Terk Technology HDTVi VHF/UHF HDTV Indoor Antenna
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Customer Review: Far better than the TV5
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm in a marginal reception area. Beverly Hills in a garden stucco apartment on a 2nd floor. It's not the best area for reception but I tried a few antennas. Most were useless, picking up the odd Chinese or Spanish station which have strong signals. This antenna was able to pick up CBS and KCOP not much better but CBS alone made it worth getting. The reception is beautiful. Not sure why CBS is so good but hoping that other station are still broadcasting at half strength. At any rate if you're in a marginal area consider this one. Mine came with an amplifier and cost about $20 more. I did not see any improvement of the signal with or without the amplifier. It boosts it a little but not enough to make a difference with the hard to get channels. The way to go may be to buy the cheaper unamplified model and then buy a quality amp. Not sure if the new model has altered anything but it seems exactly the same as this one.Customer Review: Disappointing purchase
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this antenna for use with Philips PET729/37 - 7 Inch LCD Portable TV / DVD PlayerPhilips PET729/37 - 7 Inch LCD Portable TV / DVD Player
I wanted to use it in two rooms that don't have a cable outlet and during cable outages.
However, downstairs I only 2 stations with the Terk Antenna. Upstairs I can get 3 channels with Terk Antenna ( NBC, ABC and PBS but I am missing CBS). If I connect the TV to a cable outlet it finds all the stations, but I don't need it in the rooms that I have an cable outlet.
Disappointing!
Other problems:
* The antenna does not have a stable base, so it has to be on a very firm leveled area. Running cats or kids would easily knock it down without intending to.
* The antenna is huge, it make the portable TV not portable.
Customer Review: great for its size
Summary: 5 Stars
I live 5 miles from the TV transmitters, yet my digital and analog reception was poor using an amplified loop rabbit ear combo. The digital signal was fading in and out and the analog signal was suffering from significant interference. My neighborhood is filled with mature tall trees. I finally figured out that my problem was multipath interference of the RF signal. Since, all the city's broadcast towers are grouped in the same relative direction from my house, I thought to try a directional antenna that claims to reject multipath. So I bought the Terk HDTVi, the unamplified version, and now the picture is rock solid clear for all the channels broadcast from that region (ABS, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, PBS). This includes both analog and digital and from the VHF low band all through the UHF band. My antenna cable is a 50 foot run of RG6-QS that is not split. This is antenna is a great value for about $37 dollars.Customer Review: Very Poorly Engineered Product
Summary: 2 Stars
In short-don't buy this antenna, and here's why: the unit literally has no base other than a small piece of flimsy rubber-it's impossible to keep the thing balanced and stable. Since positioning an indoor antenna around for most precise reception is what it's all about, this unit fails miserably. Even proping something next to it to hold it's balance (which is very klugy) really does not do the trick. While this unit looks good, trust all of the reviews herein which reference this poorly designed base. And, while reception really is based on location in reference to broadcast towers, I replaced this unit with a very inexpensive RCA basic unit and not only pulled in significantly more HD stations but had ease of positioning in regards to balance. My strong recommendation is not to purchase this product-if you do you'll instantly see what I mean in regards to this serious base balancing issue.Customer Review: Works great for me
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had the Terk HDTVi plugged into my DirecTV HD DVR for a few days now and I'm very impressed with the results. I live in a rural area that is 25+ miles from two large metro areas, one to the west and one to the east, that have a number of tv stations broadcasting digital signals. This antenna has added about 30 more stations, all digital, to my lineup. I'm now getting pristine HD for all the local channels that DirecTV wasn't giving me. Full disclosure: I'm at a high point in the county where I live, so I'm not fighting very much terrain to get these signals. I also have to occasionally get my rear end off the couch to move the antenna a tiny bit to pick up a channel for which the antenna is searching for the signal. This might have more to do with where I have placed the antenna. Nevertheless, that is small trade off for adding a bunch more HD channels to my viewing experience.