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Terk Technology HDTVi VHF/UHF HDTV Indoor Antenna |
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| Definitely worth buying, much better than rca 1251 |
| The indoor antenna much better than the RCA ANT1251. I was debating between the 2 a few weeks ago for my new 19" hdtv. Since the RCA was "amplified", decided to buy that one. A big mistake, it missed several digital stations, and others it sometime picked up, sometime not. Today the local store finally received the Terk model. Even tho it is not amplified, it still did a much better job of picking up stations. The stations the RCA missed, and had a problem with, the Terk captured with no problems. If you are looking for an indoor to go with a new hdtv, the Terk the way to go,and avoid the RCA unit. I am about 24 miles out from the Chicago stations off the Sears and Handcock towers. |
| Jan 07, 2009 |
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| Decent Reception - Poor Design |
The overall reception of the product is pretty good but the design flaws are almost unbearable. I live probably 20 - 30 miles from the nearest towers. The antenna is able to pick up a number of stations in the Dallas area. However, there a number of stations where I have to manually turn the antenna in order to pick them up.
Here is what is wrong with the Terk antenna. The design of this product is atrocious. First, the cable comes out the bottom of the unit where it constantly falls out of position if you move the antenna. The base is far too small and the unit itself is top heavy. When the dipoles are extended, the unit becomes even more unstable and will easily fall over if bumped.
I liked this product a lot at first, but I have grown tired of its instability. |
| Jan 01, 2009 |
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| Antenna snapped together and worked first time without fiddling with direction or orientation. This is the best HDTV antenna I've tried and will be the one I use. |
| Dec 30, 2008 |
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| Another indoor antenna |
I purchased this Terk indoor antenna about a year ago. Please allow me to dispel some of the myths.
This is a directional, indoor only antenna. The assembly includes an integrated pair of telescoping rabbit ears that must be extended for VHF reception.
I found the reception to be no better than any of the other indoor antennas I have used.
I got the best results by placing this antenna in my attic. The problem is that, because it is a directional antenna, I must climb into the attic to focus the antenna on different transmission sources. This is very inconvenient, so, if there is such a thing as a rotator for this antenna, it would be VERY useful.
I am using an Igsignia digital to analog converter to receive digital stations in Chicago. Some stations transmit digital VHF, Most transmit digital UHF. Some weak stations "break up" (intermitant audio, pixellated video) during bad weather (wind and rain). But when the antenna is pointed directly to the transmission source, the picture is absolutely perfect, Unfortunately, in the Chicago area, there are at least 4 different transmitting locations. (The bigger networks xmit from the Sears Tower, the big independent (WGN) xmits from the north side, the PBS stations xmit from the Hancock Center, the other independants are spread around the suburbs).
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| Dec 29, 2008 |
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| Works well for me |
I bought this to improve reception of analog whip antenna that came with Pinnacle PCTV Ultimate USB stick digital/analog tuner.
UHF: It picked up 23 digital channels, including five from Nashville 50 miles away, and some local UHF analog channels, and without an amplifier.
VHF: It picked up some analog channels from Nashville 50 miles away, but not too good, and picked up one local VHF analog channel. I can't test digital VHF channels, there are no digital VHF channels in my area yet, but I will check that after the transition to digital when some stations from Nashville will be broadcasting in digital on VHF channels.
The signal strength and quality was very good if I pointed the antenna in the right direction, much better than with the whip antenna that came with the Pinnacle PCTV USB tuner. |
| Dec 22, 2008 |
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