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06-24-2010, 06:58 PM
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My neighbor and I were talking today about HDTV. He has a full DISH setup in his house and 5th wheel. He contends that you need all that stuff to be able to get "true" HD and does not believe me when I say I can get HD with my over-the-air antenna and a HD television set.
Hence the wager, its only for $1 so I won't be rich if I win. My OTA antenna receives signals from the major networks in the area (ABC,CBS & NBC) and some of the programs are advertised as transmitted in HD.
Any help convincing him will be appreciated.
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06-24-2010, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Martind4
My neighbor and I were talking today about HDTV. He has a full DISH setup in his house and 5th wheel. He contends that you need all that stuff to be able to get "true" HD and does not believe me when I say I can get HD with my over-the-air antenna and a HD television set.
Hence the wager, its only for $1 so I won't be rich if I win. My OTA antenna receives signals from the major networks in the area (ABC,CBS & NBC) and some of the programs are advertised as transmitted in HD.
Any help convincing him will be appreciated.
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You are correct. You can receive Digital HD broadcast TV over the air (if it is broadcast in HD)
I believe that Dish, Direct and Cable all compress there signal using something like mpeg4 (some signal reduction) Over the air broadcast is not compressed.
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06-24-2010, 07:08 PM
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HD is broadcast over the air...all you need is a TV antenna (regular old TV antenna will work fine) and a HD TV. All you have to be is close enough to the station to get a signal.
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06-24-2010, 07:11 PM
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Show him one of the many articles that have been written on that subject then ask him what rock he has been living under.
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06-24-2010, 07:30 PM
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OTA HD TV can actually be better than satellite HD reception as the major networks don't compress the signal. Satellite HD is Mpeg 2 or 4, meaning the signal is compressed, which reduces the quality of the picture. You should be a $1 richer.
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06-24-2010, 07:50 PM
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I will assume that Shadow asked this question and your neighbor owes him $1 and a doggy bone. OTA programming is now predominately digital (over 90% of all broadcasts) and if that digital broadcast was "filmed" in HD then the picture that you receive will be as good or better than any HD signal coming from satellite.
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06-26-2010, 12:36 PM
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Thanks for the responses. When I showed them to my neighbor, he promptly conceded and paid up. Shadow is now very happy because we took the winnings and bought some more kitty treats.
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06-26-2010, 04:46 PM
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