HDTV Antenna

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

What is the best HDTV antenna out there?

I live in NYC. Alot of trees & buildings around me. I also have my home theater setup on the first floor.

Im looking to spend under $30

I currently have an amplified RCA HDTV antenna....it gives me plenty of HD channels most of the time, but it sometimes gets pixelated (interrupted signal strength).

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[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AL1MUQ/ref=pd_cp_e_2?pf_rd_p=250314601&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000B9133I&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1NRAQ3WYA2290RKP46NZ

this is what I have^^^

Im selling it for $17 shipped is anyone is interested //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[VarsityBumper 10+ year member]

i have one.

since installed tv hasn't changed from WCSN.

 

[DaveT 10+ year member]

Will you take $15 shipped for the antenna?

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

wonder if i can pick up any here...

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

I bought a cheapie Philips from Circuit City. You need to find out how far away from the signal you are. Go here and ONLY type in your zip: http://www.antennaweb.org

I'm like an avg of 15 miles from the tower's, and I pick everything up almost perfectly.

 

[quakerroatmeal 10+ year member]

I bought like the cheapest antenna you could possible find at the store. Works perfectly fine, a few times I get interrupted signals, only if I'm walking around it and what not though. I think those expensive "HDTV" antenna's are a rip off.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I thought they quit working in 2009?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I thought they quit working in 2009?

Supposedly, all non-HD programming is going off the air in '09. If you have a converter or TV capable of decoding it, you can still use over-the-air signals, they're right in the band where upper UHF TV used to be, and some analog cell phones still are.

The "best" HDTV antenna out there isn't going to work in your situation //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Unless you have roof access?

The problem you're running into is twofold...first, UHF is line of sight. So you need to have a lot of what's called height above average terrain - in your case those tall buildings and trees. Secondly, you're getting multipath interference - those tall things are not just blocking, but reflecting signals so your receiver doesn't get a clear signal from a station.

Now, if you can get a roof-mounted antenna up there, on a rotator, you'll be in business...