LeanBeef Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 So I've moved into my brothers house and all he has is basic cable with his hdtv. Watching non hd channels on a 70 inch tv is pretty brutal, I would much prefer to watch tv on a 16 inch tv. Anyone know if I'm able to pick up cbc-hd or any other hd channels with any of the following antenna's? http://www.thesource.ca/estore/category.aspx?category=Antennas&language=en-CA Btw I'm in southeast vancouver (near champlain/killarney ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Goose- Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Correct me, but didn't all TV go digital last summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Correct me, but didn't all TV go digital last summer? They did, but you can build or buy from what I've heard a digital/HD antenna that will pick up a handful of stations. I really don't see the point, I'd rather just pay a bit of cash to be able to have all of the HD stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M A K A V E L I 96 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 - get a coke can - cut it in half vertically - tape each half to a manila envelope or cardboard - get a coax cable, chop off the connector on one of the ends. solder or tape the inside wire to one end of the can and the shield part of the coax to the other end. You should get 7 or 8 HD chans with this, including CBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 - get a coke can - cut it in half vertically - tape each half to a manila envelope or cardboard - get a coax cable, chop off the connector on one of the ends. solder or tape the inside wire to one end of the can and the shield part of the coax to the other end. You should get 7 or 8 HD chans with this, including CBC. Yeah, i saw this post already, thats why I made this thread Do you have any reference sites or pics? I also tried the binderclip antenna without success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trek Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 ATSC HD OTA you should get CBC, CTV, Global, City TV. You might get American OTA depending on how sensitive your antenna is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverpig Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Rabbit ears will work. Just go to London drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 While we're on the topic of antennas, sometimes I can hear random Indian music through my computer speakers. I'm pretty high up as well. That used to happen to me before, but on my guitar amp... It's hella annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Correct me, but didn't all TV go digital last summer? OTA (Over the air) tv is now HD digtal but cable tv is still analog unless you get the HD package with a HD terminal. So getting TV over the air can actually be better quality as you get a high definition signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverpig Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Not to mention the HD signal that comes down your cable line is compressed whereas the OTA signal is not. CBC OTA for HNIC = win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 Not to mention the HD signal that comes down your cable line is compressed whereas the OTA signal is not. CBC OTA for HNIC = win Are you sure it'll work? I live in an area with tons of houses and trees. Will that interfere with the signal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truculence Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I have an old CRT TV and because it doesn't have a digital tuner, I had to buy one. Mine is an LG I got for about $40 from the States. I also have one of those Terk rabbit ears things (bought that from the US for about $35), and get CBC, Global, CityTV, CTV2 (Vancouver Istand), CBC French, CTV (Vancouver), and OMNI. Picture and sound are crystal clear and way better than the old analog reception. If I wasn't blocked by the Arbutus Ridge, I might also be able to also get KVOS, KING, and KOMO from Seattle. I'm in Kitsilano in a ground floor apartment. More info here and here. An amplified antenna like the DB4 will help you pick up more channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Are you sure it'll work? I live in an area with tons of houses and trees. Will that interfere with the signal? No, houses and trees won't interfere with your signal. What will affect the signal is the area in which you live. The higher the better. For example, Burnaby mountain is good, the Capitol Hill area of Burnaby is good. Renfrew heights in East Van, PNE, Little Mountain or Queen Elizabetth Park areas are good. Downtown Vancouver is not good. (Unless you live high up in a condo). I only get one channel, CBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 Okay, so I just picked up this antenna at bestbuy: http://m.bestbuy.ca/defaultpage.aspx?lang=en#/m/search.aspx?q=10062961 Hope it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 Someone please help me! I'm not able to get cbc or any vancouver based channels! BUT I'm able to get 6 US channels s and chek tv from victoria? How does that make sense? Btw I live in champlain heights Edit: the weakest channel is the victoria one too! How does that make sense?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverpig Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Someone please help me! I'm not able to get cbc or any vancouver based channels! BUT I'm able to get 6 US channels s and chek tv from victoria? How does that make sense? Btw I live in champlain heights Try checking out the forums at digitalhome.ca. They've got a lot of good people there who can give you specific advice. When I lived in Kerrisdale, I was in a ground floor apartment, surrounded by big concrete towers, and was in the south west corner of my building. I could get CBC, and sort of CTV and City. I got the shopping channel from the US and that was it. If you are on the north shore and get a nice big antenna with a good quality pre-amp, you can pick up the major Seattle networks (FOX, NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS) in addition to the local networks. I'm lucky here in Toronto as I am about 1.5 km directly north of the CN tower so all the local stuff comes in nice and strong, and Buffalo isn't far across the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 Try checking out the forums at digitalhome.ca. They've got a lot of good people there who can give you specific advice. When I lived in Kerrisdale, I was in a ground floor apartment, surrounded by big concrete towers, and was in the south west corner of my building. I could get CBC, and sort of CTV and City. I got the shopping channel from the US and that was it. If you are on the north shore and get a nice big antenna with a good quality pre-amp, you can pick up the major Seattle networks (FOX, NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS) in addition to the local networks. I'm lucky here in Toronto as I am about 1.5 km directly north of the CN tower so all the local stuff comes in nice and strong, and Buffalo isn't far across the lake. Thanks for the advice, but it turns out that my tv skips out all the local vancouver channels (idk why) and is only able to get random channels from the US like mytv, cool tv, and a couple of other useless ones. The only channel that I got that is useful is chek tv hd... From victoria. No playoffs in hd for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverpig Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Thanks for the advice, but it turns out that my tv skips out all the local vancouver channels (idk why) and is only able to get random channels from the US like mytv, cool tv, and a couple of other useless ones. The only channel that I got that is useful is chek tv hd... From victoria. No playoffs in hd for me What do you mean it skips them all? Try moving your antenna around. Tune to the CBC channel (2.1 or 58.1 I think) and use the tv's signal meter. Then move the antenna around. Try to get it to the north side of the house so you can see Seymour mountain. Hmm, I just put your neighbourhood into tvfool and it doesn't look too promising http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d267ef89f7a03e4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 What do you mean it skips them all? Try moving your antenna around. Tune to the CBC channel (2.1 or 58.1 I think) and use the tv's signal meter. Then move the antenna around. Try to get it to the north side of the house so you can see Seymour mountain. Hmm, I just put your neighbourhood into tvfool and it doesn't look too promising http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d267ef89f7a03e4 Here's my exact location's tvfool http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d267e362485a4cb My tv only has an auto program option, but it skips doesn't go through the 'real' channels that should be shown here (cbc, global, etc.) It's really frustrating, especially considering the fact that playoff's is in about a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverpig Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Here's my exact location's tvfool http://www.tvfool.co...d267e362485a4cb My tv only has an auto program option, but it skips doesn't go through the 'real' channels that should be shown here (cbc, global, etc.) It's really frustrating, especially considering the fact that playoff's is in about a week Geez, yeah you're screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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