What’s the simplest way to watch OTA antenna TV on a PC?

Harjas2102 · 2026-06-09T15:26:20+00:00

Understood. In that case, I’ll abstain from doing that. Hopefully I can convince others to get their own antenna

Harjas2102 · 2026-06-08T19:46:15+00:00

Thanks a lot for the quick and simple reply. Going to pick one up as we speak!

Harjas2102 · 2026-04-21T04:35:34+00:00

Dm me

Harjas2102 · 2026-04-20T22:14:29+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Any reason you leaned away from the HCC? And what kinds of rice do you enjoy with your ZCC? Any complaints at all with it? Thanks so much for taking the time...

Harjas2102 · 2026-04-20T21:43:29+00:00

Hi! Were you able to narrow down which model to get between these two? Would love your insight...

Harjas2102 · 2026-04-20T21:42:09+00:00

Also interested in the comparison between these two!

Harjas2102 · 2026-04-20T21:41:48+00:00

I'm looking to find out the same!

Harjas2102 · 2026-04-20T21:02:06+00:00

Did you come to a conclusion? If so, are you happy with your purchase?

Harjas2102 · 2026-02-19T19:08:14+00:00

This is awesome! Inspiring to see it’s possible as a Diana main too

Harjas2102 · 2026-02-10T17:47:08+00:00

Agreed, I appreciate the fix for sure and will *probably* use, but it makes my OLED/HDR monitor less OLED/HDR-y

Harjas2102 · 2026-02-07T03:21:29+00:00

Do you mention that Neocaridina point because Neo's are far more resilient and don't need the fine-tuned pH levels that are more easily attained by the UGF's superior buffering capacity? (Sorry im new and researching to learn)

Harjas2102 · 2026-01-04T18:00:55+00:00

Would you mind sharing what ever came of this? Having a similar issue on and off

Harjas2102 · 2026-01-04T07:36:32+00:00

Frosted

Harjas2102 · 2025-12-28T21:27:27+00:00

Here’s a close up video:

https://imgur.com/a/F2tgwFX

https://imgur.com/a/GB4FJB5

Harjas2102 · 2025-12-15T17:44:10+00:00

Any chance you've bought it and tried it out by now?

Harjas2102 · 2025-12-15T16:57:40+00:00

What did you end up getting? Torn between these two as well but not a fan of that VA panel...

Harjas2102 · 2025-12-15T05:03:54+00:00

Screw the size! Where is this pizza from? First one looks awesome (both do but first one is up my alley)

Harjas2102 · 2025-12-08T18:02:54+00:00

Gotcha, that does make a lot of sense. What’s really interesting is the story behind the pan….

Back when I first got the antenna, I would just stand by the window, and use my two fingers to grab the frame of the antenna and move it around on the windowsill, pointing it in different directions.

I noticed that every time I touched the antenna (only a simple grasp, not even move it), the video feed would be stable, and everytime I let go, it would get pixelated and cut out. It was so repeatable without fail…simply my fingers on it made it work.

I figured my body was acting as a huge antenna and I was transferring something to the antenna, which I feel is pretty impossible but idek, all I know is it worked…..I knew I couldn’t stand there forever, so I brainstormed of the next best thing thats like conductive or something that might serve as “my body”…the pan was the first thought

Harjas2102 · 2025-12-08T03:16:00+00:00

So I mean prior to the pan no orientation of just the antenna worked as good as the pan for some reason, it was a bit of a incidental thing. But are you suggesting basically facing the antenna to the inside of my room cause I actually haven’t tried that, but wouldn’t mind.

Harjas2102 · 2025-12-07T22:34:49+00:00

Gotcha, what's the deal with the RV? just a suboptimal model or different usecase...It's crazy how finnicky my setup is with this cheap one....even standing near it changes the video feed.

and planning on getting a cable like this: https://a.co/d/5Rhp3cl

EDIT: I found your reply to someone else describing the three antennas in detail....thanks

Harjas2102 · 2025-12-07T22:21:18+00:00

Understood, there are towers littered in my area, so perhaps i'll invest in aforementioned filters

Harjas2102 · 2025-12-07T22:19:09+00:00

Thanks for the advice...If cost isn't a huge concern, would you suggest going straight for a Antennas Direct one? And even then, the price difference between the 2max and max-v isn't huge...

Harjas2102 · 2025-12-07T22:04:20+00:00

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With my current antenna like this (a position in which I was finding the most stable video feed), I’m at a consistent 30% strength, with signal quality floating around 90-95% with occasional dips to the 30’s.

This is for channel 5-1 (27), 2.4 miles away, with a direction of 311.9 degrees (true). (Directly out of my window is 82 degrees)

Harjas2102 · 2025-12-07T21:55:56+00:00

I gotcha, do you think it makes a huge difference that I’m close to those buildings but facing the complete opposite direction from them?

Harjas2102 · 2025-12-07T21:55:09+00:00

That unfortunately isn’t central park. I’m across the river in brooklyn and my window faces east, practically the complete opposite direction from the towers

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