Customer Rating: 
Summary: Great HDTV Antenna
Comment: This is a great antenna for HDTVs. I watch crystal clear 36 DTV channels (including CBS2, NBC5, Channel 7, Channel 9, Fox32, UPN), without repositioning the antenna. I live several miles from downtown. I found that positioning the VHF dipoles in a horizontal position (without extending them) enhances DTV reception.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: A piece of Junk
Comment: This is a crap, does not work in Brookyn (Bensonhurst) at all. Has poor signal in Elmhurst Queen where Phillips has no problem at all. Don't buy this.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great, reasonable amplified antenna
Comment: I have tried a few different antennas for getting over the air HDTV for my HTPC that I built for the living room. I was getting horrible reception from indoors from the older RCA and thought I would search for newer powered antennas because I really wanted to get rid of Comcast cable and watch the standard HDTV channels for Houston with DVR capabilities and the DVD library on the PC. After trying the ones listed below and some others I don't remember, I finally got the Terk after seeing the amount of reviews here on Amazon (originally bought from Best Buy, but ordered from Amazon and will return BB's).
This thing works great. I barely had to move it around to start getting channels (many more than any of the others were providing). It would work even better outside, but it isn't made for that. I might wrap it or protect it for outside use, that way I won't have to mess with positioning as much. I am pairing it with the SiliconDust HDHomeRun so that I can watch or record two channels at once (using a splitter). This way, I don't have to put TV tuner cards in individual machines.
The only thing I would like changed would be a base that was a bit larger or more sturdy. The unit will tip if the bunny antenna portion are not balanced. This is certainly not a deal breaker, but an annoyance, especially because the antennas extend from the base quite a bit.
Antennas used (remembered):
- Older RCA FM-VHF-UHF powered bunny eared (with loop, rating 2)
- Philips MANT940 Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna (powered, Rating 4)
- RCA DIGITAL FLAT ANTENNA (flat white one, smaller sized, powered, not very good, Rating 2)
- eVGA inDtube USB tuner card with antenna (worked for a little bit, would not recommend, antenna way too small, Rating 2)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Buy!
Comment: Very good antenna! I am now able to receive DTV signals as far away as 70 miles (I live in the desert Southwest), with fair to moderate signal strength.
The only problem with this antenna is that it is very directional...although i can now receive distant signals coming from the north, i have to turn the antenna around to pick up the one local station that transmits only 5 miles away to the south.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Antenna for a good price
Comment: I have tried a number of other antennas and my HD receiver tells me the signal strength and this antenna gives me a great 99-80% signal on all HD stations. Other antennas similar to the RCA ANT1250 would only give a 70-85% strength. The antenna is very picky on direction but once's it set, you never have to move it. I live 10 to 20 miles from all stations in a northern suburbs of Milwaukee.
I only complaint is it took 1 1/2 weeks before it even shipped then took 2 days to reach my house. Amazon's warehouse is SLOOOOOWWWW!!!
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