zon001 wrote:
so from what I read . it is about the same for distance as a regular antenna but since it is digital the reception is better?
Not quite, but when it's good, it's great, but when it's not so good, you turn the TV off and listen to music. With an analogue signal, interference caused lines, snow and ghosting, which would come and go with the weather or whatever was causing the interference. But, you could still watch the programme. With digital, because it's a data stream, interference causes interruptions in the data, so the image at best will become pixelated and drop the audio, at worst it will freeze altogether, rendering the programme unwatchable. You might even see a blue screen from your TV telling you there is no signal, yet it was 100% just a second ago.
It is strange. I'm in downtown Toronto with line of sight to the CN Tower. On a good day I can receive 30 stations including those broadcasting from Grand Island NY. Yet some days, pulling in the CBC is a problem even though the tower is 5kms away, yet Grand Island is no problem. Go figure.
I'm just glad FM is staying analogue, at least for now. I can live with lousy TV reception, but musicus interruptus would drive me nuts.
I get all digital DTV channels inc Canadian and US station with my antenna