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Antenna did nothing to help my Sony HD radio. Bought based upon another review that claimed the antenna worked well with HD radio. It performed worse than the antenna system that came with the radio.
I realized I didn't get NBC so I moved the arms a little bit and set it on the other side of tv and boom. got NBC HD as well. I just bought a [very] nice 40" Samsung LCD HDTV and haven't coughed up the extra money to upgrade my DirecTV to the HD box, so I read up online about over the air HD antennas and thought I'd give it a try. I was amazed. I sort of just sat back in awe for moment at the clarity. I figured I'd start with the cheapest antenna I could find and if it didn't work I'd get the next one up.Well I just bought this Philips Indoor Antenna for $9.99 plugged it in (quick and simple), set it behind the TV and bang got perfect HD reception for my local ABC, FOX, CBS, several PBSs. I never knew TV could look so good.I HIGHLY recommend trying this antenna before spending $40-$100 on some other one that probably won't work as well.
I got this product for my HD radio and it works great. I recommend this product to anyone looking for better and more consistent reception with there HD radio.
The antenna is advertised as being able to receive VHF (bunny ear dipoles) and UHF (wire loop) signals, but the antenna doesn't come with a 'band combiner'. The manual explains that if your TV or receiver only has a single 'ANT IN' connection (and not separate UHF/VHF inputs, as you may remember seeing on some ancient TVs), then you either have to buy a band combiner (at least $7 incl shipping--search Amazon for 'splitter combiner') or manually switch the screw connections when you change channels.Most DTV channels are on UHF, but standard TV is still largely on VHF in my area, so I returned this item to Amazon. I bought this antenna to use with a set-top box in order to receive over-the-air Digital TV. I also didn't find that the UHF reception was any better than the single piece of wire I was using before (and will use until I buy a powered antenna).
I only gave it 3 stars because the construction on it is pretty cheap. A visit to antennaweb.org and I got the right angle to set the antenna to pick up the stations I will use the most. I bought this to use with my HD tv and it works well. As soon as I plugged it in I was able to pick up a good signal on a lot of local channels. As long as it is just going to sit somewhere though it should be fine.
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