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It Works!
Before committing to a monthly fee for HD programming from your cable/satellite provider try an indoor antenna. I learned 3 things from my extensive research on these antennas, (1) Most HD programming is available for free over the air, (2) Indoor HD antennas do a great job at receiving the transmissions, and (3) the type of antenna that you need depends on where you live. I live on the southside of chicago on the first floor of a three story apartment building with a number of taller building...
[Terk HD-TVA Indoor High Definition TV Antenna for HDTV review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/21/2006
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Decent Antenna
The problem with antennas is:
1. people misuse them
2. They are advertised to do more than what they do.
How to solve both problems:
1. Go to www.antennaweb.org to pick your antenna and where you should point it
2. Borrow a similar antenna from your friend before buying.
With that in mind, I'll specify what this antenna can do.
I live in Costa Mesa, CA, on the 2nd floor. The northern skyline is mostly open, another 2 story apartment and a ...
[Terk HD-TVA Indoor High Definition TV Antenna for HDTV review by Lon-Wong can be read at Amazon.com]
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Lon-Wong
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06/17/2006
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Costa Mesa, CA
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100%
(17 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Works for me
I'm in SF Bay Area, about 30 miles from Sutro Tower. This was my first antenna and it worked out of the box for me. It is not perfect and I'm holding between 70 and 90% signal strength on all the majors with better reception than satellite. I can't compare it to any others but to say "it doesn't work" is insane. You won't know until you try it. This is not an all or nothing deal. It will work great for some, not at all for others and anywhere in between.
To check your specific situ...
[Terk HD-TVA Indoor High Definition TV Antenna for HDTV review by TerrierLover "Anne" can be read at Amazon.com]
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TerrierLover "Anne"
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08/17/2006
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Mountain View, CA USA
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100%
(13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Great for UHF/HD but not VHF
The picture of the antenna is slighly misleading. The antenna is shown with the VHF dual whips down and tucked into the body.
The Amp attaches as a bullit amp on the end of the attached coax.
The VHF section is lack luster and will not do much for VHF-HD signals. They aren't directional just sorta dipoles with an amplifier. The laws of physics would require a LARGE antenna to be directional.
In my area all HD is on UHF. The UHF antenna shines. A n...
[Terk HD-TVA Indoor High Definition TV Antenna for HDTV review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/10/2006
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(10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Dump your cable like old luggage
I've had this antenna about a month now. I live in a concrete house in heavily wooded area, 30 miles from the digital broadcasters. On a clear day I get about 30 digital channels with no problem. It's pretty crazy when you think about receiving full HD over an antenna, but that's what you can get with this thing. Adverse weather conditions do affect reception though. I have to admit, this antenna has worked out much better than I expected. With this and Netflix or iTunes Store, I rarely use my c...
[Terk HD-TVA Indoor High Definition TV Antenna for HDTV review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/02/2007
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(10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Incredibly Good Indoor Antenna
Having spent a bundle acquiring a Sony LCD HDTV and upgrading our Dish service to include its limited set of HDTV channels, we were anxious to see what an Over-the-Air Antenna might add.
In all, we tested 5, including the highly rated Zenith log periodic (about $40 at Sears), an amplified Samsung (about $99 at Best Buy), an outdoor Terk 32 (about $80 at Circuit City), our old roof mounted VHF/UHF antenna (circa 1985), and the amplified Terk HDTVa (about $50 at Radio Shack). The Ter...
[Terk HD-TVA Indoor High Definition TV Antenna for HDTV review by A. R. Harris "Sober Critic" can be read at Amazon.com]
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A. R. Harris "Sober Critic"
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07/28/2005
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Massachusetts
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97%
(140 of 143) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Decent Indoor HDTV Antenna
I live about 12 miles from the TV towers, and this antenna gets most of the HDTV channels most of the time. The odd thing about off-the-air HDTV is that it is nearly an all or nothing situation. If you get enough signal, picture quality is perfect...on the edge of enough signal, you get some drop outs...a little less signal and you get no picture at all! At my location, rain and wind cause drop outs on several channels (wet, blowing trees are not good for UHF reception!). Also, some adjustment i...
[Terk HD-TVA Indoor High Definition TV Antenna for HDTV review by jr_Tech can be read at Amazon.com]
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jr_Tech
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03/28/2006
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Portland OR. area
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96%
(31 of 32) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Antennas Compared
I'm a first timer at getting OTA HDTV. This has been an experiment in progress for the past 5 weeks. I have gone through four antennas (they are all here as I write this) before finding something that's satisfactory (rather than tolerable).
I live around 25 miles from Manhattan, where the towers of most TV stations are located. I am also aware of the directional information from [...], and have experimented accordingly with its effects on reception. My apartment's windows all face ...
[Terk HD-TVA Indoor High Definition TV Antenna for HDTV review by Y. Chang "ciaconne" can be read at Amazon.com]
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Y. Chang "ciaconne"
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05/31/2007
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Mamaroneck, NY
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94%
(107 of 113) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Amazing Indoor Antenna
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: I had this antenna hooked up in minutes to a new HD television set. I bought it when we decided not to pay the satellite or cable company to wire the kitchen since we only watched local programming there anyway. I was very skeptical that an over the air HD antenna would work at all. When I had the TV program itself for off the air signals, the antenna, wit...
[Terk HD-TVA Indoor High Definition TV Antenna for HDTV review by Dave L can be read at Newegg.com]
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Dave L
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05/30/2008
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93%
(14 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Your results may vary...
The bottom line is that antennas, no matter how good, only give you as good reception as your local environment allows. This is particularly true with indoor antennas.
I live in a major city, less than a mile from the transmitter tower, but this city is notorious for bad over-the-air reception because of all the buildings. The Terk HDTVa pulls in most analog (non-HDTV) channels with decent reception, but nobody would be fooled into thinking I have cable, and I have to reposition a...
[Terk HD-TVA Indoor High Definition TV Antenna for HDTV review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/05/2006
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92%
(13 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful
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