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| I type really fast, among other things. | Video Rebel, Part 3: Kill your cable, get HD for free over the air How could I possibly abandon cable TV? Outside of satellite, isn’t that the only way to get clean HDTV signals into the home? Light bulb over the head! Why not get out an old antenna and see if our HD- and antenna-friendly TiVo Series 3 can receive any of those digital television (DTV) channels in the airwaves? The TiVo is equipped with two DTV tuners in addition to its two CableCARD tuners, so might as well put them to good use. (If you’re not a TiVo user, any modern TV can receive DTV signals.)I’ll show you what happened in my grand experiment to abandon cable TV. Would receiving TV broadcasts the old-fashioned way work out? Could I save $45 per month and get better-quality TV reception at the same time? Hit the Continue jump to see how this picture looks. More... |
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