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Rabbit Ears To Stage a Comeback Thanks To DTV

Posted by kdawson on from the standing-on-one-leg dept.

Jeffrey Breen writes "Like Monty Python's Killer Rabbit, cheap indoor antennas seem harmless to satellite and cable providers. But with the digital TV transition in the US, rabbit ears can suddenly provide digital-perfect pictures, many more channels, and even on-screen program guides. Already feeling pressure as suddenly budget-conscious consumers shed premium channels, providers must now get creative to protect their low-end as well."

3 of 265 comments (clear)

  1. Re:'Rabbit Ears' ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Third possibility:

    - private firms and individuals contracted by a government to raid the carrot patches of an enemy

  2. Re:Not rabbit ears by enrevanche · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is not correct, Martian signals require a special rabbit ears type antennae, as demonstrated in this photo.

  3. Re:Not rabbit ears by Fred_A · · Score: 3, Funny

    Anyway you need a 25 foot or higher antenna. Rabbit ears/loops don't cut it here in "rural" Lancaster PA.

    So basically, you're saying that what you need is giraffe ears ?

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