I think the biggest factor in uncertainty when dealing with our signal is because of the lack of a simple indicator of signal quality. In the “olden days” of analog you just knew immediately by looking at your picture. “Snow”, “interference patterns”, “skewing” and “ghosting” told you what was happening. Signal strength tells you nothing about how clean a signal you do/ do not have. With digital, it either works, is macroblocking, or you get nothing. (with the occasional back and forth between the three)
I wish Tablo had decided to compensate for their internal splitter with an internal low noise 7db preamp,
At least the preamp in my Omni-directional does a decent job, my only issues with Tablo have been on the rare times I watch remotely. (Although I feel empathy for those with daily issues…)