Side by Side Comparison of: Antennas Direct vs AmazonBasics

Several years ago, I installed DB8 on gable of house - height near 30'. I removed while doing reno for listing property for sale.I decided to install OTA once again - Thought I would use the clearstation 4 for several reasons - looks, smaller foot print and enhanced performance. 2 out of 3 ain't bad. It does look smaller and neater installed but a little less on performance vs DB8. I'm using 7777 preamp with both applications. I purchased new Samsung TV with UHD - turner is fast and locks in clean clear HD. I will report back any issues but so far I am pleased. ******update 9/19/2017. My clearstream 4 survived Hurricane Irma's Cat 4 winds and works perfectly.Much tree damage and some structual damage to homes, pool cages etc... This sturdy antenna is very well built. My hats off to Antennas Direct for building a solid product.....I'm raising my rating to 5 star. it earned it

Ok I started having trouble with a rational type antenna, total loss of picture intermittently. I mounted this new unit 6 feet over the roof and picked up another 10 stations (I did not use the supplied mount). I don't know how much different another antenna would be since I only mounted this one in the best spot on my roof but have read there is not that much difference between any HD antenna. Obviously did not trust the no difference between antenna types by buying this one. I used a chain link fence top pipe (10 foot) from the hardware store to mount it with Channel Master CM-9030 eave kit, I did not want to run screws into my shingle roof. I use a 4 Port Cable TV/HDTV/Digital Amplifier PCT-MA1015-4PN to send the signal to 3 TVs and a Tablo recorder. I only have 50' of coax before the 4 port unit so I use no preamp.

Assembles in 10 minutes, mounts in attic in 5 minutes. Go to antennapoint.com to determine which way to aim it (you enter your zip code and it will give you the direction the transmitters are from your location...in my case, it was 163° from my house, so using a compass on my smart phone I aimed it in that direction).

Plug this into the Cable TV line that feeds all your cable outlets in the house and viola, you have TV in every room. I did use a cheap $20 booster in the attic only because it was installed by my cable company...I figured it can't hurt.

I receive 30+ channels crystal clear...in fact, the major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX) come in at HD better than Comca$t ever did! So glad to no longer be watching Cable TV and paying $1500 a year to watch mostly garbage...now I'm reading more and being more productive. Shows like Honey Boo Boo and the Kartrashians (which I have NEVER watched) don't deserve to be supported by my monthly Cable TV bill. It's really sad what has become "entertainment" on some Cable TV stations.

This antenna is the best antenna you can buy! My pole has to be 40 ft in the air to bring in any signals from Dallas which is 65 miles with a big hill in between us. I had a huge Winegard type antenna on that pole that had a rotor on it but the wind kept blowing it off course and the rotor motor would try to correct it back in place and then it would be blown off course again until finally that rotor motor burnt out completely. There was no sweet spot that I could position that antenna to bring in all the signals of the major networks. I replaced that big antenna with a small digital one but still could not turn it to bring in all the signals.
Finally, after paying Dish Network and Direct TV a ton of money every month for 5 years, I decided to bring it all to an end when Dish raised their prices to $90 per month for 200 channels of which we only watched about 5 cable channels and all the rest were OTA channels.
I was concerned that this antenna might not withstand the winds we have regularly. I needn't have worried because after we replaced the RG6 wire with new heavy duty shielded wire and popped that puppy up in the air, we got the most fantastic pictures on our TV I didn't know was possible. So much better than the reception through the Dish DVR!.
My son kept saying "Man, I am really impressed with this antenna! You are getting better reception than I get at home on my $2500 home theater setup!" I am getting so many channels I didn't even know existed! All the networks have 2 other sub channels that we don't get with Dish Network. I also get a bunch of VHS channels that come in sharp and clear. You couldn't ASK for better performance from this antenna.
You can't go wrong with this antenna! FANTASTIC! AWESOME! WONDERFUL! Ran out of adjectives!

We were reluctant to cut cable because my husband needed his dose of football. This is the perfect solution. The OTA towers are about 12-14 miles from my house and we live in northern NJ without much obstruction. I didn't want to spend a lot of money in case it doesn't work so I bought a "used" 35-mile range antenna from Amazon Warehouse and hope to just get the local channels. To my surprise, it picked up 51 channels. The used item works well even with a tiny scratch and I am keeping it. The only time we got static TV quality was when the kevlar balloon was flying around the antenna (aluminum blocks signal).

I have three of these now. one for me one for a buddy and one for dad. I buy the used varieties. I get 100+ channels in 95050, 1/2 are Spanish or asian speaking, and 45+ channels I watch. all the primetime networks. Then I bought a Tablo and record the news and a few other channels. My dad is in 94131, Buddy is in 94550 and they both get all the prime 2,4,5,7, and all the kqed channels and a bunch more in between that may have something interesting on. I put mine up on the roof 15 feet up or so. to really maximize this. I have mine taped inside of an old direct tv satellite dish already mounted to the house, and have the signal split to two tv's no problem, the line for mine and buddies run easily 50ft long in old co-ax that was left from old installs. no Problem.
F the CABLE COMPANIES> FREE HD channels with this and ...

Then get free HBO/showtime shows and any other movie ever since 1920, live sports, new tv shows, on a quad core android TV box. Reply to this review and I will give the down-low on the box I have.

The indoor/outdoor (“60 mile”) version is a darn good antenna… significantly better than the square/flat ones you hang in a window. First, when dealing with any antenna, there’s 3 golden rules:
1. Line of sight is key.
2. Connections and wire (coax cable) can make—or ruin—a good signal.
3. Re-read #1 and #2 again.
Use any of the free resources online, like antennaweb.org or dtv.gov (and click on consumer resources, then reception maps) will let you know if you’re a good candidate for over-the-air (OTA) reception, and the quality of antenna you’ll need. In my case, I live in San Diego on a pretty prominent hill with little obstructions – no trees, tall buildings or anything else nearby that would impede line of sight (remember #1 above) towards the transmission towers. I have two sets of towers about 15 miles north-west and south-east from me, and another set of towers about 19 miles due south (in Mexico.. TeleMundo, oh yeah!).
When I got this antenna, I tested it by resting it on the front porch steps and got a full 30+ digital channels. On the porch. Fast forward a few hours and after building a simple base out sections of 2x4s and weighting them down with a cinderblock on the roof (didn’t want to deal with risks of leaks by drilling into the roofing), the thing is rock solid up there and gets me 43 digital channels. Placement is everything and although the antenna isn’t overly sensitive to direction, having it going cross-wise perpendicular to where the 2 main cluster of TV towers are got the best results.
Side note: I hooked up the included “amplifier” and the number of stations dropped to 33. YMMV. I say, try running the channel scan without it, then with it, and go with whatever works for you.
On the second point, clean, quality cable runs of limited distance and minimal “connections” are your friend. Don’t piece sections of cable together with splitters. Avoid connections wherever possible. It’s best to spend $12 for a good quality 25-foot cable, than to use splitters to join 2 or 3 sections of cable. And use a good quality cable, splitters (only as necessary), and you should get a good result with this antenna.

I purchased this antenna to receive the local channels after deciding to finally get rid of cable. I live within Richmond, VA city limits and bought the 35-mile version just in case i ended up moving further away from the city in the future. Currently, I live on the fourth floor of a seven story apartment building. The antenna came pretty quickly.

Most of the setup is straight-forward as the antenna and cable are one piece. The antenna is pretty flimsy and is made to be attached to the wall or laid out on a surface. You simply need to screw in the coax cable into the back of the TV and run a channel scan. Most HDTV's will have a built in digital tuner. The hardest part of the setup was figuring out where and how to position the antenna. The placement of the antenna can affect the signal dramatically. I tried four placements: (1) on the wall behind the TV, (2) laid flat below the living room window, (3) on the right upper corner of the wall near the window, (4) on the left upper corner of the wall near the window. I found the second option to be the best even though many people recommended to place the antenna higher up to improve performance. I also noticed orientation can make a difference. I rotated the antenna by 90 degrees and noticed an improvement in signal. The final antenna position is shown in the photo. When trying to figure out the placement, it is important that you re-scan for channels for each antenna position in case you missed some channels in the previous setup. Hopefully, you will only notice a difference in signal strength and not in the number of channels you pick up. I notice that I was able to "pick up" may one additional channel in a different position but usually the signal was too weak for the channel to display properly (this was ok as the station that was trying to be picked up was a DC station).

After scanning for channels, I picked up 19 channels including 7 HD channels. Of these channels, 17 have strong enough signals to display properly. The HD channels do come in pretty clear once i figured out the antenna placement. The signal for 6 of the 7 HD channels are fairly strong. My TV displays signal strengths for the individual channels and I get an average of 80% for the 6 HD channels.

Overall, I bought the antenna to watch HD broadcasts from the local stations (ABC, CBS, etc.) and this antenna did a great job of picking up the stations. The setup was easy with the hardest part being antenna placement. As I live in the city, the 25 mile version probably would have been sufficient. I would recommend this antenna to others that live a reasonable distance to a major city.

Could not be happier with the AmazonBasics HP flat antenna. This was just what I'd hoped for. After ditching Comcast cable 6 months ago and then last week no longer receiving even a handful of OTA, thanks to Comcast trying to strong-arm former customers by blocking the handful of local OTA channels. Btw, Comcast, hate you even more now; we are never, ever getting back together again. ;-)

So, I shopped around and decided on this AmazonBasics HP HDTV antenna, as well as one Mohu Leaf flat antenna (@ same price). We needed one for the downstairs den/media room tv and one for the upstairs master bedroom tv. I figured one of those two antennas not only do the trick but that one would be better. (Both were forehead slapping easy to install and set-up: plug 'n' play then run channel scan. Any issues, just shift the antenna a little this way or that until satisfied with the reception and picture on all the received channels. We pulled in @ 30 on both the AmazonBasics HP and the Mohu Leaf.)

When they first arrived, I hooked up the Mohu to the 4-year-old Sharp Aquos downstairs, since it's physically half the size of the AmazonBasics antenna and is more unobtrusive (it also has the shorter cable). I hooked up the AmazonBasics HP antenna to the small Samsung upstairs. After running the channel scan on each tv, to be honest, there was no difference whatsoever. Both pulled in the same number of channels, for us intownish big city single family home with lots of local stations, PBS and major cable network. We also have an ATV1 hooked up the lower TV and an ATV2 upstairs for streaming just about every channel we used to receive with cable, as well as some premium movie channels. What neither ATV did was stream local channels, which was why I got the AmazonBasics antenna and the Mohu. Now we're covered, receiving about 200+ channels between these indoor antennas and the ATV1 downstairs and the ATV2 upstairs. I cannot imagine being a cable customer again. Both these two flat indoor antennas paid for themselves in one month. Would buy either of them again in a heartbeat.

This antenna works really well. I only have it in the attic right now but it picks up channels great. Can't wait to be able to position it somewhere outside. I live about 65 miles away from my local network channels (abc, cbs, nbc) and get all but one really well with how it is now. I also have a signal booster connected straight to the antenna since I had to use a long coaxial cable to get it from the attic down under the floor to come up to my HDHomerun box I use to broadcast the signal.All in all, a great antenna and helped me cut the cord. Bye bye directv.

This does much better than expected. I live out in the county surrounded by trees. I was expecting to only get a few local channels for the news at best, but I get around 30+ HD channel. I have this place in the attic of my home pointed toward the city. I am not completely sure where the antennas for these stations are located so I just kind of guessed the best direction. From what I can tell it does 180 degree directional receiving, and the city it is pointed at is around 60 miles away as the crow flies (St. Louis). I would definitely recommend this to anyone wanting off-air tv from outside of suburban areas.

First of all, I live in a single-story detached home in the smallish town of Richmond, IN, with the closest broadcast towers are in Dayton, OH about ~40mi (On the UHF frequency), but there is a significant amount of trees/hills/buildings in the path.When (Major Cable Co.) DOUBLED our rate for basic cable TV/Internet, I to move on. I started researching OTA solutions, and due to my concerns with terrain interference, decided to go with this antenna, which, at the time, I thought would be massive overkill for me. Not the case.Assembly was very easy. Just attach the antenna loops to the wire frame, screw in the bracket, attach the modulator, and you're done.I installed it on the side of my house, at the apex of the roof, putting it about 15 ft. above the ground. I used AntennaPoint to locate the heading of the towers from my location, and pointed it in that direction. I ran 50ft of MediaBridge RG6 coax straight into my Sony Bravia TV, and ran a channel scan. Right away, I picked up all the Dayton stations with no problems. I haven't noticed any pixellation or dropouts of any kind.Next, I tried to point it towards Cincinnati, OH (about 70 mi. away), and got absolutely nothing. I wasn't expecting to, but just be aware that while you may think it's overkill, it never hurts to go for more antenna than you think you'll need.

I searched and researched dozens of antennas before I bit the bullet and got this one.ALL of them are Miracles.... just look at the ads....lol!I figured worst case I would return it and try again.Bought the Antennas Direct ClearStream4 thru Amazon Prime as a Condition: Used - Like New for 100 bucks.Original Box had been opened but never unpacked. Saved $17.68 about 15%!That more than paid for the new 50' coax.Was incredibly easy to put together. (Hint: watch the Youtube Antennas Direct Video)Took about 15 minutes total.It's replacing a 30 year old Channel Master that was 8' long! I was getting 9 channels aimed at the Towers.Used the same old wall mounted mast, minus the rusted solid rotor. It's about 25' from the ground or approx. 10' over the roof.My goal was to get Dayton Stations (I'm in eastern Cincinnati) for football reasons. That's 9° and at a range of 46 miles and DEFINITELY a cluttered view.Eyeballed the direction as I was working off a ladder. Went inside and fired up the TV, a Panasonic Viera Plasma.Auto search had 44 channels..... 8 Dayton ones BUT NOT the one I needed. BOO!!!!Got out the compass, fine tuned to 9°, I had been at 0°, and re-scanned. 55 Channels! Including the one I needed.Signal strength of 92%. YEAH!!!That's 55 Channels out to a range of about 50 miles and while many of them are local which, while only 9 miles away, are still 90° off the direction the ClearStream4 is aimed.I'm sold!!!Next trick will be trying to pull in Columbus which is about 100 miles out.I'll revisit the review after the unit has some time on the roof.

Worked for me, with the indoor leaf antenna I got a handful of channels. With this setup in the attic I received 38 with good, almost full, signal on all of them, but no channel 2. So, I ordered the vent/roof mount, pole, and a total of 45 channels (channel 2 being one of them). So, it is a decent antenna, but I am also using the channel master cm-7778. Without a preamp I wasn't pulling in any stations at all with this antenna setup in the attic. So, it is a decent antenna, but nothing amazing by itself. It does work quite well teamed up with these other products. Also, I live about 35-40 miles from Chicago.

I live 25 miles from the transmitters, and with the antenna in the attic of my ranch home get most stations extremely well. Having said that, it's important to have realistic expectations, because even with this antenna, reception isn't perfect.Digital TV is partly the culprit. Unlike the old analog TV, poor signals don't get snowy - as they get worse, they pixelate a little, then stop occasionally, then go out entirely. Because of that, stations that look great in good weather will degrade in bad weather (snow, rain). Good signals that you receive through trees in fair weather degrade more quickly, because the water coats the leaves. (In Chicago, this was worst for Channel 11, WTTW).A signal listed as "far fringe" on an antenna listing website that I could receive in wintertime with bare trees in good weather, disappeared in the summertime.Bottom line: any antenna that you use for digital stations will suffer these issues. This antenna was definitely an improvement from the old antenna it replaced.NOTE: If you have a long run from your attic, use a low-noise amplifier connected at the base of the antenna to boost the signal, or you won't get good results.

I've purchased two of these thin indoor HDTV antennas from Amazon to date. In our house we don't have cable TV and instead use online streaming sources (i.e. Netflix, HBO GO, etc). However we stilled wanted local channels for watching the news.All of the TV's in our house are mounted on the walls using low-profile mounts. I first had the idea of taping the antenna to the back of the TV and then hanging the TV on the wall. However after doing this the reception using the antenna was horrible as the signal did not like passing through the TV itself. Luckily the antenna includes a long coax antenna lead which allowed me to run is down the wall with the rest of the cables. I then taped the antenna to the back of my wood dresser directly below the TV. 90% of the time this gives us a really good reception on all local channels. Sometimes a couple channels are not that great, and if someone walks in front of the dresser/antenna it will get choppy for a second. It would be better to have the antenna as high as possible, but I refuse to have it exposed so we will deal with the small amount of signal issues.For the channels I receive the quality of the picture and sound is amazing. I did not expect the quality of the picture to be this good, it looks almost identical to Comcast HD cable. I'm using this antenna on latest generation LG LED 1080p TV;s.The last tip I have is there is a difference from my experience on the two sides of the antenna. One side is white and one side is black. I played with both sides facing the direction our signal was originating from. I found one side worked better than the other, so I suggest you experiment and find which works best in your situation.

Mate this antenna with a Channel Master CM3414 4-Port Distribution Amplifier for Cable and Antenna Signal and you're in crystal-clear HD-business on up to 4 sets -- FOR FREE!! Works well, mounted inside in a second-floor closet with an external wall in my suburban NYC geography.Tips to think about when planning to save frustration and help success: 1. Do your TVs have digital converters built-in? Sets prior to 2009-ish probably do not. Instead of a new TV, remedy is a $30 Mediasonic HW180STB HomeWorx HDTV Digital Converter Box with Media Player and Recording PVR Function, Dolby Digital, HDMI Out (New Version) with HDMI output (so you don't have to run additional coax to the set). 2. If you currently enjoy Digital Surround through your cable box connected to your receiver, you will have to connect that digital/optical cable to the TV now (since the TV is the where both video and audio signals now originate, through the new antenna). Depending on where the TV is located/mounted, think through whether you will need a longer digital/optical audio cable and if this can be run easily and ideally inconspicuously (ie, if wall-mounted TV).

I just installed this in my garage and within 2 minutes had 53 channels. Most in 1080i and 720p. I ordered the 35 mile range antennae and I live about 15 miles from most of the towers but they are south of me and my garage faces north on the first floor of my house. I thought for sure that it would be a problem but I ordered it anyway knowing I could trade it out for an amplified version, if necessary. No problem whatsoever, I mounted it (just taped it to the wall using packaging tape) and it found 53 channels. I couldn't believe it. Of course, most channels are useless but there are about 12-15 I will actually watch. The signal must travel through 1 block wall and 3 interior walls to get to the direction of the towers, certainly not ideal but that is my situation and it worked flawlessly.

I live in Greenbrier County, WV and wanted to stop wasting money on cable channels I don't watch. With this antenna I was able to pull in CBS (WVNS) and Fox from 16.5 miles away and NBC (WVVA) and the CW from 58.4 miles away. I was not able to pull in ABC from 56.4 mile away but is on the other side of the Allegheny Mountains in Virginia. You can go to tvfool.com and do a search to see exactly what comes in at your address. My experience is that this antenna was able to pull in anything above zero in the NM(dB) column. Update Number One: I also noticed that for the far away stations pointing the flat part of the antenna in the direction of the station improved reception.

Update One
The antenna has now been permanently mounted on the eve and the house wired to connect our two tv's to it. I'm still very satisfied with it. After the full install I have a few more thoughts. First, in rural areas at the limits of its reception the direction matters. If I had a rotor would be able to add a station or two. As it is, I seem to have to choose between them.

Update Two
I added a RCA Preamp that I purchased from Amazon. It allowed me to bring in the stations I would have got with a rotor.

Ordered this and the AmazonBasics Ultra-Thin Extreme Performance Amplified Indoor HDTV Antenna, both which boast being able to pick up stations 50 miles away. I set them both up on the same TV and did a full auto channel scan. Here are the stats:Mohu Leaf 50:Furthest Station Distance - approx. 30 milesChannels Acquired - 14Channels Fully Operational - 2 (5 w/ constant pixelation and stalling)AmazonBasics Ultra-Thin Extreme Performance Amplified Indoor HDTV Antenna:Furthest Station Distance - approx. 68 milesChannels Acquired - 26Channels Fully Operational - 23 (25 w/ constant pixelation and stalling)The data speaks for itself. We have a fake plant in the living room that I ended up putting both antennas on; that picked up the best signal over anywhere else. I tried mounting on the wall and the window and what I noticed was that up until either antenna reached the wall, channels would work, immediately upon touching or approaching within one inch of the wall or window, the signal would cut out or become pix-elated. It would only work for stations that were very close with a signal above 65%.Amazon antenna also has a much larger surface area on it's antenna, probably twice as big, so that may be a small factor in better performance. Both had an antenna amplifier which was connected to 110V power to increase performance during testing, vice using the 5V USB power on the TV.

Pulls in signals from +60 miles. However the wingnuts needed to be tightened down with a pair of pliers to get the signal to come in. Additionally one station only comes in with daily manipulating of the black box that the coax connects to. Overall has been a real pain. I'd steer clear of this one if I had a do-over.

I replaced a traditional old yagi with this and I didn't get any better reception. I continue to be disappointed with over selling of products.

I live about 27 miles from our primary broadcast tower. I bought this as an upgrade to an antenna rated at 45 miles (for around $50), and found it gave me the same reception--no improvement. And I still had an issue with dropped signals whenever it rained (it rains a lot here in the northwest!). I finally added an amplifier and that made the difference! I think there are equally good antennas out there that will give the same result for less money (I paid $130 for this one).

The picture is great but only one channel in English in our area of Huachuca City in AZ. The mountains block the other signals. The web site you are directed to show how many stations you can get is wrong. I ordered a $39 rotary unit for Walmart and we now get two channel, CBS from Tucson AZ, 70 miles away and the other one from Sierra Vista ten miles away. You have to mess with the Rotor for a while but it is worth the effort. Bother channels are HD and sharp. The true story is the signals are line of sight no matter the distances they advertise. Ask your neighbors before you order. I am using this unit to try and boost by FM radio in my RV. I just ordered the adapter.

When I bought this, it was after months of research and consideration. I'm not one of the people who know much about antennae, and still am not. I just read the reviews and went to the tvfool website (and another they recommend). It was therefore pretty mind-boggling except for 15 minutes here and there while I was actually reading it. If you are a pro, you may want to read on and post some advice. It would be appreciated.It was considered that a TV-top one (if TVs had tops anymore)was rated adequate, and an attic antenna for a couple more. We live in the city. No skyscrapers. Fairly flat land (Piedmont). We ordered this one with an attic mount in mind. It did some good. Tried the roof, that was little good. Each time only getting two of the main ones we want, much less others. We brought it back in the LR for the time being and mounted it on a floor lamp stand. :) That is almost no good, but it is temporary.The main stations we want are PBS, CBS, and NBC. PBS and NBC have the exact same coordinates, 302 True/311 Mag, and only 4.8 miles apart, attic mount range. Another PBS is 189 degrees away at 113/122 in set-top range. CBS is 179/188, or about 123 degrees from the first two at set-top range. Fox and ABC are in the same direction as CBS, more or less. 180/188 and 176/184, but further out.Do we need a pre signal booster, or whatever they are called, for an attic mount? Is there something to do about the two in the exact same direction? Ideally, we'd be able to make this antenna work rather than spend more money that we don't have.Ideally we'd split it to two TVs, but one will do. So we bought two 100 ft cables. We live in a split level. Thanks!

I was not able to receive the local CBS affiliate with this anntenna. I called the tech-support number. They confirmed that this would not be possible because my local CBS affiliate, Chicago's WBBM, was a VHF transmitter. This antenna is designed only for UHF, which is nearly all the stations of interest in my area, but not the CBS affiliate. Tech-support recommended a set of rabbit ears for WBBM with a combiner. That did not work as I am not particularly close to the WBBM transmitter, meaning I needed a more substantial VHF capable antenna to receive WBBM. I subsequently bought a large antenna designed for both VHF and UHF. It receives WBBM and the other network affiliates on UHF. So if you want receive VHF find an antenna that handles both VHF and UHF. I found success with Antennas Direct V21 High Gain UHF / VHF Antenna. I am working on returning this anntenna.

I get 65 channels via this antenna. I do not get ABC channel though and some channels are blank or saying weak signals though. We don't watch much TV except for netflix or Amazon instant video so as long as we get Univision, PBS, CBS, and Fox channels, we are,ok with it. My area has hills and the towers are more than 15 miles from my house that makes it hard for us to get good signals. I put this antenna indoor behind the window. This amplified antenna definitely get better signal than the non-amplified flat/thin antenna I was using. Considering the performance and the price, I will give it 3 stars. Other similar 60 mile range antennas cost around that price range and I think they are all over priced considering how much it probably cost the companies to make them. Same for other non amplified flat/thin antennas that cost more than 30 dollars which I am sure it only cost them less than a dollar to make each one of them. Good profits for those companies.

I have friends who are wanting to ditch cable. I took this antenna to their place and connected it to a Samsung TV. It showed quite a bit of channels except at first Fox and CBS. After changing the location of the antenna, FOX came in but no CBS. On the wall where the TV is located is another wall, a window is located in front of the TV. We moved the TV to where it was facing the wall and its back was to the window. The antenna was lying on the TV stand and at this point, it showed all channels. However, my friend does not want to move her TV.She has another Samsung in the LR area. The TV's back is on the wall that is behind the wall in the BR where the other Samsung was located. In this case, the antenna would not show CBS, but showed the rest of the channels. There is a window near the wall but not get it close enough to where the antenna could be located. We moved it around the wall, but again no CBS channel. It seemed as though since the TVs were not located on an outside wall, the antenna would not pick up all the channels.I took the antenna home and placed it on a Samsung that is located on an outside wall. All channels came in including CBS and FOX. I then took it to a BR with a Phillips TV that had a second wall near a bathroom. The antenna would not work until it was placed near the window in the BR. So, this antenna is sensitive. I'm keeping it because it does work, but depends on whether you can get a clear single or not. It is apparent if there is a double wall where the TV is located, this antenna will not pull in all channels.

I also have a Terk omni-directional that i got a few years back that I used for the past couple of years, it got the major networks in my area pretty easily although the PBS channels were flaky. I think it is a 30 mile one. In any case, i got another hdtv. decided it was time to try this especially since the 50 mile model was on a lightning deal. I live on the NE corner of Baltimore city and with the terk I could almost get some DC channels so I figured that a 50 mile one would do the trick...nope.This thing is super finicky. 3 inches in any direction had a huge impact on what channels I could and could not get. Wind (yes wind...not gales or high gusts) causes the signal to degrade drastically. Eventually I was able to at least get the main broadcast stations in baltimore (which are about 10 miles away) as well as a much steadier signal for PBS channels, but it took quite a lot just to get all of them at the same time and needless to say in order to get them I had to give up on all hope of getting any DC channels. If you get this on sale, then it's not bad, or maybe in a better region to get broadcast. I just thought that it was a heck of a lot work without a real big benefit over other options out there. The signal degrading on windy days is pretty annoying as well.

Doesn't quite get reception as far out as it claims -- I get solid reception to maybe 20 miles out, everything beyond that is fuzzy. Good enough for picking up the local stations in Atlanta though.NOTE: When I was first putting this up, testing placement angles/locations, the reception was amazing. But, like the rabbit ears of old, as soon as you're no longer touching it, the reception goes down -- when you're touching it you're sort of extending the antenna yourself. So just be aware of that when placing it.

Amazon's copy of the Mohu Leaf seems to work pretty well, but obviously YMMV. We have the 50-mile version stuck near the bottom of a wall (below a window because sticking this to your window is an eye sore my spouse would not accept). Reception is fine in Seattle on clear days. On rainy/cloudy days (which is half the year here almost), the reception can be spotty to non-existent. But again, it really varies on where you live exactly, where you put the antenna, etc.I got the Mohu Leaf 50-mile version for our basement TV and find it superior (but ~20$ more expensive) in several ways: the antenna square on the Amazon version is quite "floppy" so that if you mount it to a wall with the cable facing down (the only logical way to mount it), the antenna will bend downwards. That means you need to adhere it on the top end too (or put it behind a bookcase as I did). The Mohu's antenna square is much stiffer (tiny bit thicker I guess) although it does flex/bend if you try, but not really on it's own while mounted. Another weakness is that the coaxial cable in the Amazon version cannot be removed/replaced with a longer (or shorter) one. We needed 25' and so the Amazon one was not long enough but the Mohu allows you to stick on a longer coax cable. Also, the the power "box" on the Amazon is rather larger than the Mohu's, which has a nice, tapered shape to it. I do like that the hardwired USB cable on the Amazon one is shorter than the Mohu's.Anyway, if you really want/need to save $20 then get the Amazon version. Otherwise, the Mohu Leaf is significantly the better choice (check my review history if you have any questions about my being a Mohu shill!)

I bought the 50 mile and 35 mile version to see if I could get by with the much cheaper 35 mile version. Where I live I have the possibility of picking up about 15 channels with half of the towers being 39 miles out. I found very little difference in the two. Both pick up all but one of my available channels. The 35 mile version does require a little more moving around on windy days as for some reason the signal weakens. Other than that there seems to be little difference.

I own a ClearStream V2 so I thought I was upgrading when I ordered the 4. When it arrived I took my VHF Rod off the V2 and put it on the 4 and put it up. I lost a lot of channels! I tried many different directions and moved it in different spots but it still did not work nearly as good as the V2. I ended up putting the VHF Rod back on the V2 and putting it back up. It gets about 40 clear wonderful channels. I don't know what it is with a 4 but it was a big disappointment. I told antennas direct I was disappointed but I guess because it was refurbished they did not offer to take it back. So I'm stuck with an antenna that really did not work for me. I would suggest if you want a great antenna go with V2. I also sprung the $80 for the Juice. Works better without it. Both are laying in a box.

I purchased this to replace a small indoor/outdoor amplified antenna (~4"x6") which used to be sold at RS. My local stations are about 25 mi away. This unit, with a Wingaurd booster, can't quite yield as good of a signal as my old unit. Extremely disappointing. Honestly hope there is something wrong with my installation, as good reviews make no sense otherwise.

Our nearest national station is 50 miles from house, while local junior college is 14 from house. The antenna just pulls in signal from junior college. The and advertised a 70 mile range. I am disappointed

This works about as well as the much smaller $30 antenna it was replacing: Monoprice 107976 Indoor Outdoor Antenna with Low Noise Amplifier. I gave it 2 stars because I live in an area where it is very difficult to get a TV signal. There are only 4 towers in "range" and 2 have to travel through a mountain range to get to my house, and the other two are almost at the stated max distance for this antenna. I get no channels without using the a signal booster which I happened to already have. With the booster I get the same two channels as the smaller antenna, with the same bad quality. I'm going to try mounting it to the roof and see if it can get a better signal a little higher up, but I don't have high expectations.

Works okay, but my portable Terk Model Number: FTDV1A Indoor antenna works better. I purchased the ClearStream with the expectation it would be superior to my Terk. The bummer with the ClearStream is the wasted time and materials it took to install. I elevated it 10' above my roof line with an expensive tri-pod antenna mount & (2) 5' extension poles. I then ran RG-6 Coax through my attic to the TV (took a good couple of hrs). After all this I find the Terk antenna (that sits on my entertainment center) actually works slightly better. The performance of this antenna isn't terrible, but I'd recommend you save the time, money, and effort by simply using a Terk (or similar) indoor antenna. FYI I'm a professional installer and verified continuity & separation of the conductors inside the Coax. I'm only giving it 2 stars because it does work and it's possible it might perform better in a different situation. As for me, I went back to using my Terk indoor antenna.

The reception on this was always just okay. When it was windy the signal would cut out. Finally, during the last windy night, the cord cracked out of the plastic connection in the middle of the antenna. I guess it lasted for a while, but I will be looking for something that doesn't have plastic parts.UPDATE:I took apart the black box you see in the center. The connector that you attach to the cable had snapped off the circuit board, it is only supported by a little bit of solder. Took out the circuit board and re-soldered the connector and it is back to working. I still stand by the review as I wouldn't buy this again.

I live in Durham, NC, and I have tried Mohu leaf before ordering this antenna on Amazon. I have ordered the 35-mile range antenna after reading a lot of reviews. But I think each individual experience will be different depending on the available free channels in their locality. I used to get 20+ channels using Mohu, but using this antenna I used to get only 10+. The biggest disadvantage of this antenna is the channels are not consistent. Sometimes you get some channels and sometimes some other. You have to search for channels every time you try to watch something. Thanks to the excellent Amazon return policy I have returned the product.

Pros- Easy setup; isn't an eyesoreCons- I am very skeptical on the 35 mile range claim. The person I bought this for lives in a highly populated metro area, and only gets seven channels. More than this should be (and is) received for this area. Two of the main networks are missing, for exampleNote that I understand that it is for "up to" a 35 mile range, so there will be variability. But not the variability I've seen.

This is for the most expensive extreme performance model.Not much better than a basic antenna. I just got this one and have compared it side by side with one I got from the big blue box retailer for 15.99 (rca). I used the same 2 tv's, same locations for the antenna and there is only little to no differences between this one that costs 3X as much and the rca one. I am debating returning it as it just isn't worth more money to me. They are both sensitive to location and a small change in location will have one antenna getting more and another move and the other one gets more.I think this one is the same as the cheaper one I bought - http://www.amazon.com/RCA-ANT1400F-Multi-Directional-Digital-Passive/dp/B001GGAIIQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=audio-video-accessories&ie=UTF8&qid=1411576862&sr=1-2&keywords=rca+indoor+antennaBut EVERYONE needs to understand what I have learned about these antenna - what works best for one person may not work bet for you. However I think comparing them side by side as I did gives the best idea of performance between models and it's negligible at best.BTW - I was extremely careful to place the antenna exactly in the same positions and to set up the tv exactly the same for the two types.

I usually have very good luck with Amazon products, but this one just doesn't deliver. I bought the "Ultra-Thin High Performance" version, and at first I was able to pick up about 5 separate stations (each one with about 2-4 separate digital channels), but after a week or so I stopped getting PBS. Additionally, I don't even get CBS or NBC, and I know the CBS station broadcasts only a few miles away. Most of the stations I get are garbage - HSN and QVC and crummy christian broadcasting.For reference, I live in a small city of about 50-100k. My parents have a digital converter box with rabbit ears that they use for indoor use about 15 miles away, in a rural area, and they get more stations than me - in fact they get stations that are broadcast MUCH closer than me! I live in an apartment complex, on the second floor. I've tried moving the antenna to the exterior wall but this didn't help. I don't have any trees surrounding me, and the complex is on rather high, flat ground.I can't say I'd recommend this to anyone except for those one a strict budget who are desperate for local channels and who can't manage external antennas or afford better antennas. It works well enough, hides well behind a painting on the wall near the TV, wasn't very expensive, and hasn't broken yet after a couple of months, therefore I give it 2 stars.

We live in the country but not in the middle of nowhere. We plugged this in and nothing happened. I honestly can't even discern as to whether it works or not. It didn't come with the wall plug or the cable, so I'm afraid that this was a used one that had some pieces missing. The package had been previously opened, so there's no way of knowing, but we didn't get everything pictured, so it might be part of our problem. But I digress back to the point where we plugged everything in (we had to use some of our own cables), put the antenna in a window and did the channel search as the online instructions stated. It scanned all of the channels and nothing came up as available. I had already checked on the recommended website and we should have gotten some channels. There is a possibility that we would have gotten something if the right cables were included (as pictured), but they weren't. The reviews on this are mixed, so obviously it works for someone, just not me out here in the country (but less than 50 miles from the TV tower).

I took a leap of faith and decided to cancel my cable subscription, hoping I could still see a handful of channels using this device. First of all, the set-up was quick and easy, especially with the frustration-free packaging. Fortunately, the double stick tape provided remains tacky even though I've moved the antenna at least eight times to find the perfect spot for it. I was concerned about being able to receive stations based on living in the Honolulu Metro area, knowing that the main tower is located on the west side of the island. I had read a blog with a person saying if you cannot see the mountains on the west side, it is likely that an external antenna will not work. Surprisingly, this was not the case at all. I hung my antenna (on a west-facing wall) and was able to receive 24 stations. Here's the list of stations: KHON-HD, KHON-CW, KITV-HD, MeTV, KGMB, THIS-TV, KFVE-DT, KHET-HD, KHET-SD, KHNL-DT, Antenna, KWHE-DT, KWHE-D2, KUDU-DT, KIKU-DT, TBN, TCC, JUCE, ENLACE, SOAC, KBFD-D1, KBFD-D2, KALO-DT, KWBN-SD. If your favorite TV shows are on the stations listed above, it will be worth your while to buy an AmazonBasics Extreme Performance Amplified Antenna for a one time fee of $50-60, and save yourself $40+ monthly in cable fees.*** UPDATE ***Unfortunately, I had to reduce my rating from five to two stars. A couple of weeks after using this antenna, I was unable to view KHON, KGMB, KHET, KHNL, and a half of the other stations listed above. KITV was the only major station that came through perfectly. The other channels were spotty, almost as if someone was blocking the signal. This antenna did not meet my needs after all, and I am now back to watching TV via a cable subscription.

Does not work in rural areas.

70 mile range....no way. We have numerous available channels in our area, most over 15 miles but within 25. The only one I could get in was under 10 miles. Heck, I can see one of the towers from the house, but couldn't pick it up. Tried a cheap antenna I also had for comparison and it pulled in 13 channels! Sending this back.

It actually worked better on the ground outside vs being mounted on the roof. Got a few channels but we are close to a major city so disappointing. We checked the antenna websites that list the channels we should get and this did not even come close. Had to return it.

frankly useless for me 45 miles from towers returned and was given refund happily

I could never get it to work like I thought it would, and I live in the city too. I was going to return it, I even boxed it up, and put it away and forgot about. It's like new never used. :(

Note well: This appears to be a very good antenna that should work well under most conditions. The one star review is because it does not work adequately in my specific 2Edge situation. The intent of the review is to advise others who have similar reception problems.Installation location is southern NH, 33 miles from the Boston station towers. The signal is rated as 2Edge. Line of sight is towards a wooded hillside at about 300 to 400 yards so there is significant multi-path distortion. The antenna position was optimized on WCVB, a difficult station for signal quality. Installation was made with a Winegard LNA-200 Preamp mounted at the antenna. Specific mounting location is limited to a condo balcony so there are minimal antenna options.When the antenna was installed during the day, both the signal strength and signal quality were better than the Winegard FlatWave Air FL6550A that I have used for about seven months. The amount of signal quality drift was much decreased compared to my prior antenna. However, in the evening, the signal quality degraded so badly that it was impossible to watch several channels. I immediately changed back to the FL6550A and had only minimal pixelation and only on one channel. It appears to me that the unidirectional FL6550A does a much better job with multi-path distortion than the multi-directional ClearStream 4.

Just got this product yesterday. I bought the 50 mile amplified version assuming that getting the local NBC, ABC, CBS affilliates from nearby Seattle would be a breeze.According to Google Maps, my antenna is sitting 11.3 Miles from the Seattle King5 broadcast tower. I've scanned for channels several times and moved the antenna around a bit, but only get the local CBS station (KIRO) and a few "who cares" stations I'd pay to delete.WHY can't I get channels that are less than 20 miles away from my 5th floor apartment with this thing? What a waste of money!!

I bought the Amazon Basics Amplified Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna - 60 Mile Range hoping to find that it was what it said it was … a true multidirectional 60 mile TV antenna. Sorry to say it failed.I bought three types of antennas to see which would be able to do the job. They were the AB MH-11078 60 mile multidirectional, the GE 34763 directional bar and the RCA ANT702F multidirectional. Each antenna’s supplied amp/power supply was used. The 30’ cable that came with the MH-11078 was used in all tests.We used the GE 34763 as the antenna to help us find the hot spot since it was easy to attach to the ladder. Once the location was identified we mounted the GE 34763 on the AB MH-11078 supplied mount (we thought the MH-11078 was going to win so we used its mount) with duct tape and did a channel search on the TV. The GE found 21 channels but did not cover the 4 major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX). We then mounted the RCA on the mount and found 21 channels covering the 4 major networks. We then mounted the MH-11078 on its mount and ran a search. Found 1 channel on the first try. Reoriented the antenna 10 times and got as high as 17 channels on one search …. But we were not able to duplicate the 17 channel result again. Since the GE is an indoor antenna, we remounted the RCA and locked down the 21 Channel position.PROs: The MH-11078 has a good mount for an antenna. Cable is good enough to do the job.CONs: Just did not perform!Again ... we went into this installation to blow the doors off of all of the other choices with the MH-11078 but came away disappointed. Possibly we had a dud ... but that was its opportunity to shine straight out of the box ... makes one wonder about their QC on product.

I wanted to love this antenna but just can't. I love the AmazonBasics brand as it always provides great quality for the price. The same is true for this antenna but it does not work for my location.I wanna be a cord cutter and get rid of cable TV. The over-the-air (OTA) channels are now all digital and broadcast in HDTV. They look awesome on a large HDTV when there is a good signal. So, I started with some research on the TVFool website (which I highly recommend).In my case, I am west of St. Louis and about 10 to 15 miles from my local TV stations. My stations are spread out across more than 90 degrees so I wanted an omnidirectional antenna; not directional. See the attached "TV Signal Locator" report from TVFOOL for my details. I thought the signal strength in my area would be good enough to use this antenna which is advertised with a 35 mile range. About half my local stations come in well and about half do not. I found the signal strength varied 5 dB when moving the antenna just a few inches! I also noticed wide variations in the resulting picture quality depending on: whether or not I loosely coiled the extra antenna cable or strung it out; and the weather!I have concluded that research for the right antenna is a necessary first step, but in the end it comes down to trial and error. The antenna type and placement needed depends on many variables that are difficult to assess. I had to return this antenna. However, I have since bought the next model up which includes an amplifier and is rated to 50 miles. Now, now all is well!

We're switching to OTA TV. I had a cheap RCA amplified antenna in the attic already. It worked fairly well but except on one channel, NBC...Only had mediocre reception. I figured I would upgrade to a larger amplified antenna with a longer range so I ordered this one due to the good reviews. I mounted it in the attic where I know the reception is strongest. After performing a channel scan on my TV, I was surprised that the signal strength was actually worse than my previous cheap RCA. I worked with my son to rotate the antenna to no avail. When we unplugged the amplifier (and I validated that I had it hooked up correctly), the signal strength doubled (from 1-2 bars to about 4 bars on the channel in question). When we plugged the amplifier back in, it got worse! We then plugged in the amplifier that we already had with our cheap RCA and the signal doubled from about 4 bars to about 7-8 out of 10!!! ... I decided to plug in my old antenna with my old amplifier and reposition it and I was able to get the signal strength to the same as this one...All in all, I am disappointed with this item. I expected because it was larger and more expensive that I would get much better reception than the one I have already. I am exceptionally disappointed that the amplifier actually made the signal worse than better. Not sure what the deal is but I am returning the unit.

I am absolutely confused how this product gets high reviews. For the past few weeks I cut an old DVI cable and just spliced the wires inside to plug into my tv antenna. It worked great but a bit unattractive so I decided to buy an antenna. For this price I would expect performance to not only match but exceed an old wire shoved into the back of a tv. It was worse. I lost three channels! What!? Two of the channels were two of the four that I actually watched and a few other channels that had no issues now cut out frequently. What's more is I live in downtown! What is even more is the antenna is taped in my window!!!! What a joke! This product was purchased based on reviews which makes me question how this thing has such a good review. It labeled as Amazon and sold on their site with all good reviews but horrible performance... hmmm... Makes one question what's going on. Bottom line: this thing gets horrible reception. Should I have to have an apartment above the broadcast station to get reception? I just do not understand how for this price the thing doesn't even work. What's more is the antenna itself is a bendy piece of foil covered in plastic with a cable attached to it. Overall I don't know how the price is justified by this performance. Would not take this for free if I knew what the reception was and I could just use an old wire.

Does this work? Yes. Is it the quality of a Mohu? No. This is not even close. I bought this for another room but in the mean time I broke my Mohu antenna so I ended up putting this Amazon antenna in the same location as the Mohu used to be. The antenna just doesn't have the same power and both are the basic level antennas. I am returning this and replacing it with a Mohu.