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I bought a couple of cheap rabbit ears type antennas for TVs in each of the guest rooms and bought the TV-55 as an over the air antenna for a new LCD in the master bedroom. After trying all combination of TVs and antennas, this is by far the worst performer. I am in Fairfax County outside of Washington DC and only 15 or so miles from the broadcast towers, but this antenna has trouble picking up more than 1 of the 3 network broadcasts in the area. Save your money and look for something else.
I figured a real antenna would give me better reception and possibly more channles. We live about 17 mile from the TV towers. When we decided to drop cable I stuck a coat hanger in the end of the cable and was able to get pretty good reception with a digital convert box hooked to my old TV. This antenna doesn't work any better than the coat hanger. I should have saved my money and stuck with the coat hanger.
It definitely matters what direction this antenna is facing. You just need to try different angles or location or rotating the antenna. I have this thing sitting on my window sill and it picks up channels better than my previous indoor antenna.
Not unsightly like many traditional antennas. Analog is not as good. Getting good HD reception. Doesn't require a rotator either. Have it mounted high with direct line of sight to TV transmitters. Very small footprint and multiple mounting options. Don't know if it would work inside -- Only using it outside. Definitely recommend it though.
I live in an urban environment probably about 20 miles from most of the local TV towers. If a signal drops out, I can move it around a little to get the signal in. I wouldn't recommend setting this up outside, because you wouldn't be able to move it around as you needed.
I just lay it behind my couch with no set up and it works for the most part. Remember, with over the air digital TV you just need to get the signal strong enough to get it "over the cliff" to get the "perfect picture" signal in, otherwise you get no signal at all. When you are looking to get over the air digital TV with my proximity to the local TV towers (probably up to 50 miles), this is a cheap way to go without having cable or satellite.
For over the air digital TV, it's better than smaller rabbit ears type antennas, but is not as good as a larger roof antenna. Sometimes I have to stand it up, twirl it around, lean it this way or that way or whatever to get a certain channel to come in. So make sure you give this thing space to move it around.
I get 17 local channels just fine with limited dropout. Pay $20 for a digital converter with your government coupon and $60 for this antenna, and you've got over the air digital TV that bypasses cable and satellite in most locations.For the purpose and type of usage I described, I would recommend it.
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