HDTV antennas enable cutting the cable cord

Nice overview of several different HDTV antennas over at PC World in an article titled “Kiss Your Cable Bill Goodbye With These HDTV Antennas”:

How’s this for a deal: Pay less than $50 now to save $1000 or more each year. That’s the kind of savings you could reap by ditching your cable or satellite TV service and using an HDTV antenna instead.

And you needn’t conjure up scary images of clambering up on your roof to mount a skeleton of aluminum bones. In many locations, you can use an unobtrusive inside antenna and still receive dozens of stations with, in some cases, a crystal-clear high-definition picture.

I tried five leading interior antennas, ranging from one that resembles a sheet of paper you stick to a wall to one that looks like it should be receiving signals from distant planets. I discovered that, for my location, I could get reasonably good results with inexpensive and non-ugly options such as the Terk Amplified HDTV Indoor Antenna or the Mohu Leaf, each about $40.

In my case, when we moved into a new house in October, I convinced my wife to finally cancel cable. Instead, we bought the Antennacraft Amplified Omnidirectional HDTV Antenna from Radio Shack. Cost: about $40. Looks a lot like the Mohu Leaf reviewed by PC World. Works great, even with our TiVo!¹