My experiences with ATSC HDTV

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Originally Posted by Carmine

Excuse my lack of knowledge on ATSC, but I guess I'll have to learn eventually...

So you are getting PBS ("normally" 56)... What channel is it digitally? Do digital channels use a number? I hope it's not 0110111001000, because that's damn hard to remember. Same question for CBS (62).

So low-budget channels 20, 38 and 50 are only broadcasting in standard-def? What digital "number" do they appear on?

Why no reception of FOX, NBC and ABC (2,4,7)?

Sorry for the question ambush, but you are the FIRST person I know locally who has bothered with digital nonsense.

No prob:

First off: Why no reception of NBC, ABC or FOX? Well, the computer that my TV card is in, is in a basement that is notorious for PISS POOR TV reception. All I currently have available to me are indoor antennas. I think I need a good outdoor antenna and a good 75 feet of coax cable.

As for channel numbers... I'm still trying to figure those out. For example, my TV card labels digital channels as "12XX" AKA: 1201, 1215, etc. HOWEVER I do know one of the digital PBS stations (there's more then one, same with WADL) calls itself channel 56.1 Also, the standard def Channel 20 station calls itself by its analog name (can't think of what it is)

I will conduct more tests and try to rig up a better antenna. I will also try hooking it to the cable system and see if I pull in any digital channels.