HDTV for Free

Filed in archive HDTV on August 1, 2005

Got an HDTV? Did you know you can get your local major network's HDTV signal for free? All you'll need to do is install an outdoor antenna. CNET.com has a nice 6 part tutorial with video that shows you how to buy and set up an antenna for your HDTV and it starts:

If you have an HDTV with a built-in digital tuner, you can get high-def programming without paying a dime in monthly subscription fees to the local cable or satellite megaconglomerate. You can also enjoy free over-the-air high-def broadcasts if you have an HDTV-ready television connected to an external high-def tuner, such as the Humax HFA100.

All you need, so the story goes, is to connect an antenna. Free high-def programming is explained in depth here, but in short, you can receive high-def broadcasts from the major networks--ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, and PBS--over the air in most areas of the country today.

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[via PVRBlog]