In NY, I'm having the reverse problem as my antenna is VHF only. I can get 7, 11 and 13 all fine (including the subchannels), but 2, 4, 5 and 9 are all goners. So much for "digital being better." I previously had good reception on all of these.

Unfortunately it is a rooftop antenna, and I've been up there to change it, and it won't be easy or inexpensive. I do have cable, but for their monthly outage, the antenna was a nice backup plan. For the record, I was aware of the problem over a year ago, and that is why I signed up for pay TV service.

It's not the price of the box, but the movies. They really need a subscription model. I'd gladly pay more for the box if the films were priced better afterwards in a box that can only display content from their ecosystem AFAIK.

I have to disagree with your statement in the podcast. There's more to cable than sports content, and what I could get over the air for the locals. You're forgetting about those of us that are fans of Discovery Channel, History, Science Channel, Military Channel etc. While I don't get my money's worth out of ESPN, I watch these other channels aplenty so iTunes downloads of these shows would not be cost effective.

We were originally promised replacement for these Voom channels. Staying in the same iO Digital Tier it's a loss of a fair amount of HD channels. In this economy, I really don't want to increase my cable bill. When my triple play year offer comes up in 2 months, I'll be calling Fios. Also, Sleuth and Chiller were only added to the Silver and Gold Tiers, but they are not premium channels in most lineups that I know of. Since when is iO Digital becoming second class?

I have to point out that if you want to stream content to behind your TV set, you should not discount Powerline networking. After burning through 3 USB keys in 2 years, I traded my wifi in for Powerline and it is far stable. I find I get the full 100 Mbps speed, with no interference from my neighbors or wireless phones or other devices. I am able to watch any streaming video like my computer is plugged directly into the router, and it is a floor away, on a separate circuit. What Powerline gives up in mobility, it makes up for in stability.

Stilll no HistoryHD, but at least this makes up for losing MojoHD on 12/1. Still, BravoHD and USA HD are better than WeatherHD like we got last time!

I have to disagree about the batteries. Plenty of cameras use AA's, and if you use the high capacity NiMH's, I can get hundreds of images between charges. The real advantage is that the NiMH's are generic, and inexpensive to replace at around $10 for a set of 4. Those lithium ion batteries, that are proprietary cost considerably more than that, and make me wonder if it is worth the dough to put it into an old camera.

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