My photo used all snapped in bowties. Not sure how much gain. No Rotor but I did have to tune the angle within 1 deg to get most of the stations and avoid the strong CN Tower. I could use a couple more dB tho for reliable Buffalo at 100 miles away.
But out of 50 channels, 30 are reliable and only 3 are mostly used. Lots of HD.
My TV/Phone/Web monthly costs are pretty low, with MagicJack, no Cable or Satellite anymore but web costs have gone up recently from $32 to $65/mo for unlimited DL at 38 Mbps Phone is almost free with MJ and free LD anywhere in North America.
For TV, I use a dual channel HDhomerun digital tuner connected to router, then use WMC 8 for PVR TV player which works well but maybe not the best. THe GUI is fixed at a 10 foot OOBE meaning makes the font viewable at 10 feet , ( even if I use a 55" 1080p screen. )
For Movies and TV serials, rather than Netflix we use KODI (nee XBMC) which is awesome with over 100k selections, even those in the theatre today but sometimes needs patience.