What is the digital Cliff Effect?
The digital “Cliff Effect” causes digital signals to be either clear or ‘not clear.’ Since it’s carrying more information, if the tuner is out of range, it can’t see all of the information it needs to create a television picture. That makes it stutter and pause while the information is gathered. If the signal is too weak, there’s no ‘snow’ – the digital television will just show ‘no signal.’ There was a larger ‘grey area’ with partial signals in analog. With analog, we’re so used to ‘ghosting’ and semi-clear signals that we don’t even notice the problem sometimes. Video explanation of the Cliff Effect. Why don’t indoor antennas work well? The digital signal is also very much ‘line-of-sight.’ That means it can be confounded by objects such as trees, towers, buildings, and even fog. So raising it to your roof or attic might help you get better reception. Demonstration of rabbit ears indoors vs. other choices.
