Giving up on HVR-950

[congenictv]

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I'd love to see HD. I thought, Calgary was a hip enough town to have it (OTA).

I get the impression that Calgary does not easily get OTA.
Have you checked out this website? It may provide you with more information about your area.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=33078

But with system power requirments, poor info, and certainly the need for an antenna and no hardware encoder, makes me take this 950 back.... and wait for more info from others...

If you're really interested in getting OTA you really need to get a good antenna (like an amplified antenna or an antenna like the silver sensor if you plan on staying indoors) or at least be in a favourable location in relation to station transmitters.

You should definitely take the 950 back especially if you're interested in getting hardware encoder.

But to make life simple, you should also consider getting HD content from your local satellite or cable provider.

[zehd]

I get the impression that Calgary does not easily get OTA.
Have you checked out this website? It may provide you with more information about your area.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=33078

Yeah that's one of the only sites that had any info

If you're really interested in getting OTA you really need to get a good antenna (like an amplified antenna or an antenna like the silver sensor if you plan on staying indoors) or at least be in a favourable location in relation to station transmitters.

And that starts the expense again, where I think soon the tech will change away from antenna again.

You should definitely take the 950 back especially if you're interested in getting hardware encoder.

Yup. It's packed up and ready to go

But to make life simple, you should also consider getting HD content from your local satellite or cable provider.

I don't actually have an HD TV yet. THis was an experiment to see if I could get free tv, and also play with the larger format HD files, so I could improve ZProcess...


I'm am very impressed with the look of default medium encoded analog SDTV files on my computer monitor. (I did tweak my cable good). I will download the odd ep from the net, that seems down sized from and HD signal. I'd say that the quality is good all right, but not enough of a difference for me to bust my head open trying to get it...

[congenictv]

And that starts the expense again, where I think soon the tech will change away from antenna again.

Yeah, I know what you mean and who knows how long they're going to suppor this technology.