Best Satellite Television Antennas
DISCLAIMER: Reception quality and channels received will depend on distance from towers, broadcast power, terrain and other factors.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Havana FL Terrain: Hilly in a slight valley and trees surrounding the property. Movies and TV shows streamed via my DSL and my DVD collection helped. Recently I decided to try a converter box on my TV, it's an oldie but goodie HD 1080i DLP. I used my old satellite RG6 cable and hooked the antenna to it and laid it on the patio rail. I also decided to pick up a Windgard XT LNA-200 Boost preamp since this antenna is not amplified at all. I placed the LNA on the pole right under the antenna, hooked everything up and aimed the Yagi to 94 degrees magnetic. Construction is of high quality aluminum, stainless, and plastic/nylon parts and I have no doubt it will last for years to come. Networks received - ABC CBS NBC FOX and a few piggyback stations that transmit from the networks including a channel that plays old B&W movies, love 'em, and a local weather channel so I can tune into MY area for up to date weather feeds. All the other antennas I tried only got signal strengths fluctuating of around 49 - 55% amplified - that was unacceptable to this engineer. The RCA ANT751R and the Wingard LNA Preamp are a perfect combo if you live in an area like mine. -v-. Update: 04-04-2017. The antenna reviewed above with it's Wineguard Preamp are still functioning perfectly."
"Once i got the antenna installed and correctly oriented, I went from 0 to 48 digital and analog channels!"
"If you are looking at this you know already you need a proper antenna to get good signal that those small indoor things simply cannot offer. I have it aimed primarily at the transmitter location for the stations I prefer to watch the most being this is a directional antenna. I am located in a low spot in hilly terrain and the online calculators were wrong at how well I would receive stations."
"In my particular case, the TV could receive four channels fairly reliably with an indoor antenna on top of the TV and that expanded to around 35 channels with this antenna mounted about ten feet higher, right outside the window."
"This sends one run to my family room, one run to a networked tuner, and another run to a passive 4-way split."
As one of the most powerful on the market with a range of 150 miles, OHAYO Outdoor TV Antenna is designed to receive Digital TV FM/UHF/VHF signals while providing high quality HDTV picture. Different from the ordinary outdoor antenna, OHAYO TV Antenna built-in 360° motor rotor which controlled by infrared remote control, and equipped with 33FT long cable which can get the best reception in your house. PACKAGE INCLUDED - 1*Main unit, 1*Rotor, 1*Coaxial cable, 5*Director, 14*Screw, 1*Power box (us plug), 1*Remote controller, 1*Mount pole, 1*Instruction manual, Warranty assurance and friendly customer service.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Required very little additional effort.We are now able to receive all the free digital channels we need without having to pay for a service."
"Worse, our satellite tv service expense continued to inch upward in cost and the selection wasn't getting any better."
"Once we figured out which direction to turn it he was able to get 25 different channels."
"Is it was it says it is.....very nice."
"I was paying cable for just the very basic channels i got about 7 channels."
"I'm a little over 50 miles from our closest local station, and I was able to get over 30 channels!"
"I got it as a gift and now can watch local channels."
"I am very pleased with this antenna!"
- Urban Antenna is specially made for areas near to broadcast towers within 25 miles, such as urban families, downtown areas with strong TV signals.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I was currently using a Radio Shack amplified antenna but had a lot of problems with getting a clear picture most of the time. Now for the bad: when I first did the search and everything was great, I had the antenna just leaning on the window supported by the double hung bar. After being so excited about all the channels and how clear they where I affixed the 1Byone antenna to the window with the double sided tape pads they include (3) within inches of the scan. So best advice I can give is YES this antenna works GREAT, just be careful before you make it a permanent placement."
"After getting fed up paying exorbitant amounts for cable TV, that no one really watches I pushed to make the switch to cutting the cord. 2 prong power cord plugs in close to where you connect the coax cable to your TV. 4."
"If you have a active HDMI cable connected to your TV then make sure you keep the coax cable from the antenna separated from it (specifically not touching). At first all my local channels would come in crystal clear except CBS and ABC no matter which direction the antenna was pointed. I read somewhere that the HDMI cable touching the antenna cable could actually cause additional noise on the antenna line thus preventing some channels from being picked up properly."
"Most of the stations are HD and look as good if not better than the over-priced cable I'm replacing. Additional stations can be tuned in with some fiddling with the antenna."
Best Satellite Television Systems
AILUKI Outdoor Amplified HD Digital TV Antenna 150 Miles Range with Motorized 360 Degree Rotation and Mounting pole. Perfect solution for any rural or suburban areas,since the antenna can be aimed at any particular direction, you will be able to pick up TV signals with much better reception than with a regular fixed or rabbit ears antenna. What you get: 1 x Main unit ,1 x mounting pole,1 x Rotor , 1 x Coaxial cable 38ft , 5 x Director , 14 x Screw , 1 x Power supply , 1 x Remote controller , 1 x Instruction,Please carefully read the manual before installation.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm constantly looking for ways to get away from a cable bill and still have local HD channels but I live 35-40 miles from most broadcast locations."
"From researching online, I knew that some of my stations were located in different directions, so I looked for a motorized antenna that would allow me to fine-tune the direction if needed."
"Arrived quickly and had easy to read instructions."
"I used to get 6 channels clearly and now I'm getting 11 channels after mounting it and doing a channel scan on the TV."
"First off yes it is way better than those flat ones you put in your windows.I live in SW Florida and things and major city are not close together so the 50 mile range dont work at all.This antenna has given me 33 channels that are crystal clear.I can watch all my favorite stuff and more,which make me one happy cable cutter."
"I also ordered the surge protector which had a bit coarser thread and I was able to thread that on to the antenna port; but I will probably not be able to thread a cable to the tv on the tv port since the cables I tried so far just slip on and of due to this issue."
"Once connected I auto tuned the channels on my yv and am now able to get in about 45 clear channels, local channels and more."
Best Satellite Television Receivers
HD FREE CHANNELS ANTENNA-- Cut monthly cable and get access to local news, weather, sitcoms, kids and sports, educational programs etc., The 50 mile HDTV Antenna lets you enjoy over-the-air networks in your area without paying a monthly fee. AMPLIFIER SIGNAL BOOSTER -- HD TV antenna amplifier is included to provide added range and maximum signal reception for more channels if you are far away from broadcast towers. WHAT YOU GET -- Vansky indoor digital hdtv antenna with 16.5ft coax cable, USB power adapter with spare cable,Amplifier Signal Booster,Spare 3M Sticker.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I had really low expectations of this unit having had poor results with other indoor antennas."
"I stuck it on the window as suggested and I get every single free view channel and all the HD channels."
"I plugged this little gem into my antenna thingy on my TV- set the find channels. Seriously the set up was so easy and in about 5 minutes I got over 100 channels- and of course- my local channels all for free. Just as I was ready to delve into all these neat new channels I suffered a power outage that lasted longer than the time it took them to ship the antenna to me-that's another story...."
"Also my 75 inch flat screen HDTV 4k ( it comes to at 1080 the channels ) my tv was the sony flag ship it might have upscaled it for the thing. I don't even bother posting pictures on other reviews but this one, I feel the product is wronged by those who live in weird areas or didn't set up right."
"I have never hooked up an antenna before...it literally took me about 10 minutes. Since this antenna worked out so well, I ordered a second one for my upstairs TV, which then only took me 5 minutes to install - I'm a pro now."
"Don't know if the amplifier helped or not; I live in a larger metropolitan area so reception generally isn't an issue."
"My husband finally put this up yesterday because our cable went out completely and he is a TV junkie."
"This antenna does not pull in ABC, NBC nor CBS which was the whole point of purchasing this device."
Best Satellite Dishes
The Satellite Oasis Directv SWiM HD tripod kit is the new addition to our highly rating portable satellite dish tripod kit. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When using my old, standard def receiver (which was all you needed with the Carryout for DirecTV because the antenna doesn't do DirecTV HD (Dish has much better service for campers). Since the SWM Kit still did not give me HD reception, rather than replace the SWM (which had irritated me by failing so quickly anyway) I went ahead and bought the portable dish. When the signal meter is maxed, tighten the nuts on the mounting bolts. As you swing the dish through the directional arc the sound gets higher pitched as you get a better signal."
"Couple of things in the kit that are not shown in the instructions."
"Awesome product easy to install, use your zip code in your directv setup for location and adjust to settings on the dish."
"Everything worked perfectly."
"This product is awesome for those not having a rooftop updated system."
"Easy assembly and set."
"Works great."
"They said nothing you can take it home it will work there."