Terk HDTVa Indoor Amplified High-Definition Antenna for Off-Air HDTV Reception

how to power w/ 9v battery (2010-03-10) : 4/5
Very good antenna.

I bought for a battery operated TV for power outages.
Easily spliced a 9 volt (smoke detector type) battery into the power cord.
Works perfectly for 1.75 hours on new battery.
Made my day. Pulled in stations 35 miles away.
Better than basic Cable (2010-03-09) : 4/5
I ordered this product on amazon and received it on time with good packaging. The initial set up was quick and was clearly stated on the included manual. I used the [...] to direct the antenna in correct direction and got @ 60 channels right away. It took me 1/2 hr to adjust the antenna direction and its poles to receive channels 11.1 and 7. The HD channels look great and the non-HD channels look even better than the basic cable. I would definitely suggest this product to all who use basic cable because it gives excellent picture and sound without having to pay monthly cable charges.
Did not live up to other reviewers ratings (2010-03-09) : 2/5
I bought this last month after I discontinued my cable service. I was picking up about 25 stations with my old unamplified ordinnary analog indoor tv antenna. After I hooked up the Terk, I gained 4 more stations all in channels above 13 and foreign language which I do not watch. However for the lower channels, it performed the same as my old rabbit ears. The signals on channels 2 and 4 still breaks up in bad weather and greatly annoyed me during important moments in the winter olympic viewing last month.
For all that money compared to unamplified antennas, it was a great disappointment.
Unable to pick up almost half of Los Angeles OTA stations (2010-03-08) : 1/5
Very disappointed. Was unable to pick up 3 Los Angeles over the air stations 5, 11 and 13.

Most disappointing was inability to pick up local FOX TV station, channel 11 for Sunday afternoon NASCAR race on newly purchased big screen. Fiddled and diddled, daddled and doodled but was unable to get the stations to scan in.

Finally gave up and am returning to Amazon for refund.
Good deal (2010-03-07) : 5/5
We spent a lot of time researching our options. We live in the Steele Creek area of Charlotte and were concerned about the reception due to our distance from the sources. We thought about the long range antennae for our roof, and we were willing to put in the time and labor to make sure it would be installed well. Yet, we wondered whether an indoor antenna would do just as well. From the research, the indoor options cost less, required less labor for installation, and had the convenience of easy manipulation for directing towards multiple signal sources.

After reading a number of reviews for the Terk HDTVa, we decided that we would try it out. So far, it's been great. We pulled the antenna out of the box, set it up on the mantle, wired it to the TV following the instructions, and immediately got all the major stations. We haven't even tried facing towards the northwest where there are more.

Sure beats paying a monthly service and it's perfect for our family needs.