Over the Air (OTA) HDTV with Tivo HD?

Question

I am trying to set up Over the Air HDTV serivce for my tv. It is a "monitor", so it doesn't have a tuner, but it does 1080p

I'm looking for an antenna and a tuner. I tentatively have the antenna picked out... the Radio Shack 15-1892 looks like a good antenna.
I'm wondering how I can hook it up. If I plug this into a Tivo HD, will I need to change the channel via the antenna, or can I just use the Tivo remote? Will I need to subscribe to something to get the programming info for the Tivo?

Overall, I have about $600-$800 to burn on this, so I'm open to new suggestions if I'm not on the right track. I was even considering getting an ATI Radeon All In Wonder, or something similar.

Any suggestions? Help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

You can use a TIVO HD as a tuner. Just feed the antenna input into the TIVO and run video cables from the TIVO to your monitor.

You would change channels with the TIVO remote.

A TIVO HD will only work if you have a subscription. See link for price plans.

The RS 15-1892 does not look like a good choice for a TIVO antenna. The idea behind the antenna is that you use its remote to optimize the antenna to a particular channel. The TIVO cannot tell the antenna what to do when it records a program. It would be best to get an antenna that does not require adjustments when changing channel.

If you are not that interested in recording programs to watch later, then Samsung DTB-H260F tuner would be a better choice. A TIVO is only worth the extra money if you want to time shift your TV watching.

You might want to post your zip code if your next question is "What antenna should I get?".

Answer 2

Make sure you are close to the tv stations (within 15 miles would be good) It does not matter what antenna you have, even a little bit of "aluminum foil antennas" pick up very good. You shouldn't get one of those antennas that you plug in the outlet to amplify the signal, as they tend to add wavy lines on your tv screen. As long as the tivo has a built in tv tuner for over the air channels, you should be good.

Answer 3

i think that, with the useful loss of life of ReplayTV, the only stand-on my own DVR units are TiVos. There are some suggestions that artwork for the workstation, yet i think on the 2d TiVo is the only company that sells unfastened-status DVR units. That mentioned, while you're keen to purchase used, I wager you need to discover an previous ReplayTV on eBay that would do what you like, and has an entire life subscription already bought for the unit so no extra money is needed. yet ReplayTV never made the bounce to HDTV, so in case you like HDTV ability, i think of you're caught with TiVo or a working laptop or computing device-based answer.