Antennas Direct DB8 Multidirectional HDTV Antenna
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(150 Antennas Direct DB8 Reviews)
List Price: $119.99
Your Price:
$66.81
-- saving you 44 percent
Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Height: 4.00 inches
Width: 29.00 inches
Length: 42.00 inches
Weight: 10.00 pounds
Model: DB8
Manufacturer: Antennas Direct
Media Type: n/a
Color: Chrome
Size: n/a
Warranty: Lifetime
Model SKU: B000EHWCDW
Great long range reception
by K. Kirkpatrick
from NorCal,
2010-03-17
I expected to pick 4 stations up with this antenna based on the TV station location charts. Instead, I picked up 12, totally amazing considering my remote location in mountainous terrain. Assembly, on the other hand, is a two man operation on a very delicate assembly. The assembly instructions are marginal on the diagrams and written instructions. It would be very easy to screw it up. I had no problem aiming based on the entering my address in [...]. Using Google maps terrain to find the correct direction, I succeeded on the first try with no adjustments. I experienced none of the aiming problems described in other reviews. The FCC site predicted 2 stations with moderate signals if my antenna was 30 feet in the air. My mount is 20 feet in the air and I easily exceeded that expectation. I am picking up stations that aren't even in front of the antenna. Great product, just improve the instructions.
Great Antenna, Dish Network killer
by Evan Ou
,
2010-03-08
Easy installation, free HD local channel, forever. Say goodbye to Dish Network, no more paying Dish Network $15/month for local channels.
Works OK
by T. Metcalf
,
2010-02-21
Antenna reception is normal for our distance. The signal has interference problems because of distance.
Does the job, some minor notes
by David Talbot
from Texas,
2010-02-17
I live in a valley by a lake surrounded by much higher hills. As a result, even though I live in a populated area I got NOTHING over the air and cell reception is terrible. I purchased this antenna in hopes of dumping cable (Cable=$120/mo versus OTA Antenna + Netflix = $18/mo). Here is what I learned.
If you are sticking an antenna up on your roof (or running a longer than 20 foot cable between your antenna and TV) you WILL need a pre-amplifier. A pre-amplifer attaches to your antenna and boosts the signal between the antenna that catches the signal and your TV/HTPC/DVR. Without the pre-amplifier, under most setups you'll be losing about 20%ish of your total signal strength (and on digital TV 40%=It works but cuts in and out, 60% Works reasonably well, 80%+ Works even in bad weather). To the antenna geeks, I know these are oversimplified numbers but they are reasonable back of the envelope approximations. If your antenna is on a less than 20 foot long cable away from your TV, you not only don't need a preamplifier, but getting a preamplifier will likely make it worse.
Just putting the antenna on my roof, I could *kind of* get one of my stations. I added a 6 foot mast above my roofline and I could get 4 out of 6 stations I wanted to get. I added the pre-amplifier ($50) and I could get 6/6 channels (which remain clear even in a storm) + sometimes even pick up some channels over a 80 miles away.
antenia
by Daniel J. Hoerchler
from st. louis,
2010-02-16
the quality and condition of the antenia was very good, assembly was also very easy