Many thanks for the informative responses!
Where I am is Suddenly-It's-1950-Again. No cable, no cell phone, etc... For some odd reason I luckily have DSL, but many of my friends and neighbors don't.
I decided that I was damned if I would subscribe to a satellite provider again; I don't watch near enough tube to warrant the monthly expense. I have one Sony Bravia 32" that does pretty well with its tuner, and has the "add digital channels" capability, while another cheaper WalMart special Sony Bravia the same size I got later for the bedroom has the "dumbed down" version of tuner that is 1) not as sensitive, and 2) doesn't have the add feature.
IIRC the closest transmitter to me is about 40 miles away and the vast majority are 100+ miles distant. And in all directions. I use a CM parabolic UHF antenna.
I may well give the CM tuner and others mentioned here a serious look.
Thanks again!
