Originally Posted By ecdc So I recently cancelled my DirecTV and now watch just about everything on DVDs from Netflix or streamed over the internet from Hulu, Netflix, etc (hooked a DVI to HDMI cable from my Mac to my TV - works beautifully). But I would like to get an over-the-air signal for some live things, mainly sports or other events. Is there any way to use my old DirecTV dish still planted on the roof of my house as an HDTV antenna? I'm not all that bright about this stuff and I figure, "Hey, it's a giant metal thing on my roof - I can point it at the transmitter and get a signal." But so far, no luck. Any reason why this won't work when some old silly rabbit ears did (though with varying signal results)?
Originally Posted By Darkbeer No, a Satellite Dish will only look for stuff in the Sky (Rotating above the earth). You need to get an HDTV Antenna designed to pick up signals from Earth itself. <a href="http://www.hdtvantennalabs.com/hdtv-antenna-guide.php" target="_blank">http://www.hdtvantennalabs.com...uide.php</a> While our main HDTV is hooked up to Cable and a DVR, which we (Lisa and I) love, including Video on Demand, including many Prime-time Shows without commercials. We have one old, small TV that we got a Converter Box, and then a HDTV designed pair of Rabbit Ears (Well, now, it is basically a flat plate). We had Rabbit Ears, and only got a few Digital Channels. The new Antenna, which we found needs to be close to the outer wall of our Condo, picks up a lot more channels. Got ours at Walmart. Of course, a Rooftop antenna should get many more channels.
Originally Posted By ecdc Thanks, DB. I figured that might be the case but wanted to save $100 and installation if I could. Of course I can use the cables that are already installed, so it shouldn't be too tricky.
