'Rabbit Ears' Find New Life in HDTV Age

By JOE MILICIA, Associated Press Writer, Technology / Telecom

Richard Schneider, president of Antennas Direct, poses for a photo on the roof of his house with a high definition television antenna March 26, 2007, in Wildwood, Mo. Schneider, who started building the antennas in his garage a few years ago, says it's ironic that 80-year-old technology has been "rejigged" to provide the best quality picture with modern high definition televisions. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

(AP) -- Buying an antenna for a high-definition television seems as out of place as using a rotary phone to make a call. But some consumers are spending thousands of dollars on LCD or plasma TVs and hooking them up to $50 antennas that don't look much different from what grandpa had on top of his black-and-white picture tube. They're not doing it for the nostalgia.

Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .

ť Next Article in Technology - Telecom: Mitel, Inter-Tel to Merge for SMB VOIP Supremacy

would you recommend this story?