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  1. Bill Austin

    Mitsubishi HDTV from OTA problem/question

    Garry, Bought my Mits 65907 at Tweeter Schaumburg IL, the salesman Bob Clanfield was really helpful in letting me take my time messing with each of the models and answering questions about the differences etc. I ended up buying the ws65907 for $4720 and the hd400 hdtv box for $759 and I also...
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    HDTV Magazine (on the web)

    First off my intentions aren't to step on any toes of other clubs/groups/magazines/ezines etc... but I ran across this site that looked kinda cool and thought I would ask any of you if you know anything about it or belong to it, and basically if it was worth the cost to join (one time fee $35)...
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    Mitsubishi HDTV from OTA problem/question

    Ok I have a Mitsubishi ws65907 TV, using the Mitsubishi sr hd5 HDTV box and a rooftop antenna in to grab the HDTV signal. I live in the Chicago IL area, I can pull in 5,7,9,32 in HDTV and it's AWESOME! for some reason though I can't get channel 2,,,, But my biggest problem/question is that...
  4. Bill Austin

    Direct Tv Mounting dimensions

    Can anyone tell me what the approximate dimensions are for the mounting base of the standard 18 inch direct TV dish are? I need to make a wood mounting plate for my balcony and want to know what size it needs to be to accommodate the screw holes. Length, width depth? (how long are the screws...
  5. Bill Austin

    HDTV Question about signals

    I was lookin around the web and came across that dst3000 but I thought it was for direct tv ONLY, but heck if you can use it with a regular antenna etc I will definitly look into that one, anyone know where I can get a sweet deal on it price wise? B&M or online no difference to me. Bill :)...
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    HDTV Question about signals

    Ok sounds like I am on the right track of understanding then here with my question (antenna thru hdtvdecoder to HDTV ready TV). Can anyone point me in the direction of what to look for in terms of a decoder or are they all pretty similar? Also anywhere that sells them at really decent prices...
  7. Bill Austin

    HDTV Question about signals

    Ok not sure if I have this right or not, looking for answers/suggestions/clarification. If I have a HDTV (ready) set - Toshiba 55hx70 btw, and have a good outside TV antenna (my rooftop has a clear good signal), not talking about dish or cable just straight old antenna on the roof, and I buy a...
  8. Bill Austin

    Dish Network Hardware Question

    I am considering Dish Network and I have a HDTV ready set coming in two weeks Toshiba 55hx70. I have read thru the site for dishnetwork and saw the model 6000 unit has the HDTV decoder built into it, however I noticed another section of the webpage that talked about needing a second dish for...
  9. Bill Austin

    Chicago area alternatives to at&t cable?

    I keep reading this OTA HD reception stuff, does this mean if I got a decoder (hdtv decoder) for my hdtv ready tv and used a regular rooftop antenna (which my rooftop provides a decent pic btw) I can get HDTV signals (at least off the local channels when they broadcast hdtv programs). If thats...
  10. Bill Austin

    Chicago area alternatives to at&t cable?

    Talked to the manager today about this, they say no way to the roof (which is a shame cuz its 100% un-obstructed) as for my balcony they said it has to be on it's own pedestal type thing vs mounted to the actual building or balcony posts, I said to her "lets take a walk", Within 200 feet of her...
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    Chicago area alternatives to at&t cable?

    You hit the nail on the head! After 6 pm my pic signal goes down BIGTIME, I even recorded with my tivo and my vcr the picture quality and showed the tech guy (who comes during the day of course) and said THIS IS WHAT I GET AT NIGHT (& thats when all the good stuff is on primetime!). The stupid...
  12. Bill Austin

    Chicago area alternatives to at&t cable?

    This may sound like a dumb question but I am posting this with the hope that there is an alternative for me that I am not aware of... I live in the Chicago Suburbs, Palatine, IL 60067 I have At&t digital cable and I am SO tired of calling them out to test/adjust signal (very poor picture...
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