TV Fool: Signal-predict with the big boys
Sunday, June 24th, 2007If you want a rough idea of which local digital TV stations you can receive over the air, the Consumer Electronics Association’s antenna predictor site can be a big help. Plug in your address, and you’ll get suggestions about which antenna type is best for each station.
If, on the other hand, you’re a hard-core signal-strength geek, you now have a new tool for your arsenal. TV Fool is the place, offering advanced TV reception tools developed by someone who felt that the CEA antenna site “was dumbed-down too much.” (Notably, TV Fool doesn’t try to sign you up for the consumer electronics lobby’s mailing list.)
Technology360’s Dennis Haarsager, a public broadcaster who has published signal-prediction software, suggests TV Fool might be useful for “advanced viewers.”
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