Joerg wrote: (snip)
Living in big cities is always expensive, and basic cable should be less than $30.
Now, for people living away from big cities, can a large antenna and amplifier get enough signal? I believe the current DTV signals are in the UHF region where high gain antennae aren't so hard to build and low noise transistors are more affordable than ever. Multipath should be a small problem relative to signal strength.
In Seattle, I can get plenty of signal with an antenna in the attic (installed by the previous owner) and two splitters on the way down. I can see the transmitters out the window. (I don't know if they are TV or radio, though, but I can see them.)
-- glen