Free TV channels?

[Guest]

Display subtopic? Nope, not talking about display devices. I know what to do with it. Getting a Samsung 1080p Smart TV so I am set on that part. Also have a monitor

Network? Nope. Off Topic? But this is tech related. Kind of?

 

So I just need free TV. I know it would not be technically free. I still need to buy something. A some sort of TV box. I have heard of some Chromecast or some Android box with pre loaded stuff but that's not what I want.

I want TV channels to watch. I don't want to pay monthly fees but again buying myself a huge antenna that costs almost the same as the TV kinda not what I want

 

Any actually. I just want something to watch. Yes I have a 1080p TV so it better be at least HD for me. Color preferred too. B/W is kinda old

 

So

TL;DR need TV channels that don't have to pay monthly. One time fee.

 

I live in Toronto

 

[LabRat]

if you don't want top notch programming........ hook your tv to a pie plate and do a scan to see what "free" stations you can get. depending on where you are located you might be surprised.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, LabRat said:

if you don't want top notch programming........ hook your tv to a pie plate and do a scan to see what "free" stations you can get. depending on where you are located you might be surprised.

Toronto. Pie plate?

[ProjectBox153]

4 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Display subtopic? Nope, not talking about display devices. I know what to do with it. Getting a Samsung 1080p Smart TV so I am set on that part. Also have a monitor

Network? Nope. Off Topic? But this is tech related. Kind of?

 

So I just need free TV. I know it would not be technically free. I still need to buy something. A some sort of TV box. I have heard of some Chromecast or some Android box with pre loaded stuff but that's not what I want.

I want TV channels to watch. I don't want to pay monthly fees but again buying myself a huge antenna that costs almost the same as the TV kinda not what I want

 

Any actually. I just want something to watch. Yes I have a 1080p TV so it better be at least HD for me. Color preferred too. B/W is kinda old

 

So

TL;DR need TV channels that don't have to pay monthly. One time fee.

 

If I understand you right, you want a free television solution? Just pick up one of those cheap "Clear TV" antennas. I bought one for $15 the other day and it works decently enought to where I would watch it regularly, although you'll only get local channels. 

[Guest]

Just now, Jamiec1130 said:

If I understand you right, you want a free television solution? Just pick up one of those cheap "Clear TV" antennas. I bought one for $15 the other day and it works decently enought to where I would watch it regularly, although you'll only get local channels. 

Local channel is fine for me. Are those kind of antenna where you have to tilt and adjust for perfect angle till you can get perfect signals?

[ProjectBox153]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Local channel is fine for me. Are those kind of antenna where you have to tilt and adjust for perfect angle till you can get perfect signals?

No. It's just a flat piece of plastic, a little bit larger than the side of a PSU. I just stuck it on a window and it worked fine. There were some slight reception issues at moments, but only for a second or two, and that's because I have both a lot of trees behind my house and a lot of computer cases right nearby, along with WiFi crowding. But other than that it works great!

[Guest]

Just now, Jamiec1130 said:

No. It's just a flat piece of plastic, a little bit larger than the side of a PSU. I just stuck it on a window and it worked fine. There were some slight reception issues at moments, but only for a second or two, and that's because I have both a lot of trees behind my house and a lot of computer cases right nearby, along with WiFi crowding. But other than that it works great!

Nice. Getting those soon. Have a link for me so I can see what they look like?

[ProjectBox153]

https://www.amazon.ca/Clear-Digital-Antenna-Indoor-Improved/dp/B01G381JJS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1481077304&sr=8-2&keywords=clear+tv

This is close enough

[Guest]

Just now, Jamiec1130 said:

https://www.amazon.ca/Clear-Digital-Antenna-Indoor-Improved/dp/B01G381JJS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1481077304&sr=8-2&keywords=clear+tv

This is close enough

Thanks.

[ProjectBox153]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Thanks.

No problem, any time  

[LabRat]

I actually tried a couple of those el cheapo tv antennas. that's why I said pie plate. I get a handful of channels using a 14" pie plate. better than those store bought jobs.

[AshleyAshes]

Toronto is the best place to get free TV.  The CN Tower?  No joke, it's not just a tourist attraction, it's a gigantic broadcasting tower which is broadcasting multiple local channels from it's array of antennas.  If your antenna is high enough and of suitable design, you could also get channels from New York state across the lake.

 

 

This entire white 'donut' around the SkyPod on the CN Tower is just an inflated tent like thing that protects a huge array of communications antennas from the elements.  Television, radio, police communications, microwave communications links, the works.

 

I get six channels with an antenna mostly made of cardboard.  (I only use it to get the Santa Claus Parade)

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

Toronto is the best place to get free TV.  The CN Tower?  No joke, it's not just a tourist attraction, it's a gigantic broadcasting tower which is broadcasting multiple local channels from it's array of antennas.  If your antenna is high enough and of suitable design, you could also get channels from New York state across the lake.

 

 

This entire white 'donut' around the SkyPod on the CN Tower is just an inflated tent like thing that protects a huge array of communications antennas from the elements.  Television, radio, police communications, microwave communications links, the works.

 

I get six channels with an antenna mostly made of cardboard.  (I only use it to get the Santa Claus Parade)

CN tower is a tourist attraction where they charge 50 bucks or something to get up there

[AshleyAshes]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

CN tower is a tourist attraction where they charge 50 bucks or something to get up there

Yes, I said that... And it's also a communications tower.  Part (just part) of the motive for it's construction was to tower over the rising Toronto city scape and provided point to point microwave communication connections that were starting to be obscured by the sky scrapers being erected around the city in the 1960s.

 

History is a wonderful thing.

[LabRat]

$32 at last calling. to eat I think was $45.