Amazon.com: Customer reviews: HDTV Antenna, 1byone Digital Indoor TV Antenna 25 Miles Range with 10ft High Performance Coax Cable, Extremely Soft Design and Lightweight

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2015

I bought this to use in the time until I can get an external antenna mounted outside my house...this thing works so well not sure I still need to mount that one! This antenna has far exceeded my expectations and I am very happy with this purchase so far after two solid days of watching FREE OVER THE AIR TV!

Everything you need is included in the box, it was packaged well and total time to setup was less than five minutes. The booster is included so you don't need to purchase one. Some reviews stated that they got better reception without it some with it, I personally only get good reception WITH the booster connected. From outside the house looking up to the window the antenna is barely even noticeable. If you didn't know it was there and weren't looking hard to see it you probably wouldn't even know it is there. The real test will be when my father comes over, if he doesn't notice it and say something then WE HAVE A WINNER!

I live just South of downtown Orlando with the antenna in a second story North facing window. There is a pretty clear line of sight to downtown Orlando where most of the major news stations are and broadcasting antennas. I just counted 53 total channels picked up with this antenna and a View TV At-163 Digital Receiver. Both total cost me about $75 and I got both right off Amazon.

For the cost of about one months Cable TV bill I cut the cord and now my wife gets local channels again and can see Kelly and Michael and the local news again. We also have a Sling account on the XBOX One for AE and all the Disney channels for the kids. We have Netflix and of course Amazon Prime Instant Video. Now with this setup we have just about everything we need TV wise.

To feed the signal to every TV in the house I ran the antenna into the cable plug in the room this antenna is mounted in a d moved that cable to the "IN" port on the splitter outside my house. Now every other cable outlet in my house has free over the air TV so we can take advantage of this antenna on each TV in our house!

Overall an outstanding value for the money and great option if you live in a metropolitan area with lots of over the air broadcast channel offerings.

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kirkmonster

Works good, but not in Window

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2015

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REVISED REVIEW
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I've dropped my review down to 4 stars. Why? Because I feel its deceptive and I wound up buying a "real" more traditional antenna that's in my attic (although will likely use the amplifier).

Here's the thing. If you have a whole bunch of "easy" (yellow and green in AntennaWeb) stations available, then yes, this will probably work connected to your window... or laid on the floor or probably anywhere, but not me. I was able to get ZERO stations (at least the major) ones for ANY window in my house. Downstairs, Upstairs, probably tried a dozen windows facing various ways. Nada. Even with the amplifier. The problem is that my core network stations (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox) are in the Blue and Purple areas and the ONLY way to get stations is to have it POINTED.

POINTED, not just connected to the nearest wall or window. Yes, technically speaking, this does a decent job, but it requires you to have EXACT PLACEMENT. I spent probably 6 hours various days trying to get this to work and the only way I could finally get it to work was in my daughter's bedroom taped to her door with the door ajar in just the right angle with the wire going around to her cable jack. That's not a long term solution.

Here's what I suggest (and did). If you have a whole bunch of wires (like me) that you don't know what connects to where, then get this: "Jonard PT-300 Pocket Continuity Tester". It beeps when you have it connected to the matching wire. Makes it super easy to identify. Figure out where the junction is for your wires and figure out a strategy to have the antenna in your attic (if you don't want to mount it on the roof like I didn't) and in the farthest direction needed. So, my junction box and easier access were south, but I needed North, so I went up into the attic and found the farthest northern point. Next, I fed a wire from my unfinished playroom to there. I got this mid sized antenna ne "RCA Compact Outdoor Yagi HDTV Antenna" and connected it and then looked at my signal meter on my Tivo/TV until the signals were optimized. Surprisingly the direction didn't match exactly what I would've thought from AntennaWeb.

It's worth the effort. Now, instead of seeing wires, I'm using the wiring in my house and its all concealed. The antenna is in a stable position and there is no suction cups or shipping tape or whatever keeping it up.

This antenna might be appropriate for < 20 miles, but only as a LAST RESORT. If you do not have access to an Attic or crawl space or whatever, then, maybe, although people have even mounted antennas on porches and even under umbrellas.

Here is my original review:

ORIGINAL REVIEW
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First off, keep in mind something as you read these reviews. Every installation is different. Every one. Every house has different distances from the TV towers, has different altitudes, obstacles (hills, etc) and even in the same neighborhood, people place their TV in different locations meaning that someone that needs to pickup signals from the North might have their TV facing South (like us).

These are relatively simple devices, but placement matters a LOT.

My Zip: 30736
TV faces: South
Purchased: 50 Mile Antenna with Amplifier

Lets step back. First off, I'm going to assume you're a cord cutter (or potential cord) cutter like me. This was/is my first "installation" and previously used Satellite TV service. Your first step needs to be to go to AntennaWeb.org. Really, do it now. Put it not only your Zip Code, but your address as well (the results CAN and DO change). This represents your situation. Some people will have a ton of signals within 5 miles and can connect almost anything (hanger or cheapest antenna available) and score 100+ channels with high signal rate. Others may not be able to use a Window Antenna and really need a gigantic, roof mounted, professionally installed antenna pointing in the exact direction and even then get only a fraction of the possible stations and not at a high signal rate. That's just the way things are.

For me, I have a the ability to pickup the major stations at about a range of 20-30 miles. As mentioned above, I bought the 50 mile antenna and used the amplifier as well (it might actually work better without the amplifier if you are closer and have lots of "Green" and even "Red" stations, but "Blue" and "Violet" will likely need it.

I started by placing it in the window and really didn't get much of anything at all. My TV luckily has a signal meter, so I used that and was getting Zero signal for just about anything. So, that should tell you about the reviews - many people in my situation would've posted a 1 star review right then and returned it.

HOWEVER, I did something that I didn't expect to work. I placed it on top of my entertainment center, FLAT, and pointed it towards the North (where the signals are) and lo and behold, started receiving signals. In fact, I spent a couple of hours turning it and it was amazing how much difference it made. Turn it an inch and get Zero, turn it and get 30, turn it again and get 45 (these are 0-100 scales). I'd have it pointed and go through channel scans and get anything from 2 stations (ABC/CBS) to a dozen to about 20 stations. Try it and experiment - you might be very surprised. The nice thing about doing it this way was that there wasn't a cable going across to the window and I didn't have to worry about seeing it in the window nor about falling off the window, it was just up and away on the entertainment system.

Next, I thought about it and came up with a great idea. I could use the wiring in my house to get it higher and facing North. So, I went outside and found the splitter and disconnected the wires to the splitter that sent them to the satellite and instead connected 2 of them together. Now I was able to connect the antenna to the upstairs connector and have that basically run down and around and then connected to the wire that would connect to my TV. Awesome!

That's where I stand now and with the antenna sitting on a desk upstairs, I've gotten the best results of all and have gotten all of the major stations: ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, plus CW and PBS (2 different stations), plus the various "sub" channels like a local weather station and other various shows and movies.

Right now, it's looking like I chose correctly as I don't want to install something outside, nor try to wire it up to the attic, so I like this transparent, thin antenna, although we'll see what the spouse thinks when seeing this antenna just sitting on a desk.

The neat thing is that the signals are BEAUTIFUL HD and now I have the option for things like Tivo or Tablo tostream them to all TVs (via Roku) in the house, plus iPad and even remotely as well as DVR shows which would be great to do.

In summary. Experiment. It's worth the effort to get a high quality antenna and signal as your options increase dramatically when you can access (and potentially DVR) the major networks.

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nbkline

Does what it says it does!!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2017

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We've tried 3 different antennas and this is the only one that gets our local NBC which is a VHF channel. This was the first one we bought and even though we got all the networks Fox was very spotty. So we returned it and tried 2 others that claimed a 50 mile radius and the ability to get VHF. Those 2 antennas were the Mohu Leaf 50 mile Amplified and the Refun 50-100 miles Amplified. Neither of them picked up our local VHF at all and Fox was still spotty. What we learned was that when our cellphones or laptops are pulling our our wi-fi we get bad reception with all the stations but especially so with Fox. The wi-fi can be on but if anything is pulling on it then it interferes. All we have to do is put our cellphones on airplane mode and it clears up pretty nicely. So when we realized our wi-fi was the problem, we decided to get the 1byone again with the hopes that it would pick our VHF channels like our first one did. When it scanned for 25 channels instead of the 18 that the other antennas got we were so excited! An antenna that does what it says and it's not a fluke! We now get NBC again and Fox is decent as long as our cellphones are on airplane mode! Sunday football is now covered!!!

In addition to the fact that the 1byone actually does what it says, we also think it has some nice design features:

1) 20 ft coax cord – we have vaulted ceilings and place our antenna in a very high window and need that 20ft cord. That makes many other brands a non-option for us. We actually bought a 20ft coax for the Mohu since it's coax is only 16 ft but it's removable. No need for that coax now. We might send that back too.

2) Suction cups instead of sticky pads. Both of the other antennas had sticky pads that didn't stay on our window AND left sticky residue behind. We have no doubt it would have pulled the paint off had we stuck it on our walls.

3) The Suction cups are slotted into the antenna instead of using sticky pads which would probably fail when the sun beats on the antenna through the window.

4) Clear antenna design. Even though our window is very high it's still nice to not see a big black blob up there.

The only thing we don't like about the design is the white coax-cord. We wish they had a black cord option as our wall is dark brown. We will probably wrap some black electrical tape around the portion that travels down our wall as the white cord really sticks out to us.

Over-all I'd say that in our situation (signals are 18-30 miles away, S-SW, we live in a valley, VHF and UHF needed, and a need for 20ft coax cord) this antenna does what it advertises. We have no doubt that there will be times and situations when we'll get spotty reception but that's the nature of OTA signals. But we're very happy with the 1byone!

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meembo

A tolerable balance of performance and cost, but don't expect miracles

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2017

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I'd love to achieve full emancipation from cable TV, and so I pursue various antenna tech and placement options wherever I live in order to pull in the traditional networks for local news and regional sports (I stream everything else).
In my estimation, there's no special magic or technology in these variations of leaf antennas, just build quality comparisons. Although some users report vast differences with Brand A vs Brand B, I've tried a dozen or so rabbit ears, loops, and leaf antennas in various urban and rural areas, and weather and landscape make the greatest differences for local or remote towers.The signal from the local Fox tower a couple miles away can blip out in the middle of a game, given the right conditions in the sky.
I bought this antenna primarily for the length of the coax attached, and secondarily for the included signal amplifier. I now live in a larger rural town with local PBS, Fox, and NBC repeater (or "translator") towers, but I'm still about 50 miles from the nearest ABC and CBS, and the main broadcast towers for PBS, Fox, and NBC. The terrain is fairly flat, so I thought I might be able to pull in some remote 50-mile signals by placing the leaf antenna in a window about 25 feet off the ground - but sadly, no dice with any of the remote towers. I do receive the local digital signals from the local repeater towers, but signal quality is definitely affected by weather. With digital signal reception, the resulting picture is an all-or-nothing proposition, so I'm at the mercy of the clouds and precipitation.
With my first attempt at this antenna, I couldn't even attach the coax to my TV, because the nut had fallen off the cox connector before I received it, making the cord impossible to screw to anything. Amazon quickly sent me a replacement, which was intact. In the replacement, the product was well-packaged and as-advertised. I use the signal amplifier, but be aware that any amplifier may also amplify interference, so be sure to try signal reception for all your channels with and without amplification.
Outside of user reviews in dense urban areas, there no review that can promise most users a reliable experience. Start with something fairly inexpensive and see what happens. My two cents - if you have the means and capability, use a larger amplified attic or rooftop antenna for an install-and-forget-it experience.

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Jason O'Daniel

Ah, the old digital antenna scam again. Why not say it can pick up a thousand miles away while you're at it?

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2016

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Since 2013 I've had 5 antennas and 4 digital converter boxes. None of the 4 previous antennas worked as they claimed they would but up until now I had never had an antenna get ZERO channels. There are over 40 possible channels I can get in 2 different cities some 30 and 40 miles away and some right around 50. Despite my putting this thin piece of plastic in 3 different windows, 2 of which are totally unobstructed by anything close to me and I'm on the second floor of a house that's been turned into apartments, meaning elevated even, and I have all the best and new shielded wires, despite all that I get ZERO channels. So the only people giving this thing glowing reviews are people that live 10 miles or less from town and didn't need a 50 mile antenna anyway and people who work for the companies and people who are given antennas for free and told they must write a positive review. That's it because both 150 mile antennas I've had wouldn't even pick up all the channels 50 miles away pointed in any direction, let alone 150 and the now 3 anywhere from 50 to 60 mile antennas won't either. You can say "ideal conditions" and other such crap but if 5 antennas won't pick up everything they're supposed to in 2 different towns I've lived in and 2 different residences, both 2nd floor elevated places, if 5 antennas won't work, it's not me or where I'm at, it's the antennas and the criminal liars who sell them. By the way, it won't pick up anything plugged into the TV directly either and no converter box does all they say they can do either and the boxes usually create as many new problems as already existing problems they solve. You have been warned.

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Mitiman

Great Broadcast TV Reception in an Inexpensive Package

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2016

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I am an unbiased reviewer. We live within 30 miles of eighteen broadcast channels, so I wanted to try this antenna as a possible alternative to cable or DirecTV. It took about five minutes from start to finish to install the antenna in a window near the TV. The in-line amplifier simply plugs into the TV's USB port for power (an AC adapter is included in case there is no available USB port). It's clear, so very difficult to see once the blinds are back in place covering the window. After reprogramming the TV input to search for off-air channels, the antenna delivered 18 channels (nine main channels and nine sub-digital channels), all but one of which appear to be of solid HDTV quality. I'll be trying a combo of streaming and off-air viewing over the next couple of months before deciding whether or not to pull the plug on DirecTV. Whatever happens, though, this inexpensive antenna has delivered everything I could have wished for in terms of reception of local broadcast programming. UPDATE: I just bought a second one of these, as we have cut the cord and gone to a combination of streaming and off-air TV. The newer antenna is located in our bedroom, behind a cabinet on which the HDTV rests. No windows are close enough to reach conveniently. Despite the sub-optimal placement, the new antenna still receives sixteen channels, including all we really care about. If you are contemplating a switch, this antenna is a cost-effective and easy way to get there.

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Booster Green

Great product, better than old outdoor antenna.

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2016

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This is one of the most useful products I have ever purchased from Amazon. I went back and forth over which indoor antenna I wanted to try and decided on this one due to a combination of the price and the length of the cable. I wanted one both for myself and for my mother, who lives by herself and has an outdoor antenna that she had to adjust by climbing a pole and turning the antenna. She is several hours away and I wanted to prevent her from having an accident. I first tried it on my television, and we have towers in several directions around us, from about 20 to 35 miles away. Nothing when I first tried it, but once the booster was hooked up, I had all my local channels in perfect condition, and playing my XBox on another TV in the same room no longer interferes with the reception. No more adjusting the rabbit ears! The next problem was for my mom, who lives in a place with a clear path between her and the television towers, and they are all in the same direction, but about 45 miles away. I had to find the best spot in her living room, but, once I found it, this antenna outperformed her (admittedly old) outdoor antenna. She is getting the same channels, but now, no adjustments needed. I have recommended this to everyone for which I think it would be useful. This is a great product. Both my mother and I live in rural areas with a few trees around us, so I'm not sure how it would work in a more urban setting.

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Might work better if attached directly to a window

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2018

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I bought a cheap RCA antenna years ago (a 1350b or something like that) from a big box store that works better than this did. I installed this about 12ft up the wall (cathedral ceilings) facing the majority of the major TV stations (I think, see below) and it got worse reception than the RCA. In fact I left the RCA behind the TV about 3ft off the ground and generally got a better or equal signal from it.

Installation is not simple. There are no mounting holes so you need to supply your own tape. You need to find something strong enough to hold up the weight of the cord hanging off of it and that will let you reposition it a few times to find your best signal. (I ended up using 3 8" strips of 3M poster tape) There isn't any information about the directional aspect of this device. If you install it on a window facing the wrong way you might get terrible signal and haven't a clue why. They could and should put a little 3 cent label on it that says "this side towards broadcast tower" The upside is that it seemed to work fine even after falling off the wall a couple times. So don't worry about breaking it. The thing is thin enough that I think they could have put a hole through it for a nail, or included some tape in the box.

I'm not sure why this is the best antenna on Amazon it seems like it's just "okay." As with all antennas your mileage will vary.

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Al Jones

Basic TV Channel Solution

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2016

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The product was missing the two suction cups, so I improvised with clear box tape. I tried multiple positions on my wall and window. To my surprise, I discovered that a change in mounting position of as little as a foot could make a significant difference in the quantity of channels received. My recommendation is pick a mounting starting point, secure the sheet with clear tape and generate an auto channel scan on your TV WITHOUT the amplifier. Then, scan again WITH the amplifier. You may get more channels with the amplifier. Note the difference in channel quantity with and without the amplifier. Whichever option receives the most channels, use that quantity as your baseline. Use a post-it note to mark the antennae's position and baseline channel (Digital and Analog) quantity. Repeat this process as many times as you believe is necessary to obtain a high channel quantity reception "sweet spot" and secure the antennae.

Once I obtained the baseline, I repeated the process of re-positioned the antennae and generating an auto-scan about 15 times until I was able to find the spot with the most HD and Analog channels. A tedious process, but I am happy with the results and amazed with the number of channels I was able to obtain (40+). A few of them were deleted and I have about 20 HD channels in use, because I only wanted HD channels displayed on the TV. My bill will now be a fraction of what it was before, since I only need high speed Internet. NO MORE CABLE TV BILL.

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Lower East Sider

Works well in high rise apartment.

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2016

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I purchased this antenna after my condo association decided not to repair our building TV antenna system. I bought the version of the antenna that came with the signal booster.

I have the booster power connected to the TV USB port, so that the booster automatically turns on whenever the TV is turned on. This allows me to avoid using the USB AC power adapter that came with the booster.

The antenna is taped to the wall next to a window. I do not actually have it attached to the window, because the antenna provides adequate reception where I put it. My building is a small 1960's high rise with other apartment buildings around it. And, I am located in the back of the building. So, reception can be a challenge.

The antenna cable is nice and long. This will allow me to attach the antenna to the window if I ever decide to do so (say, on a day when bad weather is affecting the digital signal).

This antenna system works better than anything else I have tried and pulls in more channels than the old building antenna system. I occasionally get pixelation on the TV picture, but not very often.

The antenna also works OK with a separate DVR tuner that I use occasionally. I bought a second signal booster for the DVR tuner so that if it turns on to record a show without the TV being on, it will still get a strong boosted signal. But both the TV and the DVR feed into the same antenna, which helps reduce clutter.

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