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RCA digital flat amplified home theater antenna is multi-directional and receives free uncompressed digital signals. Broadcast digital TV gives you more free channels, easy to use effective parental controls and enhanced services such as ditigal closed-captioning. To preview digital TV go to www.StayTuned2TV.com. Antenna receives local HDTV and DTV as well as analog UHF and VHF and preserves signal purity with ELN (Extremely Low Noise) circuitry. The patented design enhances reception by amplifying weak signals and outperforms traditional antennas with no need for constant adjustments since signals are received from 360 degrees. The sleek white design can be hung or laid flat and disappears into its surroundings. Comes with 1 year limited warranty. more info
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Antenna with bad power cord
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
My antenna arrived on time,but the power adaptor cord was bad. I tried to return it.It cost more to ship it than it was worth so I threw it away.
Worst Antenna I ever used.
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
This is by far the worst antenna I ever used. All it does is bring in one or two channels. I had to use the antenna that came with my portable digital TV, the the reception is great.
I would not recommend this antenna to anyone. It’s bulky and not at all attractive. I’m sorry I wasted the money on this item.
Convinced Skeptic
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
If an antenna could be any easier to use, this one was. Reception had been been annoying before always re-adjusting the old antenna when tuned to certain stations. This one, in one position gets them all, even the weakest signal.
I also bought this being unsure how much the amplifier would boost the signal. It worked. I tried the antenna with and without the signal amp. There is definite boost in reception clarity. For my setup, I was feeding the antenna signal to the DVR and then on to the TV. I’m sure there was some signal in the connections and along the path. With this antenna, with the amplifier on, the digital signal is steady and strong, allowing for a nice picture. If you’re in a fringe reception area for some station or have a weaker signal because of configuration, this will make the difference. Good results and value for this price.
Great Little Antenna
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I was not sure how this antenna would work. Since June 12, I hadn’t received a High Def station, even though I could before the analog cut-off date. When I saw the antenna on Amazon, I decided to give it a try. Before June 12, I had two High-Def channels. Since connecting the RCA Antenna, I have 10. This has been a worth while purchase. I might add that where I live (in Sussex County, Delaware) I am literally below sea level and my previous antenna was 40′ up, outdoors.
so so
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
This antenna did not make much difference with reception, although the amplifier did help some. It seemed that after alot of positioning, the placement of the amplifier itself is what really makes the difference.
Well this is the third one I have bought, none any better than the other, even after connecting them all together.
I do get 1 sometimes 3 channels, but to me it’s still better than the ongoing price hikes from the cable co.
easy setup
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
this product was easy to install – no special orienation was needed – simply extent the cable in a straight line and connect it to the digital tv or converter.
Rabbit ears bye bye
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This made a dramatic difference in my reception over rabbit ears. The antenna sits in my window, the same place as my rabbit ears, but now I get about 5 more channels. The amplifier is contained in this product, but it is a separate device so you can turn it on or off and check your reception. I get better reception with the amplifier than without. Highly recommended.
Chinese junk
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
This antenna is poor quality at best. I am sure SOME of them work, but the one I got does not. There is a problem with the connection from the coaxial cable to the antenna, located inside of the plastic housing. I don’t want to open it up, because then I can’t return it for a refund. The RF connectors on the amplifier are also very shoddy and a likely breaking point in the future. Well mister china man, you saved 10 cents on RF connectors and lost my [...]worth of business. Plus, I will never buy anything from [...] again. Conglaturations!
Good indoor antenna for the price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Despite the manufacturer’s hype in the product description, do not expect miracles from this or any indoor antenna. The combination of reduced height and intervening walls substantially reduces performance vs. an outdoor antenna. I tried several indoor antennas in this price range, in several locations. This was the best of them, but not perfect. What I found:
1. Not all digital signals are in the UHF band. In my area 2 of the 13 available are broadcasting in VHF, and they are major network (ABC, CBS) affiliates. VHF has a longer wavelength, and generally requires larger antenna elements than these, primarily UHF designed, antennas provide. Go to Antennaweb.org and check out the digital stations in your area. If any are VHF, you will probably want an antenna with VHF elements (aka “rabbit ears”). This is especially true if the “RF Channel” for a given station (also listed on Antennaweb.org), is 10 or lower. That said, the RCA antenna was the best of the bunch. It picked up the station on RF channel 12 flawlessly. The one on RF 9 was OK as long as the antenna was aimed out a window, and I didn’t walk in front of it. None of the others could reliably pick up the RF 9 channel. For comparison, my old rabbit ears picked up both flawlessly, but didn’t do well on the UHF channels.
2. All of the antennas I tried are fairly directional. All of the transmitters in my area are clustered pretty much in the same direction from my house, 210° +/- 10°, and 10 – 25 miles away. Lots of trees and houses in between, but no tall buildings. When I turned any of the antennas more than 40° off this 210° point I lost all but the two closest ones. The product description says you can lay the RCA flat. That lost me all but 4 of the stations.
3. Intervening walls make a big difference. Aiming the antennas through a window picked up most available channels (all of them with the RCA). Aiming them through an exterior wall took out about half the channels (3 of 13 with the RCA). This is probably because the wall, in addition to being brick, has insulation with a foil vapor barrier.
4. Height makes a big difference. Putting them on top of my stereo cabinet (4′ high) vs. on the floor next to it, had about the same effect as aiming through a window vs. wall.
5. Keep them away from metal. None of the antennas worked well at all on top of my stereo cabinet until I realized they were sitting on top of my (metal cased) DVD player. I moved it down a shelf so the antennas were sitting on wood, and they all improved tremendously.
To summarize, the RCA was the best of the antennas in this price range. If you stand it up and aim it toward the transmitters, through a window, it works well for UHF and high band VHF up to about 25 miles away. If your transmitters are in different directions, you may have to get two antennas and use an antenna combiner.
Not a true Digital antenna, avoid…
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Nice looking unit.
However the one that I received from Amazon was opened and used before.
Anyway I tried the unit out, it picked up very few channels even after positioning the unit in several different locations (up high, beside a window etc).
The older rabbit ears that I had picked up the same channels…
I ended up returning this unit (tks to Amazon and their awesome service), and I more recently purchased the Terk HDTVa antenna – now this unit works straight away and offers really good reception as well as picking up all available digital channels in my area tks to it’s design and that it has proper UHF and VHF antennas…This is the unit that I would recommend to others…
Great – When you follow the directions
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Works great if it is placed flat, near a window, and away from metal objects as stated in the directions. A big improvement over my previous indoor antenna as well as the roof antenna on top of my building. The multi-directional aspect is useful in areas where there are tall buildings close to each other where the signal is reflected. The amplifier did help the signal in my situation.
It does work
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
This item does work but I had to use the amplifier. It is somewhat position sensitive but we don’t watch that much TV so it is adequate for our needs and we don’t have to move it around very often.
It is relatively unobtrusive and can possibly be wall mounted, although we ended up having to put it on the floor to get the best reception. It has a nice appearance.
We live in a one-story house, flat terrain, with lots of trees, about 15 miles from most of the TV towers in our area.
Not sure it works!
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I kept it and hope to try it in a different area. I hooked it up in the kitchen and couldn’t pull in any stations. Too lazy to return it!
Irving
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
It works fairly well within 25 miles from station. I use it along with an out side antenna. Most the stations are located in one direction about 60 miles away. I use the RCA antenna for one that is about 10 miles away opposite direction.
Watch out
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
This antenna did not give any better results than our “rabbit ears”. Not a magic cure. Probably depends on the location.