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Originally Posted by Jeffhs
A I am very, very seriously considering getting a converter box and dropping the cable altogether, although I don't know how well it will work since I am in a poor signal area, 35-40 miles from the Cleveland TV stations, and got only one station well enough to watch in analog. I may or may not have better digital reception--I'll just have to experiment and see just what digital channels I do get here. Channel 3, the NBC station in Cleveland, did not reach here at all in analog, 5 and 8 were fair to poor at best, 25, the PBS station here, was also fair to poor, as were 43 and 55. How well these stations come in here in digital is anyone's guess;
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I live west of Toronto and all the Buffalo channels, Toronto Channels, and a few from surrounding areas, come in FAR better (and with crystal clarity) via ATSC using an electronic dish on the chimney, compared with the analog stations using a stacked yagi with rotor on a 36 foot tower. Some of these stations are over 70 miles away and not very high power. Chances are that with a proper antenna you will find a huge improvement in channel choices. In Toronto (Canada) only two stations, CKVR and TVOntario, have not yet started broadcasting in digital. You Americans are lucky, it's done, no more procrastinating; many Canadian viewers are chomping at the bit to get the transition over with.