[Cialug] [OT] Digital TV

[Don Cady]

> Currently i use Mediacom's "broadcast basic" cable package, which includes the >broadcast channels plus Discovery Channel. Today i received a letter saying that >Mediacom is moving several of their channels to digital soon. This means i'll have to find a
>QAM tuner for the older TV. Any suggestions on how to find a good QAM tuner box?
Those channels will not likely be unencrypted after the move, so you'd
need their "digital box" anyway. Here's a list of what one can get
unencrypted in our town:
http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineupui/US:50310

>switching to broadcast. I live in an apartment, so indoor antennas would be easiest. Any >suggestions on how to choose an antenna? Would any old rabbit ears be OK as they were for
www.antennaweb.org reports a small indoor antenna should work for most
in the metro.

Don