hd atenna

[jerd23]

can i hook up a hd atenna to my vip211 to receive my local sub channels in hd?

[coldsteel]

Yes.

[BobaBird]

Except that you don't need to look for a special "HD" antenna -- just UHF and/or VHF to pick up the stations' broadcast RF channels -- and most sub-channels are SD rather than HD.

Check www.tvfool.com and www.antennaweb.org for size and pointing recommendations.

If you've enabled the DVR conversion ($40 + your external drive) you'll be able to record from satellite and OTA at the same time.

[GrumpyBear]

Except that you don't need to look for a special "HD" antenna -- just UHF and/or VHF to pick up the stations' broadcast RF channels -- and most sub-channels are SD rather than HD.

Check www.tvfool.com and www.antennaweb.org for size and pointing recommendations.

If you've enabled the DVR conversion ($40 + your external drive) you'll be able to record from satellite and OTA at the same time.
+1

On the don't look for the Special HD Antenna. Depending on your locals and were they are at, you may need a UHF or a Combo UHF/VHF antenna, or one of each. If you have locals in the VHF, see if they are LOW VHF(2-6) or High VHF(7-13). I don't have any stations that transmit in the 2-6 range.
Now don't get confused with channel number vs Transmitter, here channel 7 is UFH channel 39 and channel 6 is tranmitted on UHF69. Both TV Fool and Antennaweb will help you out.

Here in Carlsbad,CA, because of were the UHF stations are located and were the 2 VHF stations are at, I use 1 UHF and I VHF antenna.
For UHF I use a DB4(UHF spectrum (Channels 14-69)
and for VHF I use, a Clearstream5 (frequencies (Ch 7-13)
There wasn't a VHF/UHF combo antenna I could use do to tranmitter locations.

[bnborg]

Is an OTA module needed? Or is that the difference between Vip 211 and Vip211k?

[GrumpyBear]

Is an OTA module needed? Or is that the difference between Vip 211 and Vip211k?

"K" recievers of all models require a OTA module.

[BobaBird]

The 211 and 211k both have one built-in OTA tuner. The k is in a smaller case and runs different software but is operationally the same.

The optional module is only for the 222k, 722k and future 922.

[GrumpyBear]

The 211 and 211k both have one built-in OTA tuner. The k is in a smaller case and runs different software but is operationally the same.

The optional module is only for the 222k, 722k and future 922.
Thanks Boba, didn't realize that. I see a k and automaticly think module for OTA.