ch00f

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[–] ch00f 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I hear that. We have an attic yagi aimed directly at Seattle from 10 miles away, and we still get the occasional dropout even on our strongest signals.

Still when it works, it works really well. We watch Nature and Nova on Sundays, and the wildlife footage looks incredible.

[–] ch00f 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Well considering many paid tiers of streaming services also serve ads, I consider it free-er than that.

Also, most of the hardware is already inside your TV. You just need a $20 antenna.

[–] ch00f 2 points 4 months ago

Also attempts to make the ads more invasive (louder in this case) are literally legally limited by the federal government.

[–] ch00f 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

See this is what I’m talking about. Cable is not the same as over the air. I’m not sure how your cable works in Hungary content/pricing-wise, but I do find it funny that a lot of younger people in this thread are lumping the two together.

[–] ch00f 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You don’t, but that only applies to sports or things that you need to watch live.

[–] ch00f 3 points 4 months ago

Ah, I remember finding it on stumbleupon like 20 years ago. I always thought it odd that there was no video or follow up story.

Hunted for a link at 1am last night and wasn’t really paying attention. Plus the whole thing grossed me out, so I didn’t look too closely.

Sorry for wasting everyone’s time.

[–] ch00f 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Wait, what? Are you talking about people who upload content and try to slide by the copyright filters?

[–] ch00f -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

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[–] ch00f 1 points 4 months ago

So to answer the original question, have you tried it and are you under 25?

[–] ch00f 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That’s interesting! So it’s like free cable TV?

[–] ch00f -4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yeah but instead of $60/mo, it’s free.

[–] ch00f 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Pick up Tablo or HDHomerun. Connect an antenna. Drop it in a closet or wherever you get the best reception. Then just record stuff you like. You can browse from any media streaming box (AppleTV, etc).

There’s decent content in there and after the upfront cost, it’s free.

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