That’s what the HD digital broadcast of the Stupor Bowl looks like here at our house. Now, to be fair, the analog signal isn’t much better. But at least with the analog signal, we get a fuzzy picture that’s still decipherable. The image above is the best I could make the picture look, and it wasn’t consistent. Fortunately, I don’t care about the Stupor Bowl.

Our elevation is about 65 ft above sea level. Directly to our south, between us and the WHDH-TV transmitter, we’ve got Spring Hill, approximately 145 ft high, and only 1/3 of a mile away. The transmitter in Newton is 950 ft in the air. By my figuring, the transmitter would have to be over 2000 ft high for us to have a line-of-sight from our house over the hill (please correct me if I’m wrong). It’s a shame they couldn’t locate their TV transmitter on top of one of the buildings in downtown Boston. I guess if I really wanted good digital over-the-air reception, I’d move.