RCA - Indoor Dipole Plate HDTV Antenna - Black/Silver
Model: ANT1251
SKU: 8280843
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Customers consistently note the excellent reception and picture quality provided by the Indoor Dipole Plate HDTV Antenna. Many also praise its ease of setup and affordability, finding it a good value for the number of channels received. However, some users experienced inconsistencies with signal strength.
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Excellent view and quality of Images, lot channels displayed
Posted by Moukel1972
First off, the picture quality truly is much better than cable, that statement needs to be repeated, the picture quality truly is much better than cable. Once you buy and get this antenna home all you do is plug in the power cord that's attached to the antenna into a power outlet and screw in the cable wire that is also attached to the antenna into your T.V. You are then done hooking up your amplified antenna to you T.V. Now just go into your T.V. Settings then into your Antenna settings and choose the appropriate box, you then scan for digital signals (TV channels) and your done. For those of us that remember the good old days of rabbit ears and free TV you will be smiling and amazed you honest to goodness do not need to pay for a cable subscription to watch television anymore. I pulled in about 67 channels, of those 15 Spanish channels 5 Asian Chanel's 3 Arabic Chanel's a couple European channels 3 Classic TV channels to see old western cowboy movies, Hogans Heros, the Dick VanDyke show and the like not to mention about 5 music channels a few channels such as 2,4,7,9 and 11 have HD and none HD sub channels but the HD channels need to be seen to be believed
Posted by KINGSHEP
I honestly believe that the picture quality is going to depend where you live, and where you place this antenna. I love in Los Angeles, on the 2nd story of a 2 story apartment building near downtown. I hooked this to my 52" Samsung TV, plugged it in and put it on the window sill. Extended the rabbit ear antennas, turned on the amp and then did an auto scan with my TV. It found 149 HD channels! And they all work! Local stations like CBS, NBC, KTLA, ABC, KCAL, FOX, KCOP are all clear and crisp! Heck, overall quality for me was better than DirecTV!!! I'm VERY satisfied with this antenna. But again, for me, Its placed at the window sill 20 feet off the ground. So, I'm sure your quality or what you pick up is really going to depend on where the antenna is placed. If you live in the basement, I don't know what you'll get. My only complaint is that the coax cord is a little short. It's probably 6 foot, but my TV is about 10 feet away from the window sill. So I'll need a coax extension. Other than that, this is a great antenna. I was hesitant at first but figured I'd give it a shot. Super happy, 149 channels later, goodbye forever DirecTV! Between this, Hulu and my AppleTV, I'm set. Definitely recommend, if you have a good place to put it. I'm including a picture from ABC that I took with my iPhone of the picture quality.
Posted by TK3425