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Channel Master Antenna

The Omni+ $59, is an HDTV antenna capable of receiving HDTV signals from broadcast towers located more than 50 miles away. Receives signals from all directions simultaneously which reduces the need for precise pointing and eliminates the need to rotate your antenna when towers are located in multiple directions.
87 Available Channels

A DIY HDTV Antenna

Comparison of DVR software

CORD CUTTER NEWS

Local Channels from YoutubeTV

YouTube TV vs Hulu vs Sling TV vs Philo vs FuboTV vs Watch TV vs AT&T TV NOW

PCMag's monthly rundowns on the shows arriving on and leaving major streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and HBO
See something you like? Switch monthly service for a month or two !

Stream+ DVR from Channel Master

The only subscription-free, over-the-air DVR that integrates online streaming services and lets you choose your recording capacity. IExternal USB hard drive for full DVR functionality. video Uses Google's ANDROID TV software and PLAY STORE.( see Consumer Report, below)

Description

The only subscription-free, over-the-air DVR that integrates online streaming services and lets you choose your recording capacity.  Watch and record free, live over-the-air broadcast programming in crystal clear HD, including all of your favorite shows, news and sports from ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, PBS, The CW and many more. Experience pure, uncompressed HD, a higher quality video signal than what is provided through cable and satellite operators, displaying both SD and HD video resolutions up to 1080i/1080p.

Enjoy a familiar experience with menus and a program guide very similar to the DVRs used by cable and satellite operators, and dual tuners allow you to record one program while watching another or record two programs at the same time. Internet connectivity provides additional features including an expanded 14-day program guide, software updates, access to online streaming services and a free subscription to Channel Master TV (30+ Internet Channels).
The DVR+ on-screen setup wizard will add your antenna channels, internet channels via wifi and streaming services to your program guide. Includes surround sound.
"DVR+" starter package with only an indoor antenna you might not receive transmissions over 20 miles  from Marin( see maps below).
95 channels for zip 94903

What’s Included

Digital TV Receiver/Recorder	External HardDrive 1TB
IR Universal Remote	14-Day Channel Guide
Live Internet Channels	1 year Limited Warranty
Open Source Streaming:
Streaming apps:         Tubi is FREE but has ADs Watching TV with an HD antenna and TiVo BOLT OTA costs hundreds of dollars less than a cable subscription DVRs DVR (with Antenna coaxial input) options (Consumer Reports): AirTV Player from Dish, & a Free HD Antenna From Sling (See SONIC) Amazon Fire TV Recast, ChannelMaster's Stream+, ( has HDMI out) --- Hulu , Netflix???  HD HomeRun Scribe Duo,  Tablo DualLite OTA from Nuvyyo, TiVo Bolt Ota. ( has HDMI out) can they include Netflix and Hulu?

STREAMING DEVICES

• TIVO Stream 4K  HDMI 2.0a, Micro USB2.0, USB-C power in,  RAM 2GB, Flash eMMC 8GB, Google Assistant, Chromecast built-in, 4K UHD, Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos, Voice remote control $70 ($50 till end of May 2021 )
• Stream+ 1TB DVR from Channel Master
• Roku ULTRA streaming device $100
•  Roku ULTRA LT $80 ( no USB in, no personal shortcut buttons)
•  Roku STICK+ $50 ( no MICRO SD, no ETHERNET, no TV MUTE, no USB in, no personal shortcut buttons)
• Android TV
• All Vizio SmartCast TVs
• Samsung & LG smart TVs (2016 models and newer)
• HiSense TVs (models: MTK5658, MTK5659, MSD6586)
• Apple TV (4th generation) and Apple TV 4K
• Fire TV Stick (2nd Gen), Fire TV Stick 4K, all-new Fire TV Cube, Fire TV Cube (1st Gen), and all Toshiba, Insignia, Element, and Westinghouse Fire TV Edition smart TVs
• Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X
• Roku: All Roku TVs, Roku Smart Soundbar, Roku Ultra, Roku Ultra LT, Roku Streaming Stick+, Roku Streaming Stick+ HE, Roku Streaming Stick (3600x and newer models), Roku Express/Express+, Roku Premiere+, Roku Premiere, Roku 4, Roku 3 (4200x, 4230x), and Roku 2 (4210x)
• PS4

SONIC INTERNET and optionally DISH NETWORK

Fusion FTTN X2 (Fiber-to-the-node X2)  using AT&T's IP network at up to 50Mbps, plus Sonic Voice-over-IP telephone service with unlimited nationwide calling. One phone line a*, plus taxes and fees. 12 month contract
Do not offer any services without home phone .
Most home security systems are compatible with
Sonic's Voice-over-Internet-Protocol phone service.
 

We use a Zenith receiver(discontinued, (see the "DVR+" below) with about 8 hours of memory (16gb) to record shows if needed.
Picture quality is excellent with an antenna; the only drawback is that you occasionally get reception problems when the weather is very turbulent. It hasn't been much of a problem for us as it's usually temporary and we're usually streaming video anyway." (see SLING, VUDU and USB WIFI Adapter below)

"Has a good tv guide from ROVI . Must be connected to  wifi or ethernet.. Then there is the streaming internet channels Pandora, You tube, Sling, if you subscribe, plus others.   I like the internet stations but would like to be able to record internet programs." You would think you could do that with the USB WIFI Adapter($39)? But the FTC says "NO" !

"The guy at CM recommended I get the discount coupon from antennaweb.org and get a separate hard drive.  This saved me about 250 bucks by my estimation and I got the wireless adapter and extra antenna for free!  I love everything about it as it works exactly as promised.  I am hopeful that CM will continue to update with streaming sites as they become available to them or possibly add Netflix or Hulu (etc) to the lineup.  The diagnostic tools and partial scan ability is great for getting my station lineup complete even if some stations don't always come in."

"Combined with my attic-mounted digital TV antenna, I receive all of the local stations in crystal-clear HD reception (and it's sharper than what I was getting from my cable TV service).

Coupled with the on-board SlingTV app, and the Netflix & Hulu subscriptions that I have on my AppleTV (which I already had), I'm entirely free from cable TV.

Offering a little advice to other people who are thinking about cutting the cord, start with getting the right digital TV antenna first. Channel Master offers several options, and the antenna is the most crucial part of cutting the cord. Once you have the right antenna, add the DVR+ and a good external USB hard drive, and you'll never look back.

BTW, I was previously paying $160/month for my cable TV service. I now pay $34/month ($20/month for SlingTV, and $14/mo for Netflix & Hulu)."

You do not need to convert the coax to hdmi to get your channels in HD. The coax going straight to a modern TV will give you full 1080p  .

When the future of GAMING is not going to be an XBOX or a PLAY STATION it's going to be streamed to your PC ! You need to know how fast that GRAPHICS CARD is in that new GAMING LAPTOP

I had an existing cable line, which had a splitter for internet and TV. It was at this connection point in the splitter, I hooked my Mohu Antenna.

 If you get your internet and cable service from the same company (like Comcast), this configuration probably won't work for you. I get my internet service from ATT, and that comes in via my phone line. However, it might be possible to use some of the cable runs for the antenna and some for the internet, if you are ready to run some new lines where they need to go. I actually have the antenna feed running from the attic down through the cable line to the basement, and from there, I have a couple of other coax lines running to my other 2 TVs. Where the cable line comes in from outside, I have sent that back up to the cable converter to be able to watch and record the couple of cable shows I want to watch. It was a bit complicated and time consuming to do all this, but in the end it was worth it.

Local Channels Included with
DISH Packages

ABC(HD), CBS(hd), OX(HD),NBC, theCW, PBS -- DISH HOPPER DVR with SLING
the DISH Antenna points SSE (south south east)

the 200 DISH package (plus the 120) $65/mo

the 120 DISH package $50/mo

Family Channels

Sports Channels

News Channels

Entertainment Channels

the 250 DISH package (plus the 200 and 120) $75/mo

https://www.AntennasDirect.com/transmitter-locator.html

1. Check to see if the digital channels in your area broadcast on the UHF or VHF band.  If the Affiliate channels are for high-frequency VHF stations (Channels 7 – 13), you will need a VHF antenna. Check out our ClearStream 1V, ClearStream 2V or ClearStream 4V HDTV antennas based on their range. For UHF (Channels 14 - 51), you will receive crystal clear reception with any of our other antennas.
2. Determine how far will your antenna be from the transmitters. Look at the column heading in dark blue showing the distance in miles (mi) and choose your antenna based on the farthest transmitter from your location.
3. You might need a uni-directional or multi-directional antenna. In some cities like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, all stations are broadcast from one central area; the Empire State and GE Buildings in New York, the Sears Tower or Hancock Building in downtown Chicago, and Mt. Wilson in Los Angeles. In other cities like St. Louis, the transmitters are scattered around the city. Check the Black markers on the map, and if all of your desired stations are transmitting from the same area or within 20° of each other, you can use a uni-directional antenna: Check out the Element Uni-directional long range antenna. If the transmitters are positioned more than 20° apart, it is best to use a multi-directional antenna. All of our antennas indicate whether they are a uni-directional or multi-directional antenna.

Search Results:
Found 34 transmissions within 65 miles of 94903 ( the furthest is 59 miles away)

HDTV antenna setup that pulls in 82 channels, even with the TerraLinda/Sleepy Hollow ridge parked in front of the house. Our monthly Comcast bill had amounted to over $160. By cutting the cable, the bill dropped by $100.  It took a lot of trial and error, and research to get this right, so here is what we did:

Materials:
Denny’s Stacker Antenna -- http://dennysantennaservice.com/hd_stack...
Antenna Parts Outlet – Eave Mount -- http://www.antennapartsoutlet.com/Pages/...
5 foot mast and 100’ of RG6 coaxial cable -- Purchased at Electronics Plus on 4th Street.

You might have different results, but I’d recommend the Denny’s Stacker for TerraLinda, as I did try smaller outdoor and indoor antennas, with varying results. NBC was problematic for us, as its broadcast is from San Bruno Mountain, which is further away than Mt. Sutro. This setup seems to fix this.

When you install, use the compass on your phone and point the antenna to 150 degrees SE. That is about the direction of Sutro Tower from TerraLinda.

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This shows compass direction to Sacramento stations is about 74deg.

We live deep in Sleepy Hollow and get the stations on a bounce off of the big hill between Sleepy Hollow and Terra Linda. Yes, the antenna is pointing the wrong way, but it works 95% on the SF stations except channel 11 which is only about 60%. This is with a high-end channel master antenna. Pointed at Mt. Sutro we have 0% reception.

It was rather amazing. I was real frustrated after installing the antenna and receiving 2 Sacramento stations and some misc. UHF stations with zero local VHF stations. Then, while rotating the antenna, I found the sweet spot pointed at the hill. 2, 4 and 5 are close to 100%. Channel 11 seems to be affected by temp. inversions and sometimes gets iffy. My antenna is only on a 3' mast and barely clears the ridge line of the roof.

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purchased an antenna system from Walgreens and get about 30 stations loud and clear. Price was $15 in the TV section. Need an HD converter box to work for about $50.

Channels you wont get

	40.1    FOX		57 mi	UHF
	Call Sign:	KTXL-DT1
	RF Channel:	40
	Direction:	72° ENE
	9.1   PBS		18 mi	UHF
	Call Sign:	KQED-DT1
	RF Channel:	30
	Direction:	169° S
	9.2   PBS		18 mi	UHF
	Call Sign:	KQED-DT2
	RF Channel:	30
	Direction:	169° S

May 2020 - TOP 100 CHANNELS COMPARED ( not including Google Play Movies & TV app nor Apple’s own TV app