Shaw HD?
 

recently bought a HD TV and thinking about getting the Shaw HD receiver/box.
Are there free local HD channels? like sportsnet, global, ctv, cbc etc

If you already have Shaw digital, you get the HD basic for free

http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/ProductsSer...ngPackages.htm

HD Basic includes:
HD Basic 199 Global Vancouver HD (CHAN-HD)
HD Basic 200 ABC Seattle HD (KOMO-HD)
HD Basic 201 CBS Seattle HD (KIRO-HD)
HD Basic 202 NBC Seattle HD (KING-HD)
HD Basic 203 FOX Seattle HD (KCPQ-HD)
HD Basic 204 PBS Seattle HD (KCTS-HD)
HD Basic 205 ABC Detroit HD (WXYZ-HD)
HD Basic 206 CBS Detroit HD (WWJ-HD)
HD Basic 207 NBC Detroit HD (WDIV-HD)
HD Basic 208 FOX Rochester HD (WUHF-HD)
HD Basic 209 CBC - HD
HD Basic 210 CTV BC HD (CIVT-HD)

you need the HD Plus package to get sportsnetHD, TSNHD, CTVHD. as well as a few other good channels

well im just on basic cable right now ch 2-28

if you bought hd tv, you must have hd box

i dun understand why some people buy hd tv, but doesn't own a hd box.. totally defeats the purpose..

regular cable looks great on SDTVs but looks like crap on HDTVs... once you buy an HDTV and get HD cable you will never watch SD cable again. i only watch channels 199-229 on mine.

me too. i got the movie package free for a month but i dont think its worth the extra $14 a month. im just gonna keep the hd plus for an extra $9 a month when the free period is over.

yeah i was getting the movie package for $5 a month for a year and i never watched it. after the year it shot up to $14 and i cancelled it, the only thing that sucks is that i will miss out on HBO HD.

the only channels outside of of the packages upto and including HDplus that i wish i had were HBO and IFC

Some people buy them for game consoles. I watch 2-3hrs a week of tv so i mainly bought my hdtv for my 360/ps3. I didnt have an hd box because i didnt think i would use it. But for that 2-3 hours of tv i watch a week i couldnt stand how horrible it looked. Which made me buy an hdbox, fucking scam :mad:

Does your TV have an ATSC tuner? If so, you can basically build an antenna out of a coat hanger (youtube it) and get free HD (CBC-HD, CTV-HD, GLOBAL-HD) if you have a line of sight with Mount Seymour.

^ yup tv does have atsc tuner

http://members.shaw.ca/hdtvantenna/

it works

made this today, about 15min

2 copper wires 6" long
1 terminal strip
1 coxial cable

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/9464/img3441.jpg

and in the end, got 3 hd channels :D cbc, global, ctv. i don't know if there are more free channels. my tv only picked up these ones.

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2606/img3440.jpg
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6262/img3438.jpg

currently using the shaw digital box for regular paid cable plugged into the composite input, and coxial/antenna input for the home made hd antenna

looks good dude. I taped mine to my window and I get crazy reception now. ;)

quarter wave dipole! haha we learned about those in class.

does anyone know if you can pick those up in Vic by any chance?