Floppyhead – Digital Media and Streaming

With an antenna and an ATSC tuner, receiving high definition (HD) over the air is free and is perfect for watching primetime television and sporting events, especially since most sporting events are broadcast in HD. If you have a HDTV, there is no need to pay for cable when you can get crystal-clear reception of HD channels for free.

The key to receiving high definition broadcasts is having an antenna. Most indoor antennas are not too bulky but still look like a generic antenna and can stick out in a den or home office. I recently came across an HDTV antenna, called the PF 7, that is a wood picture frame that would blend into any room in your house. The antenna costs around $50 and is available at AntennasDirect.com. This antenna is great for a home office, especially if you are within 15 miles of any broadcast towers. I currently use an indoor antenna and a tuner card to watch HD broadcasts on my widescreen computer monitor and it works great, especially for a second television in the house.