Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat build quality, very easy to set up and well werth the money.
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2020
I know this is a rather lengthy review, but I wanted to hit all the good points, and bad points, so you can make an informed dessision.
I purchased this antenna to replace the one I was using on this TV before, so I could put the other one in the bedroom. The other antenna was threw a different company, and was half the price. I must say this one is built a lot more sturdy. What impressed me right away when I took it out of the box is the fact that it is higher quality material, and not just some very thin flimsy cheap feeling piece of plastic. The fact the co-ax cable is not only replaceable, but is thicker, and of higher quality.
Installing the antenna was extremely simple. I am totally blind, and this means I couldn't read the instructions, but I didn't need too. I was able to put it together completely in the dark! No pun intended. I can tell you that it is best to run the co-ax cable threw the stand and hook it to the antenna before you put the stand in place.
Lets talk channels. I only get four more channels with this one than I did the other one, but this one having a stand means I could just put it on a table, or intertainment center, and not trying to duck tape it to the wall, and having it fall down all the time. I will say that the channels don't seem to buffer, and skip as much as they do with the other antenna I was using. For those people that say the power boosters the antennas come with is a joke really hasn't used one before. With out the power booster, I can only get 9 channels, but with the power booster, I get 21 channels. According to my TV All of the channels say the signal quality is good. I did have someone look at the picture for me, and they said other than a very little pixolation when there is a lot of action, it is really good.
I only have two complaints about this antenna
1. in the discription, the company says that direction doesn't matter with this antenna, and I will tell you it most certainly does. I tried placing the antenna in multiple locations, including a window, and no matter what I did there were five channels I just couldn't seem to get until I put it on my stereo speaker, and even then I had to angle it into the corner to get those five channels. Here is what is funny about this. the corner that the antenna is facing is not near a window, and infact one wall has a closet, while the other one has a small storage room.
2. I don't like the fact that the power cable for the power booster isn't replaceable. You would think that for the price, you would get a replaceable USB cable for the power booster. With the antenna that was half the cost you do, but it's co-ax cable is not replaceable, and not only that it is a much thinner and cheaper one.
Overall, it is a good antenna, and well werth the cost. Is it drasticly better than say a 30 dollar antenna? I would have to say yes. While I get four more channels, the quality on all of the channels is better with this antenna, but what makes it even better is much better build quality, the fact it comes with a stand, so you don't have to put it on a wall, and the fact the co-ax cable is replaceable.
