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 poor strenght November 17, 2009
jmp614 (st louis mo usa)
face it, the most important aspect of the antenna is the strength. this claims to be amplified, bu the only amplifying it does is probably raise my energy bill because i have to plug the worthless thing in.
 Buyer Beware!! November 15, 2009
Makino
I'm NOT happy about this shipment (as opposed to product), as it OBVIOUSLY had been opened/used before...possibly a retruned merchandise. I'm guessing Amazon does NOT label their returned products/opened boxes and sell them as "new"!!!!!!!
As for the product itself, the sound is giving me problems a bit more often than the graphic. Sometimes it just takes some time but usually I'd have to move it around to find a better spot.
 HDTV atenna November 8, 2009
Samuel Shiu (USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I can now receive almost 20 HD local channel for free. No need to adjust the antenna anymore.
Great little antenna! November 7, 2009
BookGeek (Illinois)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This little antenna is working great for me.
Out of the box, I was a little surprised at just how small it was, it's only about 9 inches square.
I was previously using a rabbit ears and loop type antenna which had to have the dipoles fully extended to have a chance at getting channels 2, 5, and 7. Sometimes I could get those channels, sometimes not, and I'd always have to fiddle with the position and gain switch of the rabbit ears. Actually, I almost never got channel 2 with the old antenna, although it's been slightly better since the digital switchover. I could live with the situation, since I usually watch PBS and some UHF stations that were coming in OK. According to antennaweb, I'm about 19 miles from the broadcast towers. Even back when I still had a roof antenna some stations came in poorly. When the antenna mast rusted I didn't think the old roof antenna was even worth replacing.
So, goodbye ugly rabbit ears and hello little flat panel. Screwed on the connectors, plugged in the amplifier and set the panel flat on a windowsill. 10 minute installation time if I count routing the cords behind the cabinets.
I did a channel scan and it found all the local stations, both the easy ones and the harder 2, 5 and 7. Great HD picture from a little un-obtrusive antenna! I also tried it without the amplifier box and I can get my favorite stations without the amp, but with the amp it pulls in everything.
Some people I know with cable or satellite write off over-the-air programming. I think they are missing a great thing, the 720P or 1080i high def programs that are being broadcast now look great.
I think they'd be shocked if they saw what a great picture I now get all without an ugly antenna or high cable bills. And they are missing out on some great PBS programming.
As I said, I am 19 miles from the broadcast tower, pretty flat area, just some trees and maybe a small building blocking line of sight to the towers. And I am lucky that I've got a handy window that faces the direction of the towers.
I will buy another of these antennas for the other TV set, it's a great deal at Amazon's current price!
Powered up, but still terrible reception November 2, 2009
mdplayer82 (NYC, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After getting its powerless cousin (no AC adapter required 1400M model) and sticking with it even though it can't pick up the CW network, I thought I would get the power version for my mom since the Terk Antenna broke. But I must have forgotten how poorly the Terk Antenna did before it broke (only 8 channels, 2 from major networks), because this antenna won't hold a candle to the Terk in terms of reception. Guess how many channels it pulled in from my mom's house (~10 miles from broadcast tower, 1st floor in a 2 floor house)? Answer: 1 (and it wasn't from any of the major networks).
Its design is good, but not as good as the passive version, because of the extra wire. But the extra wire provide what seems like little to no increase in reception.
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