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My buddy just got one of these:

http://www.gomohu.com/

And he sais he gets about 20 channels in HD. I don't have cable as I find I don't watch enough TV to justify the cost (plus, when I do it's generally movies, etc.) but this would be a good thing to have "just in case".

ANyone else use this or something similar? What antenna do you use? What area and how many channels do you get?
 
Its just an antenna and get lots of channels?
I'm curious about that too. I will tell rogers to shove it in Apr 2012
 
There's number of them (google), but your quality and number of channels will obviously vary depending on the reception signal and quality of the antenna itself. 21 sounds a lot, but it's all the free stuff, don't expect anything like Speed, Discovery etc.
 
I built this and stuck it in my attic and I get 4 channels out in Cambridge.

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I was in the same boat, so I cancelled my rogers digital basic (~$45 with rental). I bought the following antenna: http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=164_165&item_id=025307

I installed it in the attic and get about 20 HD channels (CTV, CITY TV, Global, CHCH, Fox29, ONMI 1/2, etc...).

My wife was initially disappointed, she couldn't get her E channel (Kardashians, .... :p ), then we found the site: http://www.free-tv-video-online.me/


So we use the antenna for basic channels (ie. news); have a usenet account for movies/software; use the "project free tv" for shows (ie. Dexter, etc....)

Have a look at the following site to see which channels you can get in your area: http://www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29

EDIT: Yes, we do have a HTPC.
 
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So Do you need a digital box to connect to a TV?
What if u still have a Cathode ray tube TV? (I know, don't hate)
 
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What if u still have a Cathode ray tube TV? (I know, don't hate)
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on Torbram Rd,, maybe on the corner of Drew? there is a peeler club right beside the store, and a Burger King at Derry Rd..
the folks in that store KNOW what you need.. but are reluctant to recommend as sometimes your location has an issue.. but they will lead you to the info you need to choose. and they will move the price if you ask..
I put up the best they sell, a 4 bay and added an amplifier .. with cables, and crimp tools , ends etc. and it cost less than $200
I get 12 channels in Cambridge ... my ant is blocked by the hill as I am in the river valley.
 
I paid $4 USD shipped for mine. Get all the major US and CAN channels. Mounted to the balcony door in my condo facing south.

yes, four dollars. shipped.
 
I just watch programs online. You can find 90% of it. And your not stuck to the "**** I gotta get home, my show starts in 10 minute"
 
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I just watch programs online. You can find 90% of it. And your not stuck to the "**** I gotta get home, my show starts in 10 minute"
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I agree.....I download stuff all the time, pretty much all in HD but it would be nice to have the option to just turn on the tv and watch the news/weather sometimes or random stuff.
 
I bought an amplified ntenna from monoprice (obviously it was cheap). In my basement, I get 0 channels which was quite disappointing. I haven't bothered running the antenna up to the roof to see how much better things get. I was hoping for 2 or 3 channels with minimal effort, but I guess that was optimistic.
 
I just ditched the satellite at home, and put up an antenna. It is an 8-bay UHF unit attached to my chimney on the roof. In Newmarket, I get 10 channels, all in HD. I have it rigged up through a tuner in a computer running Windows Media Center, so I still have all my PVR functionality, plus program guides, and ability to play downloaded content.

The only problem so far, is that Windows Media Center does not support digital ATSC signals in Canada, so I have to fake it out, and say I am in zip code 14302 (Niagara Falls, NY). It now finds all channels and program guides, but also shows me US-only web TV channels that don't work due to copyright issues. Not that big of a deal, I just ignore it.

I have recently added a second PC with a dual-tuner card in it, and it can be set up to record multiple TV shows at once, and then any other PC on the network can watch the recorded shows, either later, or as they are recording (the files are WMV).

It is true, you dont get anything beyond the networks found in the basic cable packages. For myself, I get CBC, CTV, TVO, Global1 and Global 2 (SD), Omni1, Omni2, CityTV, some american channel, and a Radio Canada (French). I am thinking of adding a second antenna, since reception on CFTO (CTV) is a bit spotty at times, and I believe that channel is on VHF frequencies which my antenna is not designed for. As you probably notice, this covers all prime time goodness, so I really miss nothing, and it has so far only cost me $100 for the tuner card.
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