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I am currently looking onto switching from CABLE TV to Digital OTA as I don't really have time to watch much television. Additionally, it appears there are quite a few stations in our area. However in the past most of the stations couldn't be picked up OTA or were quite snowy. That is why I chose at the time to use cable. I am hoping with the switch to digital the snowy or non-existent channel issue is alleviated. Based upon ANTENNAWEB.ORG most of the stations in our area would require a Medium Directional antenna. However in order to pickup all of the channels available in our area we would need a large directional with pre-amp. Additionally, it appears that we should use a multi-directioanl as the stations are located in 4 different directions and I really do not want to install a rotator if at all possible. And lastly our house currently has CABLE TV & INTERNET which is centrally located in a closet approximately 65 foot cable from the point of entry into the house. We would like to keep this configuration as we distribute the signal throughout the house to the MBR, Kitchen, living room garage and etc. Therefore we are requesting any guidance that can be provided or recommended reading material to figure out how to make this work. We are located in Maitland, FL zip:32751. Currently have a 37" Olevia LCD in the Bedroom number 1, looking to install another 37" in the MBR, 20" LCD in the kitchen, 27" LCD in the garage, and a 54" LCD in the living room. Oh and we use Windows Media Center and DVD player to distribute video throughout the house.

Thanks in advance for any help which can be provided.