Sofia
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2025
This was an easy setup, and it works like a champ. I ditched the cable; this is the second one purchased for two TVs. I like that it's reversible: one side is white and the other black.Thank you
LB
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2025
This antenna is paper thin and, small. Not at all what I expected or anticipated. At first I was concerned about what I was going to receive in terms of signal. Just laying on the floor I was amazed I got 9 channels, but hung up on the wall I got 47. Granted, it's a lot of crap but I got the four primary channels in our area. The only one I'm missing is PBS.Currently I just have it hung up on the wall with packing tape, as that allows me to test different places. However it comes with two 3M strips that allow easy installation and removal, making the antenna mountable on virtually any wall.I'm not going to lie. It looks like an antenna. It isn't beautiful. But I live on the top floor of my building and live up on a hill, so I'm going to try and mount it behind a couch.But the antenna is much smaller than you may think, about the size of a sheet of paper, and it performs rather well in my area, despite one of the stations I'm receiving being behind me and the other between me and my HVAC unit.
Lemoco
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2025
When I lived in the city, I had a large Winegard directional antenna on my roof and it worked okay but there were some ancient cinder cones standing between me and the broadcast towers thirty miles away and sometimes, during heavy rain, I’d lose my signal. Then I moved to the rural coast where there were no broadcast towers at all and I had to pay to stream ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. Now I’m back in the city but I can’t put up an outdoor antenna. I’m only one mile from where I lived before so the cinder cones are again between me and the towers, but this antenna pulls in everything my rooftop antenna did. It still struggles during heavy rain, but overall, it’s a great antenna. The signal meter and associated app are pretty useless in my opinion, but the antenna works well.
Randy Abrams
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2024
Do keep in mind when reading reviews that the same antennma that is great for one person may not be for another. There are so many variables. Even a person next door could have a little better or worse reception.Wineguard is pretty highly rated and it was almost a keeper for me. There is one station that is really important to me and this antennas was not quite able to keep the weak signal. All of the other stations were pulled in adequately.A significant downside is that the coax cable is permanently affixed to the antenna. That means that you can't use a a 90 degree adapter. In some cases that would be very handy. That cost the antenna a star.For my location, and all the variables that come with it, the Winegard came close to being a keeper. I am trying 4 different antennae and this was third place, but forth place was extremely close to third place.The main reason that I would not recommend it is the affixed coax cable. If that doesn't matter to you then this antenna may be worth a try.
bfool
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2024
Nice. I was able to get regular channels on my TV. Have to place on the inside window. I got over 12 TV station on this little TV Antenna. No more roof TV Antenna. The only drawback is that you will have to buy an Antenna for every TV. This Antenna do work. Like!
Victor Hugo Ugalde Torres
Reviewed in Mexico on January 19, 2023
Me agrado mucho la antena de hecho si tiene mucha mayor recepcion que otras antenas tenia una mas viejita y cuando movia la tele de lugar se empezaba a trabar la imagen y con esta antena eso desaparecio.Lo que si no me agrado es que la app no funciona en Mexico no la puedes descargar pero bueno solo es cuestion de buscar el lugar con mayor recepcion y listo.
Alan B.
Reviewed in Australia on December 4, 2018
did not work for Australia tv's and returned
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2017
We got great signal, even through reinforced concrete. Hides behind curtain. Just make sure you know where the transmitter is and align accordingly.
Antonio
Reviewed in Mexico on August 24, 2016
Yo vivo en un edificio de departamentos, intenté con varias antenas recibir señal y ninguna me funcionó debido a que el departamento es interior. Sin embargo esta antena funcionó de forma increíble, solo la coloqué junto a mi ventana y tengo excelente recepción de todos los canales.
Allison
Reviewed in Canada on November 25, 2014
I like many others am tired of the Canadian Cable companies and steep pricing. I refuse to order cable through Rogers or Bell, as the cost is just outrageous for what you get (67 channels and nothing on). I live in Scarborough on the 27th floor of a highrise near the 401. I have another highrise blocking my direct line of sight to the CN tower. I have tried the antenna on the only window with a W/SW direction, and now I am testing on a South facing wall directly behind my tv, next to the W/SW facing window. I have been able to scan up to 18 channels (some are duplicates, i.e. Global), and I get CBC, Global, CTV, CityTV, TVO, a couple buffalo stations, Bounce, a french station, and a couple religious, etc. ones I think. I get Fox, but it is coming in with interference. I am going to test one more spot on the south facing wall higher and closer to the window to see if it will help the signal. My consensus is I get better signal strength & reception with my antenna on the wall. I tried a Phillips Passive w/20km range antenna prior to this ($19.99 @Best Buy) and was able to get approx. 7 channels but it was hit and miss if they would come in. Someone suggested I try an amplified antenna with longer range so I did my research and it brought me to this. Andr kudos to Amazon, I paid shipping to have my item delivered next day (a Friday) and it never arrived. I followed up and they promptly refunded my shipping charge, and was told it would arrive Monday. It ended up being delivered on Sunday. Overall this is really a fantastic product, well worth the price and a the feeling of freedom it gives you from being hosed by another cable company.
catippins
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2013
Like many people, I've been doing some reading about ditching cable and being able to solely subsist on over the air channels and get rid of the cable bill. I watch very little TV - mostly I'm into documentaries and what little TV I do watch is news. Obviously, turning off cable and going it alone with just an antenna I realize I'd lose all the cable TV news channels. But I wanted to at least do some testing to see what I'd be able to pull in.Also, being that I live in Florida on the coast, one of the other goals I had for this series of tests was to find a decent antenna to see exactly what channels I'd have access to in the event of a hurricane.Before I post results and conclusions of the tests, here is some information on what I've tested and with what devices:Antennas:I tested four:The SKYHDT is designed to be mounted although it can easily be hung in a corner of a room or in an attic. My tests using it, to be fair to the antenna and to Mohu, were not done with the antenna mounted and no doubt better results will be obtained if that's the case. Other reviews here on Amazon can attest to that. My goal was to see how well it performed compared to the others and under similar conditions and from similar locations in my apartment.The Wineguard and Mohu Leaf are very similar in design in that they are both flat and thin and can easily be hung from a wall or window.The RCA Indoor Antenna is your basic set of what we used to call "rabbit ears" as it has protruding dipoles.I tested these antennas using two TVs:Viore PLC7V96 (not purchased from Amazon)The LG is a standard 42 inch LCD TV and the Viore is a small portable - exactly the kind of TV you'd use if power goes out and your limited to battery operated devices.During testing, I didn't notice any difference in the ability of one TV to pull in more stations than the other which indicates I have functioning tuners in both for UHF and VHF. That's why you'll see only one set of results.When indicated during testing, I used the following coax cable to connect the TV to the antenna(s):This is an excellent cable with solid connectors. It's a bit stiff which is to be expected. Any Mediabridge product I've purchased from Amazon has always been of high quality (HDMI cables, etc.).Note that the Wineguard antenna has a 15 foot cable that cannot be detached. In my testing I added the 50 foot Mediabridge as ultimately it had to perform using the 50 foot cable as the 15 foot cable simply wouldn't be long enough to reach my TV(s). The Mohu Leaf comes with a 6 foot antenna but again, I tested with the Mediabridge 50 foot cable for the same reason. The RCA antenna comes with a 6 foot cable as well (non detachable).Here are some somewhat surprising results.Although these tests only show 3 physical locations I experimented with various locations to find these three which yielded the best results overall. Like others I found that moving the antenna even just a foot or so could mean a big difference. Weather also influenced the results. One day I did some testing during a huge rainstorm and the number of channels dropped considerably.SkyHDTV:Outside - in front of my apartment: 30 channels (tested with included 30 foot cable)Inside - hung from south facing window: 25 channels (tested with included 30 foot cable)Inside - hung from the center of south wall: 25 channels (tested with included 30 foot cable)The SkyHDTV brought in more channels than the others, but I was surprised to find out that it didn't outperform the others by much and in fact, in some cases, depending on location it didn't outperform the other antennas at all. It's important to note as I've mentioned elsewhere that this antenna, by design should be mounted on a mast which I did not do - I merely wanted to test it against the others in the same exact conditions where I'd be using it. One other item to mention: the rubber gasket that is used to join the two of the halves of this antenna was not installed properly on the antenna I received. In fact, I consider it a defect on the unit I received. While I don't think it affected the antenna performance, I returned it solely because I realized that if indeed I ever did want to mount this antenna outside, the gasket wouldn't protect the insides of the unit. I don't see this as a reflection on the device, but simply as a problem with the unit I received. All in all I gave this antenna 5 stars as it did ultimately pull in more channels than the others and I suspect mounted on an mast would do even better.Winegard Company FL-5000 FlatWave HDTV Indoor Digital Flat Antenna:Outside - in front of my apartment: 25 channels (tested with included 15 foot cable)Inside - hung from south facing window: 25 channels (tested with Mediabridge 50 foot cable and included 15 foot cable and connector)Inside - hung from the center of south wall: 25 channels (tested with Mediabridge 50 foot cable and included 15 foot cable and connector)Mohu Leaf Paper-Thin Indoor HDTV Antenna:Outside - in front of my apartment: 25 channels (tested with Mediabridge 50 foot cable)Inside - hung from south facing window: 27 channels (tested with Mediabridge 50 foot cable)Inside - hung from the center of south wall: 25 channels (tested with Mediabridge 50 foot cable)The Wineguard and the Mohu Leaf performed almost identically. I would say any difference in how many channels they pulled in is probably an anomaly. I would consider both of these pretty good antennas and it would be a draw as to which one is better. The one advantage of the Mohu over the Wineguard is that the Wineguard's 15 foot antenna cannot be detached - 15 feet is either a long enough for your purpose or - like what I had to resort to, you'll have to add a connector and more cable.RCA Basic Indoor Antenna:Outside - in front of my apartment: 24 channelsInside - placed in south facing window: 28 channels (tested with Mediabridge 50 foot cable)Inside - hung from the center of the south wall: 25 channels (tested with Mediabridge 50 foot cable)The big surprise: The cheap, inexpensive "rabbit ears" performed as well as the Wineguard and the Mohu Leaf. I was nothing less than astonished to see these results. Of course, the aesthetics of the Mohu Leaf and the Wineguard are somewhat better as you can hang either of them on a wall or in a window and they are mostly unobtrusive. Since these "rabbit ears" sit very well behind a curtain on my south facing window and can't be seen, that's where it sits right now - and where I'll probably leave it.If you're looking for a cheap, simple solution to give you an antenna for a portable TV for a hurricane? You can't go wrong with the RCA Passive Indoor Antenna. I fully expected this antenna to be subpar, but in retrospect I'm glad I got one to test. I'll be keeping it. I also wound up keeping the Mohu Leaf and sent back the Wineguard and that could have been a coin toss as to which one I was going to keep - they are both very good. I'll also probably get another set of RCA "rabbit ears" and keep those for a backup as well or to use on another TV.Other notes:1. Reading the results of what other people have discovered and the number of channels they pulled in, I expected better results based on my location and other factors. While not unhappy with the results, it seems I'm not located close enough to the source transmissions or my location in an apartment on the ground floor doesn't allow for the kind of reception I need to pull in distant stations. By the way, I'm located about 30 miles north of West Palm Beach in Stuart, Florida just in case anyone is from my area. They may be able to have at least some findings to test against or use as a comparison. Note that 95 percent of the broadcasts I was trying to pull in are located almost due south of me or due south west. You can find the stations that broadcast in your area by going to TV Fool DOT com or Antenna Web DOT org and several other sites easily found online.2. I did do limited testing from a second floor outdoor staircase just to see if my results would change substantially but they did not. I didn't include those results simply because they were almost the same as the testing I did outside from the front of my apartment.In the end I don't think I'll cancel cable just yet, but I'm pretty happy knowing I can get at least 25 or so channels in the event of a hurricane. How many of those will remain up during and after a storm?Those tests I hope I don't get a chance to report back on!