[mythtv-users] Anyone else in Canada with HDTV on Myth?

R. G. Newbury newbury at mandamus.org
Wed Aug 13 03:43:14 UTC 2008


Craig Treleaven wrote:
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>> My understanding in this area is pretty limited still so am I correct in saying that for me to get HDTV going here the best I can get is basically higher quality analog?

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> Etiquette on this list frowns on top-posting.
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> I'm in Oakville using an HDHomerun.  I get my HD via OTA--lots of people get ~20 channels with an outdoor antenna (and NO monthly fees)!  I have the second tuner connected to Cogeco cable.  They're nice enough to provide 30+ digital QAM channels that mirror many of the analog offerings.  No HD but Family for the kids, etc.
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I'm in Clarkson just east of Oakville. I get SD analog from Rogers. NO 
QAM. They killed that last July. Instead I have a large ChannelMaster 
antenna, presently in the attic but about to go onto a pole beside the 
chimney, and an HDHomeRun for HD. I get about 20 channels but not all of 
them always. Unfortunately, the angle between the rhumb line to Grand 
Island for the US stations and the rhumb line to the CN Tower is about 
85 degrees, so the Cdn stations get shortchanged. I may add a separate 
antenna for that, but it will mean using an amp to isolate the antennas, 
I think,
No special firewire or IR blaster required with this setup.

When channels are 'on' the picture is spectacular. The Olympics is 
pretty awesome in HD...

Geoff


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