I am not one to review a product unless I am extremely disappointed or surprisingly happy with it. This antenna is the latter. I received the antenna in 1 week from the purchase date. The same day I received it, I opened it up, put it together in 5 minutes, plugged into my tv, scanned for channels, and held my breath. The results: the digital scan picked up over 40 channels!
Now came the real test - how did the channels look? I flipped through the channels and was stunned by the quality of the reception and clarity. I get all of the major channels and also many that I never even heard of, including numerous HD channels.
Although before purchasing this antenna I was a bit skeptical due to unflattering reviews, I decided to give it a try anyway (amazon is obviously good with returns if need be). I do not think any of the problems people have with this are due to the product being inadequate. Instead, it is probably location of the user. For me, I live 10 miles outside of DC (no tall buildings). I am able to get all DC channels as well as some from Baltimore, which is 50 miles away.
Just some advice - it does matter where you put the antenna. I read a lot of reviews about placing the antenna by a window. Unfortunately for me, I do not have this luxury but it does not seem to matter. However, I did move it a few feet over and received choppy reception, so I just put it in the original location and it continues to work well. I will probably play around with the location a little bit until I find the right balance between reception and visibility (lack thereof), although I must say that the antenna looks great compared to any other non-flat antenna. This is how an antenna should look, it's 2012...It sort of looks like an ipad, so it is not an eye sore.
In the end, I would say try it out and see if you get similar results. But I can 100% tell you that, if you have good location, you will pick up crystal clear channels (many of them).
P.S. cable / dish is too expensive.
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Great choice for digital TV reception!
I rarely write reviews for things that don't make immediately positive impressions (or horrible ones), and this was one of the positive ones. To be brief, with this antenna I now receive signal strengths between 64-74% on a couple stations 38 miles away that I didn't get before! I did a test of signal strengths among six different stations; first with rabbit ears and then with the amplified signal of this new RCA ANT1650. The rabbit ears averaged a signal strength of 51.66% (with a low of 32% and a high of 74%). The ANT1650 received an average signal strength of 90.16% (with a low - among the tested stations - of 67% and a high of 100%)!This product was also very easy to set up. I connected the antenna to the detachable amplifier with a coaxial cable and then connected the amplifier to the TV with another coaxial cable. I then plugged in the power adapter for the amplifier (it will work about as well as rabbit ears with the amplifier's power adapter unplugged), turned on the TV, did an auto-channel search, deleted some analog stations, and was good to go. The flat antenna part can be situated in a variety of ways so as to get the best signal. You can attach it to the wall with two screws, you can set it upright with a stand (kind of like a picture frame), or you can lay it flat. For our situation, it worked best in an upright position so as to avoid being heated up by other equipment. Because it's rather inconspicuous as a shape and color, it looks good as well - certainly much better than our tv's previous rabbit ears. The only thing better would be if the tv worked without this item in the first place.Here are the signal strength results from six test stations. I tested the rabbit ears on a clear morning and tested the ANT1650 on a clear afternoon of the same day. Both antennas were placed in the same location, which wasn't necessarily ideal for the ANT 1650:With rabbit ears and clear windless weather:Station A: 51%Station B: 42%Station C: 32%Station D: 74%Station E: 61%Station F: 50%With amplified ANT1650 propped vertically and clear windless weather:Station A: 94%Station B: 67%Station C: 93%Station D: 100%Station E: 100%Station F: 87%I have since done a follow-up test with the ANT1650 laid flat and it averaged slightly better at 92%, even under windy conditions.With amplified ANT1650 laid flat and clear windy weather:Station A: 89%Station B: 93%Station C: 99%Station D: 85%Station E: 100%Station F: 86%To summarize, most of the stations look and sound great with the antenna just laying flat. Once in awhile, a problem station cuts in and out, and you have to prop the antenna up. In my case, it was just one station that was problematic. Not a big deal, though design-wise, they might've made it easier to prop up the antenna by having a built-in stand swing out of the backside.
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