Terk Technology TV-1 Passive Indoor TV Antenna
by Audiovox Accessories Corporation
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Manufacturer: Audiovox Accessories CorporationModel: TV-1
Product features:
- VHF and UHF capability for reception of channels 2-69
- Weighted removable base with non-slip pad for stability
- 44" flat connector wire
- Includes 75-300 ohm matching transformer
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Customer Review: HD clarity is awesome - the same as $37 HDTV antenna
Summary: 5 Stars
It's true, this works as well as the $37 dollar Terk HDTVa antenna. My review from that product page ...
I bought a new flatscreen and two friends told me about free HD channels. I didn't really get what they were talking about, but one insisted that I specifically needed an HDTV antenna. The other claimed that it was all marketing and regular rabbit ears would do the trick. I'll cut to the punchline, rabbit ears work exactly the same as this fancier, more expensive Terk HDTVa antenna.
Specifics:
* I live on Capital Hill in Seattle, WA
* I've a Panasonic 780p 42" TV
* the TV scans for digital channels once the antenna is hooked up
* I tried the Terk HDTVa first, it worked great
* Next I tried the $14 Terk TV-1 passive TV antenna, it worked easil as great
* I believe I get around 25 free digital channels - things like ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, religous channels, PBS, Hispanic channels -- these are numbered like 4-1, 5-1, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3
If you don't do the digital scan thing (it's a setting in the menu of the TV) then you won't see the glory of digital TV. It's basically regular TV with a better-than-cable picture. And there are all sorts of extra channels out there (PBS has about 3 or 4 channels) of stuff you can't see with regular TV. I actually don't watch TV at all, but it's good for Thanksgiving football I suppose. Mostly I was intrigued with whether the HDTV antenna stuff was marketing or truth. After this a/b test it appears to be pure marketing.
Added benefit - the HDTV antennas are techie looking. I suppose "cool" by some male standards but I personally love the simplicity of the rabbit ears, which are hidden behind the profile of my TV so you never see them.
... or just hook up your current antenna, have your TV scan for digital channels (it's got to be a new TV for this feature, I'm told) and see what you get. Okay, I've spent way too much time thinking and typing about a TV signal I will rarely use. See you at the movies!
Description of Terk Technology TV-1 Passive Indoor TV Antenna
HEAVY-GAUGE 40" RETRACTABLE CHROME VHF DIPOLES WITH SAFETY TIPS INCLUDES UHF LOOP ANTENNA FOR RECEPTION OF CHANNELS 14 69 75?/300? MATCHING TRANSFORMER ENSURES COMPATIBILITY WITH COAXIAL CABLE INPUTS 44" 300? FLAT CONNECTOR WIRE FITS EVEN THE LARGEST REAR PROJECTION TVS WEIGHTED REMOVABLE BASE INCLUDES NON-SLIP PAD FOR MAXIMUM STABILITYDigital Cameras and Photo Categories