Many people are trading up to expensive television sets and hooking them up to old-fashioned antennas that can pull in the digital and high-definition signals of local broadcasters for free. That's right -- free.
You only get the signals of local broadcast stations – ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, etc. – but there's no monthly cable or satellite fee and no need for a set-top box. Even more amazing, the quality of the over-the-air high-definition picture may be better than what the cable and satellite companies deliver.We are witnessing the renaissance of the old-fashioned TV antenna,” said Arthur Gubeskys, chief technology officer of Convexicon Inc. of Long Island, N.Y., which has set up a Web site called HDTVantennalabs.com to help consumers find the best antenna for them.
Antenna manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand because there are few companies making antennas now.
At least it isn’t back to rabbit ears. Remember those cute things that sat on top of the TV? Sometimes you needed to adjust them three or four times before the picture improved.
Then a hot tip circulated about adding tinfoil to the ears. The foil made it look like you knew what you were doing but it seldom helped.
Link to the rooftop antenna story here.