Do I need an antenna, should I get cable?
2006-10-11 08:21:55 · 5 answers · asked by Jujubean 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Yes, you can watch all the regular channels. Cable companies currently tend toward offering about 10 HD twins of regular programing.
Antenna is limited to line of sight to the antenna of the broadcasting station. This severely limits the station options. I have basic basic cable w/ HD and receive stations plus movies and similar goodies. If you can afford it, go cable and enjoy your HD TV
2006-10-11 08:27:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An HDTV will receive everything. If you can put up an outdoor antenna and get a good signal, the advantage is you don't have to pay a monthly fiee and you can get all of your local broadcasts. The picture quality will be as good as the station puts out, which is in most cases excellent.
The advantages of cable are: you don't have to worry about reception, and if your TV is only "HD ready" you don't need anything else to hook up. You can get premium channels (HBO,Showtime, Discovery HD, ESPN HD, etc.). Many cable systems offer a DVR at very low cost so you can record programs for later viewing. Cable also offers pay-per-view movies and video on demand (watch a movie at any time from the beginning.)
The disadvantages of cable: Cost. Cable may not carry all the local channels; they will carry NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX, but may not carry some of the smaller independents. Also, digital broadcasting allows a station to show several programs at once on different sub-channels. Many cable systems do not carry these sub-channels, only the main channel. Finally, depending on the cable system in your area, it may "re-encode" HD programs to a lower quality level to conserve bandwidth. You have to make inquiries in your area (check internet forums) to see if your local cable provider passes through the full quality of the programs from broadcasters.
There is also satellite; it has mostly the same issues as cable.
Finally, you can always do both (antenna and cable/satellite).
2006-10-11 21:02:25 · answer #2 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes u can. There is only a few HD channels out at the moment the rest are all in normal. I would say go cable anyway because there's no chance of getting disturbance on signal your receiving which makes for better viewing.
2006-10-11 15:25:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Read more about HDTV on Wikipedia...
H a p p y
H o m e
T h e a t e r i n g !
2006-10-11 23:00:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get cable
2006-10-11 15:25:14 · answer #5 · answered by Ryan P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋