How To Cut-the-Cord and Watch Free HD Channels Over-the-Air

Have you been thinking about “cutting the cord” and going with internet-only based programming from a service such as CBS All Access, Sling TV, or Hulu? There sure are many options out there, but what about local channels? And what … Read More

Cut the Cord & Go with Free TV Over-the-Air?

Thinking of “cutting the cord?” Or maybe you already have? With plenty of options out there between Hulu, Netflix, and other internet services it’s a lot easier to get the programming you want without having to pay a cable or … Read More

Xbox One TV Tuner now available in US & Canada

Microsoft is now selling an over-the-air TV tuner for the Xbox One console that captures TV signals via an old school antenna. The tuner, built by Hauppauge, is a simple device with a male USB connector on one side, and … Read More

CBS blacked out on your TV? Get free HD channels using an antenna

Are you missing your favorite shows on CBS because of the Time Warner Cable and DIRECTV disputes? Try using an antenna to get the local channels free over-the-air. All you need is a TV with a digital tuner (or digital … Read More

Samsung confirms acquisition of Boxee

Samsung has confirmed the acquisition of Boxee this afternoon, raising eyebrows and questions about what the South Korean-based electronics giant will do with the smaller hardware/software startup company. Both Engadget and TechCrunch broke the news this morning, citing their own reliable sources. Samsung confirmed the acquisition this afternoon with the New York Times, but did not disclose any specific amount. Read More

Home Depot selling Winegard antennas for free HD channels

Home Depot is now selling Winegard brand TV antennas that are capable of capturing free over-the-air (OTA) HD channels. The store is stocking both an indoor and outdoor model, each of which retail for $39.99. The FlatWave Indoor Antenna is a nice looking product that weighs just 0.34 lbs and comes with 15-feet of coaxial cable. The FreeVision Outdoor Antenna looks more like a traditional antenna (see pic below), weighs in at 1.12 lbs, and comes with 50-feet of coaxial cable. Both antennas are rated at capturing signals up to 35 miles away. Read More

Watch local TV live on iPad & iPhone

Want to watch local TV on your iPad for free? Elgato recently released the EyeTV Mobile TV tuner for Apple iPad and iPhone, which lets you watch live TV over-the-air for free. In case any one forgot, local TV is still free. All you need is an antenna and digital receiver to watch CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, PBS and many other channels without a service provider. Read More

Boxee TV: A New Device for Cord Cutters

Boxee, Inc. made a major announcement regarding their new focus:  television.  More to the point, unlimited recording of basic TV channels via a new Boxee TV set-top device.  Read More

HDTV over the air – What do you need?

There seems to be a lot of interest these days in getting high-definition television and movies over-the-air. This article will tell you what you need to get started receiving HD programming and movies in your home or office using just an antenna — no cable or satellite service required. Read More

Boxee Live TV USB tuner to ship Jan. 2012

Boxee has starting taking pre-orders a USB dongle that’ll allow you to watch live TV over-the-air. The USB-connecting device looks like other DTV tuners such as the Pinnacle PCTV and the Elgato Eye TV, with a male USB connector on one side and female coaxial cable connector on the other. The Boxee product even includes an HD antenna, although we’re a bit skeptical about the antenna’s ability to capture digital signals amidst any interference. Read More

Boxee Box to support live TV over-the-air

Boxee Box’s upcoming 1.5 software update will apparently support live TV tuning via a special USB dongle. The dongle will capture over-the-air local broadcasts from networks such as NBC and FOX, allowing you to watch digital SD and HD television for free. GigaOM’s Janko Roettgers wrote about the tuner integration when he discovered the option in an unreleased Boxee 1.5 update. Read More

Getting HD channels without a cable box

While the CEA would love for over-the-air television signals to end in favor of viewers having to pay for service, the National Association of Broadcasters is still on the consumer’s side, arguing that the percentage of homes tuning into OTA signals is currently over 14-percent* and still growing. Still, many HDTV owners aren’t aware of the DTV spectrum which provides free over-the-air standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) channels from local broadcasters. So how do you get HD channels without a cable box? Read More

How do I find HD channels in my area?

The question I still get quite often is “How do I find HD channels in my area?”

To find HD channels in your local area you can use the website AntennaWeb.org or the government’s DTV Reception map. You locate broadcast facilities … Read More

Primetime broadcasts tonight in HD

Here’s what’s on tonight, Thursday, November 4 in primetime over-the-air HD.

8:00 PM
The Big Bang Theory
(HD, New, Comedy) CBS

The Vampire Diaries
(HD, New, Drama) CW Read More

Getting free HD channels over-the-air

ClearStream1 Antenna

Getting HD channels for free is not rocket science. And, it has nothing to do with an illegal cable hook-up that your neighbor can set up for fifty bucks. Television, in case anyone forgot, is actually free. Way, way, back before cable and satellite, before the HBOs and the Showtimes, people used to watch television without subscriptions. They just sat through the commercial breaks (which we still do by the way), and those commercials paid for the networks to run. Read More

Mobile DTV to emerge in 2010

One of the highlights of CES 2010 was the hype about local broadcasts “going mobile” and essentially creating a new bandwidth for video delivery to smaller sized devices including cellphones, portable televisions and automotive displays. The signals are delivered alongside the same 6MHz channel your digital standard and HD signals are sent. Read More

Getting free HD channels

Did you know you don’t have to subscribe to cable, satellite, fiber-optic or IPTV services to get HD channels? A limited number of high-definition channels are available over-the-air for free, you just need an antenna and HDTV.  Read More

DTV tips – getting better HD over-the-air

As we enter the first weekend in the U.S. without analog television signals, you may be having some trouble getting good DTV reception or receiving certain channels. Here are a few tips to help you get the most available channels and best quality HD over-the-air. Read More

Getting HD channels over the air, what you need to know

From time to time we publish an article about getting digital channels, even High Definition (HD) channels over-the-air. These channels are free-of-charge just as the analog channels you now receive, except there are plenty of benefits. The biggest benefit to broadcasting digitally, instead of analog, is that there is more room for additional channels. This is called multi-casting. Read More

HD options for the poor man

If you haven’t been able to afford an HDTV, or don’t want to pay service providers a monthly fee for high definition television, here are a few alternative options to watch HD content that won’t break the wallet. Read More