WTHR blackout drags on with NBC Colts game, fall premieres looming
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indystar.comPosted Sep 20, 2017, 12:37 PM UTC
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indystar.comI picked up a Mediasonic Homeworx (correct spelling) on Amazon for about $28, works great. Plus the less compression with antenna TV over cable the pic looks terrific.
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anyone have any luck getting anything from Direct tv or uverse? All they have offered so far is a 25 dollar credit.
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Cut the cord...go over the air.
Yep. Because of this blackout, my dad got a converter and antenna. Says it's perfect HD, can even schedule and record shows to a USB drive.
Not a bad deal. Think he spent $50 total on the hardware.
What is this "record shows to USB" you speak of? Not being able to record "Jeopardy!" every night is basically the only thing keeping me on the cable train.
Haven't tried it myself, he just said it's an option. Planning on bringing him a USB drive later this week to try it out. He says the converter has it's own remote like a cable box, and a "tv guide" like a cable box, allowing you to find shows and record them as long as you have storage plugged in.
He said he had a small 4gb drive and was able to record a 30m show.
Mind filling me in if you get a chance to check it out in person? Would be very interested to know what the setup is. U-Verse has me at my wits end.
Walmart sells a box that RCA makes for $40.00 and it will record OTA TV shows I have one and it's pretty good...not as slick as a DVR or TIVO but it works. I use a 500GB USB Hard Disk on mine...you can use a thumbdrive too...I use this antenna.
Not to mention that over the air HD TV is WAY less compressed than the crud they sell you on Dish, Directv and the cable companies. I refuse to watch the NFL this year for assorted reasons, so I am anxious to watch Hockey on NBC Sports in OTA HD.
Wait....like NHL hockey? When does Fox 59 have hockey?
Unless they reached a deal to broadcast Fuel games, the answer is never.
Any day now? Uh fixed it. NBC Sports is glorious in OTA HD TV