Erm........ that's a bit like saying a dinner plate receives the same signals.......... or your Avic GPS receives the same signals. They both do, of course, but the thing is, they won't both neccessarily work. Different types of radio/micro wave transmissions require the (same) appropriate antenna to gather the signal before it's processed by the receiver. So I still think what you said is wrong, but if I ever see a car with a dinner plate attached to it's roof, I'll have a pretty good idea who is driving

Wiretap is 100% correct on this. A tv antenna with the same reception characteristics is the same regardless of claims to be 'HD' or otherwise. All you're looking for is for it to be tuned to the appropriate frequency range and have the correct focus type (omni, directional, etc) and adequate gain. An antenna with higher gain will have a narrower focus. The advertising claim of some antennas to be designed for HD or digital purposes is complete garbage. The data coming across the antenna has nothing whatsoever to do with its design.

I've been reading and reading.....

This is like korean for me. So let me get this right:

I need a HDTV box (I have those 40 coupons for)

I also need a antenna that will fit somewhere in my trunk

I think hook up the two

I think hook the out put in to the back of my AVIC to input 2

Can someone help me here? Does anyone have any pictures?

Thanks

Hmmm,

looks like something i wanna have in my car as well.

Now i live in Holland, can i buy the exact same equipment i see other people buy in usaon this forum?

If not What do i buy? maybe any of you dutch/belgian forummembers could help me out?

Tom

Hmmm,

 

looks like something i wanna have in my car as well.

 

Now i live in Holland, can i buy the exact same equipment i see other people buy in usaon this forum?

 

If not What do i buy? maybe any of you dutch/belgian forummembers could help me out?

 

Tom

US TV tuner will not work, since US, as usual, has their own digital TV scheme that is incompatible with anything else. In Holland, I guess, you'd need some kind of DVB-T receiver...

thanx for your fast reply Boris.

i have been looking for something like that, but from what i have seen these are incredible expensise.

the US options seem alot cheaper.

thanx for your fast reply Boris.

 

i have been looking for something like that, but from what i have seen these are incredible expensise.

 

the US options seem alot cheaper.

You're welcome. The cheap ones people mention here are government-subsidized converter boxes, and they aren't very good, really. OK for a car, though, I guess...

I have a question as for as this topic goes. Could you have a converter box and ipod both hooked up? I don't own this unit but plan on buying it. I have an ipod but also really want tv broadcast. I was in my friends car and he had to set his ipod as av1 to play.

Its been discussed. The converter box can be run through the front aux in. You can also get splitters for the RCA cables and switch the unit back and forth from iPod to video as needed.

Really? Spam? Oy