So I am getting a new roof (shingles) today and got a tripod to install. ITs an RCA model. Anyone have any experience on doing this? Do I coat the underside of each mount point with a tar/or caulk to substance before I bolt it down? The last one I did, was just a standard mount that came with a rubber pad for under it. I just want to make sure I don't cause any leaks.

Anyone else with this service have trouble with fast forwarding or rewinding? I have to go back out every time and resume because it freezes up. I’ve contacted support a couple of times and nothing they suggest works to fix it. Just wondering if it’s a common problem.

Looking to cut cable and save some $ on streaming services as well. Can someone suggest the best antenna for my location and the direction I should point it? I'm planning on an attic install.

https://www.rabbitears.info/s/1306126

Rabbitears report: https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.php?request=result&study_id=1287648

Antenna I have: https://www.walmart.com/ip/onn-Indoor-Dual-Color-Amplified-Antenna-50-Mile-Range/950962349?athbdg=L1103&from=/search

I recently moved back here, and while I was going to get cable anyways, I tried to set up an antenna in my bedroom (facing due south) and living room to see if OTA would be viable... and its not, seemingly... in both rooms, I only got KYW, WTXF and WPSG. In the living room (facing due north) I got those plus WPHL and WPPX. I'm missing the OTA stations I watch most via cable (ABC - WPVI and WABC; PBS - WNJT and WHYY and MyNetworkTV - WWOR). In both rooms, I set the antenna in a window.

Any advice? As I live in an apartment, attic antennas and roof-mount antennas are not feasible.

Maybe if I can figure this out, I can stop paying Optimum for my second box...

Does anyone know where I can get accurate live tv delay reports? Specifically compared to cable? I do have an antenna for football season but not for baseball. It’s incredibly annoying muting my phone during live sports

I'm not sure how to phrase this question, but what can I use besides a small step ladder to strengthen my reception. Here's my situation...I have a small indoor antenna I place in the top of a closet. It gets the most channels there and it connected to a plug in antenna amplifier. All of these items weren't expensive and are generic brands, but work pretty good. But, on some days, the long range channels (over 60 miles) won't come in. I have a small metal step ladder that was leaning against the closet door, and the channel comes in! Remove the ladder and the channel goes out. So, my question is what can I use besides leaving that ladder leaning there? Any tricks?

https://www.rabbitears.info/s/1305639

My grandma lives in a brick home built in the 70s and the bricks block all wireless signals. She currently has a small antenna taped to one of her living room windows and only gets a handful of channels.

I put a $50 GE Outdoor Yagi from Walmart in my mom's attic and it gets a lot more channels. She lives a few miles from my grandma and I was thinking about adding something similar in her attic.

I was wondering if spending more money on a better antenna would yield better results. Maybe a different style antenna would be better or is Yagi the recommended type? I know I should put one outdoors but she doesn't want the eye sore. I figure it being in the attic would be above the bricks and get a bunch more channels than she's currently getting and I can run the cables to both her living room and bedroom televisions.

Thanks in advance for any advice you guys can give.

I want to set up something that just streams a single website, but I am hoping for something like the Firestick in form factor.

My big thing I want is control. I don't want Google or Amazon or Apple forcing a patch down.

I want to set this thing to auto go to the website every time the TV is on. And I want it to do that for 10 years.

As having the antenna on the opposite side of side of the room from the tv where the window is, (provides best picture) a simple BT or WiFi device to transmit OTA antenna signal across the Room should do it and someone most likely has done this.

Ideas, comments?

TIA

I rent a room at a friends place and am looking for antenna options that can work from inside the confines of my room. I’m having difficulty picking up all of my local channels (my local cbs and nbc affiliates in particular) on the old antenna I currently have. I’m very much a layman when it comes to the technical aspects of this all. If there’s other recommendations to add to my abilities to pick up channels please let me know!

I'm considering Spectrums TV choice where I get the locals + 15 channels. 39.99 + a 25 dollar broadcast fee if I'm not mistaken. The only channels I really need to have are FOX, USA, TNT and TBS for WWE and AEW. any suggestions? Sling doesn't seem to have regular FOX. Can't miss Friday night Smackdown lol, might revisit this when WWE switches to Netflix.

I just had to share how happy I am with this antenna. I live in a middle townhouse and could get my NBC and FOX stations pretty well but no dice on my ABC and CBS stations until the ClearStream 1max.

I had been reading about everyone trying these antennas and said what the heck? I’ll give it a try.

At first though I was so sad that it wasn’t working. I had it upstairs and I had it pointed the right direction.

Had it against a wall. Moved it closer to the window. All of those were to no avail.

Then I just held it up to the ceiling in the middle of the room and voila!!! The channels started coming through. I was amazed. The CBS station which was the hardest was clear as can be! I got one of those plant hanger hooks at screwed it into the ceiling to bask at my newfound glory! lol. The next step of course is to now move it to the attic.

1. Some background: I consider myself fairly tech-savvy, but with the current ChannelMaster CM–7000PAL OTA DVR on its way to dying, I'm looking for recommendations. (That DVR is almost 14 years old, by the way.)
2. I have a Sony Bravia 40" television (same vintage as the DVR) which still works fine, keep in mind this was back when 1080i was king, no 4K or streaming was around yet in large numbers, and this is a non-smart TV). I don't see any need to upgrade that until it physically breaks (so we're looking at HDMI and antenna here for TV) because I've been over the air the entire time I've had a television, and do not wish to subscribe to cable services. (I live in the DFW Metro area and will be on the second floor of an apt complex in a corner unit, about 10 miles as the crow flies from most of the broadcast towers for the area). See, e.g., https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.php?request=result&study_id=1304988 and the attached screenshot from the FCC map. (Thankfully the new place should be a LOT better for reception, as previously on the NE side of Fort Worth, 30 miles from the towers thus iffy reception with an indoor antenna...) The next DVR would need to interface with this device or the Onkyo receiver.
3. I do not have a smart TV yet, either a large screen or a small set-top box (e.g. Firestick, Apple TV, etc.)
4. It looks like TiVo subsumed ChannelMaster, but TiVo's OTA antenna DVR was discontinued in January after being manufactured starting in August 2020. CM appears to be out of the OTA DVR business.
5. Tablo doesn't support Apple TV yet? but although I'm an Apple guy through and through, my wife (who does a lot more streaming) is on an Android.

What are your suggestions?

Here is my rabbit ears info.

It would be nice to get PBS if possible

Outdoor roof antenna is fine

https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.php?request=result&study_id=1304752

Anyone know of a FREE source where statistics on the number of subscribers each major service has month over month?

Ideally, I'm looking for a data source in the form of a spreadsheet or a snapshot of subscriber numbers reported over the last 12 to 18 months.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I moved into a house recently that had a long cord coming down from the ceiling and hanging about where you’d expect a TV to be in one of the rooms. It’s about as thick as a standard power cord, but much more rigid. I don’t see an antenna on the roof and I took a peek at the attic space above but it’s pretty thick with insulation so I wasn’t able to make out much from the little access port on the hallway ceiling to get up there.

Giving it a light pull brought out a tiny bit more slack, but then it stopped so it appears to be still connected to something and not just a loose cord.

If it IS an antenna cord of some sort, what kind of equipment/adapter would I need to make it work with a modern TV that has a coax antenna hookup?

Thanks in advance! Just trying to get more info in case it’s definitely NOT an antenna and I fry my tv trying something stupid haha.

That’s a crazy steep increase. I could understand maybe a dollar or two, but $6/mo!? Wtf 🤬

I currently have Philo and I’m enjoying it but want a bit more. The closest service in price is Sling. What is everyone using? I watch a lot of AMC and A&E.

I need help. I have the Spectrum package of TV, Internet, and land line phone (which I don't even use. It helped the original price for the package). I'm paying $330 per month (I know)! I live in LA. My needs are Dodger games, Angel games (Ballys), local channels, HBO-Max, Showtime, Hulu, Prime, MLB Network, NFL Red Zone,and DVR-cloud. I think I just need help with the approach or path to accomplish my needs at the cheapest price. Any advice? I'd like to cut the phone completely. The internet I can do. The TV package is the monster.

I’m a bit confused when it comes to these plans, as I’m not really sure what the difference is and I think Xfinity might’ve upsold me something I don’t need. I’m a single guy, my only connected devices are my ps5, laptop, desktop, switch, and phone. I don’t have any google homes or Alexa’s, I don’t play online games like ever, and I’m not a twitch streamer or anything so I’m not really uploading much unless I’m posting a pic of my cat on Facebook haha. Xfinity sold me for 75.99 a month for the 800 mb plan. Is this too much? It seems steep for a single guy with just internet. The lesser options are for 150mb, 300, or 500, and they’re all a lot cheaper.

So the time has come to start thinking about replacing my Roku.

1. Regarding the $5 difference (I don’t have anything 4K) is it honestly worth it to spend the $5.

2. The stick has 1.5 gigs of ram I believe. Does the puck offer any substantial benefits or features for the extra $5.

Are there any streaming services that show you to pay an upcharge and have two households on an account? My elderly FIL lives in assisted living and I find it ridiculous to sign him up for an $80 streaming service for the couple of channels he enjoys watching (local news and ESPN/other sports). The home first l doesn’t have an antenna and cable is available, but it’s on the complete opposite corner of his room from where the tv is mounted. Any ideas??

This is a weird one I can't figure out. Maybe someone has seen this or has an idea. In the San Francisco Bay are most channels are broadcast from a place called Sutro Tower, a large tower on a high point of SF. Here's the weird part.

I get channel 7 (VHF) and 5 (UHF) very strongly - no issues. From that same tower, I can't get channel 2 (UHF) and channel 4 (VHF).

So it can't be a different location issue - same tower. It can't be a VHF/UHF issue - I get other channels fine in each frequency range.

I am perplexed. Any ideas?

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Does anybody know what streaming services for tv does free trials

Been following Reelgood for a few months now. I look at the upcoming/leaving shows for my streaming services. They have mentioned in the upcoming section shows for: Black Clover, Tokyo Revengers, Dr. Stone and Mob Psycho 100 for today. Before today I looked at the current season they were on and thought today a season would be added. When I looked no new season was added for any of the shows. Was this a mistake on their part? Reelgood is known for mistakes like this.

Ok so I have a 10 year old Tivo (yes I'm semi old) paying $$$ for Xfinity and don't think I have enough brain cells to figure all this stuff out. Are there services or consultants who can help? Like you let them know your zip code and TV brand and what shows you watch (e.g. Jeopardy, local news, Grammys, severe weather) and they tell you your options. If there was an app that would be awesome but I'm willing to pay someone for advice and guidance. Is Cord Cutter Consulting a thing?