it not? > >> In fact that was my landlord's idea adding an extra receiver to his > >> account, for which I would pay the rental, as it is just on another > floor. > >> I am curious how the antenna idea works, I am above ground for the area > >> where my television sits, so perhaps? what do I need? > >> Oh boy does my television have optical outs..in spades > >> The DVD player has an HDMI port, I imagined connecting the cable box to > >> this, and since the set is connected to the player it would be enough. > >> I still have my old Roger's digital cable box, the one they provided > for > >> older televisions as well. > >> wish I had fewer trees, not only is satellite less complex, from bell > >> there > >> are channels automatically provided with audio description for the > blind > >> enabled..they do not provide this for Fibe. > >> Kare > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, 29 Nov 2023, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > >> > >>> On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 08:09:47PM -0500, Karen Lewellen via talk > wrote: > >>>> Hi folks, > >>>> before simply saying you avoid television, Part of what I do > >> professionally > >>>> means accessing a great deal, news channels and other things for > >> example. > >>>> And for me, the, I will just watch it on my computer is a nailed shut > >> door. > >>>> This entire property is Bell fibe saturated which while it might > >> translate > >>>> to one of their fibe TV boxes working for me, its almost December and > I > >> am > >>>> no closer to my land line solution..even with photographs of the > >> existing > >>>> jacks. > >>>> So,I am wondering if at all, it is still possible from anyone to > simply > >> find > >>>> old fashioned cable box cable. > >>>> I have all the rest of the equipment, and it all works..even my VCR. > >>>> I am even wondering if, since the place is so saturated for wireless, > >> if I > >>>> got an older apple TV, third gen still had optical connectors, or a > >> rocku, I > >>>> could come up with something. not as good as regular cable, but I am > >>>> grasping for ideas. > >>>> thoughts? > >>> > >>> Bell's Fibe service has only ever worked with their boxes. Rogers > cable > >>> has been moving to all digital over the last quite a few years, and > >>> analog cable (that a VCR could directly tune) has been gone for a > while, > >>> with everything going digital. They even gave people free little boxes > >>> for a while to connect to older TVs that could tune the basic digital > >>> channels but I don't think they even do that anymore. I think > everything > >>> now involves a digital cable box. On top of that they have been moving > >>> to IP based systems (Rogers Ignite) for a number of years and I doubt > >>> they would install the legacy digital cable anymore for new accounts. > >>> Definitely no analog cable left anymore. > >>> > >>> Of course you can in theory receive over the air channels using an > >>> attenna and an ATSC tuner, but if you are in a basement that seems > >>> unlikely to work. > >>> > >>> So unfortunately as far as I can see, the only things you can get these > >>> days is Bell Fibe or Rogers Ignite, both of which require using a box > >>> from the respective company and only outputs HDMI. VCRs won't do > >> anything > >>> with that, and older TVs won't either. > >>> > >>> The streaming method might work, although if you were looking to get > >>> access to local TV stations, I have no idea if any of the streaming > >>> services offer that. > >>> > >>> As far as I can find, some of the Bell Fibe boxes have optical audio > out. > >>> The Rogers Ignite boxes do not appear to have it. Of course some TVs > >>> also have optical audio out, so it might not have to be optical out on > >>> the box you are receiving with, if the TV has that. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Len Sorensen > >>> > >> --- > >> Post to this mailing list [email protected] > >> Unsubscribe from this mailing list > >> https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > >> > > > > > > -- > > Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada > > @evanleibovitch / @el56 > >--- > Post to this mailing list [email protected] > Unsubscribe from this mailing list > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >
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