HDTV Antenna - August DTA240 - Indoor/Outdoor Portable Digital Aerial with Magnetic Base 2 Meters Coax Cable 50 Miles Range

This gave me over 20 stations, 8 of which are not available on my satellite dish or from my one available cable company. IT WAS HOOKED UP AND LOADEDWITHIN 10 MINUTES OR LESS. IT IS HEAVY, NOT FLIMSY AND CHEAP, AND IT IS NOT NEAR A WINDOW - IT IS INSIDE MY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER ACROSS THE ROOM. MY ONLY CONCERN IS THE MANETIC PORTION. DOES IT EECT DVRS? DOES IT AFECT ANY O MY OTHER TECH IN THE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - I JUST DON'T KNOW AND WAS CAREUL TO PUT IT IN THE BOTTOM O THE EC SO IT WASNT NEAR ANYTHIN IT COULD DESTROY. I REALLY WISH THE MANETIC PORTION WAS A REMOALE BOTTOM OR A REPLACEABLE BOTTOM SO I WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY. THESE DAYS THERE IS TOO MUCH TECH ALL OVER THE PLACE AND CLOSE TO EACHOTHER THAT INDIN A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A REALLY SUPER STRON MANET IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT WORKS GREAT, I WAS ABLE TO 'BEST' OR 'ONE UP' OR 'BEAT' MY CABLE/INTERNET COMPANY WHICH IS A RARE FEAT. AND TRULY ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE THESE DAYS. USUALLY YOUR CITY PICKS WHAT COMPANY WILL CARRY YOUR PHONE, CABLE, INTERNET, POWER, WATER, GARBAGE, ETC. AND THE CONTRACT GOES TO THE SAME COMPANY EVERY YEAR WITH NO CONCERN FOR THE PRICES OR THE SERVICE OR THE QUALITY. EVERY SINGLE AREA NAMED IS ONE COMPANY WITH A COMPLETE MONOPOLY, GIVING YOU NO CHOICE AND GIVING THEM NO REASONS TO KEEP THE COSTS DOWN AND THE QUALITY UP. SO BEATING THE DREADED COMCAST WITH A $10 ANTENNA MADE MY DAY BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL. I STILL NEED INTERNET SO THEY CAN ALWAYS CONTINUE TO BLEED MY WALLET DRY FOR INTERNET WHILE HAVING HUGE PORTIONS OF THE DAY/NIGHT WHERE YOUR INTERNET DROPS OUT CONSTANTLY-- BUT BETWEEN SATELLITE AND THIS ANTENNA, I HAVE NOW FREED MYSELF FROM THE TENTACLES OF CABLE TV FOREVER. OH IF ONLY I COULD GET INTERNET ROM SOMEONE OTHER THAN COMCAST OR ATT... Recently COMCAST 'upraded', GIVING ME worse and more expensive service. we used to have cable on one tv, solely because it costs less to have internet with cable on one tv than internet alone ($20 less) so we had it to decrease our bill. 2 years ago THEY made the lowest package 6-10 stations DEPENDIN ON THE DAY instead of 25+ -makin it even more worthless, but still cheaper than internet alone. Now, the upgrade requires a cable box to get any stations at all, making it more expensive than internet alone - AND MY THEORYON COMCAST IS "NOT A PENNY MORE" but I liked having a tv with something on it that was not linked to my satellite. I have bought numerous antennas for hurricane season, in order to get at least one station or news, to no avail. They have all been worthless pieces of junk. SO I was leery o wasting another $10. NOW I AM GETTING 2 MORE SO I CAN GET TV STATIONS THROUGH DVD PLAYERS THAT ARE HOOKED UP THE THE TVS NON-DVR/SATELLITE CONNECTIONS, ALLOWIN ME TO WATCH OR RECORD STATIONS IN ADDITION TO WHAT IS RECORDIN ON MY DVRS, SO I NEVER HAVE TO CHOOSE TO GIVE UP A SHOW DURINGG THOSE FEW PRIMETIME HOURS WHEN THERE ARE MORE SHOWS THAN DVR CONNECTIONS. FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!!!! SORRY OR THE CRAZY CAPS, MY KEYBOARD WENT HAYWIRE AS SOON AS I STARTED THIS REVIEW, CHOOSIN WHEN TO CAP AND WHEN NOT TO CAP WITHOUT REARD TO THE SHIFT BUTTON.

Small compact and breaks down, decent length of cord, may eventually need to put a booster box in the antenna line, but not for now. Gets most all my local channels. When the signal is strong, picture quality as set up is good, so much better than the old analog b&w tv I had years ago. Compact design, and I had no trouble securing the base...just loosen the nut, slip in the slot on the back, tighten at the height you wish, the use other knob to adjust the angle of the screen. Base should weigh a bit more but I can use some weight if necessary, sits stable enough, and if you want to hold it, leave the base off! Sound is a bit tinny, but what do you expect with the little speakers...buy a slave speaker for more bass sound if you want, it has the hook up and cord already! Comes with two antennae, but the "super" one, when extended, could poke yer eye out, so I opted for the compact super one recommended by Amazon...plugs in easily and works fine, depends upon its position...has a magnetic base so it could be mounted on roof of vehicle and the lead brought in a window for use when traveling. I like the many playing options but principally plan on using this TV when our power goes out to receive local weather broadcasts, and for catching the news when traveling or camping. I do not plan on using the remote because the buttons are so small and numerous...besides if you have it in your lap, just use the buttons on the TV itself. No instruction manual on the remote and its usage!

I've had, for years, a portable TV on my dresser so I can watch the news while I get dressed in the morning. With the old analog TV's getting a good signal was no problem. With the new digital TV, getting a good signal is problematic. All my local TV stations are North of me, and I only have East and West facing windows. (Brick wall on the North side.) So, to get a signal, I have to rely on "bounced" signals. The problem with that was, if I was trying to watch the TV I was blocking the signal. And, as I moved about the room, I was also blocking the signal in an "in and out manner." But I have an air vent 10 feet over the floor. So I stuck this antenna on the vent and, viola, I have uninterrupted signal! As for reception other then that, this antenna isn't really any better. I can't get the station 12 miles away, but I can get stations 30 and more miles away. Not a perfect solution, but not bad.

This antenna does not work for regular TV channel. I don't recommend!

I have been with the same cable company for more than 21 years. In the last three months I have experienced so many problems with them that I actually had to report them to the Board of Public Utilities. I have placed a disconnect order that will take place in seven days. I never again do business with them. So I ordered this antenna in anticipation of the changeover. I will be using streaming services from now on but I still need access to the major networks and local channels. This little antenna arrived today. Since I still have cable service in the main TV in the living room, I figured I would test this one out on my bedroom TV. The bedroom TV is not a smart TV and I disconnected the cable service in that one about three months ago, just to save some money. The bedroom TV has been unused all this time. I went to YouTube and found a few videos that explain how to install one of these antennas and how to have your TV scan for available channels. The actual installation is just a coaxial fitting that gets plugged into the back of your TV. The antenna does not even need any kind of electrical connection. So I plugged it into the TV and I had my TV scan for available channels. I could not believe my eyes!! be My TV found about 109 channels. I have CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PIX. In addition, it found other channels, such as PBS, MeTV, Toons, LAFF, STORY, OXYGEN, Fox Weather, MOVIES!, LOCLish, CREATE, WORLD, ION, BOUNCE, RETRO, Shopping Channels, just to name a few. The quality and reception are equal to what I was getting with cable and all for the incredible price of about $21 (I bought the antenna during yesterday‘s prime deal day). I actually just went into Amazon again to order a second antenna for the living room because this little bad boy is staying right here in the bedroom. My bedroom TV is inside a cabinet and I simply put the antenna on top of the cabinet. I didn’t even bother moving it around. One thing I will tell you is that will find the same channel name will multiple versions. For example, the TV found three different MeTV channels. Two of those were broadcasting an episode of “the Beverly hillbillies“. The third one was broadcasting “Mission impossible“. This was bound to happen since I am getting signals from different areas and those stations might be broadcasting different shows under the same channel name. I simply went into the settings of my TV and deleted the duplicate one. Additionally know that the channel numbers might have extensions. Again, this is also due to receiving signals from different areas. For example, I am picking up MeTV on channel 33–001. I am getting Toons on channel 33–002 and LAFF is coming in on channel 33–003. I have already cleaned up the channel list and kept the channels I want and the others I simply deleted. So now when I use the channel button up or down, it will only show me the channels. I am interested in. This is one of the best gadgets. I have bought in a very long time. Even if you are not very good with electronics do not be afraid of installing this. Like I said, it’s just a coaxial fitting that goes in the back of the TV. The YouTube videos will take you step-by-step into how to do the rest. I am incredibly delighted with this antenna. In seven days I get to do this all over again in the main TV. I can hardly wait. And in seven days, I also end a monthly bill of $180 that I was paying to the cable company. Go for it and get one of these. It is absolutely worth the reasonable price.

Works great on extra tv, antenna quality and East to installation

A little background information: I wanted a decent OTA solution for pulling in the news + occasional ball games in the event that friends come over. We live about 20-30 miles away from our local broadcast towers, AND our elevation is much lower, creating a perfect storm of terrible reception for OTA signals. I have owned Terk, RCA, Philips, Winegard, and other brands of indoor antennae, and on a good day I could pull in 8-14 channels with varying levels of strength (clarity). On a whim, I decided to purchase this little antenna to try something different. We already have a crowded entertainment center, and I was sick of moving antennas back and forth to reduce interference from other devices/find the "sweet spots" for particular channels. My expectations were quite low, so imagine my surprise when I placed this little wonder in my window (on a spot previously inhabited by several of the previous antennae) and on the first tuning it pulled in 21 channels with astounding clarity. It is said that this antenna's reception is bolstered by being attached to a metal surface, and after testing the antenna back on the entertainment center (with greatly diminished results), I believe the fact that it is touching our metal blinds has, for all intents and purposes, "boosted" the antenna's performance dramatically. This effect was not present in previous antenna tests, but none of those tested prior to this had instructions mentioning that metal surfaces would "boost" the signal strength, either. Bottom line: Your mileage may vary, but this antenna has worked wonders for us, especially considering the environmental hurdles previous antennae have had to overcome...and it's also the smallest possible antenna we own, saving space and pulling in a strong enough signal that we don't have to move the antenna around to awkwardly-placed locations near the TV. Keep in mind that, if possible, your antenna will need to be near a window, facing the direction of the stations you wish to receive. Use AntennaWeb's site to check for station locations.

This little antenna did remarkably well. Being a mag mount, I can place it on the roof of my van.

Så enkelt och fungerar utmärkt,det är bara att plugga in i tv och Inge mer och behöver Inge ström .

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Questa piccolissima antenna magnetica piazzata sul bordo discendente della cappa, inclinata e appoggiata sul muro a circa un metro dalla finestra ha risolto alla grande un problema di segnale della presa tv (che mi sarebbe costato un nuovo sopralluogo a pagamento di un antennista) ricevendo bene decine di canali. Sarò stato anche fortunato per la buona posizione della cucina come ricezione ma non posso che fare i complimenti per questo articolo, pochi euro e una resa notevole

Amazing little antenna! Works like a charm. Clear image and instantly connects to the TV signal.

It works perfectly. It's small and compacted and very cute.