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I
bought this $99 Phillips LED (17") television
from Woot with the intention of using it as a monitor for my ACER
notebook. This is not the first time I've tried to use a TV as a
monitor, and the results are always disappointing, this time
included. It
works, but I've learned that if you want a PC monitor, buy
one.
However.
I have never watched antenna television since it went HD.
I'm
guessing many of you haven't either, what with cable seemingly
ubiquitous. I plugged in a cheap little antenna I had in my sack
of
stuff, and was amazed. It found 17 channels straight away, and
all of
them had excellent picture quality. Don't go by this video I shot
in
the kitchen with sunlight streaming in.
So here's what I learned. If I plug my ROKU into this dude, I
could
live entirely without cable TV. Mo Sup couldn't, since all her
chick
shows are on cable, but still. If times get real tough you can
be quite happy with an antenna and ROKU (NetFlix, HULU, blah blah blah
X a million).. You're welcome.
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A regular antenna or that converter I thought we needed?
ReplyDeleteTim
Regular - the converter was for tv's made before the government mandated HD. New ones work same as always.
ReplyDeleteCoupla years ago I picked up an antenna. Figured get it running for when the cable goes out. Was amazed at the amount of channels it was picking up, most HD. Too bad I was doing it the night that putz Michael Jackson died, kinda spoiled it: He was on every one.
ReplyDeleteRodger, for the umpteenth time, you are a genius. Here is the plan.
ReplyDelete1) Get Roku and install.
2) Get antenna and install.
3) Call Comcast and cancel cable and send the bastids a letter explaining it was the Communist cell made up of the current staff of MSNBC (owned by Comcast) that drove me to it.
Yes, this nest of Commies includes The Mourning Schmo.
I'm getting so I can't even stand Fox News anymore: Shemp Smith, Bill "Ted Baxter" O'Reilly and that Commie Mike Wallace's son. I miss Tony Snow and whatever happened to Brit Hume?
Steve, old revolutionaries soon grow fond of nice things and their cottage in Gstaad.
ReplyDeleteI've never paid to watch teevee, and am still utilizing the same antenna on the roof of my house that was there when I bought it 20 years ago. I receive just under 2 dozen HD channels. All are crisp.
ReplyDeleteSteve in GNBO:
ReplyDeleteBritt has retired to Floriduh. I had great respect for his impartiality .... until the last few months when he's taken it upon himself to denigrate candidates other than the Mitten. He seemed to emphasize any and all failings of the other candidates and minimize those of Willard.
tomw in GA