Re: Re: Video rental store to shu
By: Gamgee to MRO on Thu Apr 04 2024 09:34 pm
Ga> There are other use-cases where cable/streaming doesn't work. Where I
Ga> live, there can be power/cable outages due to tropical weather conditions.
Ga> Sometimes an hour, sometimes a week. For $40 at Walmart, you can buy an
Ga> over-the-air antenna, and hook it to your TV (coax input). With your
Ga> generator running to power the TV, you can receive OTA broadcasts *IN HIGH
Ga> DEFINITION* from your local channel broadcasters. This is very useful in
Ga> these situations, because that's how you can learn about current/upcoming
Ga> weather, power restoration efforts, food/water distribution points, and
Ga> similar. Perhaps even a sporting event or sitcom/show. It's FREE.
I fully agree. I don't live in a tropical area, and many people here have cable
, but there are a good number of over-the-air TV channels that people can tune i
n here. I don't actually watch many of the channels, but there several stations
with local and national news and weather, as well as TV shows (and as you said,
sometimes sporting events - including the super bowl, usually). And especially
since it's free and high definition, I'm surprised more people don't use it.
I don't watch a whole lot of TV, and there are things on over-the-air TV that I
like, so I figured why not just use over-the-air? I don't have cable TV.
Nightfox
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