Re: Q about "Pixelation" of Digital Signal on HDTV

Depending on where how far your friend is from the broadcasters
he might benefit from an amplified antenna. I live in a low rise 
condo
near hills and surrounded by trees. I've always needed amplified 
indoor
antennas to get descent reception. Also, while there's no
such thing as an HDTV antenna most of the digital stations are
UHF. Traditional rabbit ears, for example are for VHF while a 
loop
is best for UHF. Finally, even for excellent reception, some 
broadcasts
e.g. s****ts will give those little boxes for fast changing 
scenes due to
the broadcaster's compression algorithm.
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Rick Evans
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"Mirsky" <mirsky@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:mirsky-83B536.20501331012008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi. I have a friend who recently purchased a 26" Polaroid HDTV 
> from
> Circuit City.  He also bought a digital antenna there that he 
> hooked up
> to the television. Unfortunately, he has found that the 
> picture of the
> tv stations often 'pixelates.'  I am not sure if 'pixelate' is 
> the
> proper term.  What happens is that the image on the screen 
> breaks up
> into little squares and sometimes even freezes for a few 
> seconds.  He
> has found that it happens so often that sometimes he can't 
> watch any of
> the stations at all.
>
> My questions: is the 'pixelation' problem one that is common 
> with using
> an HD antenna (that is, versus cable or satellite)?  Is it all 
> the fault
> of the antenna or is part of the problem with the tv itself?