Digital TV getting worse reception now?
Ok so during Memorial Day Weekend of 2008 I bought a brand new Samsung HDTV. Reception was great. I picked up all sorts of digital channels. Probably about 20 of them (antenna, not cable or dish). So this past Friday, I go to watch tv and nothing. I rescan. I now have 5 channels. But still no only one channel has a picture. I move the antenna and rescan again. Now four channels. Again with only the one having a picture. Let me note that the channels that don't have a picture are still sending enough to let me know what is currently on (thru my info button). But here's the kicker. My parents, who have the same brand tv, just a little larger and bought two months prior, has excellent reception. And is just downstairs. I currently am using a little rabbit ear antenna, it has a hoop as well. My parents are using the 3m antenna outside that's up about 45 feet. Yet I had comparable reception, with maybe just as many distant channels.
So, even though I thought I was completely ready for and well informed about the DTV transition, does anyone have any info on what could be wrong? It's just confusing as I was ALREADY receiving these channels for the past year.
Yeah we've been planning to install the splitter and tee into the other antenna. But for the simple fact that my reception on DIGITAL channels was great until June 12th, confuses me. There shoudl be no reason for a new antenna if the one i have has proven capable for the last year.