I’m interested in the Apple TV device, but I would have to be able to transcode both audio and video content into an iTunes-compatible format to make it useful to me.
I am looking into EyeTV for my Mac in the mean time. I never realized that HD-TV was available via antennas for free over the airwaves. Scott Wood turned me onto this, he is using EyeTV and his Mac and he records HD-TV via antenna. He said the quality is higher than what he gets via Digital Cable.
Yep; I have a co-worker who had a working two-antenna setup prior to my HD plunge. I had thought of trying antenna around the time I got my HDTV but Comcast was more convenient than mounting an antenna.
A major problem with HDTV (and possibly analog) reception in this area is that the network affiliates are in different cities. WGAL (NBC) and WLYH (CW) are in Lancaster and WPMT (Fox) is in York. If you have an antenna that works best directionally, it may get some stations stronger than others depending on how it’s pointed.
Good info, Swood picked up a tabletop antenna from Radio Shack, but he lives in Charlotte. So perhaps in the city there is a lot to choose from. Still, a simple tabletop antenna from Radio Shack is probably a small investment and worth trying. Thanks for the info.
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March 20, 2007 at 7:14 pm
Don
Yes, AppleTV looks neat. But my Xbox with XBMC can already play Quicktime, DivX, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, etc. streamed from my PC.
March 23, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Scott
I am looking into EyeTV for my Mac in the mean time. I never realized that HD-TV was available via antennas for free over the airwaves. Scott Wood turned me onto this, he is using EyeTV and his Mac and he records HD-TV via antenna. He said the quality is higher than what he gets via Digital Cable.
Had you heard of HD-TV via antenna before?
March 23, 2007 at 12:37 pm
aharden
> Had you heard of HD-TV via antenna before?
Yep; I have a co-worker who had a working two-antenna setup prior to my HD plunge. I had thought of trying antenna around the time I got my HDTV but Comcast was more convenient than mounting an antenna.
A major problem with HDTV (and possibly analog) reception in this area is that the network affiliates are in different cities. WGAL (NBC) and WLYH (CW) are in Lancaster and WPMT (Fox) is in York. If you have an antenna that works best directionally, it may get some stations stronger than others depending on how it’s pointed.
Check out http://www.antennaweb.org if you’re thinking of taking the plunge.
March 24, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Scott
Good info, Swood picked up a tabletop antenna from Radio Shack, but he lives in Charlotte. So perhaps in the city there is a lot to choose from. Still, a simple tabletop antenna from Radio Shack is probably a small investment and worth trying. Thanks for the info.