

Moskovciak, who reviews antennas and digital converter boxes for CNET, has also been an over-the-air TV viewer for the past three years. He also says that newer converter boxes work much better than ones made just a few years. There is also information available about the different types of antennas.ĬNET Reviews associate editor Matthew Moskovciak says that the position of the antenna is often more important than the type of antenna used. Still, Wigfield recommends that consumers check out the FCC Website and use a tool that allows people to put in their address and ZIP code to see where their local station transmitters are located and what kind of signal they can expect to get.

But most of the information on the Internet is about outside antennas.

The FCC has some information on its Web site that provides some help. But cable is too expensive and I don't want to give them my money."įiguring out exactly which antenna to use can be a big challenge. "Nobody told me I needed a special antenna.
