Philips PHDTV1 Silver Sensor UHF/HDTV Digital Indoor TV Antenna
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Customer Review: very poor reception
Summary: 1 Stars
I ordered this based on the reviews I saw. It didn't work out for me. I live in between DC and Baltimore, and got so-so reception using an old set of rabbit ears connected to my new Digital-to-Analog converter. I could pick up a few of the DC channels and a few of the Baltimore channels, but needed to do lots of fine tuning in order to change the channel. So I bought this Philips HD antenna. With the Philips connected to the Digital-to-Analog conveter, I got NO reception of any channels. I don't think I could ever even get above 5% (at least 20 - 30% seems to be required for even a stuttering HD picture). I returned the Philips, and got a powered Terk instead, which works great (80%+ on some channels).
Unless you're in a perfect location for HD reception, I can't recommend this product at all.
Customer Review: Not very good at all, threw it away
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this over a year ago to use on my HDTV. It is a VERY directional antenna so I wasn't able to pick up many channels because the stations in my area are in different directions. I was only able to pick up 3 digital channels with this antenna. Also, with the odd design, I could only place it in one area of my house, which didn't work well with the antenna. The antenna is very sensitive to placement, slight changes in the antenna will cause you to lose signals. So the bulky design, the long distance between my house and the TV stations (about 40+ miles), this non-amplified antenna sucked. I bought a cheap amplified rabbit-ears antenna and I get around 7 channels, plus I am able to easily adjust the antenna to get other stations.
I eventually threw this one in the garbage.
Customer Review: If everything worked this well........
Summary: 5 Stars
If everything worked this well our automobiles would last a lifetime.
I purchased the Philips Silver Sensor on the advice of a friend that is actually in the Television business as a technical representative.
"Trust me". he said, "Just connect this thing up and point towards the transmitters and you'll have a clear, clean digital signal".
I connected the Philips Silver Sensor to a digital DVD Recorder that was connected to a small TV. Next I placed the Philips on a top shelf ruffly pointed to where I thought the transmitters were and turned everything on. After programming the channels into the DVD-R everything worked perfectly on the first try!
Clear, clean digital television in under 10 minutes. Great!
Customer Review: Not all it's cracked up to be
Summary: 2 Stars
Allow me to preface this review with the fact that I've been using another antenna that was just a regular old RCA antenna before "upgrading" to this.
Compared to this:
RCA ANT 145 - TV / radio antenna ( ANT145 )
the Philips doesn't come close.
Mind you, the RCA isn't powered either. The difference is major. Regardless of the direction it's pointed in.
Yeah, OK, there's more to adjusting the RCA, but it's worth the time finding the switch setting and position you need...and if you live in Northern Quebec or in a town of 50 people, neither antenna is going to do you any good. Get a satellite dish.
Customer Review: Great antenna for a great price
Summary: 5 Stars
First I tried an amplified HD antenna from the same manufacturer and I noticed that every so often my picture would freeze and get pixellated. When checking the signal strength meter I noticed that it was getting a good signal and suddenly it would drop and then come back up again. After reading good reviews of the "silver sensor" antenna, I decided to try to find one. It took a little research to determine that this was the actual "silver sensor" antenna. After hooking this thing up, I must say that is a great improvement over the other antenna I tried. Now it is a digital signal, so you can't say the picture is any better when it is working, but with this antenna the signal remained much more constant with less freezing.