what is a hi def (ota) attenna?

[PIZZAS1]

right now i am using a e-86 hd reciever with a hit57 hd tv. i currently only get four channels in hd (198,199,509,543) people are talking about getting locals in hi def also. what exactly do i need and how do i set it up. i did a search and was unable to answer my question. thanks in advance.

[duffus]

OTA, or Over The Air, antenna is a normal UHF (for most cities) antenna. Nothing special required.


Look on this site for the specific antenna type you need for your area, antennaweb.org (mods this is a non-profit informational site, please delete if this is not allowed).

[MOS90]

so you saying you need an ota antenna to get any locals in hd???.even if you get the locals now

[Grem467]

yep.. and charlie is whining now because he doesnt want to carry an HD local channel in West Palm Beach, FL... he even states that if he is forced to carry it, he will discontinue all locals to Palm beach...


"its my ball, im goin home with it"

Grem

[matty65]

my bud just got the sony 36" flat screen and the $800 hd converter box.he had to get the antenna to get locals.on sale at rat shack for $20 some dollars.WHAT A PICTURE!!I yhought he was gonna blow a load telling me about it on the phone.then i went over to watch the nfl playoff game last saturday and I was blown away!It's like you are there.he went through hell setting up the new 3lnb dish.lots of valuable at hdtvvoice.com.hope its ok to post that site.bud said they have great forums

[PIZZAS1]

i still don't get it. all i need is a normal little indoor antenna and i can get the locals in hd. seems to good to be true.!

[matty65]

out door antenna with special connecters for hdtv.my bud's didnt quite clear the roof peak and had some fading oe the sig.added4 or 5 more feet and bingo.buy the way the 800$ HD box is also directv with a p4 card

[larryk]

If the local stations in your area broadcast DTV (Digital TeleVision) signals, and you have an HD IRD, you can use almost any OTA (Over The
Air) antenna to recieve this signal an watch it on your HD setup.
There is no such thing as an HD antenna, even rabbit ears will usually work.

Note that just because you are recieveing a DTV signal, that does not mean that it is HD, but almost any DTV signal will look better than the analog version, and most certinally better that the version that comes from the Sat.
You can NOT and most likely NEVER will get a local station from the Sat in HD due the the bandwidth that HD signals take up.
(I realize that E* has a network feed (CBS?)in HD, but that is not a local...)