Strengths: Quick setup; Point it in the direction of your broadcast towers and you're ready to go, no adjusting;
Summary: I live in North Chili, NY, approximately 10.5 miles from the broadcast towers at Cobbs Hill, Rochester, NY. I am a Directv customer and have this antenna connected to my Zenith HD-SAT520 high def receiver. This receiver is able to integrate over the air signals with its existing Directv channel line-up and that really makes things easy.
Let me start by saying that this antenna works flawlessly. Before purchasing the Terk HDTVa, I was using a nice set of rabbit ears. The rabbit ears did an okay job, but I found myself constantly having to adjust the positioning. The rabbit ears also had a problem pulling in a couple of the HD stations when the weather conditions were less than perfect. (That never happens in Rochester, NY does it? Ha!) Anyway, those days are long gone.
I hooked this Terk up, pointed it towards the location of the towers and that was all she wrote. I am amazed by the signal strength and picture quality this little guy is able to produce. I have never had to reposition it. Once it \"locks in,\" there is nothing to worry about. Every station comes in crystal clear and it doesn't matter what the weather is like. I highly recommend this antenna. Hope this review helps someone.
Reviewed by: dik777 on 08-Jan-06Rating:
Strengths: 22 stations are captured.Clear picture
Summary: I tried three different models of RCA antennas and one Jessens. RCA 301 captured 7 stations. Other RCA were bad. Jessen captured 8 stations.
Terk HDTVA captured 22 stations.
I like this.
Reviewed by: sftwin on 05-Mar-06Rating:
Strengths: Easy to install, able to pick up a few extra channels.
Summary: I live in Sunnyside/Glen Park in San Francisco. Terk HDTVa Indoor is better than my rabbit ear antenna. I was able to pick up approximately 12 channels. I went and replaced the Terk Indoors with the Terk HDTV Slim Profile Antenna (box looking antenna) today. I was able to pick up 29 channels. I have not installed it on the roof yet due to a storm. However, I can imagine I can pick up more and sharper channels with no interference.
The outdoor antenna was $100 more than the indoor antenna, however it's worth it for the extra channels. You can try to find it on the internet for about $90 + S/H. I highly recommend the outdoors antenna, even if you have to climb to the attic or roof.