Best Satellite Television Products
Get superior reception without the whole neighborhood noticing. 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!"
"I've also added a 4 tuner Tablo Wi-Fi DVR with a 2 TB Western Digital Elements hard drive. With the local channels covered, Amazon Prime and Netflix we have plenty of content to watch."
"So I purchased and installed this antenna up in my attic and ran a coax to the splitter downstairs to feed my house."
Depending on your location, the hdtv antenna can. receive include NBC, FOX, CBS, ABC, PBS, THE CW, QUBO, TELEMUNDO, UNIVISION, RTV, THIS TV, ION, ME TV and the weather channel. With amplified tv antenna start to access all of the news, sitcoms, kids and sports programs! ✅ FULL HD CRYSTAL-CLEAR TV & HD SOUND QUALITY: Our smart tv antenna adopt upgraded 2018 Amplifier Signal Booster with built-in Smart IC Chip Next generation & Crystal Clear Filter Technology to picks up signals within 50+ miles range. ✅ 18 FT LONG COAXIAL CABLE & USB POWER ADAPTER: Makes amplified antenna easier for you to place it in your house to get the best reception, especially for customers whose televisions are quite far away from windows.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I get 68 channels, YES 68 channels, and with the others (placed in the exact same place) got a Max of 44 channels."
"47 channels programmed with wonderful picture clarity and color."
"the amplifier does a great job if wanting to mount the antenna indoors."
"It works as described."
"very good."
"Very happy 30+ hd channels with major broadcasting antenas 40+ miles away."
"No longer need cable tv anymore seen I only watch news."
"Great HD TV Anthenna!"
Specification: - Product Type: HDMI 1x2 Splitter. - Interface Type: 1 HDMI in,2 HDMI out. - Color: Black. - Power Supply: DC 5V. - Dimension: 10 X 6.1 X 2.6 cm. - Weight: 0.09KG. Split one HDMI input signal to two HDMI output signals identical to the input signal.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"If I plug in the source directly to the amp and it IDs the signal as DOLBY DIGITAL."
"Firstly, when I'm watching something on one TV and I turn on the second TV, the signal cuts for about 3 seconds on both TVs, then it proceeds normally."
"I hate the way windows 10 handles dual displays and alternate sound outputs."
"Works great!"
"This thing saved the day, I ordered it for a big production with zero spare time left if it didn't work as I hoped it would."
"Now have my 5.1 surround for cable TV, and shows like NFL Football."
"I received it fast and on time, in fact, in the nick of time it arrived about 30 min before my presentation."
"I tried the adapter using two screens, then alternated between the two screens."
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."
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."
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 Finders
But you don’t know if you are pointing your TV antenna towards the correct tower unless you complete a full channel scan. The SureLock SL1000 was designed to simplify the TV antenna aiming process and ease your frustrations. Signal meter for your RV over-the-air TV antenna.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I replaced my BatWing Antenna with a Digital one and got this device to help find stations."
"This works like a charm."
"This works good."
"Makes tuning in the TV much easier rather than just guessing."
"Easy to install."
"Works as promised."
"works great easy installation I would recommend buying installed in my rv takes the guessing out of direction needed fast shipping."
"Works great for finding stations while camping in our travel trailer."
Best Satellite TV Dish Mounts
KING Quest for DIRECTV (VQ4100) is the portable satellite antenna that gives you the freedom to take your favorite DIRECTV programming with you on the road, to the great outdoors, or anywhere in between. KING Quest works for DIRECTV SD programming.The KING Quest is known to work with DIRECTV receiver models D10, D11,D12, H20, HR20, H21, HR21, HR22, HR23, H24 and HR24. Portable satellite TV antenna for DIRECTV service, not compatible with SWM only receivers.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I was so tired of setting up my tripod dish and then putting everything away while camping. It is not the manufactures of these dishes fault for the loss of HD, but it it the way DirecTV delivers their signal. If you must have HD with DirectTV you must purchase a Winegard Traveler which will cost more then a grand more then this dish and it will have to be permanently mounted on the roof of your RV. You can use this model with dish network, but you will need to by the King UC1000 universal controller for less then a hundred dollars. I hope this helps you understand the local programming and maybe you will not have to spend the hours of research I did before I bought the King Quest."
"After some Internet research, I discovered a recommended iPhone app for locating the satellites in the sky--it turned out all the Dish Satellites were behind trees where we were parked, so that was the problem all along! There is another app I have used which is also good but shows all the satellites and was confusing for me, it is called Satellite Locator."
"I have thrown in the towel and ordered a Winegard, which can be used with the 211z receiver. [Update April 20] I received the new satellite dish today from Amazon, the Winegard Dish Playmaker. After rebooting the receiver, the Winegard locked onto the 3 satellites and I was up and running with all channels, including locals, coming in perfectly in HD -- no choppiness, no drops, no defaulting to SD. After a couple of hours, it started raining and the dish was still pulling in everything perfectly. It wasn't the 211z receiver, it wasn't Dish network, it wasn't customer service, it wasn't the U.S. Air Force -- it was the lousy King product. [Update May 2017] I decided to remove the dome of the King dish (don't do this, it voids your warranty if you still have one) to see what could have caused my bad experience."
Best Satellite TV Mounting Accessories
KING Quest for DIRECTV (VQ4100) is the portable satellite antenna that gives you the freedom to take your favorite DIRECTV programming with you on the road, to the great outdoors, or anywhere in between. KING Quest works for DIRECTV SD programming.The KING Quest is known to work with DIRECTV receiver models D10, D11,D12, H20, HR20, H21, HR21, HR22, HR23, H24 and HR24. Portable satellite TV antenna for DIRECTV service, not compatible with SWM only receivers.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I was so tired of setting up my tripod dish and then putting everything away while camping. It is not the manufactures of these dishes fault for the loss of HD, but it it the way DirecTV delivers their signal. If you must have HD with DirectTV you must purchase a Winegard Traveler which will cost more then a grand more then this dish and it will have to be permanently mounted on the roof of your RV. You can use this model with dish network, but you will need to by the King UC1000 universal controller for less then a hundred dollars. I hope this helps you understand the local programming and maybe you will not have to spend the hours of research I did before I bought the King Quest."
"After some Internet research, I discovered a recommended iPhone app for locating the satellites in the sky--it turned out all the Dish Satellites were behind trees where we were parked, so that was the problem all along! There is another app I have used which is also good but shows all the satellites and was confusing for me, it is called Satellite Locator."
"I have thrown in the towel and ordered a Winegard, which can be used with the 211z receiver. [Update April 20] I received the new satellite dish today from Amazon, the Winegard Dish Playmaker. After rebooting the receiver, the Winegard locked onto the 3 satellites and I was up and running with all channels, including locals, coming in perfectly in HD -- no choppiness, no drops, no defaulting to SD. After a couple of hours, it started raining and the dish was still pulling in everything perfectly. It wasn't the 211z receiver, it wasn't Dish network, it wasn't customer service, it wasn't the U.S. Air Force -- it was the lousy King product. [Update May 2017] I decided to remove the dome of the King dish (don't do this, it voids your warranty if you still have one) to see what could have caused my bad experience."