What is the best type antenna to purchase for 2009 digital television reception...

[babeboomer]

...without cable or satellite? I do not subscribe to satellite television.
I cannot get cable in my area.
I don't want either, anyways, because they have lots of commercials and programs I don't like, and seem to cost too much.

I have a small, old antenna outdoors high up in a tripod-like stand which was here when I bought the house. It was slightly broke and I tried to repair. It works OK, but I know I would get better reception with a nice new one.

I also have a filter in the line,which made a big difference.

I heard there are small boomerang type antennas that install under the soffit outdoors?

I also heard about some type that you just put on the inside wall?

I want to purchase the very best one available, so I would like the type, brand, model, size, etc., please.......

 

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Antenna requirements vary with your distance from the transmitters. Enter you address at the websites below to see how far away the transmitters are and what type of antenna you'll need.

It's likely that the antenna that's on your roof now is better than a small boomerang type. In general, with antennas, there's no substitute for size. Don't buy the baloney about new modern HDTV antennas. Digital television broadcasts on the same channels as old analog television, so the old antenna work fine as long as can receive both VHF (ch 2-13) and UHF (ch 14-69) channels.

After the transition, all but a few dozen stations around the country will be broadcasting on channels 7 to 51. This can allow for a slightly narrower antenna, since it won't the long arms needed to get chs 2-6.

If TVFool's post-transition listing shows that you have only UHF channels, then you may be able to use a UHF-only antenna, like the DB4 or DB8.
http://www.antennasdirect.com/hdtv_antenna_selector.html

 

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Antenna requirements vary with your distance from the transmitters. Enter you address at the websites below to see how far away the transmitters are and what type of antenna you'll need.

It's likely that the antenna that's on your roof now is better than a small boomerang type. In general, with antennas, there's no substitute for size. Don't buy the baloney about new modern HDTV antennas. Digital television broadcasts on the same channels as old analog television, so the old antenna work fine as long as can receive both VHF (ch 2-13) and UHF (ch 14-69) channels.

After the transition, all but a few dozen stations around the country will be broadcasting on channels 7 to 51. This can allow for a slightly narrower antenna, since it won't the long arms needed to get chs 2-6.

If TVFool's post-transition listing shows that you have only UHF channels, then you may be able to use a UHF-only antenna, like the DB4 or DB8.
http://www.antennasdirect.com/hdtv_antenna_selector.html