622 Great OTA tuner

[dendox]

My install happens on Friday (622). I live in San Antonio (78260). What do you recomend for me to get the best possible local HD reception? I want to have everything here and ready so that I can get the guy to install everything I need (surely he knows more about this than me (complete satellite noobie)).

Should I get an antenna? Indoor or outdoor? amplified or not?

I know I need to learn a lot about this, but at this point I am trying. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[scott78945]

Many people can use an inside antenna and get most if not all of their channels as long as you are not too far away from the towers. I however need to use an external with rotator as my channels are spread through a wide sprecturm and I have aluminum siding so it bounces all signals off rather than taking them in. I would start with an internal antenna first. To go antennaweb.org and put your location info it. It will tell you how far away from the towers you are from.

 

[dendox]

I am about 30 miles away from all my antenas. Most are located in the same general direction, but I have a two that are off in another direction (stil about the same distance though). do you think an indoor antenna will work?

would it be better to put it in the attic, or will it be fine hidden behind the TV?

Sorry for the amount of questions - it is just that this is so new to me.

btw - 78260 is my zip code if anyone cares to take a look and give me a more definite answer.

 

[NOHDjunkie]

The best indoor antenna

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...2938569?ie=UTF8


But, if you want a good permanant setup.


This is the Antenna you want.

http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?PROD=ANC4228

This is the preamp you want.

http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?PROD=ANC7777

Also if you are so inclined you may want a rotor so you can fine tune the position (not needed but VERY convienient)

http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?PROD=MTRTR200

This stuff is available from other vendors as well. I'm not pushing Solid Signal that's just where I got my stuff.

 

[gdarwin]

All these links are dead.

 

[Fgsilva]

I could find all except the first one from amazon.com. but I had to do a search within solid signal page

 

[NOHDjunkie]

All these links are dead.

links fixed

 

[lakebum431]

First link still broken

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Ok, I'll chime in with my experience.

First, I was laughing earlier today when I remembered that while I installed my 622 30 days ago, I hadn't bothered connecting my OTA antenna to get my locals. I pick up all of the networks via OTA, but I almost never watch them. So when I neglected to connect the OTA that first day, I never even thought of it again until today, when I remembered that college football season starts this week.

So I connected it tonight, took all of about 30 seconds. Then I ran my scan local channels. To my surprise, it ran through the scan in less than a minute and it found all twelve of my local digital channels. Couldn't have been simpler.

Then I browsed through the channels, I think everyone of them had a higher reading than from my old 942. And it locked on all of them, including those with readings in the low 70s and held the locks.

I'm quite satisified with its OTA performance.

Now, if there was only anything to watch on the networks.

 

[foghorn2]

Ok, I'll chime in with my experience.

First, I was laughing earlier today when I remembered that while I installed my 622 30 days ago, I hadn't bothered connecting my OTA antenna to get my locals. I pick up all of the networks via OTA, but I almost never watch them. So when I neglected to connect the OTA that first day, I never even thought of it again until today, when I remembered that college football season starts this week.

So I connected it tonight, took all of about 30 seconds. Then I ran my scan local channels. To my surprise, it ran through the scan in less than a minute and it found all twelve of my local digital channels. Couldn't have been simpler.

Then I browsed through the channels, I think everyone of them had a higher reading than from my old 942. And it locked on all of them, including those with readings in the low 70s and held the locks.

I'm quite satisified with its OTA performance.

Now, if there was only anything to watch on the networks.

Are any of the locals in HD and are any of them "HD-Lite"?

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Since I never watch them, I'm not sure.

But as all of the major network local stations have only 1 non-HD subchannel, I'm assuming the HD channels are very close to full HD.

And I note that YOU are the person who brought the HD-lite theme into this non-HD-lite thread.

 

[ScottChez]

Solution. Use an Amp but buy a variable Annteuator and put it closest to the 622.
Rat shack sells em.

The 622 does not like too strong of signal, having a knob lets you tweak the power. I get stations that are in my near by DMA market now.

 

[foghorn2]

Since I never watch them, I'm not sure.

But as all of the major network local stations have only 1 non-HD subchannel, I'm assuming the HD channels are very close to full HD.

And I note that YOU are the person who brought the HD-lite theme into this non-HD-lite thread.

Soory, everytime I see your avatar and your name, I associate it HD-Lite rants, sorry.

THe HD OTA channels here in Vegas are mostly HD-Lite also. Can you help us out here in Vegas with your complaints too?

 

[Tom Bombadil]

No I can't help you out.

But keep on asking questions and maybe you'll figure some things out.

And you just keep on bringing up HD-lite. Got a fixation on it?

 

[Hall]

THe HD OTA channels here in Vegas are mostly HD-Lite also.

You need to complain about that to your local stations then as it has NOTHING to do with Dish Network (or their 622 receiver, which is what this thread is about).