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An amplified antenna is an optional (but usually necessary) accessory. Like a TV card, the dongle has an 'F' coaxial connector that can connect to either cable TV, satellite service, or an external antenna. Both PCI cars and USB dongle cost the same ($60-$80), but the USB model can be used on ANY computer - even a laptop or netbook.To initially scan for channels, I used a set of VHF/UHF 'rabbit ears' that have a built-in 18 dB amplifier. As for the dongle, it came with a little non-amplified telescoping antenna attached to a cable, like a portable radio or TV would have, but in order to get the best reception and the most number of channels, no matter what kind of TV it is, an amplified antenna is necessary.
After installing the software, all I had to do was plug in the dongle, rebooted, and fired up Me TV. On a couple of my laptops, everything was pretty much automatic. It gave me the option to automatically scan for over-the-air channels. Using an amplified antenna, it detected 25 channels in my area.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:me-tv-development/ppa
sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install dvb-apps w-scan me-tv
scan /usr/share/dvb/atsc/us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB >channels.conf