Cabless at last

[hrj]

So you know how back on March 17 I cancelled my cable TV service? They finally -- after almost three months -- disconnected me. (I've been getting it "free" for the last couple months.) Since my current tv set didn't come with an antenna, I now have to actually acquire one, which may be amusing since I suspect most electronics shops assume that everyone has either cable or satellite service. The most efficient thing will probably be to get something I can mount up on the roof and run a line down along the same path the cable service wires run. Hmm. It occurs to me that with a little ingenuity, I might be able to use the existing wire, if it's possible to splice the right sort of connector onto the end lying across the roof. I shall need to look into this.

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[hrj.livejournal.com]

I don't have any particular need to buy a digital TV, although this is probably a good time to look at digital converter boxes in combination with the antenna. My deep dark secret is that I've never bought a new tv in my life. I received one new as a present, I had one long-term loan that was eventually returned to its owner, my current main tv was the legacy of an ex-girlfriend who had been "storing" it at my house and decided she didn't want to bother retrieving it. The one tv set that I've actually bought was a small portable I got at a rummage sale so I could have a set in my bedroom (where I use it primarily as an insomnia treatment).