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What indoor antena to get for samsung lcd TV?

I am getting Samsung LCd TV "LA26B450" and i dnt have any cable point for antena in my room. I have been looking for a antena but seems confusing aboutt the reception they get. What kind of indoor antena should i get? I am located in australia. Thanks

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1. In order for a indoor antenna to work you would have to live fairly close to the stations you want to receive (20 miles max) reliably. If you have a local store like "Radio Shack" they can advise you what kind of aerial you would need for your area and provide same for you. I would probably buy a cheap set of rabbit ears first and try them. If reception was acceptable I would stop there. If reception was unacceptable I would then go to a local knowledgeable source.
2. Indoor antennas are a compromise on digital TV. For any of them to work, even the best of them, you need a strong signal and you need to be in an optimum location in the house, the right elevation off the floor, and pointed in the right direction. It's a daunting task that often doesn't work at all, even though it may have worked with analog. It can be a maddening exercise to get all of your desired channels on every set, especially if you have to point the antenna in different directions to get different channels. Then there's the problem that you must rescan your converter or TV every time you make any antenna adjustment for the purpose of capturing new channels. If you don't rescan, you've accomplished nothing by making the change. Sadly, some homes just won't get satisfactory results without an outside antenna. In many locations, a full size antenna in the attic is a viable option (I have one and it's great). Even sadder, many of the so called "digital" or "HDTV" antennas on the market work about as well as the box they came in. It's very easy to fall victim to an aggressive salesman who swears his "HDTV rabbit ears" is the best antenna around. You can buy a very inexpensive indoor antenna and try it. If the results are disappointing on one or more channels (and that's what you should expect), the only way you're going to get good reception on all the available channels in your area is with some type of full-size outdoor antenna, preferably mounted above the roofline, and on a rotor if your local stations are in different directions from you.