anyone watch their TV using an antenna?

[disneyspy]

i'm sick of paying 90 bucks a month for cable and internet and not even getting the HD channels. my local channels are all in HD but my cable company shitties up the signal so i'll pay more for whats free out there,I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE! whats a good antenna for a suburban stud muffin to pound? as soon as my contract is up in march i'm going free ballin on the tv tip and they have a new customers deal for 20 bucks amonth for 12 gig internet,i'm going to pretend like i'm moving to get that deal

[weekapaugjz]

i have a shitty 20 dollar antenna that picks up abc/cbs/nbc from about 90 miles away. crystal clear HD.

[disneyspy]

i have a shitty 20 dollar antenna that picks up abc/cbs/nbc from about 90 miles away. crystal clear HD.

no shit really? what kind?

[weekapaugjz]

i can't recall the brand. rca maybe? i can double check the make when i get home in the morning. i got it at bestbuy for 20 bucks about a year ago. they ranged in price from 20-100 and just got a cheap one to see if it would work at that broadcast range.

[disneyspy]

i can't recall the brand. rca maybe? i can double check the make when i get home in the morning. i got it at bestbuy for 20 bucks about a year ago. they ranged in price from 20-100 and just got a cheap one to see if it would work at that broadcast range.

i was at best buy today checking them out,was it the square tile looking one? or a rabbit ears like looking one?

there are two towers one is 40 miles away and has NBC and ABC,the other is 70 miles away and has FOX and CBS so i wasnt sure if i needed to go the 150 outdoor antenna route

[weekapaugjz]

this is the one i have (http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=ant1251&d=RCA-ANT1251-Indoor-Amplified-TV-Antenna-%28ANT1251%29)

[disneyspy]

this is the one i have (http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=ant1251&d=RCA-ANT1251-Indoor-Amplified-TV-Antenna-%28ANT1251%29)

i'll give it a try,thanks

[PapaBear]

My dad uses an antenna to pick up a couple of stations that aren't on Comcast. The HD thing is right. It's more clear than the HD from cable.

[deliciousV]

whats a good antenna for a suburban stud muffin to pound?

What, you no listen? Muffin no pound, muffin get pounding.

[TripleSkeet]

I havent had an antenna on my tv since I was 11. You gotta be nuts. Id let them shut my gas off before Id give up my cable.

[disneyspy]

without the NFL REDZONE cable has lost all fun for me

[Snoogans]

without the NFL REDZONE cable has lost all fun for me

trust me, NFL Redzone will make NFL lose all its fun to you. I was watchin that shit on my phone whenever jets games were on cable, and all it made me realize is how bad the NFL is and how much every team sucks. You just bounce around watching everytime run awful plays and fuck up easy shit. its sad.

btw if you have verizon, you can get redzone free.

[Snoogans]

I havent had an antenna on my tv since I was 11. You gotta be nuts. Id let them shut my gas off before Id give up my cable.

skeet, spy is like 65 years old. He can easily get by watching 7 different law and orders

[disneyspy]

trust me, NFL Redzone will make NFL lose all its fun to you. I was watchin that shit on my phone whenever jets games were on cable, and all it made me realize is how bad the NFL is and how much every team sucks. You just bounce around watching everytime run awful plays and fuck up easy shit. its sad.

btw if you have verizon, you can get redzone free.

i have verizon but no data package,i can either work in the winter and have the little conviences or be unemployed and happy

[weekapaugjz]

I havent had an antenna on my tv since I was 11. You gotta be nuts. Id let them shut my gas off before Id give up my cable.

i don't want to pay 100 bucks for cable a month and only be interested in a handful of channels. plus, i don't want to be stuck in a two year contract with a satellite company. i barely watch tv at home anyway as it is. my wife and i usually find more entertaining things to do than just sit around and stare at the tv.

[Snacks]

i don't want to pay 100 bucks for cable a month and only be interested in a handful of channels. plus, i don't want to be stuck in a two year contract with a satellite company. i barely watch tv at home anyway as it is. my wife and i usually find more entertaining things to do than just sit around and stare at the tv.

I thought about doing this too. I read that over the air hd channels are actually clearer and better hd then from your cable provider because its a truer hd and that your cable provider compresses the signal. dont know if thats true or not but everyone i know who has done this says this and there are plenty of articles and reviews online that say the same thing. i just want to make sure i get a good enough antenna that picks up a great signal. i will def be doing this for the spare tv.

[Snoogans]

I thought about doing this too. I read that over the air hd channels are actually clearer and better hd then from your cable provider because its a truer hd and that your cable provider compresses the signal. dont know if thats true or not but everyone i know who has done this says this and there are plenty of articles and reviews online that say the same thing. i just want to make sure i get a good enough antenna that picks up a great signal. i will def be doing this for the spare tv.

i would do it if more games were still on network tv. i watch 95% sports when i watch tv, and i need to have fox soccer, espns, and other shit to watch games that i wouldnt get from those faggot towers

[weekapaugjz]

I thought about doing this too. I read that over the air hd channels are actually clearer and better hd then from your cable provider because its a truer hd and that your cable provider compresses the signal. dont know if thats true or not but everyone i know who has done this says this and there are plenty of articles and reviews online that say the same thing. i just want to make sure i get a good enough antenna that picks up a great signal. i will def be doing this for the spare tv.

i have a 42 inch panasonic plasma and i've never seen a football game look better than what it does with my antenna. it's a 20 dollar antenna. depending on where you live in jersey, you might be able to pick up channels from both NYC and philly.

[weekapaugjz]

i would do it if more games were still on network tv. i watch 95% sports when i watch tv, and i need to have fox soccer, espns, and other shit to watch games that i wouldnt get from those faggot towers

sports would be the only reason i'd ever pick up cable/satellite

[Snoogans]

sports would be the only reason i'd ever pick up cable/satellite

the only reason i still have it. and the shitty part is that its goin the wrong way. more games and shit are moving to cable from network. so over the next few years, people with antennas will get less and less live games, unless some cable networks start offering shit free over the air, which would cost them alot of money to do

[Snacks]

i agree sports is what keeps lots of us. the good thing is basic cable for like $30 a month or basic satellite for $30 a month might have what i need. i only need espn, msg, and the yes network for sports. i like having the others but i only truly need my nfl games and nba games.

[weekapaugjz]

the only reason i still have it. and the shitty part is that its goin the wrong way. more games and shit are moving to cable from network. so over the next few years, people with antennas will get less and less live games, unless some cable networks start offering shit free over the air, which would cost them alot of money to do

between abc/cbs/nbc on saturdays, there is always a good college football game to watch all day. sunday, cbs & fox (if in your area they still broadcast) for nfl. college basketball on cbs on weekends in winter and march madness. lots of golf on cbs and nbc. no baseball though unless you get fox with the sat game of the week. some nhl from here on out on nbc on sat.

but nothing at all during the week. which if you're trying to follow nhl, nba, mlb teams, it's impossible.

[Snacks]

can you hide the antenna in a closet or behind the tv or does it have to be in the open? how does it plug into your tv? do these antennas have hdmi or coax connectors?

which one do you recommend?

[weekapaugjz]

it all would depend on where the antenna got the best reception. i have mine on top of a speaker next to the window. i linked the one i have earlier in the thread and it's just a coax hookup. i'm know there are more expensive ones out there, they have several at best buy type stores, but this one works for me.

[Snoogans]

between abc/cbs/nbc on saturdays, there is always a good college football game to watch all day. sunday, cbs & fox (if in your area they still broadcast) for nfl. college basketball on cbs on weekends in winter and march madness. lots of golf on cbs and nbc. no baseball though unless you get fox with the sat game of the week. some nhl from here on out on nbc on sat.

but nothing at all during the week. which if you're trying to follow nhl, nba, mlb teams, it's impossible.

during the week is brutal. also, you only get parts of some shit. For one, i hate college basketball. the shot clock allows it to be way too slow and so i dont like to watch it unless its tourney time, and even them im casually observing the shit. and golf you get, but usually only like 3 hours on sat and sunday, and thats only like the biggest 15 or so tournies. Even the masters, the first 2 rounds are on ESPN now. TNT gets a bit of the PGA and shit. The british is mostly live on ESPN cause its weird hours, and by the time it comes on network you already know what happened. same with olympics and all that shit.

Not to mention, the weekdays are usually the times people most rely on their home tvs cause on the weekends, you arent working so you are usually doing shit, or can just go out to a bar or with friends to catch games, etc.

[disneyspy]

i never thought about going to antenna til i dropped my sports package(red zone )i have netflix and hulu and espn3 thru my xbox,i know of enuf sites to watch anythingon the net on my tv,it pisses me off that my cable company fucks up the signal to the local stations so i will purchase the HD package AND an antenna is a better picture than cable or satellite? plus its free after you buy the antenna,it just seems fucked up to pay as much as i do for cable especially since i'm unemployeed wink wink 5 months out of the year,thanks weeka,i'm going free over the air in march

[Snoogans]

i never thought about going to antenna til i dropped my sports package(red zone )i have netflix and hulu and espn3 thru my xbox,i know of enuf sites to watch anythingon the net on my tv,it pisses me off that my cable company fucks up the signal to the local stations so i will purchase the HD package AND an antenna is a better picture than cable or satellite? plus its free after you buy the antenna,it just seems fucked up to pay as much as i do for cable especially since i'm unemployeed wink wink 5 months out of the year,thanks weeka,i'm going free over the air in march

although mostly true, that internet stuff usually doesnt look great. Also, my internet is on a provider that doesnt allow espn3, so that option would be out for me. And its pretty tough recently to find american stuff other than the biggest of big games, at least on the internet sites i use, cause most of them are all europe

[disneyspy]

although mostly true, that internet stuff usually doesnt look great. Also, my internet is on a provider that doesnt allow espn3, so that option would be out for me. And its pretty tough recently to find american stuff other than the biggest of big games, at least on the internet sites i use, cause most of them are all europe

i didnt check out alot of my old sites til a boxing match came on and half the sites i used to go to were seized by homeland security,i got scared just clicking on them cuz i could feel the feds watching me

[Snoogans]

i didnt check out alot of my old sites til a boxing match came on and half the sites i used to go to were seized by homeland security,i got scared just clicking on them cuz i could feel the feds watching me

its not illegal to watch it you tool. its illegal for people to put it there.

basically its like how a 17 year old cant get in trouble for smoking (unless the town has some gay shit like Ridgewood) but the store that sold them gets in trouble.

ironically, in most states, NJ included, it works the same with betting. You are legally allowed to place bets in NJ with bookies on sports. there is nothing against that. Its just not legal for bookies to take the bets. So you cant get in trouble, but even still, alot of the sites dont have a ton of american sports cause that will get them shut down faster, and cause most of the people providing the streams are from europe.

next time you watch an ESPN football game on one of those sites, notice how its most likely from the ESPN America feed, which is ESPNs channel in England

[disneyspy]

i'm not the tool,you are!

[disneyspy]

i watched some hockey on ESPN AMERICA,the commercials were wierd but short

[hanso]

The good ole days only three channels, no remote, lying under the set to change it with a pair of grip locks because the knob broke off.

[PapaBear]

The good ole days only three channels, no remote, lying under the set to change it with a pair of grip locks because the knob broke off.
You didn't have any UHF channels where you grew up?

[Snoogans]

You didn't have any UHF channels where you grew up?

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[CountryBob]

Spy, I went through this a few years ago. The HD quality is better over the air on the local networks. But, I recommend spending a little more money on the antenna.

I used this one http://www.amazon.com/Antennas-Direct-ClearStream4-HDTV-Antenna/dp/B001BRXW74/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325858201&sr=1-5

After going through the $20 route (and being aggravated) - I found this one and it worked great. You will need this type of antenna to pull in that tower from 70 miles away. Too bad I didnt know this day would come because I left it on my old house last year - or I would have given it to you.

[disneyspy]

Spy, I went through this a few years ago. The HD quality is better over the air on the local networks. But, I recommend spending a little more money on the antenna.

I used this one http://www.amazon.com/Antennas-Direct-ClearStream4-HDTV-Antenna/dp/B001BRXW74/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325858201&sr=1-5

After going through the $20 route (and being aggravated) - I found this one and it worked great. You will need this type of antenna to pull in that tower from 70 miles away. Too bad I didnt know this day would come because I left it on my old house last year - or I would have given it to you.

i'm thinking of getting the 20 dollar RCA for my bedroom but thats a good price for my livingroom tvs,its 150 bucks at best buy

[Snacks]

Spy, I went through this a few years ago. The HD quality is better over the air on the local networks. But, I recommend spending a little more money on the antenna.

I used this one http://www.amazon.com/Antennas-Direct-ClearStream4-HDTV-Antenna/dp/B001BRXW74/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325858201&sr=1-5

After going through the $20 route (and being aggravated) - I found this one and it worked great. You will need this type of antenna to pull in that tower from 70 miles away. Too bad I didnt know this day would come because I left it on my old house last year - or I would have given it to you.

if you get one of these can you connect it to more then 1 tv? if so then this is better because you wont have to buy multiple $20 units if you have multiple tvs and it will be hidden or outside rather then on or near the tv.

[disneyspy]

if you get one of these can you connect it to more then 1 tv? if so then this is better because you wont have to buy multiple $20 units if you have multiple tvs and it will be hidden or outside rather then on or near the tv.


ya those are outdoor mutidirectional antennas that you aim at towers to get the best possible signal,you can find your towers with stations and degrees from your place at
http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/maps/ i'm doing it,for the price of one cable bill i can get better reception on the local channels than thru cable,just cant do it right now with the free showtime weekend,espn having 1 playoff game and what not

[hanso]

You didn't have any UHF channels where you grew up?

Yeah, but I remember the big 3 more.

[TEKOA]

In my area we have 7 over the air digital HD broadcasters. I can recieve them all by using an indoor antenna set up on the windowsill. I bought the antenna at a local store for 35 bucks and it works great. The local stations air all the popular shows that I like to watch plus 2 of them air NFL games on Sunday. One station broadcasts a game at 11 am and the other broadcasts a differnt game at 3pm. You get a great picture and audio from the over the air broadcasters. I am on a tight budget and can't afford cable.

[Kevin]

I don't know why this thread saddens me so much.

Is it because Dspy is a lazy bastard or is it because the thought of people going back in time to the 80s is so depressing..

13 channels?

Rabbit ears?

What's next? Bring out the ol typewritter and Polaroid?

[disneyspy]

ordered the clearstream2 and tivo premiere combo at BEST BUY today-100 bucks,deal last til saturday if anyone wants better reception and wants to cut their cable bill

http://bestbuy.shoplocal.com/bestbuy/default.aspx?action=entryflash& go to page 6

[Snoogans]

the guys at work have this. You are gonna end up gettin more spanish channels than english.

Im not even kidding, they basically get 2 4 5 7 9 11 13 and then like FIVE different spanish stations. I dont fuckin understand it

[disneyspy]

the guys at work have this. You are gonna end up gettin more spanish channels than english.

Im not even kidding, they basically get 2 4 5 7 9 11 13 and then like FIVE different spanish stations. I dont fuckin understand it

i'm no where near a metropolitan area,green bay and grand rapids are 100 miles away and detroit and chicago are both 200 miles away,i did a fcc check on range,direction and channels so all i'll be getting are FOX,CBS,NBC and ABC, checked out an over the air messageboard thats about users in my area and they're all happy with the reception(tho most have cable or satellite) and use the antenna because it gets better picture and audio and they use for just certain events

[Snoogans]

i'm no where near a metropolitan area,green bay and grand rapids are 100 miles away and detroit and chicago are both 200 miles away,i did a fcc check on range,direction and channels so all i'll be getting are FOX,CBS,NBC and ABC, checked out an over the air messageboard thats about users in my area and they're all happy with the reception(tho most have cable or satellite) and use the antenna because it gets better picture and audio and they use for just certain events

yea i always forget its mostly cause there is so many spanish people around here. They get fuckin telemundo, Univision, telefutura, its fuckin retarded.

[disneyspy]

got my antenna and tivo setting up indoor for now,waiting on the tivo to dl all the program info right now

[disneyspy]

OMG,this is fucking rediculous how much better the picture and audio is

[Snoogans]

OMG,this is fucking rediculous how much better the picture and audio is

how does the Bulls Celtics game look on there?



oh yea, its on ESPN. you dont have it

[weekapaugjz]

how does the Bulls Celtics game look on there?



oh yea, its on ESPN. you dont have it

who wants to watch that shit anyway?

[weekapaugjz]

OMG,this is fucking rediculous how much better the picture and audio is

how many channels are you picking up?

[TooLowBrow]

how many channels are you picking up?

13 and not even all of those. of course there is always uhf...

[Snoogans]

who wants to watch that shit anyway?

i did until the bulls went up by fuckin 20. now im just waiting for Heat at Nuggets. But regardless, you can fill in whatever sport.


Fine, hows that buffalo sabres game lookin spy? oh right, no cable

[disneyspy]

how many channels are you picking up?

2 FOX,1 CBS, 2 NBC, 3 PBS's,2 ABC's= 10 channels

[weekapaugjz]

i did until the bulls went up by fuckin 20. now im just waiting for Heat at Nuggets. But regardless, you can fill in whatever sport.


Fine, hows that buffalo sabres game lookin spy? oh right, no cable

msg was dropped from time warner and dish. so unless you have directv, you ain't seeing the sabres. and that's probably a good thing because they fucking suck.

[weekapaugjz]

2 FOX,1 CBS, 2 NBC, 3 PBS's,2 ABC's= 10 channels

do the different networks have different programming aside from prime time stuff or is it essentially the same stuff?

[disneyspy]

how does the Bulls Celtics game look on there?



oh yea, its on ESPN. you dont have it

i'm stuck with shitty ass cable til march when my deal runs out,fuck ESPN and its stupid NBA bullshit,really liked watching CHUCK in true HD and having all 7 speakers kicking

[Snoogans]

msg was dropped from time warner and dish. so unless you have directv, you ain't seeing the sabres. and that's probably a good thing because they fucking suck.

I didnt know the sabres were even on MSG up there. Down here they only have knicks rangers devils and islanders. And i have cablevision, so even if i wanted to, i could never get rid of MSG cause Cablevision owns it sorta*

* Cablevision used to own the knicks, rangers, the garden and all the channels. Charles Dolan, the owner of cablevision, split them off into a seperate company, MSG Enterprises, and gave it to james dolan. He is now tryin to sell Cablevision and give the money to his other kids who didnt want the company. And like any good businessmen, before they split it off, cablevision signed with MSG a 20 year deal or something to make sure it never lost money. Pretty slick actually.


Pepsi did that with Pizza Hut. They bought pizza hut, signed pepsi to an exclusive soda contract for all pizza huts, then they sold pizza hut to some other company.



anyway the point is Sabres arent on MSG here. The only time i ever turn on MSG is for knicks games. Im not a hockey guy anymore, but i used to watch the devils when i cared. Otherwise, the entire channel is awful shit. And Al Trautwig is a fag

[disneyspy]

do the different networks have different programming aside from prime time stuff or is it essentially the same stuff?

primetime is the same,theres is something called NBC+ that looks like its kids programming,i have my antenna inside to just test but i imagine when i hook it up outside i'll get more channels,nice thing is the tivo antenna service is free,then theres all the internet shit that i havent had time to explore yet

[Snoogans]

do the different networks have different programming aside from prime time stuff or is it essentially the same stuff?

its probably different and the shit thats the same is prob on different times. I know when im in AC at the hotel, they have philly NBC and NY NBC and they are usually showing different shit at the same time, but eventually they end up showing all the same shit.

[Snoogans]

primetime is the same,theres is something called NBC+ that looks like its kids programming,i have my antenna inside to just test but i imagine when i hook it up outside i'll get more channels,nice thing is the tivo antenna service is free,then theres all the internet shit that i havent had time to explore yet

you should end up with alot more. A buddy of mine ( i know its near NYC so it prob has more than most places) decided to go with the antenna, and he doesnt get most of the channels i would watch, but he gets a good 25-30 channels. Some of them are spanish, some are just like public access shit but its more than just a few

[disneyspy]

you should end up with alot more. A buddy of mine ( i know its near NYC so it prob has more than most places) decided to go with the antenna, and he doesnt get most of the channels i would watch, but he gets a good 25-30 channels. Some of them are spanish, some are just like public access shit but its more than just a few

i was surprised i got more than 4 channels

i have 15Mbs internet-is netflix worth it?

[weekapaugjz]

I didnt know the sabres were even on MSG up there. Down here they only have knicks rangers devils and islanders. And i have cablevision, so even if i wanted to, i could never get rid of MSG cause Cablevision owns it sorta*

yeah, they've been on msg here for probably at least 10 years. they just don't show the rangers or devils games when they are on because of the sabres zoning protection. lots of people here who have time warner are pissed as shit because they are out on sabres games.

[Snoogans]

i was surprised i got more than 4 channels

i have 15Mbs internet-is netflix worth it?

you have to pay 7.99 a month for netflix. and to be honest, most of the shit they put online isnt that great. 90% of the movies i would search for would be DVD only and thats another 7.99 or so a month. So no. There is sites like the sports ones where people put up movies and tv shows and shit so you can find most of what you would want. Also, PM, i got a couple sites for you for sports, including your favorite that ICE shut down which they put back up with a new address

[Snoogans]

yeah, they've been on msg here for probably at least 10 years. they just don't show the rangers or devils games when they are on because of the sabres zoning protection. lots of people here who have time warner are pissed as shit because they are out on sabres games.

so on your MSG then, you would get the knicks and sabres instead of rangers and devils? You still have knicks?

[weekapaugjz]

you have to pay 7.99 a month for netflix. and to be honest, most of the shit they put online isnt that great. 90% of the movies i would search for would be DVD only and thats another 7.99 or so a month. So no. There is sites like the sports ones where people put up movies and tv shows and shit so you can find most of what you would want. Also, PM, i got a couple sites for you for sports, including your favorite that ICE shut down which they put back up with a new address

PM me some of those sites.

[weekapaugjz]

so on your MSG then, you would get the knicks and sabres instead of rangers and devils? You still have knicks?

yes, they have knicks games on.

[disneyspy]

you have to pay 7.99 a month for netflix. and to be honest, most of the shit they put online isnt that great. 90% of the movies i would search for would be DVD only and thats another 7.99 or so a month. So no. There is sites like the sports ones where people put up movies and tv shows and shit so you can find most of what you would want. Also, PM, i got a couple sites for you for sports, including your favorite that ICE shut down which they put back up with a new address
sweet,i have a desk top that i use for that kind of stuff only

[Snoogans]

PM me some of those sites.

done


sweet,i have a desk top that i use for that kind of stuff only

im too lazy to send another PM. whenever you want the sites go on aim and ill give it to you

[Snoogans]

for anyone who cares (and has cable) the celtics are back within single digits for the first time since like 5 min into the game. End of 3 its a decent game now

[Snacks]

ordered the clearstream2 and tivo premiere combo at BEST BUY today-100 bucks,deal last til saturday if anyone wants better reception and wants to cut their cable bill

http://bestbuy.shoplocal.com/bestbuy/default.aspx?action=entryflash& go to page 6

is this the one you got? pretty good deal. i used to have tivo and loved it but i hated the connection and delay between the cable box and the cable box. this seems perfect but they raised the price to $20 a month, wtf? if i ever go this route and cancel fios i will have to go back to tivo because i dont know if i could watch tv without being able to pause or rewind something i missed.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Long-Range+Antenna+%26+TiVo+HD+DVR+Package/9999163500050001.p;jsessionid=4E2B0CB511374A7AE310 F3924FE55E22.bbolsp-app02-35?id=pcmprd163300050001&skuId=9999163500050001&st=tivo&lp=6&cp=1

[Tenbatsuzen]

Is there anything on the market that's similar to Slingbox? I like my sling, but I'm just curious.

I'm looking a way to send live broadcast content to my computer, cell, or iPad.

If the rumors are legit that iPad will have 4G, I'll want to upgrade.

[disneyspy]

is this the one you got? pretty good deal. i used to have tivo and loved it but i hated the connection and delay between the cable box and the cable box. this seems perfect but they raised the price to $20 a month, wtf? if i ever go this route and cancel fios i will have to go back to tivo because i dont know if i could watch tv without being able to pause or rewind something i missed.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Long-Range+Antenna+%26+TiVo+HD+DVR+Package/9999163500050001.p;jsessionid=4E2B0CB511374A7AE310 F3924FE55E22.bbolsp-app02-35?id=pcmprd163300050001&skuId=9999163500050001&st=tivo&lp=6&cp=1

yes its what i got and the 20 bucks/a month is only if you use it as a cable box,i'm using it as a digital receviever/dvr and the service is free

[Snacks]

yes its what i got and the 20 bucks/a month is only if you use it as a cable box,i'm using it as a digital receviever/dvr and the service is free

explain to me how you do this? how can you use it as a dvr for free? it says right on the site that you cant access or use the dvr capabilities without paying the service fee. just yesterday you said you were waiting for tivo to download all the station information or something like that. how does it do that if you didnt pay a subscription fee?

if there is a way let me know because my old one is sitting around collecting dust. it also has some shows on it that last i checked wouldnt allow me to access them. whenever i tried to watch something after i cancelled my service it would pop up with something telling me services isnt paid or active etc.

[disneyspy]

explain to me how you do this? how can you use it as a dvr for free? it says right on the site that you cant access or use the dvr capabilities without paying the service fee. just yesterday you said you were waiting for tivo to download all the station information or something like that. how does it do that if you didnt pay a subscription fee?

if there is a way let me know because my old one is sitting around collecting dust. it also has some shows on it that last i checked wouldnt allow me to access them. whenever i tried to watch something after i cancelled my service it would pop up with something telling me services isnt paid or active etc.

i don't know havent recorded anything yet,i just set it to record the red wings/blackhawks game at 12 30 today,maybe cuz when it asked me if i wanted to set up tivo central i clicked "later" or i think its free if you hook it up to the internet and just use it as a reciever/dvr for broadcast channels,i'll tell you how the red wings game recording turns out tommorow

[Snacks]

i don't know havent recorded anything yet,i just set it to record the red wings/blackhawks game at 12 30 today,maybe cuz when it asked me if i wanted to set up tivo central i clicked "later" or i think its free if you hook it up to the internet and just use it as a reciever/dvr for broadcast channels,i'll tell you how the red wings game recording turns out tommorow

could be a free trial and maybe they will block you after 14 days or 30 days? definitley keep us updated because if it works as you say then thats a steal of a deal for $100. The only reason I have kept my old tivo and havent thrown it out or given it away yet is i want to put it on a spare tv and use it as a dvr but in the past when i have looked at how to do it nothing seems to work.

[disneyspy]

could be a free trial and maybe they will block you after 14 days or 30 days? definitley keep us updated because if it works as you say then thats a steal of a deal for $100. The only reason I have kept my old tivo and havent thrown it out or given it away yet is i want to put it on a spare tv and use it as a dvr but in the past when i have looked at how to do it nothing seems to work.

could be,i looked thru the instructions yesterday and it didnt say anything about a free trial,but even if it is 20 a month,i think it'll be worth it since it turns into a smartbox with all the extra internet stuff

[mdr55]

I had to work last weekend and the t.v. at our office don't have cable or shit as we use it to show videos and DVDs to our clients. Thank god my brother still had the antenna and converter box because I brought that to the office and set it up to watch the Giant's game last week. Came out pretty clear.

[Snacks]

could be,i looked thru the instructions yesterday and it didnt say anything about a free trial,but even if it is 20 a month,i think it'll be worth it since it turns into a smartbox with all the extra internet stuff

i agree. it seems to do a lot and like i said i dont think i can watch tv without being able to rew or pause or even rec if not home. i have had tivo and now fios dvr for over 8 years now and i dont know how we ever did without this technology! think about all the times you watched something and you couldnt understand what they said? now you rewind 30 seconds until you understand it!

[disneyspy]

I had to work last weekend and the t.v. at our office don't have cable or shit as we use it to show videos and DVDs to our clients. Thank god my brother still had the antenna and converter box because I brought that to the office and set it up to watch the Giant's game last week. Came out pretty clear.

i'm thinking about getting an amplified rabbit ears for my bedroom (40 bucks) but there are some decent non amplified at big lots for 10 bucks,any opinion?

[PapaBear]

i'm thinking about getting an amplified rabbit ears for my bedroom (40 bucks) but there are some decent non amplified at big lots for 10 bucks,any opinion?
You should definately get an amplifier.

[disneyspy]

just checked my dvr-the red wings/black hawks game is on there-crystal clear and 5.1 sound(never got that on my cable box) going into OT,trying to get the recording and the live football game on at the same time,this is fucking excellent

[disneyspy]

You should definately get an amplifier.

thanks, if i go that route i will but i might just go and buy another antenna and tivo box cuz i'm really impressed with this and it wont cost all that much more

[Snoogans]

thanks, if i go that route i will but i might just go and buy another antenna and tivo box cuz i'm really impressed with this and it wont cost all that much more

you realize you are gonna end up spending as much on antennas and other dumb shit as you would have to keep cable right?

[disneyspy]

you realize you are gonna end up spending as much on antennas and other dumb shit as you would have to keep cable right?

i just paid a 96 dollar cable bill,the package cost just alittle more than one months bill and its free tv after that and the picture and audio are so much better its sickening

[Snoogans]

i just paid a 96 dollar cable bill,the package cost just alittle more than one months bill and its free tv after that and the picture and audio are so much better its sickening

im tellin you, you will be sitting there on a wednesday night pissed you have nothing to watch.

Though you are an old lady, so you prob watch law and order and shit

[disneyspy]

i'm not an old lady, YOU ARE!!

[Snacks]

im tellin you, you will be sitting there on a wednesday night pissed you have nothing to watch.

Though you are an old lady, so you prob watch law and order and shit

not trying to start a fight just wondering. do you watch anything but sports? yes i agree with you there will be times that i would go nuts with nothing to watch if i do this but i watch or at least like enough network tv that i wouldnt mind missing a baseball or basketball game. i dont watch hockey except in the playoffs and the nfl is always on network tv. i would actually miss having espn on in that back ground while i work and the nets games more then anything but i can always listen to sports radio for the same shit.

[Snoogans]

not trying to start a fight just wondering. do you watch anything but sports? yes i agree with you there will be times that i would go nuts with nothing to watch if i do this but i watch or at least like enough network tv that i wouldnt mind missing a baseball or basketball game. i dont watch hockey except in the playoffs and the nfl is always on network tv. i would actually miss having espn on in that back ground while i work and the nets games more then anything but i can always listen to sports radio for the same shit.

i do, but only cable shit. If there isnt a game on, ill mostly watch history, discovery and that kinda shit. Also, sadly, i still watch Jersey Shore and then sometimes i watch daily show and Colbert Report. Otherwise im usually either on the comp or out somewhere or playin PS3

[Snacks]

i do, but only cable shit. If there isnt a game on, ill mostly watch history, discovery and that kinda shit. Also, sadly, i still watch Jersey Shore and then sometimes i watch daily show and Colbert Report. Otherwise im usually either on the comp or out somewhere or playin PS3

yeah i do watch from time to time some cable shows but for the most part i watch network dramas and comedies. i like a few shows on usa, fx etc and would be pissed missing that but in this economy i understand why so many people are getting rid of cable.

[Snoogans]

yeah i do watch from time to time some cable shows but for the most part i watch network dramas and comedies. i like a few shows on usa, fx etc and would be pissed missing that but in this economy i understand why so many people are getting rid of cable.

i dont put on any channel below 27 if a sport isnt on. I dont watch any network shows. I will check out celeb apprentice but i watch it on the internet commercial free instead of while its on TV cause im at work. Otherwise, nothing at all from networks

and for some reason i still watch Hell's Kitchen. But its not on right now so.

[disneyspy]

i'm stuck with cable for the next two months but i can very easily see me coming back in september for 6 more months just for the REDZONE,IT KINDA SUCKS THO THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE EXPANDED BASIC AND SPORTS TIER just to get the one channel you want

[Snacks]

i'm stuck with cable for the next two months but i can very easily see me coming back in september for 6 more months just for the REDZONE,IT KINDA SUCKS THO THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE EXPANDED BASIC AND SPORTS TIER just to get the one channel you want

did you ever think about getting a playstation 3 and getting the nfl netowrk on that? they now offer the nfl football package for the ps3 no cable subscription needed.

[Snoogans]

did you ever think about getting a playstation 3 and getting the nfl netowrk on that? they now offer the nfl football package for the ps3 no cable subscription needed.

he coulda done that before he spent 700 bucks on antennas

[disneyspy]

did you ever think about getting a playstation 3 and getting the nfl netowrk on that? they now offer the nfl football package for the ps3 no cable subscription needed.

i didnt know about that and i just bought myself an XBOX360 on black friday

[Snacks]

i didnt know about that and i just bought myself an XBOX360 on black friday

return it! i dont have any game system but im thinking of doing this too or i might go with the dish and their basic $29 package. this way i will get lots more channels and have the option to get the football package. but if you dont want any monthly bills then go ps3.

[disneyspy]

been gone for a few days,checked my DVR and it had a message that i needed to activate my tivo sevice if i wanted to use the box as a dvr BUT it had recorded ALCATRAZ so i'm not going to activate the sevice just yet

[disneyspy]

had the same message again today,i'm hoping if you dont attempt to set up tivo central then it'll work as a dvr BUT it does have some cool features (hulu+,netflix) that might be worth the 20 bucks a month

[Snacks]

had the same message again today,i'm hoping if you dont attempt to set up tivo central then it'll work as a dvr BUT it does have some cool features (hulu+,netflix) that might be worth the 20 bucks a month

from my experience my tivo unit wouldnt allow me to even view my old recordings so i doubt it will still work and allow you to record. even if it did allow you to record you wouldnt know what you are recording because the guides would no longer update. but keep us updated to know for sure.

[disneyspy]

from my experience my tivo unit wouldnt allow me to even view my old recordings so i doubt it will still work and allow you to record. even if it did allow you to record you wouldnt know what you are recording because the guides would no longer update. but keep us updated to know for sure.

its still recording,got the AI opener on there,not able to watch anything on there yet due to i'm not at home right now but i did watch last sundays wings game and green bay/new york game yesterday,its awesome

[disneyspy]

the tivo made me get a sub to use the dvr,20 bucks a month but its now a smart box