Indoor DTV Antenna Reviews
What is the best DTV antenna for my house, apartment, or condo?
One of the most important factors in determining which type of antenna you’ll need for receiving dtv signals, is by figuring out how far TV broadcast towers are from your house or dwelling. Estimating this distance might be difficult to do on your own, but we’ve found a useful website that’ll calculate the distance for you (free). www.tvfool.com – Just click on the “Start Here” at tvfool and enter your zip code for detailed broadcast tower distance results from your location.
Indoor antennas
A good indoor antenna can receive digital television signals approximately 15-20 miles away from broadcast towers depending on your area topography. Your results may vary depending on objets like hills, mountains, or trees that can deflect signals from reaching your antenna.
On to the reviews…
Terk HDTVa Indoor Amplified High-Definition Antenna
Positive:
Easy Setup
UHF and VHF Elements (Recommended by most news channels for indoor reception)
Preassembled
Amplified and optimized to receive both UHF and VHF channels
High-gain antenna array can be oriented horizontally or vertically for optimum reception
Strong fit and finish
Negative:
Slightly directional design may require adjustment for some channels depending on location from broadcast towers
The bottom line:
One of the most visually appealing DTV antennas to hit the market this last year. #1 seller at Amazon for indoor antennas, and highly regaured at HDTV and DTV forums as the goto antenna for indoor digital television reception.
Product Description:
Product Dimensions: 5.4 pounds
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
ASIN: B0007MXZB2
Item model number: HDTVA
Antennas Direct DB2 Multi Directional HDTV Antenna
Positive:
Easy setup!
Preassembled
11.4 dB Gain, Strong performance across entire UHF band (Channels 14-69)
Fit and finish is good
Negative:
Not the prettiest looking anenna on the market
The bottom line:
Performance designed antenna that may go the extra distance over the Terk HDTVa antenna with receiving digital signals. The author of this article uses this antenna, and has it situated behind the TV cabinet out of view from anyone in the living room.
Product Description:
Product Dimensions: 4 x 19 x 12 inches ; 5 pounds
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
ASIN: B000EHUE7I
Item model number: DB2
Winegard SS-3000 Amplified Indoor UHF/VHF Antenna
Positive:
Easy Setup and minimal adjustment needed with mounting
Preassembled
Scatter Plane Technology To Receive Indoor Direct and Reflected Signals
Negative:
long profile design may not be suitable for placing this antenna on a small table or on top of an equipment cabinet
The bottom line:
This antenna is a close tie with the Antennas Direct DB2, but offers better VHF performance and may provide better performance across the UHF band too.
Product Description:
Product Dimensions: 27 x 4.5 x 5 inches ; 3.3 pounds
Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
ASIN: B001DFZ5II
Item model number: SS-3000
WINEGARD SS-3000 AMPLIFIED INDOOR U/V ANTENNAHIGH-PERFORMANCE INDOOR ANTENNA; SCATTER PLANE TECHNOLOGY TO RECEIVE INDOOR DIRECT and REFLECTED SIGNALS; PRECISION-MOUNTED ELECTRONICS FOR ULTRA EFFICIENT TRANSFER OF DIGITAL SIGNAL; COMPACT DESIGN FOR ANY HOME DCOR; RANGE UP TO 30 MILESZONE 1 (YELLOW/GREEN) ;
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Maybe the government is trying to help people get jobs saleing antennas, they give you a coupon for the convertor box but why not give you one for an antenna? The convertor box cannot pick up a signal by itself. I am 60 miles from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox stations. I get them easily with my rabbit ears but feel I will be left in the dark in June. And why develop a system that does not use up your whole tv screen? I have 2 inches wasted all the way around the edge of the screen?
I have a similar opinion to Steve.
I live in the downtown area of the second largest city of a Top 15 Broadcast Market of Orlando. I’m at a loss on why I pick up less digital signals than the anolog ones. Had purchased last year a new HDTV antennea (before purchasing a converter) and now find that I have to purchase new antenneas now for both of my converters as well. This doesn’t make sense to me living in a “downtown” area of a major market. (If I lived on a farm, would understand better.) Am concerned that the new antenneas won’t work either and which equipment is faulty — should I return the converter boxes — OR the antenneas? What a MESS!
What the non – cable people need is a antenna that is universal to all dtv boxes and pulls in all local and dtv channels
Government at work — again. Promises of better reception – a lie. Better sound – a lie. Laws passed by politicians who don’t know squat! Received analog in the bastement with rabbit ears — now barely receive DTV on the second floor.
Hey, these are the people who are going to fix health and hospitalization insurance? What a mess that will be.
My condo management does not want me to put a dish antenna on my back porch. Your notes tell me that the Goverment rules say it is ok. Who would I go to enforce their rules.
Thank you, JACK
Why would the government force everyone to go digital and the switch does not work, you have to keep moving all the parts to try to get a picture, I mean why? Government you need to really fix this problem. This is supposed to be american technology,well say no more I’m very unhappy.