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What if your cable provider doesn't have ABC in high-def?
Oh goodness. The Auburn Journal wrote a big 'ole article about how HDTV owners will not be able to receive the Super Bowl in HD because their local cable provider does not have ABC in high definition. Well, we're here to help.The original article from the Aubrun Journal indicated that users will have to "whip our their antennas" and that is where we are going to start. Thanks to Antenna Web and Google maps, we found out that your town looks to be about 25-30 miles away from Sacramento where KXTV-DT is located. Our goal is to use the high-def signal that they are broadcasting on Channel 10.1 to pull in ABCs HD signal.
At least someone is benefiting from HDTV conflicts
Electronics stores. If you can't get Super Bowl XL in high definition via your cable provider, you're probably running to the store to get an antenna. St. Louis is a part of the long list of communities that don't have ABC's HD feed included in their cable package. As a result, local companies like Antennas Direct are doing brisk business in selling the necessary equipment to pull in the big game.If you're still wondering what you need to see the Xtra Large game in HD we have a list. Otherwise, you could always start a petition.
No HD Super Bowl if your local affiliate and cable company can't agree
We've seen it noted in a few of the comments here, some HDTV cable subscribers having to go antenna or not at all if they want to watch the Super Bowl in high definition while their provider and the owners of local stations squabble. We know a lot of HDTV owners are sports fanatics, and so do advertisers and television companies who are determined to get every dollar they can.This article notes a typical battle currently going on in North Carolina and other areas. We recently posted about the owner of this affiliate, Sinclair, reaching a deal in Columbus, Ohio for HDTV broadcasts. Unless someone bends unexpectedly it doesn't look like Greensboro residents can expect the same. Is there anything customers can do when stuck like this? Switching to satellite or using an antenna isn't always feasible or desirable. I think local sports bars are at the bottom of a massive conspiracy, you heard it here first.
ATSC is great; when it works
We often tout the wonders of free over-the-air, or OTA, high-def programming, but lucky for us the Washington Post reminds us that OTA is not always HD nirvana. The Post decided to take the RCA 27F634T for a spin along with a cheap ol' antenna. Quickly realizing that a digital picture is an all or nothing deal, meaning it's a perfect picture or no picture, they did the whole "stand on the chair, raise your left leg and right arm" thing for the best signals. Aside from playing a digital game of Twister, they raise a valid point that not everyone can receive every OTA channel and even for those that do (like me), it can be a hit or miss situation at times.If you use an ATSC OTA tuner for any programming, how well does it work for you and how far are you from your local digital towers? Is the free HD worth it for you or is it just too much darn work?
