Customer Ratings & Reviews

Does a good job receiving local stations. Has both black and white side to blend in better on light colored walls. Easy to connect and mount. Beware of the mounting tape pads. They are very adhesive and will remove wall paint when removing.

Brilliant. Super thin and I'm shocked at how well it works. I've gone down the rabbit hole on finding the right OTA antenna and was overwhelmed by the choices. Thanks to Wirecutter's recommendation, I found this item and bought it right away. So glad I did. Plugged it in, scanned the channels, and boom! Suddenly I had ~100 OTA channels. I'm a cord-cutter but wanted an antenna to increase my access to live sports on major networks without paying for expensive alternative-to-cable live TV streaming subscriptions. This definitely does the trick and brings me a crystal-clear picture for cheap.

I bought this antenna when there was some streaming dispute between Direct TV and the NFL or something. I had no idea there was this issue as I am not a big NFL fan. I just needed to get an antenna for the college games. I searched through the BB website and decided on a powered unit. When I got to the store, this was literally the only antenna they had on the shelf. Everything was sold out. I figured I would give it a try since I was already there. Hooked it up. Nothing. No signal input detected. I was moving this thing all over the place. Holding it up with one arm and had the other arm in the air moving it around trying to get a signal. What the heck? I had a cheap 8 year old RCA antenna in place before this purchase and the same thing. So I figured this was no better than that one. Went in to TV settings to see if I could figure anything out. Did a channel search, and what do you know? It found about 30 local channels. I forgot that I had gotten a new TV during the off season of college ball and never did a channel search with the old antenna. DUH! Well I didn't tell my wife that and said to her, look how nice the picture is with this new antenna! Great, high def picture. It does cut out once in a while, but I have the antenna mounted behind a 75 inch screen that I have pushed back all the way against the wall on a TV mount. So with it being blocked that much, it still gets a pretty darn good picture. It is def better than the old RCA antenna because with that one, I would have to pull it out from behind the TV for it to get a signal. I don't watch antenna TV very much at all but when I do, this antenna makes it easy. Would buy again and would recommend.

This antenna does a great job and was easy to install. The flat rectangular design works better than the rabbit ears I was using before that took up a lot of space.

If you live close enough to the TV transmitters to pick up a good signal, this is a great way to get lots of free TV channels. I got this antenna for my son, who lives in the city and can see the tall downtown buildings where the TV transmitters are from his living room window. It works perfectly for him. Way out in the suburbs, where I live, I've seen people use these types of antennas, but the reception they get is not all that great.

This antenna gets all the channels I would expect, plus a bunch of bonus channels that I rarely watch but it’s nice to have options. I had some questions before I purchased so I will answer them here for others. It does not need to be installed on or near a window, it gets great reception placed on an interior wall. It is double sided and it does not matter which side faces out you get to choose black or white side showing. Great antenna for a small price tag, you can’t beat it.

I cut the cord years ago and shifted to streaming services while sacrificing network TV stations. With the Best Buy essentials antenna, I now view with crystal clarity ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, NBC, PBS, Univision and many more local stations. It was very easy to connect the antenna to my TV and adhere it to the wall, although I needed to buy from my local hardware store stronger adhesive strips than the ones supplied in the box.

Being so light (including the coaxial cable), I was able to stick it to the window with tape. That's a huge advantage over heavier, more expensive antennas. Reception is good; most TV towers are within a 20 mile radius. I am using it with the Tablo, which gives me freedom to pick the optimal location and orientation in the house. (Coaxial cable goes in the Tablo device, which then broadcasts the signal to my Roku via wifi.)

Bought for a Manhattan apartment located north of the Empire State building, and the only windows are facing north. I placed this near the top of the window hoping it could catch reflected waves off the building opposite the window. I'm able to receive all the major broadcast channels except for PBS (unfortunately, the most important for me). In the rain, the signal is interrupted, but otherwise it's clear. I might try a signal amplifier to see if that helps with PBS. Bottom line: works as well as can be expected, but sadly not perfect.

Works as advertised,easy install,good reception,works long range

Great buy! Took it home, hooked it up, didn't go through too much trouble to hang it any particular place. Just the most convenient. Received 60+ channels first try. Still going strong. Would be better without 2 sided sticky tape, maybe something that can be easily moved around. Recommend.

I’m really impressed with this antenna. Installation was straightforward, and the reception is clear and reliable. I’m getting more channels than expected, and the picture quality is excellent. Definitely worth it.

My goal was the main local broadcast stations. I got both the UHF and VHF ones as well as a number of additional stations installed on a main floor TV. I am satisfied with this purchase. I wish it had a hole in the top for hanging from an existing nail on the wall. I drilled a small hole myself. I did not wish to use the sticky mount. Felt like a risk of puling off paint if removed.

I love this little antenna it’s thin weightless and it’s black. It fits anywhere you can hang it flat against a wall or slide it between a thin space and most of all it works I’ve bought 2 of these antennas and had my sister buy some more once she sas how cute they are and how they work good. I watch all my live channels thanks to this sleek antenna. Get yourself one if you need and they are affordable like 15 dollars take away or put 2 more dollars with taxes and all but yea get yourself this antenna.

For my application this indoor antenna was exactly what I needed for local OTA channels. I would recommend it to those looking for a non- powered antenna. ONE cable hookup - easy 30 second installation.

This is a great non-powered indoor TV antenna. It's easy to setup. The price is reasonable. Unfortunately, because I live behind a ridge and under trees from the direction of the TV towers, it wont work for me. If you can get TV broadcast signals, this is the one to try.

Purchased this antenna to assure I could receive channels in my location. It works for the channels in which I am interested. It tends to be sensitive in placement.

This antenna is a great value for the cost. It was easy to install and I get great reception. I am able to get a lot of channels (unexpected) and it seems to have a great range to pick these channels up. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for "free" tv!!!

This indoor HDTV antenna works fantastic. We get great picture clarity on our television, it's light, installs easily and was very affordable. The value of this antenna is well worth it! Especially since our family is trying to keep entertainment costs down. We are able to get local news which is helpful with severe weather and staying in the loop locally. This is the perfect item for those cableTV cord cutting and trying to retain their local channels.

This antenna was very surprising to me. This is the first one I have used in years and was so surprised how easy it was to hook up and more amazed at how many channels I got. I counted it got me almost 70 total local and other channels and all were very clear. Great buy for less than 20 bucks.