WaveMax Indoor TV Antenna Review - Does It Really Work?
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- In this video, I review the the WaveMax indoor TV antenna. It's being heavily advertised online and possibly even my RUclips channel with the claim that it gives you access to over 100 free HD channels. Does it really work or is it a scam?
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I can always tell by reading the thumbnail and the look on Tylers face... how the review is going to turn out🤣
Yes, my thumbnail does tend to reveal the performance of the antenna!
It goes to show that he is serious about what he does and is just as disgusted as we would be after buying junk and reaching the same conclusions. Thx A. M.
Oxygen became an over the air network in 2022. Unfortunately though it’s a true crime network now. What a shame, it used to be for entertainment.
Antenna Man.. I am old school amateur radio enthusiast. I had my first hand experience helping my father out installing our off air antenna on the roof of the building and always remembered dropping down the 300 ohm cable from the roof. Many ways the way we watch television has changed since then but the basics of radio reception have remained the same. Thank you for being that person who keeps many of the uninformed people of this and future generations informed of the basics of television reception and the crucial roles the off air antennas play. Godspeed to you and your RUclips station.
Go get em Tyler !
Thanks Lon! Keep up the great work on your channel. You're killing it with content! I'm lucky if I'm able to post two videos in a week.
What is this? A crossover episode?!
@@poppy87 It actually already happened. See video below: ruclips.net/video/OfQQRA4_3YY/видео.htmlsi=shRYcmyTYH_ja6Vj
Any antenna company that advertises cable channels is completely bogus
Yup!
The only 'cable' channels that you can get on broadcast channels are things like QVC ,me tv, cosi,h&I,etc that broadcast as well.
@@njlauren Don't forget Oxygen and Scripps News (formerly Newsy).
😂 The ad for it literally played after I watched the video.
On the bright side, at least I'm basically taking their ad dollars when no one who watches this video will buy it.
Did the ad advertise itself as “something the cable channels don’t want you to know about”?
@Danube-TV Sure did. Crazy thing is all these ads have the same formula. Product made by some genius that was exiled by his peers. So he went rouge to create this "revolutionary" product that you can get from Walmart. And the governments gonna ban it so buy it now while you still can. 😆
Amazon antennas should be banned by the FTC, and Amazon should be heavily fined for allowing those bogus claims.
I've noticed on Amazon that the manufacturer name for the junk Peng Beng Deng antennas is listed now as PDB these days.
Amazon is a horrible company.
Just recently saw a horrible antenna advertised with an Amazon link; the positive "reviews" were mostly for a 'Friends' box set! How are they able to do that????
Amazon serves a purpose for me; I'm disabled and don't drive, so using Subscribe & Save to get stuff is a huge convenience for me. But I've started avoiding many third party sellers because I found a lot of them to be shady. Or just annoying. For a while, almost every time I bought something from a third party seller, I'd get an email asking for a review. It was annoying, and I found out that there's a way to turn that off, somewhere in my account, I forget where. That did put a stop to the annoying emails.
Then one day, I got a snail mail letter, addressed to me by hand.. It was from an Amazon seller, begging me for a review of the item I bought from then. The item? A clear plastic shower curtain liner. Seriously? It hangs there and keeps water from getting on the floor when I take a shower. What else is there to say?
Then there are the ones who try ti bribe people to review items. I bought this little dongle thingy that you plug into your phone and put pictures from the phone onto it. It was cheap, about $20, and it works fine, no problems. But then I got a postcard from the Amazon seller (since they are still not allowed to email me about reviews) offering me a $30 gift card in exchange for a five star review. I'd say that it deserved four stars, but I didn't feel like writing any review, and being paid to write a positive review is unethical. Amazon claims that they are cracking down on this, but I am not seeing it.
I used to write Amazon reviews when I felt like it, and if I had something to say that might help people. But no more, because now you have no idea as to what is real and what is fake. And that is what we are seeing with the junk antennas with all the five star reviews.
Amazon doesn't care, which is why this RUclips channel provides a valuable service, and why I choose to support it.
Thanks for another great review Tyler 👍
Yep, the ad showed up just before your video. Checked and they are from Lithuania. Well ain't that special.
Ugh!
You tell them Church Lady
Thanks for keeping us on the over-the-air-TV road. My third indoor-antenna try was recommended by you and it is amazing!
Yep, my neighbor bought one of them called me over to see why it wasn't working right. I had to kindly tell him he had it hooked up incorrectly and in the wrong room. It only goes in the kitchen on the countertop with the coax end screwed into the plastic garbage can. I gave him one of my old spare "non HD" antennas which work 20 times better.
even old 'analogue' TV antennas work perfectly fine for digital TV in Australia
They work fine here in the US too. The frequency bands are the same
No such thing as an “HDTV antenna.”
@@christopherdunne7848That’s right. Tyler just can’t stress this enough.
I highly recommend Tyler’s antenna service. He does an outstanding job.
Thanks for being here.
I use a mohu "65 mile" flat window antenna connected to a tablo 4 on second floor of my home and get 150 strong channels of which 109 are unique or worth watching occasionally and that is in the suburbs of Atlanta (about 22 miles away). When the antenna was on the ground floor, I got around 50 channels with several suffering from interference with frequent drop outs. I think I bought it on sale at Best Buys for under $40, but I also upgraded the RJ6 cable to a longer one and white to be less noticeable. Antenna placement was critical along with good unobstructed line if sight to the towers. Spent a lot of time just finding the sweet spot in the house. Once done, it's been solid for over a year.
Saw it yesterday.
Always good reviews and great alternatives ways to make good decisions.
Still no MeTV TOONS in the Detroit area !!!
Thanks for your channel, Antenna Man !
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I appreciate your channel it helps people out!!!
Thanks Tyler, these worthless antennas need to be called out. I've built a couple of Gray-Hoverman antennas (one for me and one for my aunt) just to see if I could. They worked a lot better than the flat panel antennas from a big box store. I recently picked up a GE Crystal antenna at an estate auction for $5, new in the box. I played around with it one night, just by propping it up in a first floor window, and was amazed at how well it worked. It has a built in amp, so no idea how long it will work, but it picked up all 17 of my local channels very strongly. The kicker was, I got 4 very weak channels from 100 miles away that I wasn't expecting to see when the scan was done. Granted, it's very flat in that direction, but still...2 of the 4 weren't there the next day when the sun came up, but I'm still impressed with the little GE. I'll keep it for a back-up.
Good job, keep up the good information.
I'm glad I learned from you to stay away from junk . I'm very happy with my Televis one that looks like a duck where I live in Toronto.
More great info. Thanks!!👍😎
The Florida pool pump motor repair guy 32750 approved ! that was good info & see Antenna Man
I'd like to see more tests on plug-N-play antenna setups that include everything, antenna, cables, filters, etc.
Usually, the plug n play antennas are for suckers. Don't waste your time. Put a good one on the roof and be done with it.
@@radiorob7543 Unfortunately, I live in an apartment, so that's not possible.
Thanks again Tyler 👍👍👍👍👍😊😊
Thanks for clarifying this antenna!!
Happy Birthday!!!
The commercial came on right after your episode ended!
Ugh! At least in a way the ads on my videos aren't getting them any hits since my video basically says don't buy it.
With some exceptions, usually the higher the antenna, the better.
With some exceptions, usually the larger the antenna, the better.
RF amplifiers usually don't work very well. However, when the amp is at the antenna, rather than the TV end of the cable, your results can improve, sometimes.
Thanks for your reviews!! they save people money and weed out the junk and scams!!
Thanks for sharing great info
Any time!
I connected a small two wire transformer to two antenna elements, then a 4ft coaxial cable to transformer to TV and getting 130 channels.
Thank you so much for providing this info.
A rabbit ears are adjustable and cheap. This gives an edge over any non adjustable panel or grid indoor antennas. Use a length (10-15 ft) of good coax cable and you can move the antenna all around to find the best signal. With Indoor antennas and weak signals, you need to fish for the best spot. All weak stations may need the antenna moved for each channel. 15 feet of cable will not require a booster.
Thanks for the info!!
Thanks for the review
My husband keeps wanting these little things and I keep going to your channel to see what you think of them and sure enough they are junk
I will look away if you have to wack him. :) :) :)
The Philips Classic rabbit ears antenna sitting on the table behind you is the best $11.99 you can spend. It's great.
A paperclip is a better antenna than that WaveMax antenna. I use one of the inexpensive Phillips rabbit ears antennas that you show in the background in this video, which you reviewed some time ago, and it works great for my location. I have it mounted flat to a wall in my apartment that is facing the Nashville market transmitter sites, which are 20-25 miles away from me. The only Nashville market station I cannot receive is WNPT, which broadcasts on VHF 7 and anemic transmitter power. I purchased a one input Televes antenna preamp and the signal strength is much better, but still cannot receive WNPT. I just use the PBS app and stream WNTP's programming.
@mistermac56 High VHF TV stations can broadcast with up to 160 kW, so it's not quite as bad. You were probably thinking of low VHF, which is limited to 50 kW. UHF is ideal with up to a megawatt.
Do a destructive teardown so we can see what's (not) in it! :D
Thanks Tyler!🏆
Thanks for watching!
this week you reported the drm on next gen tv is free of encryption. Atsc 1.0 was weaker signals ever since they started encryption. This week that changed ever since the zapper box could decode. Now my telaves antenna is getting 65 to 90 channels the way it was supposed to. Thought you should know this is the Orlando area.
I paid 200 dollars for a large antenna that mounts on the roof, the antenna is made by channel master. This antenna powers four TVs with great reception on all available channels from Mt. Wilson which is just NE from Los Angeles. I live on the coast near Huntington Beach, CA which is about forty miles away. The TV receivers get over 150 channels over the air with this channel master large antenna, I think it was 193 channels recieved to be exact. I bought the antenna directly from the Channel Master antenna website after seeing so many bad antennas on Amazon as protest against Amazon even though Amazon does sell Channel Master antennas for about fifty dollars more than Channel Master website. I often use Antenna Man channel for trouble shooting problems with reception on weak stations like KCET and KFLA channel eight, the news is 24/7.
You the MAN..antenna man!
Oddly enough, when I clicked on your video, an ad for that very same antenna came up. I couldn't wait until the "skip ad" symbol came up.
As Seen At Your Local Walgreens!
While You Still Have One....
Oh wow I didn't realize it was being sold in stores!
@@AntennaMan Oh, that was Just Sarcasm/Satire LOL
I've seen TV ads for this antenna on the nostalgia-centric TV networks.
The part that gets me (in an annoying way) is with the claim being made of receiving HD signals out in the Gulf of Mexico. [sarcasm here] Well! Duh! Out in the flatness of the open water the TV reception should be good with even using a piece of wire.
I haven't seen ads for this yet thank goodness for Chef Boyardee
Don't you just love when these cheap antenna companies say something in their ads like, "Thanks to a Federal Government mandate, broadcasters are required to transmit a clear digital TV signal over the air"? Well, duh! It's pointing to the analog to digital transition from 2009. That's nothing new or special. Soon, if ATSC 3.0 takes off (DRM-free hopefully), they can start saying the government mandates digital broadcasts up to 4K over-the-air!
No way they are advertising on TV too. I feel so bad for all of the people who are getting scammed.
I don't think those ads are for this particular antenna. I've seen the ad you talk about, where the guy says you can get a signal from on a boat, and that is for something called "Clear TV". It's a little tiny thing that has a couple of telescoping "rabbit ears". There is actually a legitimate line of antennas called "ClearStream", from Antennas Direct (a recommended company), and i wonder if some people confuse the two and buy the junk one because it is a lot cheaper to buy. I haven't see the commercial in a while, but it always comes back. Junk commercials never die. In fact, today I was watching Toon In With Me on MeTV, and I saw a commercial for some product with Billy Mays, that loud infomercial guy. The dude has been dead since 2009, but they still show his commercials. So Skeevy Antenna Scammer Guy is not going away unless something is done to stop the sales of these scammy products.
Thanks for the advice when it comes to sticking with US antenna marketers. I was convinced by what I had seen online when it comes to antennas until now. Outdoor antennas still are better and outdoor antennas provide the best reception. I live in a valley with foothills and the transmitters are located in different locations but only receive one local channel due to the location of the transmitters varying with one that is above a foothill while the rest have varying reception strengths but none besides one can be received clearly. That was not the case before the switch from analog to digital when I was able to receive all local stations with fair reception but had ghostly images appearing from other stations that went away by pointing the antenna north or south.
Thank you Tyler! Wish I'd seen this before. Probably found it here thanks to youtube. siiigh! This is one of the many antennas we have that do not work, I swear I'm going broke buying antennas! The suction thing at the bottom does not even work, not even if you wet it and try to stick it on the window glass! We also have the added interference from airplanes. We have the gov issued Artec T3AP which worked OK with a simple flat antenna UNTIL the airport added another runway 😭
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Thank you tyler
Can you test a wire coat hanger ... just to have a comparison ?
I should've done that but maybe I can make a video about a coat hanger as a joke
Paperclip 📎?
I bought this from the advertisement out of impulse buying. It's just an antenna with an amplifier. My conclusion is that it's better than the dollar store antennas. I got 146 channels that work. I got channels I have never seen before. I paid around $45 because I thought I would get cable channels bwhahahah. Just don't buy this one, buy a cheaper version of this elsewhere I paid too much for an amplifier
Thanks for your sharing.
good to know, thanks.
Tyler - Is HD FM still a thing? Or is it so established that it's implied in all the reviews and recommendations? I ask because I didn't see it specifically mentioned.
Paul M.
Atlanta, GA
I would never buy a small antenna I brought an antenna Antop SBS 400 Big boy in 2019 now we in 2024 and is still working amazing I have 98 channels super clear picture outstanding job small antennas do not buy
Do you ever mix ham radio with OTA? Might be interesting to see what setups can help with both genres.
the way i got the advertisement as soon as i clicked on the video lmao
Go figure!
But I like buying scam products. It makes me feel good until I use the product and realize I was scammed. I just keep on trying hoping one day I will get a deal. 🤣🤣🤣
I'll stick with my $12 Philips Classic HD indoor antenna (I know the HD is marketing BS). Simple rabbit ears with a UHF loop which outperforms many more expensive antennas.
That antenna is pretty good for the price and outperformed the WaveMax one by miles.
@@AntennaMan Yes, quite literally "miles"
@@AntennaMan Would it even be a little better if it had an RF connector instead of the attached cheap coax?
This crappy antenna is available on several sites, but there was one YT advertisement that made it seem like a miracle, and they charged an outrageous price for it. Can't blame you for throwing it away.
Hopefully this video saves people from falling victim to it.
We will often get tv commercials on antennas like this and how well they give you HD reception. You honestly have to do your research and just stay away from these low budget antennas and just spend your money on something stronger and more reliable. You'll thank yourself when you do it right the first time.
Yup...I see these ads regularly on my yt feeds....not sure why....I don't watch any tv.....//
I live in North Georgia, 50 to 60 miles from my TV Tower, I have antenna TV, is there an indoor booster, you would recommend to help me get more channels, thank you young man
Thank you!
it would be interesting to see you pick up wgal8 rf 8 (even though im near harrasburg, i pick up the egal in lancaster)
Televes headquarters is in Spain, not the U.S. (but you knew that, right?)
Yes he mention that previously. I hope he edits to fix that error.
I have heard that when you use a Spanish antenna to receive stations in the US, most of them come in in English.
Isn't science amazing.
Does steel siding with steel roof hinder antennas? Outside antenna be better?
You should change your title to Antenna Man To The Rescue🧐🧐... Kudos!
In your opinion, what is the best indoor antenna for Central Iowa?
I got one that similar to this, and in my living room, i got almost every channel except nbc but when I put it in my room, I can only get tv channels from Iowa cause I live close to that state.
It appears that antenna tv is off the Air in Philadelphia, have you heard why. I can't find anything about it on the Internet.
Good report, thanks. What is the difference between "tested out" and tested?
Nothing really, one probably sounds better than the other. I'm not the best at sentence structure but am trying to get better at them.
@@AntennaMan It is not the sentence construction (syntax), it is a recent fad adding the word "out" to test/tested. It is a superfluous and meaningless addition. Try to not copy what you hear.
Hello, What recommendation for a antenna in a basement would you recommend? If there are any? My problem is if I had to run wires from like the roof or something. 2nd story house I hate Heights. I have just a RCA Amplified antenna from walmart for the main floor tv antenna sits by a window and so does the tv. But thats not the case in the basment, I just want to be able to watch football on the local channels nothing fancy. Thanks Brad
Thanks
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are you .familiar with the ge bar antenna I bought it for 28 dollars and I get 76 channels
Si how may I decide which antenna is best for my area?
Thanks
I am a manufacturer of TV antennas from China. Unfortunately, these retailers carry out false propaganda and greatly exaggerate the acceptance range of antennas and the acceptance capacity of antennas. If you need the real situation of the TV antenna can communicate with me. I will communicate honestly. And provide more high-quality and cheap antennas.
There's a TV antenna installation company claiming to sell & install a " digital TV " antenna they call themselves Matchmaster in Australia.
"Digital antenna" is a keyword that helps with search engine results. I don't necessarily mind if a company uses them for better marketing (I'm forced to as well if it's in the title of an antenna I review) as long as they don't hype up the digital keyword as the antenna being something special.
Okay so I have a question. I've been watching a few of your videos. I have a 2000 sunline with an antenna on the roof so I tried to make it work and scan the other day. Could not pick up any channels. It may be where I'm at or is the antenna too old? I've heard that they changed the way they broadcast in the old antennas may not work anymore. Is this correct?
Thanks!
Antenna man thanks alot ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
It might make some kind of nice table decoration though😂
A paper clip I bet would work as well or maybe even better than the WaveMax.
I have actually posted a handful of comments via a guest account on their website calling them out. I have serious doubts whether those comments are still there, but they probably have no tolerance whatsoever for real and honest reviews telling them to clean up their act and to stop peddling cheap junk nobody needs.
No way the comments make it on their website as they only show fake reviews. If you look at the one, it's from a guy who looks like he's 20 and talks about how his kids love the antenna. A 20 year old isn't using an antenna and likely doesn't have kids either.
@@AntennaMan Yes, and a person that young in this era probably has little to no idea what it was like to even watch TV without a cable or satellite subscription. They probably also stream their TV programming.
they probably deleted your comment and banned you. Unscrupulous companies who can't handle scrutiny do those things.
I got standard outdoor semi yagi style antenna with 35dec. Booster i get enough signal to register channells + what r playing but not enuff to watch any suggestions
Are you from Pennsylvania I also watch wnep in Schuylkill County
Hilarious, just after watching this video guess what video ad popped up!!
Stellar labs model number 30-2440 .this is one of the best antennas you haven't tested.i receive 50 channels in a mountainous location.
It does look like a decent antenna but unfortunate my video reviews of Stellar Labs antennas perform very poorly likely due to a combination of the larger size and no marketing done by Stellar Labs. I've shifted to reviewing solely smaller, consumer friendly antennas that my viewers appreciate more than "I don't want that thing on my roof." It's unfortunate. I like larger antennas but I need to give my audience what they want.
@@AntennaMan beg you're pardon but this antenna is only thee and a half feet long .I also receive fifty channels and I have a lot of mountains around me.i have been testing antennas for over forty years I find this one of the best antennas if your not going to test one of the best antennas on the market than I don't think you're channel is relavent anymore.whe I retire net year I plan on doing my own antenna reviews since you're not listening to your viewers .there are a lot of antennas on the market you haven't tested so I will do it myself hop you don't mind a little competition.
@@robertmason7013 I actually already reviewed nearly all of the top antennas made by quality US antenna companies. The Stellar Labs antenna you linked is basically a generic rip off of the Televes Ellipse Mix. I'd rather recommend the real deal. FYI the VHF reflectors on the Stellar Labs 30-2440 are backwards
@@AntennaMan yes the reflectors are backwards which alowes me to pickup stations from both directions.you can turn the reflectors in the correct way if you wish to.this antenna is half the price of the televes mix and has more elements which means a stronger signal.i did ask you to try this antenna out a few years ago you said you would I expect you to keep you word.
@@robertmason7013 Times change including what the average non-technical viewer of my channel wants. Not enough people watch my video reviews of niche antennas that aren't marketed well so I have absolutely zero plans to review that Stellar Labs antenna. People are better off purchasing an Ellipse Mix which is of better quality and a built-in preamplifier.
I see that antenna alot on Amazon & Walmart. I know it's fake
Glad you saw through the smoke and mirrors
They try to appeal to people by lying about the product's capabilities, hoping you buy their piece of you know what....
I need an indoor antenna for a "non-Smart"TV. It's a Insignia 40 inch LED TV 1080p. It's in a Guest Bedroom. In Florida Zip code 32839. What indoor antenna should I get? There are so many to choose from. Thank you for your help. I see a lot of antennas that specifically say for SMART TV, can I use any of those if I don't have a Smart TV? Thank you.
Where are you located Antenna man. I see you are testing local NE PA channels
I don't disclose my location for privacy purposes, but can tell you I am in the eastern region of Pennsylvania.
I got one for my Brother in law lol. Hooked it up NOTHING.
Or a tablo dvr antenna
My man Tyler. Please do the side to side head bob and Bla Bla Bla on each video. It was epic. This would have been a perfect video using their claims and Bla Bla Bla. Lol
Plus holding it up gives Chinese companies the ability to edit and make it look like you enforced it
screw that scammed antenna! I will
be getting the televes sooner
I bought an HDTV antenna it doesn't work on my TV so I think it's a scam to
Only an outdoor antenna picked up all channels for me.