antennas and digital converter nonsense

[hoppzor.livejournal.com]

I've been researching all this antenna and digital converter box stuff on the internet (places like http://www.antennaweb.org) but I'm still somewhat lost. I know I have to buy a converter box. That seems straightforward. and antennaweb tells me what kind of antenna I want, but I can't find any search matches for the types they list on amazon at all!

What works well for you Davis Square residents and other Somervillains, antenna-wise? Is there anywhere local that I can buy these things, other than upselling/scammy places like Best Buy? I live next to Somerville Hospital, if anyone is close to there with an antenna that can advise more specifically.

As much as I love NBC, I'd really like to get more than one channel, which is my current situation.

Comments

[smammy]

In Somerville we're close enough to the towers that you don't really need anything special -- any old UHF antenna should work pretty well. I bought this one from Amazon: Antennas Direct DB2 Multi Directional HDTV Antenna and hung it in my window (facing the towers). Works quite well.