Looking for a decent digital tuner--and one with "Add Digital Channels" feature

[Old1625]

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!

[DavGoodlin]

The CM7000 is the best one because you can update each time you move the antenna and it will not overwrite RF channels with Virtual numbers. The only downside is that you can only tune-in a channel that has been scanned and you must use the virtual channel. I have had good luck with Zenith and Digitalstream boxes also, but there is no S-video output.

Originally Posted by Old1625

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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.

That CM 4251 is the best UHF antenna ever made, I have one on my shop. The CDE rotor is also the best, though I never had one. The rotor motor unit looks like a bell.

I use the Alliance U100's and U110's I have salvaged. Motors are easy to rebuild and the control boxes last forever.

Avoid the rotors by channel master, ECG, etc and other clones that are still made. They totally suck, the motors cannot handle heavy loads and control units fail and willrequire frequent syncing