I can watch NBC,FOX, CBS via TV antenna/AverTV - very clear pictures, but I get no signal for ABC which I can see clearly on my TV when I connect the antenna directly to the TV. Why?? When I check the signal strength in WIndows Media Center, the signal...
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A similar thing happened to me in which some channels did not work. It seems that if you use cable splitters, the signal gets attenuated causing some channels to be received intermittently. When I plugged into a cable line without a splitter and with a short cable to my AverMedia device, I was able to receive all channels. A cable amplifier may help.
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The best thing I can think of is to go to the AntennaWeb site and check the recommendations for your address. http://www.antennaweb.org/ The web site will show all the broadcast stations available to you and, most importantly, will tell you what type of antenna you would need to receive a signal from each broadcast tower. This antenna is classified as a "Small Multi-Directional" antenna and I get a signal from all the stations that AntennaWeb says I should with this type of antenna. There are two other stations I would like to pick up, CBS and NBC, but I would need a "Medium Multi-Directional" antenna for those. So I think you should look at the map on AntennaWeb and believe what it says. Also, if you have obstructions such as buildings, lots of trees or big hills between your house and the broadcast tower you'll have difficulty. The stations that I DO receive come in very clear.
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It connects directly to your coax cable input. I didn't see a need for HDMI input. The picture it receives from local stations are super clear and crisp. With this antenna, you either get a picture (of great quality) or no picture at all, depending on signal strength. This is a great product. I only had trouble with one local channel not receiving (CBS). Other than that, picture and sound on received channels is superb. You can plug this into your TV using the coaxial input, then patch your television sound output to your receiver input. That's the way I do it.
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Check out Wineguard (sp?) antennas. I bought one for $29, it grabs the FREE HD broadcasts and connects to your TV via coax (standard antenna feed). I get all the major channels, FOX, CBS, NBC, CBS in HD. Beautiful picture. What I do NOT get is ESPN. So I can watch most football games without cable. I have Roku and the Wineguard antenna... Hope this helps!
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I kind of thought that that was the situation. I just got a new HDTV and am a little worried, that in a few days I will be loosing two of my channels (CBS, NBC). My hope is that what I have heard is true, that they will be boosting the signals when they no longer need to carry the analog channels. I have been waiting to purchase a new antenna untill after the conversion.
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Well, why isn't your t.v. picking up signals I wonder? This tuner is great as it works directly through your computer; it just needs a regular TV antenna. It works by picking up the signals from your local stations, that send HDTV signals. Now if you want to get the Cable select channels, then you would only need to purchase their service and you will then get the set top box that is the tuner for the cable channels for which you had negotiated a service.
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This is a VHF HIGH and UHF antenna, so it doesn't receive channels 2 through 7 (VHF LOW). But very few stations actually use VHF LOW these days. For example, in the Indianapolis area, we have Ch 6 that shows as (virtual) 6.1, but their physical channel # is 25. Of around 100 channels within 80 or so miles, not one is VHF LOW anymore. If your TV scanned for channels, and whatever is supposed to be on 3 isn't there, you might have one of the few VHF LOW stations still around. You can check a website like Rabbitears dot info for a very detailed list of your areas stations. Only if your ch. 3 is actually above 7, could the mast height be the problem, but there are a LOT of possibilities. ... Good luck to you. :)
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Check the signal strength of the channels on the TV you want to receive. You may need to reposition the antenna for the strongest signal you can get. Usually most stations can be adequately viewed at about 50%. Of course the higher the signal strength the better the reception.
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The coax connector on your TV can connect to a Comcast connection OR it can connect to this RCA antenna. I have mine located about six feet from a covered window. I have the black antenna's up, they do rotate to get the best reception. The menu on my TV has "Antenna Setup-DIGITAL" and the option for using this antenna. You will need to do an EX Setup so that your TV can scan all the channels it see's. For some reason I had to do this twice on my Sharp and Samsung (probably operator error). I tell you, crystal clear and I get about 18 channels (the ones I really wanted, and I am watching the Seahawks in beautiful digital with this antenna). Very happy and I bought two! I am saving $166/month now!
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Depending on your tv you might have to use your remote to turn on the tv then hit menu and do a channel search. Depending on where you live you still might not get all channels. I live in Peoria AZ and am not able to get channel 5 -CBS using this antenna.
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I don't know specifically what the problem may be, but have you tried re-scanning for your local channels? Maybe something got mixed up or the locals made changes of which you aren't aware. I looked at some of the other answers and comments and if you want 6.1, isn't that the same as ordinary 6? I know in the St.Louis market the primary local channels I get through DirecTV (2, 4, 5, 9, 11, etc) are the same as 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, 9.1, 11.1, etc, which are the OTA channels. Anyway, hopefully re-scanning for your locals will help.
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The antenna is somewhat directional. Is the CBS transmitter in the same direction as stations you recieve? If not, might try swinging front of antenna toward CBS.
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Coax for antenna is not necessarily the same as coax output of a cable box.For example, what if the tuner was only an ATSC tuner and not an analog tuner? Then it definitely wouldn't work. (Also, [obsolete] analog OTA & analog cable [which is disappearing for most] differ above a certain channel.)
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I did not get any signal at all. I returned it. I tried it on three televisions, including a neighbor. Some people have had very good results I did not.
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add a wineguard antenna, it grabs the live free HD signals over the air. NBC, FOX, CBS, ABC, but no ESPN. $29 for the light one, as I am close to the towers. Also, check your TV, it needs a COAX input.
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That depends on where you are. At home I get all the networks with the antenna. At my parents I only get PBS. If you have cable and a strong computer (see system requirements) it will do what you want. It is no good on my netbook, great on my notebook and desktop. I prefer to use Windows Media Center with it because of the Electronic Program Guide (EPG), but WinTV works okay when paired with TitanTV (google it).
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I'm having the same problem. Worked great for the first month or so, had about 15 channels (Pretty much the maximum amount of channels for my area). Then one day I turn on my television, and I only have about 4 channels. Pretty irritated about it myself! I've tried a variety of different positions for the antenna with no luck. Let me know if you find a solution!!