Antennas Direct - ClearStream 4V Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna - Black/Silver

Note: my review is for the New version of this antenna: the C4-V-CJM, (which Bestbuy sells at its regular price of $149.99, purchase price $112.+tax). Note: both C4-CJM & C4-V-CJM look very similar, only difference is the added "T" antenna at the top. (I believe its the same piece that the "Model: C2-V-CJM" has). This is an amazing antenna. yes its pricy at $112 dollars. If you are considering changing from cable to air you are really doing yourself a favor by jumping onto an antenna of this class. Let me start by doing a comparison between 3 other antennas, this would give you better perspective of what I learned, and compared it with. Note: These antennas were all tested indoors, in Miami, FL. 33193 (I believe the nearest antenna tower is 20+ miles away, North East, with Heading of about 40-45 degrees). Here we go: 1) an old Phillips bunny ears antenna (this is a simple antenna with 2 sticks)... This antenna recognized about 10 channels, and made me adjust the antenna to every single channel to get the best possible reception and was easily interfered with my body. Recommendation: Avoid this type of antenna, at all cause!!! (this is your 5-10 dollar range antenna) Rating: -1 stars out of 5 2) A Terk omni directional flat panel indoor antenna. (Model: OMNITV1A), with signal amplifier. (purchased @BBY for 79.99). Truthfully I have to say that this antenna is nice, it gets plenty of channel very clear, and you dont need to move it around to get your signal. (Note: i placed it out of the bat in the best place I could)... Performance: it recieved 30 channels which a good 25-27 of them were very strong and clear. (note: channel FOX:7-1, and ABC:10-1 which were VHF were very choppy, not very clear.) Rating: 3 stars out of 5 3) Antenna's Direct clearstream 2v Long-Range HDTV Antenna. (Model: C2-V-CJM), (purchased @BBY for 99.99). Now this was an amazing antenna. right out of the bat it showed all third channels that the terk recieved clear, with no problems at all. No drop in signals nothing to complain about. To give you an idea how good this antenna is, just imagine that it actually recieved 50-53 channels over the air!!!!!!! (now you can calculate how good the reception was on the first third channels that the terk recieved, the other 20 channels were really good except for 2 or 3 of them, which were channels 48-?, 29-?. Note: I did notice that reception was poorer during the day (1:00pm-6:00pm)... This was the time I could test the antenna during the day. Channels quality dropped, (meaning that more channels were dropped, but there were random channels that I didn't even care to watch). Anyways during this time frame I was still receiving around 40-45 good channels... and they were the most watched local channels. Rating: 5 stars out of 5 4) Antenna's Direct c4-cjm 20-inch ClearStream, (Model: C4-V-CJM). (purchased @ BBY for $112) Truthfully This antenna did not perform much better then the previous one as channel quantity goes. But I did feel that the channels I was struggling with 48-?, and 29-? were a little more stable! Note: this antenna is very nice looking, but its a little big, about the size of a 23"-27 flatpanel tv. Note: if you decide to place this antenna indoors, you must remember that you have to aim it where the TV towers are located, which means you might have to turn it around, and hence you will be looking at the back of the antenna. (which doesn't look to bad, but not as nice as the front!). Rating: 5 stars out of 5 So my conclusion This antenna as well as its little brother are amazing, I would recommend them if you have the cash to spare. and if your looking to get as many channels as possible. remember if your replacing cable with this then you should be looking for the most stable and strongest antenna possible. Note: I opted to pay $112 dollars for the C4-V-CJM more surface area. which I know it can not hurt, it can only make things better. Note: The ClearStream antennas do not use a inline booster (antenna signal booster like the terk). (I did test the clearstream antennas with Terks antenna booster, and I noticed no difference in signal!!). Hope This review is good for you guys, its my first! :)

Recently been going thru the cable-TV cord cutting experience. Antennaweb.org said that we should be able to get all the OTA channels we were interested in, but I had severe doubts wrt some hi VHF channels *without* a clear line of sight. (Small mountain in between us & the transmitter). 2 most important transmitters were 90 degrees from each other & less important ones in another direction too. Wanted to avoid HOA issues, so an attic mount was necessary. I already had multi-directional flat panel RCA antenna from a few years back, but it couldn't get all the VHF channels & UHF at the some time, despite some repositioning. Encouraged by Best Buy's return policy, I decided to give the ClearStream 4V a try. Used TV Antenna Helper android app to help point the antenna, was able to get ALL the channels I wanted with just 1 or 2 repositions. Two further comments: 1. I've seen some reviewers here complain about VHF - just want to point out that if VHF reception is problematic you really should be using the ClearStream 4V - not the ClearStream 4. The V adds a VHF dipole. 2. I found the video assembly instructions on youtube much easier to follow than the paper ones in the box. YMMV.

I just installed the Clearstream 4V yesterday and couldn't be happier so far! The antenna is being used at my cabin in upstate NY which is about 35 miles north of Syracuse in the heart of the Adirondacks. We don't spend a ton of time there so I can't justify paying for cable or a dish. I logged onto antennaweb.org beforehand to get an idea as to how many stations I could expect with a good antenna and it stated 22 for my address. I figured if I could get 10 or so, I would be lucky since it's located in a heavily wooded area and the antenna is mounted only about 12' high. Well to my surprise, I get all 22 , crystal clear too! My last antenna (which was a TerK) only gave me 8 or so and most of them would cut in and out during the daytime. If you don't want any surprises, check out antennaweb.org first to determine the number of channels available for your address. If you like what they say, buy this antenna, follow the installation instructions, and you will likely get similar results. It's important to point the antenna in the right direction so If you don't have a compass, you can use the compass app on your smartphone to aim the antenna is the perfect direction.

On December 16, 2014 I made my purchase. I live in Martinez California. Now I will have to tell you I did buy a RCA brand first! That one was absolutely junk! I am getting 18 channels Fox and CBS and lots more. I put this in my attic. Not on the roof.

Little difficult to understand the instruction but once installed I was getting 20 channels. I ran it through the current cable wires and with no loss of signal or need for signal booster. However, since my house border a road every time a car drove by I kept getting interference. Called the company and was notified that the antennae was pointing the wrong direction. After correcting that my channels went up to 29 channels. NO MORE CABLE BILLS!!!!

I was afraid that this wouldn't work. I have been reading about cutting the cord for 2 years. I finally did it. The antenna was easy to assembly and install. I have it installed in my garage attic. I get over 31 stations. Many repeats but that is ok. I am even getting stations that are over 100 degrees apart. I am not sure how that is working because this is a directional antenna. I know it has an operating range of 43 degrees. I have over 120 feet of cable with out a pre-amplifier. I really can't believe it works this well. I am very happy with this antenna.

Got great reception inside but after mounting on the side of the house the reception was amazing. Was able to get all of the local channels available.

We live in the northern section of the Dallas / Fort Worth area. Even though we have cable available, I wanted get over the air access as a backup for cable and for some of the additional stations that are available. Those additional stations include some 24 hour weather and some “golden oldie” shows. I first went to antennaweb.ord to see how far I was from the transmitters. I knew that almost all the DFW stations had their transmitters south of Dallas near Cedar Hill. Antennaweb said that I might be able to receive as many as 89 channels from 35 over-the-air stations. I found that 30 of those stations were between 35 and 38 miles from our house at 189 or 190 degrees. Based on a visit to the store, I was looking at the ClearStream 2V and 4V models. Based on the mileage, it looked like the less expensive 2V model should work. I also read some reviews which indicated that a radiant barrier in your attic could affect reception. (Our house has a radiant barrier and our HOA prohibits outside antennas.) With that in mind, I decided to go with the 4V model. As for installation, I just mounted the included J mount on a small piece of a 2x6 board which I set on the attic floor. By doing this, the antenna is actually sitting below the radiant barrier. It also gave me the advantage of being able to easily point the antenna in any direction. After installation I scanned for stations and was able to receive a total of 80 channels from 23 over-the-air stations. The picture from the major stations is excellent and by using the digital audio out on my TV I can receive the audio through my home theater system. (The picture for some of the secondary channels is only SD quality.)