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Channel Master 4228HD Long Range Outdoor Rooftop HDTV Antenna

receives digital & analog UHF and high-band VHF TV signals * range is 60 miles for UHF (ch. 14-69), 45 miles for VHF (ch. 7-13) * 8-bay bowtie dipole design * 41″W x 5-1/2″D x 33″H *

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5 Stars Channel Master 4228HD
Great antenna for the money.Easy to install,put mine in the attic.It picks up about 22 channels.Antennas Direct DB2 Multi Directional HDTV Antenna

5 Stars Great
This is a great anntena. We seen our neighbors had one and they said it really worked well, so we ordered on and installed it ourselves. We were real satisfied and our other neighbor seen it, and asked about it. I ordered one for them and helped them install it. This last one was for another neighbor. We installed that one too, and they are real happy with theirsd too. So our neighborhood has 4 of these anntenas already this summer. An excellant item !!

3 Stars Didn’t Work for Me
I ordered this antenna as a last ditch hope for “free air” television after the analog to digital goverment ordered switch over. It did not work for me. I live on the south side of a hill and the transmitters I needed to receive signal from were not only far away, over 60 miles, but were transmitting from the north. Apparently the new digital signal requires a better “line of sight” position than my roof top. I have now installed DirectTV and am enjoying 50 clear channels from the satellite which resides in the southern sky.

5 Stars Great buy
After the digital switchover a couple stations here switched from uhf to vhf. My old antenna was uhf only. I am 38 miles from the transmitter site and got everything between 60-80%. I then added the channelmaster 7777 preamp I now recieve every station at 100% uhf and vhf. I even pick up the low power stations I did not get before. So the channelmaster 4228hd alone did the job but I would get the 7777 along with it if your 35 miles or more from the transmitters.

1 Star Not the same as the earlier (excellent) CM-4228
This is not a review in the traditional sense because after reading reviews elsewhere and examining the product in a B&M, I decided against purchasing the antenna. Instead, the primary intent of this “review” is to alert potential customers that earlier reviews here (>1yr) were for an entirely different product. The secondary intent is to provide a summary of information that I found elsewhere to facilitate your finding such sources (so that you can judge for yourself).

Note: Amazon collapses together reviews for models it thinks are (near) equivalent. This can be useful in cases such a paperback edition of a book or a movie in different distribution media (DVD, Blu-ray, download), but misfires badly in cases such as this.

Note: I cannot give links to the reviews I found elsewhere: For legitimate security–and commercial?–reasons, Amazon does not allow such links in reviews.

The predecessor CM 4228 (no “HD” suffix) was widely regarded as one of the very best antennas. A corporate change moved manufacturing from the US to China and introduced a major design change–you can find pictures on the web of the original model and see that it has a starkly different reflector grid. Consequently, disregard the (rightfully positive) reviews of more than a year ago as applying to that previous model (and some of the newer reviews may also be for the old model).

Note: There are very positive reviews here for the 4228HD model.

For the 4228HD, there was widespread complaints about manufacturing quality (many times in reviews comparing it to the original 4228 model). So although some may have good experience with the new model, YMMV. For something where I have to climb up on my roof, “YMMV” is almost an automatic disqualifier.

One review I saw (elsewhere) said that the 4228HD’s performance is so poor that it is roughly comparable to its 2-bay sibling, which has the advantages of being cheaper (about 40%), lighter and smaller.

Design problem: _Reportedly_ the antenna generates its own interference (but I don’t know how big an effect this is): The wires connecting the elements on each side to the balum are different lengths, thereby creating an antenna that is broadcasting into the intended antenna. This is so, so very basic that it is impossible for me to trust anything else in the design. Note: the _total_ length of each wire from one side to the other is the same, but the balum is connected at different points (relative to the ends) on the two wires, thereby creating the antenna effect (from a review by someone who appeared credible and that was consistent of what I remember of my course in antenna design).

Design problem, balum: Complaints about difficulties connecting to the balum (terminal is not adequately fastened and rotates until it breaks). Complaints that the projected/inevitable problems with the balum (as it weathers) are not easily fixable.

Design change: The reflector screens are very different and in ways that could produce substantial differences in performance between the original and current models.

Manufacturing is also a major complaint in the (credible) reviews I found: Proper connectivity and isolation of elements is crucial to performance, but poor quality construction and assembly negates some elements.

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RCA ANT1400M Multi Directional Digital Flat Passive HDTV Antenna White

Receives local hd* all digital tv broadcast signals; eliminates constant adjustments – hang stand or lay flat; exceeds performance of traditional antennas because of its patented design; complements sleek home theater designs; supports all digital & analog tv frequencies;

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Flat Antenna -flat out great!
Before I got a chance to hook the antenna up to my home T.V.; my son borrowed it for his place of employment- a restaurant. We are LSU Tiger fans. The restaurant installed a TV for the customers to be able to watch the game while they ate. It was a Saturday and the cable guys weren’t coming for a few days so we hooked up Flat Antenna. Poof the TV went from snow to crystal clear! It took a minute to hook it up. It’s out of sight. It was a great buy.

4 Stars antena
I’ve orderd this antena from Amazon and for less then 13$.It works for me.Ilive in Chicago area and I missing Ch2 only.

5 Stars It Just Works !
I purchased this RCA antenna not really thinking it could be very good for such a small price and odd form factor – however I was pleasantly surprised. It is thin and light and has one coax cable that you connect to your digital ready TV and in minutes you are done. A quick rescan for new channels and I found an additional 15 channels and the reception is outstanding. I highly recommend this antenna.

5 Stars With little effort…
I am very pleased with this product. I painstakingly read every review of every un-powered digital antenna. I labored over my choice and finally chose this RCA AMT 1400. It was shipped promptly to my home. I opened the box, unscrewed my bunny-ears, and screwed this antenna into my digital TV. With about a minute and a half of effort (including re-scanning my channels), I gained six more channels, and finally tuned in one that never quite came in correctly. Geez, I haven’t even played with its positioning. The product looks nice, has a low profile, doesn’t require a space on my already filled outlets, and had a very fair price. Now I’m just wondering if the new channels I get are worth wasting my already precious time.

5 Stars 22 stations
I have 2 of these. On one TV I pull in 22 stations. I like the design – I can prop it up between the window and the mini blinds. On a second TV at the other end of the house, it’s not any better than rabbit ears were. But that TV is too far from the window to put it behind the blinds, so maybe that’s why the reception is not as good.

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