DTV reception in Ramsey, NJ?

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I live in Ramsey, NJ. If I were to purchase an inexpensive DTV tuner such
as the Samsung SIR-T451, would I be likely to receive DTV broadcasts with a
nice/clear picture if I used one of those relatively small INDOOR antennas?

Thanks,

J.

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"jeff" <jeff23news@optonline.net> wrote:

> I live in Ramsey, NJ. If I were to purchase an inexpensive DTV
> tuner such as the Samsung SIR-T451, would I be likely to receive
> DTV broadcasts with a nice/clear picture if I used one of those
> relatively small INDOOR antennas?

Go here: <http://antennaweb.org/>
If all the digital stations are listed in the Yellow antenna type, you
can likely use an indoor antenna. If Red, Green, Blue or Violet,
you'll probably need an outdoor antenna.

Channels 13-69 are UHF, which use a smaller UHF type antenna. Channels
7-13 are "highband" VHF, and will often come in with a UHF antenna as
well.

For lowband VHF channels 2-6, you need a larger antenna, like rabbit
ears fully extended. Fortunately, there are few lowband VHF digitals
in use at this time. We have one in our area and reception is
difficult, at best, especially due to its low power.

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Thanks. I'll likely wait until the 5th generation chips are available (and
maybe even wait for 6th generation just to be very safe). What's really
stopping me is that there are not enough free digital stations in my area to
justify pulling the plug on cable TV.

J.

<<The trouble with an indoor antenna is multipath reception, from signals
bouncing around in the room.

We all know multipath as ghosts on "regular" TV. On digital TV, such
ghosting shows up as the receiver reporting "No signal" no matter the
strength, simply because it's messed up by multipath. The so-called 5th
generation chips, due out in actual consumer gear sometime in 2005, go a
long way to overcoming multipath. If you absolutely can't put an antenna
outside, I see three possibilities: You can wait for a receiver with 5th
generation chips; you can get that T451 now and encounter some frustration
with pictures that freeze or tile periodically, especially as people move
around the room; you can get the T451 and put the antenna(s) in the attic --
a compromise solution.>>