<div dir="ltr">The email I got was from <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Shin.</span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 26 February 2014 15:34, R. Brent Clements <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rbclemen@gmail.com" target="_blank">rbclemen@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Full disclosure: TechUnbound is the company I work for ;-) You will<br>
likely get better answers to the questions from our lead installer.<br>
<br>
Brent<br>
<br>
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Khalid Baheyeldin <<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com">kb@2bits.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> There is also this Toronto based site, which may not apply to us here. They<br>
> charge fees for out of town, ...etc.<br>
><br>
> But look at what they say on specific antennas right on the front page<br>
> (bottom left). Also, their antenna page.<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.theantennaguys.com/" target="_blank">http://www.theantennaguys.com/</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 10:42 AM, CrankyOldBugger<br>
> <<a href="mailto:crankyoldbugger@gmail.com">crankyoldbugger@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> I will bookmark that techunbound link, thanks for that.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On 26 February 2014 10:32, Khalid Baheyeldin <<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com">kb@2bits.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> I am also going on the path of cutting the cable, once Rogers termination<br>
>>> penalty runs out ...<br>
>>><br>
>>> If I get local news, TVO and PBS, then I don't need Rogers ...<br>
>>><br>
>>> TVFool.com says PBS from Buffalo is a long shot where I am, though I am<br>
>>> on higher ground than the rest of Waterloo. I have a large evergreen just<br>
>>> south of where the TV, and a house as well. So, will try the old coax lying<br>
>>> outdoor from an old unused satellite, and see if shifting the indoor antenna<br>
>>> to the far side of the house makes a difference.<br>
>>><br>
>>> For outdoor antennas, these guys are local, and say that they will come<br>
>>> over and do a test to tell you which channels you can get before they do the<br>
>>> install.<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="http://techunbound.ca/" target="_blank">http://techunbound.ca/</a><br>
>>> Will wait till snow is gone before I give them a call.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I can get CKCO in HD by connecting the unused coaxial cable to the TV's<br>
>>> ATSC.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I will try first some highly rated indoor antennas, like the Winegard<br>
>>> FL5500A, which is amplified via a USB connection (so no power usage when the<br>
>>> TV is off). It is $150 at The Source, but on Amazon Canada it is less than<br>
>>> $100, and $60US if you have someone to buy it for you from Walmart.com<br>
>>> online.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Indoor+Antennas&product=8011403" target="_blank">http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Indoor+Antennas&product=8011403</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> Again, late March earliest ...<br>
>>><br>
>>> For MythTV and XBMC, seems that OpenELECT is the highest rated distro for<br>
>>> XBMC.<br>
>>><br>
>>> My issue is that any of these requires a PC. Even an Atom based one is<br>
>>> not small enough for my entertainment cabinet, which is now full. Also,<br>
>>> noise, heat and power outlets.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Something embedded and small would be nice.<br>
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