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    In the very near future, those of us who subscribe to services with hundreds of channels will be a small minority, and most people will possess a sort of cafeteria-style collection of shows they follow, which will be available to them anywhere they happen to be - at home on their big screen t.v. or on their tablet or phone. That sort of thing is already available to some extent, and the under-30 folks are increasingly taking advantage of it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hanger4 View Post
    With that indoor antenna you must live in or close to a big city ??
    I live in Lexington, KY.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Perianne View Post
    I live in Lexington, KY.
    That explains why you receive the 5 OTA networks and their sub-stations with that indoor antenna.

    I have only 1 local, ABC, the rest are in SC although they all have transponders within 30 miles. We receive 21 stations, not including the duplicates. We block 3 of the 21, PBS Kids and Seventh Day Adv. channel for a total of 18.
    It's ok if you disagree with me. I can't force you to be right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hanger4 View Post
    That explains why you receive the 5 OTA networks and their sub-stations with that indoor antenna.

    I have only 1 local, ABC, the rest are in SC although they all have transponders within 30 miles. We receive 21 stations, not including the duplicates. We block 3 of the 21, PBS Kids and Seventh Day Adv. channel for a total of 18.
    We actually haven't used the indoor antenna much, if any at all. I love my Roku and when I want to watch something it is Youtube, Amazon, or some other service I can get over the internet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Perianne View Post
    Thanks, @Perianne. You got me moving.

    First, I bought Mohu Leaf 50 antenna. I get 27 channels. But while I was waiting for the antenna to arrive from Amazon, my daughter found the Playstation Vue thing. It looks like we will go with that. Here is a good review about the various online "tv" services: https://www.cnet.com/news/playstatio...e-tv-compared/

    You don't have to own Playstation. I will use Roku. If anyone is interested, I will post MY review after a few days. Anyway, I will cut cable.
    I have a firestick, so I predict you will like your roku. Btw, if you use your college email addy amazon prime is 50% off. $5 a month for that, your roku, and free ota and you'll have a ton of stuff to choose from. I would do this, but I'm a sports fan. Sling has half of the sports channels and te rest are on fobu. But that'll be worked out soon hopefully, and when it does cable/satellite is in deep trouble.

    You can stream several news channels with your Pluto tv ap. Some of it is day old, but CBS news and RT (haha) are live and very hifi.
    Last edited by Bethere; 10-11-2017 at 03:28 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by resister View Post
    Wait! You can get FOX on antenna? We gotta rethink our contract!
    It's dependent upon where you live on all OTA channels.
    Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I digress....

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