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Kiss Your Cable Bill Goodbye With These HDTV Antennas


Kiss Your Cable Bill Goodbye With These HDTV AntennasAnd you needn't conjure up scary images of clambering up on your roof to mount a skeleton of aluminum bones. In many locations, you can use an unobtrusive inside antenna and still receive dozens of stations with, in some cases, a crystal-clear high-definition picture.

I tried five leading interior antennas, ranging from one that resembles a sheet of paper you stick to a wall to one that looks like it should be receiving signals from distant planets. I discovered that, for my location, I could get reasonably good results with inexpensive and non-ugly options such as the Terk Amplified HDTV Indoor Antenna or the Mohu Leaf, each about $40.

I tested the five antennas (the others were the $35 Philips Digital TV Antenna, the RCA Digital Flat Antenna, and the Winegard SS-3000) at my house in the suburbs of San Francisco.Kiss Your Cable Bill Goodbye With These HDTV Antennas The antenna information site TVFool.com shows that the closest transmitter to my home is about 20 miles away, and that many others are around 30 miles away. Many antenna sites say that I would need an antenna mounted on my roof to obtain a good picture from such distant sources. But I found that interior antennas actually brought me perfectly watchable signals on dozens of channels.

Kiss Your Cable Bill Goodbye With These HDTV AntennasThe antennas had some significant holes, though. For instance, none of the models I tried could deliver a signal from our local ABC affiliate, KGO. And each antenna had a handful of stations for which the picture was marginal-it would look fine for a while, and then it would freeze for several seconds or a few colored blocks would appear on the screen and disappear a moment later. Whether such problems are tolerable over the long run probably depends on your patience, or how committed you are to seeing that rerun of I Spy.

And of course, an HDTV antenna won't bring you networks such as ESPN, TNT, or Turner Classic Movies. If you can't do without your fix of college basketball, Mad Men, or His Girl Friday, cable cutting probably isn't for you. Remember, though, that it's possible to supplement the over-the-air offerings with video from sites such as Hulu, Netflix, or WatchESPN.com.

Kiss Your Cable Bill Goodbye With These HDTV Antennas Kiss Your Cable Bill Goodbye With These HDTV Antennas


HDTV Antenna, 1byone Super Thin Digital Indoor HDTV Antenna - 25 Miles Range with 10ft High Performance Coax Cable, Extremely Soft Design and Lightweight
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  • Longer Cable, Easier Setup - Our included 10-foot coaxial cable makes it easy for you to place the antenna in the area with the best reception in your house, and...
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  • Buyer Guarantee - We stand behind our products 100% with a 12-month warranty. Please note that over-the-air reception is dependent upon environmental factors and...
HDTV Antenna, 1byone Super Thin Digital Indoor HDTV Antenna - 25 Miles Range with 10ft High Performance Coax Cable, Extremely Soft Design and Lightweight
Speakers (1BYOS)
  • Free for Life - Never pay hugely expensive cable or satellite fees again! The 1byone HDTV Antenna can pull in all of your local news, sitcom, kids and sports programs...
  • Longer Cable, Easier Setup - Our included 10-foot coaxial cable makes it easy for you to place the antenna in the area with the best reception in your house, and...
  • Full HD - 25-mile range allows access to far away broadcast towers, delivering full 1080p HD to any digital-ready TV.
  • Easy Operation - Fast and easy setup in 3 steps - Unwrap, Plug in, and Scan channels.
  • Buyer Guarantee - We stand behind our products 100% with a 12-month warranty. Please note that over-the-air reception is dependent upon environmental factors and...



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