Antennas Direct DB2 Multi Directional HDTV Antenna
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Customer Review: The DB2 is a really NICE antenna!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am approximately 24 miles from the Atlanta, Ga "antenna farm" and I previously had another antenna in my attic. I was able to pick up 90% of the channels transmitted over the air (approximately 11), but some were 5 out of 6 bars on signal strength and occasionally they would come through with audio drops or even momentary freezing. I decided to try the DB2 since it had good reviews and I wanted to test it out and see if it was any better. I have it mounted atop a 4 1/2 ft 3/4" PVC pipe clamped down to a 2x4 stud with C clamps, so it sticks up high in the attic and it is easy to turn the direction if I need to. I have 100 ft of RG6 high quality quad-shielded coax cable going from the antenna across the attic, dropping down between the walls to the Media PC which is conneted to the TV. I also have a small power injector (amplifier) connected to the coax just before it goes into the PC tuner to boost the signal. The DB2 is bringing in ALL but one public broadcasting channel that is off in another direction (which I don't watch anyway) and they are ALL coming in at max signal strength (6 green bars) so I am extremely pleased (approx 12 channels including all the major networks in HD). All of the incoming channels are UHF except NBC which is VHF, but NBC comes in just as strong.
Other than the fact that Antennas Direct packaged the wrong set of instructions with the DB2 (they included instructions for the C2), everything else was included. I was able to go to the Antennas Direct website and find the rather simple instructions on how to bolt the two pieces together before mounting it.
I had my doubts if this rather small antenna was going to do the job any better than what I was using, but WOW, this is really pulling in the stations! I also subscribe to cable, but I use this as a supplement and backup in case the cable goes out, or if I want to watch truely crystal-clear HD on the 12 channels that come in over-the-air on the antenna.
Customer Review: Works well in NYC
Summary: 5 Stars
Purchased this to replace a small amplified monoprice antenna that was not receiving all network channels at the same time. I'm now able to receive all of the networks reliably using the antenna indoors in a manhattan apartment (positioned beneath an end table near a window). Works great with better quality than I had been receiving with Time Warner.Customer Review: Excellent Antenna
Summary: 5 Stars
Purchased this antenna for my father since he has a small 32" LCD tv. He refuses to get cable but has gone through a good many antennas trying to find one that works. So far all the antennas he has tried have looked grainy or the picture stops (delays) and then after a few seconds or longer it resumes (very frustrating when watching sports). I purchased the DB4 and it worked great ( I have 2 tvs) and decided to purchase the DB2 for him. The antenna arrived very fast (like in 2 days). I then assembled the antenna and we placed it on top of the bookcase next to his tv. I did not place it in any particular direction, (it is facing the wall) I figured I could start moving it around once the channels came in. We did a channel rescan and all the local channels look GREAT. No delays, no grainy dim picture but very clear, colorful full HD channels (local). My father is very happy. He has a one story home in a typical neighborhood in Houston TX. So if you are thinking about buying this antenna, go for it, you will not be dissapointed! Customer Review: HDTV antenna backup
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this antenna as a backup to my cable company's service. I wasn't sure that I could get HDTV digital signals from my preset cable people. You never know what the cable people will do if they think it will bring a profit.
The antenna is installed in the attic to a vertical plastic pipe attached to the rafters. The clamp is just snug, so the antenna can be rotated if needed, to allow adjusting and pointing to the local TV antennas. I ran a cable down to an A-B selector switch mounted behind the entertainment center that switches between the air (antenna) and cable inputs.
I was surprised at the number of channels I received, some as far as 25 miles away.
The only problem was the connector for the output cable was behind the antenna frame and required a sharp bend in the cable.
After several bouts of having my cable company provide digital signals and not, they are now providing some of the local stations in HDTV as part of their basic format. But I have a backup just in case.
Customer Review: Hooray! No cable bill!
Summary: 5 Stars
This antenna is working really well. At first, I was only receiving a few channels, but I moved it from the side of the house to the front (attached it to the roof of the front porch) and hooray!, now I'm getting a bunch more. It's not even on the roof, but it's still getting a lot of channels. (You will need a coaxial cable, of course, to connect the antenna to the converter box.) Best of all, no cable bill!