Zenith ZHDTV1 HDTV-UHF Digital Indoor Antenna (Silver and Black)
by Gemini Industries, Inc.
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Customer Review: Not perfect, but close enough . . .
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought a Silver Sensor after researching the various options for a compact antenna for OTA digital TV. I think I chose the right one . . .
This antenna was my first experience with OTA digital TV, and it really feels like a minor miracle to get such high-quality programming for free. The regular digital programming looks great, and the HDTV is almost unbelievable.
This antenna gets all my locally-available digital channels with no problem - obviously your mileage may vary in that respect.
The bad:
- Slightly strange-looking design
- Plasticky and feels insubstantial
- Not great VHF reception if you care (I don't)
The good:
- I get 14 beautiful digital channels courtesy of this little wonder
- Easy configuration
- Reasonably compact, which offsets its odd appearance
Customer Review: Size really doesn't matter in this case
Summary: 5 Stars
I have always been quite skeptical about little antennas, but Zenith ZHDTV Digital indoor antenna proved me wrong. With this antenna I detected more digital TV stations at my location than I thought I could. Where the expensive but ineffective Terk TV-55 antenna gave poor results, this little one performed much better. It is highly directional, so it might take some time until you cover the entire 360 degree area and detect all the signals, especially if you live in a big city or a multi-city area. For example, I live in a highrise in Chicago, Illinois, and with this antenna I can receive some digital TV stations from Indiana.
The first one arrived without one "wing" and I got a replacement immediately upon requesting it from Amazon.com.
It's simple, small, easy to assemble, and it works amazingly well considering its size.
Customer Review: HD Dream
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this little antenna! I bought a much more expensive outdoor antenna from Philips, and I moved it all around my roof looking for signal and found none. The Zenith indoor antenna picks up all my locals in HD with four to six bars on my receiver. I eventually strung coax outside and have this antenna on the corner of my roof- you hardly know it's there and it is working great. We've had very cold weather, two snow storms, and the most rain in a month (Seattle November), and this little champ keeps working like the energizer bunny. I highly recommend this item for either indoor or outdoor use. Also, other reviewers complain it is too flimsy- well it's not made of iron, but I've dropped it a few times moving it around it didn't break. I suppose if I stepped on it then it would break, and if I did I would not hesitate to purchase another...Customer Review: My frustration ended with this antenna!
Summary: 5 Stars
I live very close to the local HDTV transmitters (within 20 miles), and the HDTV signal comes in extremely strong. This was causing problems with the first four antennas I tried. The signals would always cause interference, preventing my STB from getting a strong signal on any channel. I could only try indoor antennas, since I live in an apartment and couldn't put up an outdoor antenna.Finally, I found this antenna and thought I'd give it a try. It's very directional, so all I had to do was point it to the transmitters and I was in business! It didn't accept the interference that my omnidirectional antennas did, and I was watching HDTV in minutes! The signal strengths on all my channels was very good.
It seems that this antenna performs well in short and long distances as well. Well worth the money for the performance it delivers.
Customer Review: Great Engineering in a Cheap Looking Package
Summary: 5 Stars
As has been said by others, this almost toy-like antenna is quite a performer. I hooked it up and placed it on a shelf about 54" high and pointed it more or less in the direction of Mt. Wilson (where all the Los Angeles stations broadcast from; I'm about 32 miles from there). Instantly my HDTV recognized nine stations, and found another two when I tried acquiring a second time.The only caveat, is the antenna's location is occasionally blocked by someone walking by. This will cause momentary signal loss. Consequently when you locate the antenna, try to get it high enough or in a non-traffic area so that it won't get blocked.
Note, this antenna was delivered in a box entitled "Zenith Silver Sensor", not Gemini. The antenna is 100% identical to the Gemini, and is known to be sold under a number of trade names.