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Specifically, I've found that the RCA 65+ flat antenna from Walmart works pretty good to pick up 55 channels for me from 46 miles. That includes the VHF channels. But did have to mount it at ceiling level and replace the thin cable with 10 ft. of RG6.
I'm not surprised. As a retired dentist, I can tell you that most products by Philips are cheapened builds of products that were once good when made by the companies Philips bought out, IMO. A good example is the current Sonicare toothbrush. It is a cheapened version, IMO, of the product originally built by Sonicare. Now, the only improvements seem to be color offerings for the exterior color AT HUGELY INFLATED PRICES. THANKS for this video!!!
What's weird is another Philips indoor antenna I reviewed performed pretty well. Then again it was a more traditional design. ruclips.net/video/-YfDK3kQRHk/видео.html
Some products made for them are ok others just doesn't perform well and this antenna of not the exception to the rule, not indoor antenna works when your house is off masonry and concrete and or the street where you live is so busy or the signals doesn't come in so can blame to the brand but all indoor antennas but in my own experience in my house none indoor antenna work and the only way to get channels through the air is using an rooftop antenna otherwise an indoor antenna is a festival of macro blocking and pixels with sounds cut down and an tuner attempting to lock the channel, greetings from Santiago Chile. Nice job desmitifying antennas and what works and what doesn't
I don't even really care about antennas. the first video of his that was suggested to me had something to do with RUclips sloppy demonization policies. but this kid has such wholesome, polite mannerisms and delivery, (even when he is frustrated and annoyed - like the demonetization vid) that I get a kick out of watching it just because of how relaxing the content is. at the end of a stressful day its almost like ASMR, or a kitty unicorn chaser after all the dramatic news content on YT. subscribed.
I bought this Philips Amplified Indoor Antenna recently. Like Antenna Man found, the reception was pretty terrible. Being an engineer, it occurred to me that the problem was not the antenna itself but the amplifier. Poorly designed RF amplifiers can be easily overloaded by strong local signals. If this happens, the amplifier won't amplify the weaker signals and can actually weaken the stronger signals. So, before throwing it in the trash I simply disconnected the amplifier and connected the antenna directly to an HDTV with very good results. I really like this antenna without the amplifier because it works well just mounted on top the HDTV and it does not require any power supply, being totally passive. I did toss the amplifier, which is truly junk.
I bought this antenna. It works perfectly fine. I’m able to get CHSN Chicago without pixel distortion and I live 40 miles away from the major broadcast tower.
I bought a $10 set of GE rabbit ears. I get over 50 watchable channels. All the local news. Except sometimes ABC gets fuzzy and I have to adjust. I still want to upgrade.
I bought this antenna from Walmart for less than $20 a few months ago. I have to disagree with your evaluation: it works incredibly well, consistently pulling in 38 channels with virtually no distortion or breakup. All the Boston network channels are as clear as a bell and the image quality is off the map on my LG Oled TV. I'm north of Boston about 30 miles from the transmitter towers and on a fairly high elevation. The antenna is sitting on the center speaker about half way up the wall facing west. The TV also routes the IP channels through the antenna as well. I am not seeing the Providence or So. NH channels. Edit: I just changed the angle and did a rescan. 8 more channels! Great channel!
@@bbmousedoowop I bought the same antenna from Walmart for $21 and I also get 38 channels off it. I have a LG OLED TV and I'm with you on the picture quality. It's definitely off the map on my TV also. We have 2 4K channels and the picture quality is unreal. It looks like you can actually touch and smell the people on the screen. I was using stranded copper wire as an antenna for quite a while until those 2 local channels went Next Generation broadcasting ( A.K.A 4K) and the picture quality wasn't that great. Stations were cutting in and out and pixelization really bad. Went out and bought this antenna and no reception issues at all. One night I got a station in from Omaha, Nebraska. It came in at about 47% but it lasted about 2 hours and then it faded out. But I never ever gotten a station that far away ever on my TV. That RCA antenna is a really good one.
@MichaelODell-jz4yt We have 6 4k channels in Boston. You are correct, the picture quality (and sound) far surpasses that of the compressed streamers. I have yet to see any of the So. NH stations, but I have not tried to pull them in either. I'd probably have to face the antenna north and do another scan, but I really don't need them anyway.
I bought an RCA flat non directional antenna from Walmart for $21 and it is a 60 mile range. I'm in a second floor apartment and got it sitting on my west window ledge. Last week on a clear night i pulled in a station from Lincoln, Nebraska in Quincy, Illinois. I found it hard to believe that that antenna works that good. It really pulls in the local channels well. I get 3 stations that come in between 70-75 %. The transmitters are several miles away. I get one station from 45 miles away at 66% that's pretty good. I was using copper wire for an antenna for a while but since a couple of stations went Next Generation broadcasting the wire didn't bring them in too good anymore so I decided to buy an antenna and ditch the wire. The cable is thin and flimsy but it does a pretty good job of pulling in the channels. I get 38 channels off of it. That's actually more than the 22 I got off the copper wire
@@michelleshaw1255 It probably will. What I would do is what my landlord did with his antenna he's using on the main floor. He has a TV in the basement and ran a splitter from the main floor and coaxial cable from it to the TV in the basement. He gets 16 channels off the antenna both from the main floor and the basement. Since I'm on the second floor I get more channels than he does. A splitter from the main floor to the basement might give you more channels and it might not. Also depends on how your house is built ( materials used in the construction of it). When I lived in a very old house in Marblehead, Illinois I rigged up a TV and radio antenna by using stranded copper wire and an old metal speaker grill off an old boom box that went kapoot and I twisted one end of the copper wire through a hole in the speaker grill and I fastened the other end to the screws on the back of the TV and I took the speaker grill and opened up the window and took it outside of the house. Then I went out and got a ladder and climbed up the back side of the house and threw the speaker grill antenna up on the metal roof. It slid down into a crevice in the roof line and lodged itself in there. I pulled in more channels in my bedroom than what my mom and stepdad pulled in on the TV in the living room using a rooftop antenna. I would try a splitter and stranded copper wire ( speaker wire will work). If that doesn't work try an old metal speaker grill from an old boom box or other type of radio that doesn't work anymore.
I live in a condo complex where there are four units per building. I use a flat indoor antenna for both TVs. The best location for reception is actually laying the flat antenna on the floor near the TV. Just a few inches of movement makes a big difference.
I would not necessarily blame the coax. Cable loss is usually measured in dB of loss per length (such as 100 feet). If the cable is only three or four feet long, then there will not be that much loss, assuming that the cable is of decent quality. You also have to consider mounting. A thick and stiff cable will make putting an antenna on top of a TV difficult, and the cable will likely move a small and light antenna around.
I have that very same antenna. After testing it out in various locations connected to different TVs in my house, it does its best work in my kitchen. Mounted it above the kitchen window facing west. There is a transmitter within 10 miles of my house in that direction. Ironically, it didn’t do so well facing the many transmitters in the mountains east of my house on the second floor. But I’m glad I’m able to watch TV while I’m cooking.
I use very old rabbit ear antenna that came with an old TV set . I get 14 channels with the setup. In the future I plan on installing an antenna in the attic. During the analog days I could get a couple stations over a hundred miles away using the same rabbit ear antenna.
I have Channel Master Flatenna+ 50 miles indoor tv antenna allowed to amplifier use MicroAmp helping solid signal in each channels. It is the best antenna use an Omni-directional like flatenna or if outdoor/attic antenna is called Omni 50+. Both have 360° circular distance than multi-directional antennas.
I found a decent antenna for my apartment. Its actually a small attic antenna. Only one that works diagonally across a 12 apartment building as I have that much building between me and the TV towers around 35 miles away.
A few feet, even just rotating it a couple degrees and moving an inch or two can be the difference 😆... I found one spot that picks up the vhf and uhf I care about 99% of the time set up a stand there and try not to move it. Depending on the day it can be more or less sensitive to people walking around or cell phones but most days it's problem free and the savings over paying cable is great
Welcome back to antenna reviews, Tyler. And as Tyler says,"Stick to a reputable antenna company like Channel Master,RCA,Televes,or Winegard." I have a very good RCA medium sized outdoor antenna.
My indoor antenna is on a tripod that we move to various locations depending on which channel we want to watch😂 Thank You for your reviews. I do plan to invest in a better indoor antenna in the near future
Putting an indoor antenna on a tripod is brilliant! It lets you try the antenna in locations where it otherwise wouldn't be able to stand. What indoor antenna are you using? I found the Channel Master FLATenna, ClearStrem Flex, and ClearStream 2V to be the best models.
@@AntennaMan it's a GE model 37075 hover hd250 amplified antenna I bought it and a little Visio TV in Port Lavaca many years ago. They both fit in the box the TV came in for easy travel. Thank You for your channel. I will buy a better antenna for myself for Christmas as I no longer travel so much
Design looks like. Youll for get good vhf signal because it is long enough to put VHF Aantanas in it. Thickness makes the difference to hold the antannas. Sounds like they are using the coax cable as the vhf signal.
I'll save you some time. The best indoor antennas are on the list below: www.amazon.com/shop/antennaman/list/2LH365VAPDKLC?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d
I'm actually able to pick up all of my local channels about 40 miles away with an indoor antenna. The key is a good indoor antenna in the right location with a signal meter as a guide. I say 30 miles in the video because the average person doesn't have a clue when it comes to setting up an antenna and using a signal meter.
@@AntennaMan I use an RCA 65+ flat antenna to pick up 55 channels rock steady from 46 miles away. But had to mount it at ceiling level and replace the thin cable with 10 ft. of RG6. It gets the VHF channels fine, too. It is connected to my Tablo 4th Gen.
Not so unusual from 20 miles out. I picked up some from 40 miles away with a cheapo indoor antenna. Altitude was crucial. Reception was much better on the second floor than ground level. Once I invested in a good attic number (i estimate about 25 feet above ground, aimed as best I could toward source) I got more than twice as many channels, and more reliably. My daughter is only 25 miles from transmissions and in an apartment, so I set her up with a pretty good indoor wall hanger and reception is quite good.
I agree, Philips once made the finest products in the world. They sold off all divisions except medical. They also made excellent components, resistors, capacitors, ic's. Its all gone!
I tried this model in Winter Garden, FL only to get exactly 2 channels with it, lol. I returned it and used the money to get a used GE rabbit ears antenna on ebay which easily got 30 channels.
I was hoping you had something I could trade in the Cheap Antenna you said you wanted to SMASH at the trade show last year. It's mounted on a camera tripod in my home here just a few feet from the TV, it works great, if it gets stuck, I'm just a couple of feet away to get a push start again. lol I'll keep watching!! Thanks for Sharing!!
Try using a signal meter to find a location where the signal level is higher and thus get more channels. See video below: ruclips.net/video/1_Cy08x5qeY/видео.html
I've enjoyed watching your videos for a few years. Surprised the header for this video states that this is a digital TV antenna when we know that there's no such thing, and I have seen many videos you have posted noting such as well.
Correct, but I must include the exact name of how the antenna is titled on Amazon in my video. For example, if an antenna is listed as "Amazon's Best HD Digital Antenna" then that's what I must use in the title of the video to reference it so it shows up for people who search for video reviews of it. I also no longer mention there is no such thing as an HD antenna in my videos because people complained and at this point, I gave up trying to win that battle. It doesn't matter if someone believes an HD antenna is real, as long as they purchase one based on how it performs in one of my RUclips reviews.
@@AntennaMan I guess you receive complaints no matter what. When we dropped cable back in 2014, we had a lead on an old antenna from the 1980s we were going to move to our house and have erected. The antenna was damaged during the move, and we ended up getting an EZ-HD antenna from Dennys. Where we live in Atlanta, there are broadcast towers pretty much in all directions. It's especially hard to pick up WGTV (PSIP 8 / RF 7), even though their tower is atop Stone Mountain and only 15km away from our house.. And thus we decided to go with a directional antenna with rotor (rotors have come a long way since I was a kid in the 1960s-70s) to maximize our chances at picking up everything available in greater Atlanta, which also has several low-power stations, one of which (WKTB PSIP 47 / RF 23) carries MeTV Toons. Yep, there's no full-power TV station in Atlanta which carries MeTV Toons. We're also about 15km away from the WKTB tower (slightly different direction that WGTV). Without our setup, I doubt we'd we able to watch Toons OTA. As it is, reception can be spotty in the afternoons. At some point, maybe I'll post information about our antenna at our second/vacation home in my hometown of Beaufort, SC, located roughly halfway between Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC. Beaufort is (unfortunately) in the Savannah DMA, but is considered significantly viewed vis a vis Charleston. Keep up the good work.
Tyler, Ive been a fan of your channel for a while and i enjoy your content. Quick question for you... There is a multi output drop amp in my attack left over from a pervious homeowner's comcast subscription. Id like to use this to set up an attic antenna but when i plug it into power, it get pretty hot to the touch. Im able to pick it up, but my kids likely wouldnt enjoy touching it. Is this normal for drop amps of this type? Is there maybe a video here on your channel that i can check out which goes over drop amps? Thank you for doing what you do!
Tbh, I was having high hopes for it to be decent because they're still making the unfashionable but venerable rabbit ear antennas and coax cables. But instead I get a slap of reality that is enshittification. Appreciated the short and to the point video nonetheless!
Ironically, the last Philips indoor antenna I reviewed worked well. Then again it had a more traditional antenna design. ruclips.net/video/-YfDK3kQRHk/видео.html
Do you like the Channel Master Ultra thin better than the Clear Strean Flex for the best indoor antanna you've tested? Thanks for you hard work. I appreciate your reviews.
Every antenna that I'm doing research on has the spaghetti thin non removable coaxial cable. Can anyone recommend a cable antenna that you can attach a decent coaxial cable to. Thanks.
For me, the cheap Philips rabbit ears that are shown on your video behind your left arm, mounted flat to a wall facing my Nashville market transmitter location to the West of me and 30 miles away. I receive all of the "big four" network stations, along with 90 more stations. The only "major" station I do not receive is WNPT, the PBS affiliate for the Nashville market. I was able to receive it when it was broadcasting on VHF 8 with the Philips antenna. But when they shifted their frequency to VHF 7 during the repack, I lost the ability to receive it. For me, not being able to receive it is no big loss. Of course, others may not have the success that I had, but the cheap Philips rabbit ears antenna might be an inexpensive indoor trial antenna (Amazon sells it for around 13 dollars) for someone who lives 30 miles or less away from the transmitters and wants to try to receive their local OTA stations.
I use a similar GE (I think) antenna. Its OK for what it is, except that I have to occasionally move it to get the channels I want. Where I live, every time a plane flies overhead (which is more often than one would like), the signal goes pixelated till a few seconds after I can't hear the plane (I live literally within the landing path of the UPS air hub at the airport). Since I use a HDHOMERUN Flex 4K, sometimes in weak signals or after the plane flies by, it will glitch out and leave me with a black screen or the Audio Only message but I equally blame that on the HDHOMERUN Flex 4k and the antenna. I blame this design of antenna for not being good at getting VHF, and as a result, I cannot get my local ABC.
Thanks Tyler. For me, Atsc 3 has sucked. ATSC 1 was far better. WEDN Norwich didn't know they were not broadcasting until I notified them....3 months....Wedn actually texted me and told me they recognized the issue and would reset. They called me later to verify! ....No, PBS Wedw, did not continue Atsc 1.
Should I hold on to my coat hanger antenna for a while how far can one get out with channel master amplifier and rg6 coax cable I got 47 channels now love the way you drop them mine has a signal meter on my Toshiba TV are they accurate
Okay, I live in Seminole, Florida and I live in an apartment so that means that I need to have some kind of indoor antenna. I've tried some rabbit ears. I've tried other things but I'm not having much luck. Any suggestions?
The Mohu Leaf actually works pretty well. VHF performance could be improved but overall the Leaf works better than probably 90% of other indoor antennas.
It seems like you are using an amplifier in every antenna test. The amp should only be used on excessively long cable runs. Running without the amplifier will probably get better results.
I don't use an amplifier in every test. If an antenna happens to have one built in, I actually test it both with and without the amplifier in case the amplifier makes reception worse. The better result is what gets published.
Question about the Mediasonic tuner - would you say that this box has a better tuner than most TVs? I have an older Vizio TV, with a pretty decent antenna and pre-amp - but since "the great frequency scramble" I lost a bunch of channels. If an external tuner like this might help, I'd gladly gamble the $33
Yes, the tuner sensitivity of the Mediasonic tuner is great. I actually mentioned this in a few other videos but might've forgot in my most recent review of the unit.
I just bought an antenna last week. Initially, i was able to pick up some Lexington, KY TV stations (I live in Frankfort) that night i did a rescan, and i was able to pick up a few TV stations from Cincinnati and even as far north as Dayton, Ohio. I haven't been able to pick them up since, but I know my antenna is really good. I did admittedly cheap out on my coax cable, and converter box. I bought an Onn 25 ft coax cord from Wal-Mart and a Core Innovations converter box (about $30) because my display doesn't have a coax input. Should i invest in a better cable or box, or would it even make a difference?
You picked up those distant stations because of tropo conditions that enable TV signals to travel further than they usually would. I explain it a bit in my video below: ruclips.net/video/BYuDBL3-duI/видео.html If you own the Core Innovations converter box, press the info button twice on the remote. It will bring up a signal meter. Use it as a guide to find a location for the antenna where signal levels are higher. Then, run a channel scan. If you still don't pick up all local channels, you might need a better antenna. Consider an antenna recommendation from me below: www.antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
@@AntennaMan Thank you for the reply. I got the Clearstream Max-V antenna, which I've always thought is a great brand. I definitely appreciate the help.
I saw a listing on Facebook Marketplace for an Antop AT 221 BV amplified antenna. It has a fairly large triangular base with insertable, telescoping VHF rods and built in amplification settings. Did you ever test this one? I live in Bergen County, not too far from the GW Bridge, and was wondering if my PBS affiliates would come in any better than the Mohu Leaf 50 I now have. It seems those channels have gotten so bad that reception has been almost non-existent and extremely frustrating to try to watch.
I can see the tv stations broadcaST tower from my house and just need a tiny 2 inch one that fits on the back of the tv and hides away but nobody makes them. Even that one is too big
hello I have a wine guard elite 7550 and in the mountains last week i lost local channels (5) and still get pbs and a 2 others (UHF?). I have tried moving and rotating antenna any ideas? thanks
They may not fare well outside. The antov one I have seems to be indoor or outdoor. You might so better buying a small outdoor antenna and. Mount it next to a window.
@@luke51632 They definitely will work better outside , the walls diminish the signal big time. The other factor can be the coax cable,stretching it out the window you could get RF interference bc the cable has little shielding.
@@njlauren but there are coax cables that wont destroy because of outdoor antenna, and i do do this, i do put all antennas outdoor because i live in the middle of nowhere,.
8/7/24…..my brother has a smart tv but DOES NOT HAVE INTERNET 🛜 OR A LANDLINE 📞☎️. Now he does have a FLIP PHONE, but his wife ( whom lives in her mother’s 🏡 ) pays for his done. Now since my brother hasn’t had internet in 3 years, and also hasn’t had a tv 📺 that’s watchable. What TV doesn’t need the internet but needs an antenna ❓ What’s his alternative ( continue to NOT HAVE A VIEWABLE TV ) or have a professional tech provide a resolution ⁉️ We have tried your aluminum pan antenna, and other coaxial types and nothing works. Thanks 🇺🇸💪🏻
I went to my brother's house & he has his TV (a fairly new/nice Vizio) hooked up with a coax switch box connected between his TV & his DVD player & his cable TV box. That makes his picture look like 480i, at best! I told him he can reconnect that stuff directly through his TV & get an HD picture, but he said his son-in-law connected all that up for his old TV & all he did was disconnect that old TV & reconnect the cable to his new TV. Then he told me that since he sits far enough away from the TV, that the fuzzy picture is good enough for him! Wow! What a waste! I'm the one with a flip phone, but my Sony is connected to my internet as well as a Mohu antenna & my PC is connected to my TV also. Nothing like a 50" monitor!
After 20 years my TV antenna tower was getting rotten and the antenna wasnt working great. I live in the deep country and I got sat internet . I got a wi fi for it. I bought a Roku TV and I get so many channels now. Its not worth the money to put an antenna back up when theres nothing worth watching on live TV anymore. Now I can watch real comedy like the Carol Burnett show!!LOL
Philips does not make anything apart from lighting and medical today. They sold off their other divisions to different companies, these companies brought the name and do not have the Philips DNA. I wouldn’t expect the quality and reliability from Philips labeled products any longer. Philips made many high quality products when they were under the control of the Dutch giant, this included consumer, commercial and broadcast products. Sad what has happened to them.
Televes actually discontinued their Bexia antenna likely due to the poor performance so it won't be reviewed. They should stick to their expertise - outdoor antennas.
I wish antenna advertisers advertised antennas for long distance viewing. These companies say they have a great product. Yeah IF YOU LIVE 5 MILES AWAY FROM A TOWER. Of course this junky antenna will work just fine. Same thing with people who say "Well, I bought this antenna and it works great!" Ummm. Yeah you live 5 minutes from the tower. A paperclip will work for you. Show me an antenna that works 50 miles from the towers and then we'll talk.
Too many variables to say that an antenna will work 50 miles or more from a tower. You have to deal with how high up someone is mounting the antenna, if its indoors vs outdoors, at 50 miles+ the curve of the earth and where you are at on the curve plays a major factor, night vs day plays a major factor, and cloudy days/nights vs sunny days/nights plays a factor too. I know I'm probably forgetting something here but this is just a start. Manufacturers don't wanna get sued.
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I appreciate your honesty. I purchased the Top Notch/Range Xperts antenna and it works great installed indoors! Thanks!
Thanks so much for the contribution! I'm glad the Range Xperts antenna worked well for you.
Happy to see more indoor antenna for us apartment/condo dwellers.
I'll have three more coming up this month.
I wish he would show it actually on top of a TV. Does it snap on, how does it sit?
I slapped my flat rca indoor antenna to the satellite outside my house. Now I get 53 channels in all rooms of the house I'm so happy with it.
Specifically, I've found that the RCA 65+ flat antenna from Walmart works pretty good to pick up 55 channels for me from 46 miles. That includes the VHF channels. But did have to mount it at ceiling level and replace the thin cable with 10 ft. of RG6.
I'm not surprised. As a retired dentist, I can tell you that most products by Philips are cheapened builds of products that were once good when made by the companies Philips bought out, IMO. A good example is the current Sonicare toothbrush. It is a cheapened version, IMO, of the product originally built by Sonicare. Now, the only improvements seem to be color offerings for the exterior color AT HUGELY INFLATED PRICES. THANKS for this video!!!
What's weird is another Philips indoor antenna I reviewed performed pretty well. Then again it was a more traditional design. ruclips.net/video/-YfDK3kQRHk/видео.html
Some products made for them are ok others just doesn't perform well and this antenna of not the exception to the rule, not indoor antenna works when your house is off masonry and concrete and or the street where you live is so busy or the signals doesn't come in so can blame to the brand but all indoor antennas but in my own experience in my house none indoor antenna work and the only way to get channels through the air is using an rooftop antenna otherwise an indoor antenna is a festival of macro blocking and pixels with sounds cut down and an tuner attempting to lock the channel, greetings from Santiago Chile. Nice job desmitifying antennas and what works and what doesn't
Do you have any recommendations for a good toothbrush brand?
@@user-el4su7tl6f Haha I was just about to ask the same thing!
@@user-el4su7tl6f no idea lol
I don't even really care about antennas. the first video of his that was suggested to me had something to do with RUclips sloppy demonization policies.
but this kid has such wholesome, polite mannerisms and delivery, (even when he is frustrated and annoyed - like the demonetization vid) that I get a kick out of watching it just because of how relaxing the content is.
at the end of a stressful day its almost like ASMR, or a kitty unicorn chaser after all the dramatic news content on YT.
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Thanks for the kind words and support!
Interesting story and I know what you mean! But I care about antennas and Tyler gave me top of the line advice to get the perfect one.
I bought this Philips Amplified Indoor Antenna recently. Like Antenna Man found, the reception was pretty terrible. Being an engineer, it occurred to me that the problem was not the antenna itself but the amplifier. Poorly designed RF amplifiers can be easily overloaded by strong local signals. If this happens, the amplifier won't amplify the weaker signals and can actually weaken the stronger signals. So, before throwing it in the trash I simply disconnected the amplifier and connected the antenna directly to an HDTV with very good results. I really like this antenna without the amplifier because it works well just mounted on top the HDTV and it does not require any power supply, being totally passive. I did toss the amplifier, which is truly junk.
Thank you Antenna man.
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I bought this antenna. It works perfectly fine. I’m able to get CHSN Chicago without pixel distortion and I live 40 miles away from the major broadcast tower.
Thank you, Sir. You saved a bunch of people from buying junk. Have a nice day.
I bought a $10 set of GE rabbit ears. I get over 50 watchable channels. All the local news. Except sometimes ABC gets fuzzy and I have to adjust. I still want to upgrade.
@@Boomerlake Thanks 👍
Both GE and RCA are decent in my own experience. They stick with what actually works. I've never had an issue with either brand.
I bought this antenna from Walmart for less than $20 a few months ago. I have to disagree with your evaluation: it works incredibly well, consistently pulling in 38 channels with virtually no distortion or breakup. All the Boston network channels are as clear as a bell and the image quality is off the map on my LG Oled TV. I'm north of Boston about 30 miles from the transmitter towers and on a fairly high elevation. The antenna is sitting on the center speaker about half way up the wall facing west. The TV also routes the IP channels through the antenna as well. I am not seeing the Providence or So. NH channels. Edit: I just changed the angle and did a rescan. 8 more channels! Great channel!
@@bbmousedoowop I bought the same antenna from Walmart for $21 and I also get 38 channels off it. I have a LG OLED TV and I'm with you on the picture quality. It's definitely off the map on my TV also. We have 2 4K channels and the picture quality is unreal. It looks like you can actually touch and smell the people on the screen. I was using stranded copper wire as an antenna for quite a while until those 2 local channels went Next Generation broadcasting ( A.K.A 4K) and the picture quality wasn't that great. Stations were cutting in and out and pixelization really bad. Went out and bought this antenna and no reception issues at all. One night I got a station in from Omaha, Nebraska. It came in at about 47% but it lasted about 2 hours and then it faded out. But I never ever gotten a station that far away ever on my TV. That RCA antenna is a really good one.
@MichaelODell-jz4yt We have 6 4k channels in Boston. You are correct, the picture quality (and sound) far surpasses that of the compressed streamers. I have yet to see any of the So. NH stations, but I have not tried to pull them in either. I'd probably have to face the antenna north and do another scan, but I really don't need them anyway.
I bought an RCA flat non directional antenna from Walmart for $21 and it is a 60 mile range. I'm in a second floor apartment and got it sitting on my west window ledge. Last week on a clear night i pulled in a station from Lincoln, Nebraska in Quincy, Illinois. I found it hard to believe that that antenna works that good. It really pulls in the local channels well. I get 3 stations that come in between 70-75 %. The transmitters are several miles away. I get one station from 45 miles away at 66% that's pretty good. I was using copper wire for an antenna for a while but since a couple of stations went Next Generation broadcasting the wire didn't bring them in too good anymore so I decided to buy an antenna and ditch the wire. The cable is thin and flimsy but it does a pretty good job of pulling in the channels. I get 38 channels off of it. That's actually more than the 22 I got off the copper wire
Will it work for someone who lives on the ground floor?
@@michelleshaw1255 It probably will. What I would do is what my landlord did with his antenna he's using on the main floor. He has a TV in the basement and ran a splitter from the main floor and coaxial cable from it to the TV in the basement. He gets 16 channels off the antenna both from the main floor and the basement. Since I'm on the second floor I get more channels than he does. A splitter from the main floor to the basement might give you more channels and it might not. Also depends on how your house is built ( materials used in the construction of it). When I lived in a very old house in Marblehead, Illinois I rigged up a TV and radio antenna by using stranded copper wire and an old metal speaker grill off an old boom box that went kapoot and I twisted one end of the copper wire through a hole in the speaker grill and I fastened the other end to the screws on the back of the TV and I took the speaker grill and opened up the window and took it outside of the house. Then I went out and got a ladder and climbed up the back side of the house and threw the speaker grill antenna up on the metal roof. It slid down into a crevice in the roof line and lodged itself in there. I pulled in more channels in my bedroom than what my mom and stepdad pulled in on the TV in the living room using a rooftop antenna. I would try a splitter and stranded copper wire ( speaker wire will work). If that doesn't work try an old metal speaker grill from an old boom box or other type of radio that doesn't work anymore.
You are so thorough you set a good example for the value of learning and execution. 😄
I live in a condo complex where there are four units per building. I use a flat indoor antenna for both TVs. The best location for reception is actually laying the flat antenna on the floor near the TV. Just a few inches of movement makes a big difference.
My man Tyler. Please do the side to side head bob and Bla Bla Bla each video as your signature. It was glorious. 😊
I would not necessarily blame the coax. Cable loss is usually measured in dB of loss per length (such as 100 feet). If the cable is only three or four feet long, then there will not be that much loss, assuming that the cable is of decent quality. You also have to consider mounting. A thick and stiff cable will make putting an antenna on top of a TV difficult, and the cable will likely move a small and light antenna around.
I actually own that antenna. It does very well for me. In fact, I have it on Wi-Fi and every channel is Crystal clear.
I have that very same antenna. After testing it out in various locations connected to different TVs in my house, it does its best work in my kitchen. Mounted it above the kitchen window facing west. There is a transmitter within 10 miles of my house in that direction. Ironically, it didn’t do so well facing the many transmitters in the mountains east of my house on the second floor. But I’m glad I’m able to watch TV while I’m cooking.
Liking the new look Tyler, very chic!
I use very old rabbit ear antenna that came with an old TV set . I get 14 channels with the setup. In the future I plan on installing an antenna in the attic. During the analog days I could get a couple stations over a hundred miles away using the same rabbit ear antenna.
I have Channel Master Flatenna+ 50 miles indoor tv antenna allowed to amplifier use MicroAmp helping solid signal in each channels. It is the best antenna use an Omni-directional like flatenna or if outdoor/attic antenna is called Omni 50+. Both have 360° circular distance than multi-directional antennas.
I have a Philips indoor antenna with booster that I have had for years. It works pretty well for me but I like RCA indoor antennas much better.😊
Try that Philips antenna that was to your right in the video, much better.
I already did and yes, it did work better. See video below: ruclips.net/video/-YfDK3kQRHk/видео.html
@@AntennaManplug your antenna into your belly button
I found a decent antenna for my apartment. Its actually a small attic antenna. Only one that works diagonally across a 12 apartment building as I have that much building between me and the TV towers around 35 miles away.
I'm not a designer, but I have successfully built antennae from plans. This one didn't give a good impression. I was correct.
A few feet, even just rotating it a couple degrees and moving an inch or two can be the difference 😆... I found one spot that picks up the vhf and uhf I care about 99% of the time set up a stand there and try not to move it. Depending on the day it can be more or less sensitive to people walking around or cell phones but most days it's problem free and the savings over paying cable is great
Welcome back to antenna reviews, Tyler. And as Tyler says,"Stick to a reputable antenna company like Channel Master,RCA,Televes,or Winegard." I have a very good RCA medium sized outdoor antenna.
Ge pro outdoor antenna is boss with an amp the 1 shaped like a C
I remember when there was only channels 16, 22, and 28. The educational channel started in the 60’s. In the 60s, channel 22 was WDAU.
My indoor antenna is on a tripod that we move to various locations depending on which channel we want to watch😂
Thank You for your reviews. I do plan to invest in a better indoor antenna in the near future
Putting an indoor antenna on a tripod is brilliant! It lets you try the antenna in locations where it otherwise wouldn't be able to stand. What indoor antenna are you using? I found the Channel Master FLATenna, ClearStrem Flex, and ClearStream 2V to be the best models.
@@AntennaMan it's a GE model 37075 hover hd250 amplified antenna
I bought it and a little Visio TV in Port Lavaca many years ago. They both fit in the box the TV came in for easy travel. Thank You for your channel. I will buy a better antenna for myself for Christmas as I no longer travel so much
Thanks Dude. Your the best.
Design looks like. Youll for get good vhf signal because it is long enough to put VHF Aantanas in it. Thickness makes the difference to hold the antannas. Sounds like they are using the coax cable as the vhf signal.
Another one bites the dust!
I saw that Televes has an indoor antenna. Would a review be possible?
What is your recommended for the best indoor antenna please?
I'm hoping you have the Antennas Direct ELEMENT antenna on your horizon to test.
I have had my eye on it for awhile.
Love your videos
Went out to adjust my antenna yagi after 2 hurricanes.
It broke off.
Looking at your videos to find best indoor TV.
I'll save you some time. The best indoor antennas are on the list below: www.amazon.com/shop/antennaman/list/2LH365VAPDKLC?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d
If anyone picks up channels from 20 miles away with an indoor antenna more power to
I use the Televes Intelligent (with BOSSTech) Indoor Bexia series.
I'm in a highrise and get channels up to 35 miles. 144 channels. (Fort Lauderdale.)
indoor **WHAT**??
1) PIZZA SLICE?
2) PC MOTHERBOARD?
3) SHOE LACE?
4) CD PLAYER?
TELL US, WIPE!!
I'm actually able to pick up all of my local channels about 40 miles away with an indoor antenna. The key is a good indoor antenna in the right location with a signal meter as a guide. I say 30 miles in the video because the average person doesn't have a clue when it comes to setting up an antenna and using a signal meter.
@@AntennaMan I use an RCA 65+ flat antenna to pick up 55 channels rock steady from 46 miles away. But had to mount it at ceiling level and replace the thin cable with 10 ft. of RG6. It gets the VHF channels fine, too. It is connected to my Tablo 4th Gen.
Not so unusual from 20 miles out. I picked up some from 40 miles away with a cheapo indoor antenna. Altitude was crucial. Reception was much better on the second floor than ground level. Once I invested in a good attic number (i estimate about 25 feet above ground, aimed as best I could toward source) I got more than twice as many channels, and more reliably. My daughter is only 25 miles from transmissions and in an apartment, so I set her up with a pretty good indoor wall hanger and reception is quite good.
Antenna Man, I think that your videos are always growing and getting better each and every video! Thanks for your good overall videos!
Thanks! Great info!
I agree, Philips once made the finest products in the world. They sold off all divisions except medical. They also made excellent components, resistors, capacitors, ic's. Its all gone!
On channel master it says weak signal, I have metal siding
I tried this model in Winter Garden, FL only to get exactly 2 channels with it, lol. I returned it and used the money to get a used GE rabbit ears antenna on ebay which easily got 30 channels.
Good to hear you were able to pick up a lot of channels with a relatively cheap set of rabbit ears.
Mpls area now has drm on cbs and nbc
Sad!
This is why we go with Channel Master or Winguard for antennas
Well good thing I bought an antennas direct antenna and I got almost zero glitches
I was hoping you had something I could trade in the Cheap Antenna you said you wanted to SMASH at the trade show last year. It's mounted on a camera tripod in my home here just a few feet from the TV, it works great, if it gets stuck, I'm just a couple of feet away to get a push start again. lol
I'll keep watching!!
Thanks for Sharing!!
Thx Antenna Man I almost bought that junk. Preciate ya 💯
I only get one channel with a rabbit ears And booster
WNDU 16
What channel I can get good enough to watch
is your antenna close to trees? I know south bend is a UHF island
@@jackson.7028 no trees
And it's next to a window
All their channels are pixel
@@jackson.7028 I.
Live in michigan and I can't get no michigan channels
Try using a signal meter to find a location where the signal level is higher and thus get more channels. See video below: ruclips.net/video/1_Cy08x5qeY/видео.html
@@AntennaMan my zip code is 49093
3:34 Bro just threw it down with no care in the world lol
I've enjoyed watching your videos for a few years. Surprised the header for this video states that this is a digital TV antenna when we know that there's no such thing, and I have seen many videos you have posted noting such as well.
Correct, but I must include the exact name of how the antenna is titled on Amazon in my video. For example, if an antenna is listed as "Amazon's Best HD Digital Antenna" then that's what I must use in the title of the video to reference it so it shows up for people who search for video reviews of it.
I also no longer mention there is no such thing as an HD antenna in my videos because people complained and at this point, I gave up trying to win that battle. It doesn't matter if someone believes an HD antenna is real, as long as they purchase one based on how it performs in one of my RUclips reviews.
@@AntennaMan I guess you receive complaints no matter what.
When we dropped cable back in 2014, we had a lead on an old antenna from the 1980s we were going to move to our house and have erected. The antenna was damaged during the move, and we ended up getting an EZ-HD antenna from Dennys. Where we live in Atlanta, there are broadcast towers pretty much in all directions. It's especially hard to pick up WGTV (PSIP 8 / RF 7), even though their tower is atop Stone Mountain and only 15km away from our house..
And thus we decided to go with a directional antenna with rotor (rotors have come a long way since I was a kid in the 1960s-70s) to maximize our chances at picking up everything available in greater Atlanta, which also has several low-power stations, one of which (WKTB PSIP 47 / RF 23) carries MeTV Toons. Yep, there's no full-power TV station in Atlanta which carries MeTV Toons. We're also about 15km away from the WKTB tower (slightly different direction that WGTV). Without our setup, I doubt we'd we able to watch Toons OTA. As it is, reception can be spotty in the afternoons.
At some point, maybe I'll post information about our antenna at our second/vacation home in my hometown of Beaufort, SC, located roughly halfway between Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC. Beaufort is (unfortunately) in the Savannah DMA, but is considered significantly viewed vis a vis Charleston.
Keep up the good work.
Tyler,
Ive been a fan of your channel for a while and i enjoy your content. Quick question for you...
There is a multi output drop amp in my attack left over from a pervious homeowner's comcast subscription. Id like to use this to set up an attic antenna but when i plug it into power, it get pretty hot to the touch. Im able to pick it up, but my kids likely wouldnt enjoy touching it. Is this normal for drop amps of this type? Is there maybe a video here on your channel that i can check out which goes over drop amps? Thank you for doing what you do!
Tbh, I was having high hopes for it to be decent because they're still making the unfashionable but venerable rabbit ear antennas and coax cables. But instead I get a slap of reality that is enshittification. Appreciated the short and to the point video nonetheless!
Ironically, the last Philips indoor antenna I reviewed worked well. Then again it had a more traditional antenna design. ruclips.net/video/-YfDK3kQRHk/видео.html
Do you like the Channel Master Ultra thin better than the Clear Strean Flex for the best indoor antanna you've tested? Thanks for you hard work. I appreciate your reviews.
I don't like one better than the other. Both are nearly identical in performance.
You are awesome.
Hi Tyler.
I have bees in my wall. I can here them buzzing. Oh what fun.
Anyway have a great day.
I'm not in you wall, I promise.
So long as it's got HD then it's good enough for me!
If I buy two of them and connect both to my TV, will I get channels in 8K?
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@@kensmith5694 no, HD + HD is 2K, not even 4K.
@@albertwiersch9852 Oh darn I thought I had a good idea :) :)
@@albertwiersch9852 It doesn't work like that.
Yo bro! I just want to be able to get WNEP and MeTV in NEPA ✌🏾😎
Which 3 indoor antennas would you recommend?
See link below: www.amazon.com/shop/antennaman/list/2LH365VAPDKLC?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d
Every antenna that I'm doing research on has the spaghetti thin non removable coaxial cable. Can anyone recommend a cable antenna that you can attach a decent coaxial cable to. Thanks.
Thanks
For me, the cheap Philips rabbit ears that are shown on your video behind your left arm, mounted flat to a wall facing my Nashville market transmitter location to the West of me and 30 miles away. I receive all of the "big four" network stations, along with 90 more stations. The only "major" station I do not receive is WNPT, the PBS affiliate for the Nashville market. I was able to receive it when it was broadcasting on VHF 8 with the Philips antenna. But when they shifted their frequency to VHF 7 during the repack, I lost the ability to receive it. For me, not being able to receive it is no big loss. Of course, others may not have the success that I had, but the cheap Philips rabbit ears antenna might be an inexpensive indoor trial antenna (Amazon sells it for around 13 dollars) for someone who lives 30 miles or less away from the transmitters and wants to try to receive their local OTA stations.
I have a plastic RCA antenna and it works great on most channels. Is that because it isn't junk or the reception in my place is very good?
It could be a combination of both. I'll test that RCA antenna by the end of the month. It's the black plastic square one right?
@@AntennaMan Mine is white
I use a similar GE (I think) antenna. Its OK for what it is, except that I have to occasionally move it to get the channels I want. Where I live, every time a plane flies overhead (which is more often than one would like), the signal goes pixelated till a few seconds after I can't hear the plane (I live literally within the landing path of the UPS air hub at the airport). Since I use a HDHOMERUN Flex 4K, sometimes in weak signals or after the plane flies by, it will glitch out and leave me with a black screen or the Audio Only message but I equally blame that on the HDHOMERUN Flex 4k and the antenna. I blame this design of antenna for not being good at getting VHF, and as a result, I cannot get my local ABC.
After a real long time, I've gotten back to SW radio. Any recommendations for an indoor antenna or something outside my room? Thanks!!!
I need to replace my outdoor antenna.
If you are happy with how it worked before it broke buy one like that if it isn't expensive
I wonder how easy it would be to swap in quad shield
great video
Because you im gonna check out mint mobile
Definitely check it out. I believe they even offer a 7 day free trial. You just need to order the sim card and pay for shipping.
Thanks Tyler. For me, Atsc 3 has sucked. ATSC 1 was far better. WEDN Norwich didn't know they were not broadcasting until I notified them....3 months....Wedn actually texted me and told me they recognized the issue and would reset. They called me later to verify! ....No, PBS Wedw, did not continue Atsc 1.
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Can I use an indoor SmartTV antenna on a tv that is NOT a smart tv? Will it work? Thank you
Should I hold on to my coat hanger antenna for a while how far can one get out with channel master amplifier and rg6 coax cable I got 47 channels now love the way you drop them mine has a signal meter on my Toshiba TV are they accurate
Okay, I live in Seminole, Florida and I live in an apartment so that means that I need to have some kind of indoor antenna. I've tried some rabbit ears. I've tried other things but I'm not having much luck. Any suggestions?
If you have a balcony, could you put an antenna there?
I have a pair of mouth leafs that I hang up in my apartment. They give 53 local channels locally.
The Mohu Leaf actually works pretty well. VHF performance could be improved but overall the Leaf works better than probably 90% of other indoor antennas.
i would only use that for fm if at all
It seems like you are using an amplifier in every antenna test. The amp should only be used on excessively long cable runs. Running without the amplifier will probably get better results.
I don't use an amplifier in every test. If an antenna happens to have one built in, I actually test it both with and without the amplifier in case the amplifier makes reception worse. The better result is what gets published.
If I use five of these will I get better reception?
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what about the televes smartkom
Question about the Mediasonic tuner - would you say that this box has a better tuner than most TVs? I have an older Vizio TV, with a pretty decent antenna and pre-amp - but since "the great frequency scramble" I lost a bunch of channels. If an external tuner like this might help, I'd gladly gamble the $33
Yes, the tuner sensitivity of the Mediasonic tuner is great. I actually mentioned this in a few other videos but might've forgot in my most recent review of the unit.
Is it practical to make my own portable antenna?
I just bought an antenna last week. Initially, i was able to pick up some Lexington, KY TV stations (I live in Frankfort) that night i did a rescan, and i was able to pick up a few TV stations from Cincinnati and even as far north as Dayton, Ohio. I haven't been able to pick them up since, but I know my antenna is really good. I did admittedly cheap out on my coax cable, and converter box. I bought an Onn 25 ft coax cord from Wal-Mart and a Core Innovations converter box (about $30) because my display doesn't have a coax input. Should i invest in a better cable or box, or would it even make a difference?
You picked up those distant stations because of tropo conditions that enable TV signals to travel further than they usually would. I explain it a bit in my video below: ruclips.net/video/BYuDBL3-duI/видео.html If you own the Core Innovations converter box, press the info button twice on the remote. It will bring up a signal meter. Use it as a guide to find a location for the antenna where signal levels are higher. Then, run a channel scan. If you still don't pick up all local channels, you might need a better antenna. Consider an antenna recommendation from me below: www.antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
@@AntennaMan Thank you for the reply. I got the Clearstream Max-V antenna, which I've always thought is a great brand. I definitely appreciate the help.
I saw a listing on Facebook Marketplace for an Antop AT 221 BV amplified antenna. It has a fairly large triangular base with insertable, telescoping VHF rods and built in amplification settings. Did you ever test this one? I live in Bergen County, not too far from the GW Bridge, and was wondering if my PBS affiliates would come in any better than the Mohu Leaf 50 I now have. It seems those channels have gotten so bad that reception has been almost non-existent and extremely frustrating to try to watch.
I live in Morris county and I had that antenna. I am about 35 miles from the towers and it worked so so. You might work better being closer
What areas do you come out to
I can see the tv stations broadcaST tower from my house and just need a tiny 2 inch one that fits on the back of the tv and hides away but nobody makes them. Even that one is too big
Try a paperclip or bare coax cable! See video below: ruclips.net/video/mEt_SgL5pDw/видео.html
hello I have a wine guard elite 7550 and in the mountains last week i lost local channels (5) and still get pbs and a 2 others (UHF?). I have tried moving and rotating antenna any ideas?
thanks
am i wrong for puting all antennas outside, no matter if they were indoor antennas or not, like rabbit ears and a zineth 25 mile non amplified antenna
They may not fare well outside. The antov one I have seems to be indoor or outdoor. You might so better buying a small outdoor antenna and. Mount it next to a window.
@@njlauren ok, ive seen no issues, but ibe seen they will work better outside
@@luke51632
They definitely will work better outside , the walls diminish the signal big time. The other factor can be the coax cable,stretching it out the window you could get RF interference bc the cable has little shielding.
@@njlauren but there are coax cables that wont destroy because of outdoor antenna, and i do do this, i do put all antennas outdoor because i live in the middle of nowhere,.
8/7/24…..my brother has a smart tv but DOES NOT HAVE INTERNET 🛜 OR A LANDLINE 📞☎️.
Now he does have a FLIP PHONE, but his wife ( whom lives in her mother’s 🏡 ) pays for his done.
Now since my brother hasn’t had internet in 3 years, and also hasn’t had a tv 📺 that’s watchable.
What TV doesn’t need the internet but needs an antenna ❓
What’s his alternative ( continue to NOT HAVE A VIEWABLE TV ) or have a professional tech provide a resolution ⁉️
We have tried your aluminum pan antenna, and other coaxial types and nothing works.
Thanks 🇺🇸💪🏻
I went to my brother's house & he has his TV (a fairly new/nice Vizio) hooked up with a coax switch box connected between his TV & his DVD player & his cable TV box. That makes his picture look like 480i, at best! I told him he can reconnect that stuff directly through his TV & get an HD picture, but he said his son-in-law connected all that up for his old TV & all he did was disconnect that old TV & reconnect the cable to his new TV. Then he told me that since he sits far enough away from the TV, that the fuzzy picture is good enough for him! Wow! What a waste! I'm the one with a flip phone, but my Sony is connected to my internet as well as a Mohu antenna & my PC is connected to my TV also. Nothing like a 50" monitor!
Those are my local channels!
After 20 years my TV antenna tower was getting rotten and the antenna wasnt working great. I live in the deep country and I got sat internet . I got a wi fi for it. I bought a Roku TV and I get so many channels now. Its not worth the money to put an antenna back up when theres nothing worth watching on live TV anymore. Now I can watch real comedy like the Carol Burnett show!!LOL
Philips does not make anything apart from lighting and medical today. They sold off their other divisions to different companies, these companies brought the name and do not have the Philips DNA. I wouldn’t expect the quality and reliability from Philips labeled products any longer. Philips made many high quality products when they were under the control of the Dutch giant, this included consumer, commercial and broadcast products. Sad what has happened to them.
Please do televes indoor antenna, I know you said you tried it and it was poor performance but isnt that the point of reviews? To inform people
Televes actually discontinued their Bexia antenna likely due to the poor performance so it won't be reviewed. They should stick to their expertise - outdoor antennas.
I don’t think that the coax matters as much when the length is so short.
Correct but it still does have an impact.
I like how you threw the piece of junk on the floor lol😃
Thirty bucks!
I twisted up a stealth hawk for about ten bucks worth of material.
Tv viewers using antennas will not be able to watch the tv programs that dish network offers and DTV has to offer .
I wish antenna advertisers advertised antennas for long distance viewing. These companies say they have a great product. Yeah IF YOU LIVE 5 MILES AWAY FROM A TOWER. Of course this junky antenna will work just fine. Same thing with people who say "Well, I bought this antenna and it works great!" Ummm. Yeah you live 5 minutes from the tower. A paperclip will work for you. Show me an antenna that works 50 miles from the towers and then we'll talk.
Too many variables to say that an antenna will work 50 miles or more from a tower. You have to deal with how high up someone is mounting the antenna, if its indoors vs outdoors, at 50 miles+ the curve of the earth and where you are at on the curve plays a major factor, night vs day plays a major factor, and cloudy days/nights vs sunny days/nights plays a factor too. I know I'm probably forgetting something here but this is just a start. Manufacturers don't wanna get sued.
In conclusion, buy a large outdoor antenna that you can install on top of your home.