I am using a small outdoor antenna which pulls in all the local digital channels if I connect it to the TV directly or to an LG External ATSC reciever. However if I hook it up to the HR10-250 , I am only able to pull in WB and UPN, It wont pull in any of the big 4, sometime Fox but very pixelated.. I am in Wallingford CT. 06492. Signal strength is good when bypassing the HR10250.
HR10-250 OTA Reception?
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The HR10-250 does not have a good OTA tuner. The H20 is much better because it's a newer generation tuner. We'll have to wait until the replacement HD DVR comes out to hopefully get the newer OTA tuner.
I have a radio shack indoor amplified antenna (kinda looks like the Enterprise from Star trek!! 
) and 90% of the time works very well for all my local stations (signals in the upper 80s). I'm about 20 miles from my towers and in an area surrounded by houses and tall trees. My Hd tivo tuner is actually much better than the 811 I also have. So, maybe your tuner is not working properly...
) and 90% of the time works very well for all my local stations (signals in the upper 80s). I'm about 20 miles from my towers and in an area surrounded by houses and tall trees. My Hd tivo tuner is actually much better than the 811 I also have. So, maybe your tuner is not working properly...If an amp makes it worse, your problem may be multipath and not signal strength. As the HR10-250 has an older-generation tuner, it doesn't handle multipath well at all.Pinkfloyd said:
I've been told that an attenuator can help but I've never experienced this myself. You might want to check over on avsforum -- they should have a thread for your local area.
--chris
Thats what I heard too, that the H10-250s have bad tuners. One time I install an ota which is near the towers, I got 0 receptions, but I swap out the H10-250 with another H10-250 and most of my locals comes in. This happen to me and one of my friends too.
Hey Pinkfloyd, can you give some more details on what you used? I am in Cromwell and have the same problem as you. My Zenith receiver gets pretty much the channels I'm looking for, but the HDTivo is very spotty OTA.
I am using a channel master 3044 4-way distribution amplifier. I have it hooked up after a (Radio Shack) variable antennuator. You can get the antenuator for about $10 and the 4-way amp for about $30, I am using a small outdoor antenna , very similar to a square shooter, I have the antenna between pointed between waterbury and Hartford.. The WB WTXX-20 Comes out of waterbury, that is what I focus most on (It is the weakest signal for me) . I get the New Haven signals without even using an antenna..
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