Reviews for Terk HDTVA Indoor High Definition TV AntennaMPN: HDTVA
$56.87 - $71.61
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dik777
- Jan 8, 2006
Terk HDTVA amplified HDTV antennaStrengths: 22 stations are captured. Clear picture Weakness: None I tried three different models of RCA antennas and one Jessens. 88% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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sibenz
- Mar 10, 2007
Terk HDTVa - Awesome ReceptionStrengths: Quick setup; Point it in the direction of your broadcast towers and you're ready to go, no adjusting; Weakness: A little better design with the base would be nice; The antenna wire tucks in underneath and it's not that secure; Not sure how much the amplifier helps; It does a tremendous job without it. I live in North Chili, NY, approximately 10.5 miles from the broadcast towers at Cobbs Hill, Rochester, NY. I am a Directv customer and have this antenna connected to my Zenith HD-SAT520 high def receiver. This receiver is able to integrate over the air signals with its existing Directv channel line-up and that really makes things easy. 86% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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skywalker168
- Nov 17, 2005
TREK HTDVa Indoor HDTV antennaStrengths: Greate reception. Powered antenna Weakness: Base Not Stable It gets great reception. I first tried the Zenith antenna which gets wonderful reviews, but only got about 70% signal on most of HDTV channels. Then I bought this antenna thinking giving it a try and found it produces much better results than Zenith. Almost all channels are above 90%. 81% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Thousandarm
- Feb 24, 2006
Nothing SpecialStrengths: A bit clearer reception on only one channel Weakness: Turning on the amplifier bosterdoes nothing. Larger and uglier than most antennas. I bought a $3.99 butterfly antenna at radio shack because and I find that the Butterfly one seems to work the bestin my area. I am in a small city about 25 miles alway from a major city and near mountains, so the broadcasts are from further away. 74% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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sftwin
- Mar 5, 2006
Terk HDTVa Indoor VERSUS Terk HDTV Slim...Strengths: Easy to install, able to pick up a few extra channels. Weakness: Not great looking, dipoles are too long, directional (must point to a tower) I live in Sunnyside/Glen Park in San Francisco. Terk HDTVa Indoor is better than my rabbit ear antenna. I was able to pick up approximately 12 channels. I went and replaced the Terk Indoors with the Terk HDTV Slim Profile Antenna (box looking antenna) today. I was able to pick up 29 channels. I have not installed it on the roof yet due to a storm. However, I can imagine I can pick up more and sharper channels with no interference. 73% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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francislu
- Feb 25, 2006
Good Reception, Poor AmplificationStrengths: Very good reception, Decently priced Weakness: Amplification doesn't seem to improve reception, Fixed cable This is definitely the best antenna that I've tried and owned. I've tried about four now, and most of the others were from Radio Shack. After getting a new HDTV, I wanted to watch programs over the air, because I didn't want to pay for cable shows that I wouldn't watch. I went from having bad analong reception to having a decent digital reception. This is a completely day and night difference, the analog reception was fuzzy and grainy, and we never for a clean signal. With digital reception, you either get it or you don't, there is no grey area. And if you get it, it's crystal clear, better than cable. Luckily, we live in Brooklyn, so I live just 5 miles away from all the broadcasting towers in Manhattan, and we get all the channels with this antenna. With my old $30 antenna from radio shack, I would only be able to get 3/4 of the channels (missing were FOX and CBS). Now, with this antenna, I get them all! I'm minorly disappointed in two ways: 1) poor amplification, doesn't seem to work 2) fixed cable, I wanted to use my monster cable with gold connectors but couldn't. These are minor issues, but overall I'm pleased to have crystal clear reception for free. 73% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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jordaj3
- Jan 30, 2006
TERK HDTVA INDOOR HDTV ANTENNAStrengths: Great reception Weakness: Ugly I have had this antenna for about a week. When I first bought my TV, I also bought a Philips antenna. I only received two stations on it. I then went out and bought this antenna and what a difference. Per the www.antennaweb.org website, I needed a BLUE antenna to reach the channels I needed. The farthest channel I can get is about 52 miles away at approximately 60% signal. Don't let that scare you as that is still a clear picture. I recommend this to anyone (If you can get over the ugliness of it.) :-) 67% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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mjfung
- Nov 11, 2005
Terkish DelightStrengths: Easy to install; good; much better reception than the unamplified antenna that we were previously using. Weakness: Dipoles are very long Very fast service; I received the package the day after it was ordered. Set-up was very simple: just put everything together. i was immediately very impressed by the quality of reception of several channels. However, the antenna is directional; you will probably have to change the orientation for each channel that you select. 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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yuhai_wang
- Feb 21, 2006
Terk HDTV antenna.Strengths: Easy to install. Good at catching HDTV signal in the area. With the amplifier, my TV was able to catch HDTV signals from ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS and UPN. Weakness: The cable come with the antenna is too short. Therefore, it is difficult for me to regulate the wires behind the TV stand. The signals received for ordinary channels are not impressive. Overall, it is a great buy for HDTV owners. With modest spending on this item, they will be able to enjoy the clear pictures of HD without paying cable or satelite providers. 40% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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URMOMSAMAN
- Oct 9, 2006
terk HD indoor antennaStrengths: None Weakness: Everything This antenna is a piece of crap! the only channels I received in HD were the spanish channels and I don't even speak spanish...I re-connected my old non HD antenna and got back some english speaking channels...the antenna is inexpensive but still it isn't worth your money. 38% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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jaredkdavisandfam
- Jan 22, 2006
Works pretty wellStrengths: pays for itself in 4 months - better signal than I was paying Timewarner 12.99 a month for. Weakness: none - however it is very directional, ie must be pointed at the tower producing the signal. I tried the Terk tv5 and it worked pretty well - however I had to rotate it a bit which I found annoying. I purchased this one because all of my HD signals are within 10 miles and all located in the same location - this is very directional. I would highly recomend that you purchase the TV5 if you expect to pick up signals in more than 1 direction. Go to antennaweb.org and type in your address - it tells you exactly where the signals are comming from. I highly recomend both - my brother in law had better results with the Terk TV5 than this, he lives 15 miles in a different direction. 33% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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tbcmd
- Dec 18, 2005
TERK HDTVA INDOOR HDTV ANTENNAStrengths: LOOKS PRETTY Weakness: WEAK SIGNAL I RECEIVED THIS PRODUCT FROM THE COMPANY AND THEIR PACKING IS VERY GOOD. HOWEVER, THE TERK HDTVA INDOOR HDTV ANTENNA IS NOT THAT GREAT AS WHAT THEY ARE CLAIMING. I ONLY RECEIVED A FEW CHANNEL AND ACTUALLY CHANNEL 13 IS CLEAR ENOUGH BUT THE OTHER CHANNEL LIKE CHANNEL 11 AND CHANNEL 2 IS FUZZY. I TRY TO FINE TUNE FROM THE TV SET AND STILL DID NOT IMPROVED. SO, IF IS FOR THE LOOK OF THE ANTENNA THEN THIS IS A GREAT LOOKING ANTENNA, BUT IF IS THE QUALITY OF RECEPTION THEN I THINK YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR ANOTHER ONE. 10% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
Reply by member: apppp
Jan 7, 2006 You are not using this antenna properly. Any HD channels you get you can not fine tune. Fine tuning is for analog channels only. You have to use your TV to pull the digital channels from this Antenna. If you just plug it in, it will only show you the analog channels. Go through your TV's settings to find out how.
Reply by member: egbarela
Jul 1, 2008 This item is available at Office Depot for only $24.99, whereas Pricegrabber.com shows its lowest price at $37.99. Be sure to check out the big box sites as well.
By anonymous - May 8, 2008
Terk Indoor HDTV AntennaStrengths: None whatsoever except looks Weakness: Everything - Does not balance well, very direction oriented, occupies a lot of space (LxWxH), appearance of ghosts etc My old set of rabbit ears purchased for $7.97 five years ago works much better and catches more channels. This is a complete waste of money. First of all it is very hard to balance with the cord, dipoles extended and main antenna installed. The few channels I got was very direction oriented. Had to face the broadcast towers. If you move then you lose other channels. Needs a electric power source constantly. Amplifier does nothing. However I aligned the antenna almost all channels had ghosts. After two days, I donated the antenna and went back to my good old rabbit ears. Would never recommend at all. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? TopCompare PricesAdvertisement  
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Wonderful!
Strengths: Able to get stations not previously available
Weakness: Takes up alot of room if rabbit ears are extended, not real stable
I love this antenna. I've tried several others, but this one blows them away. I get more channels, clearer, and it's easier to set up. I don't even have the rabbit ears extended. It works great without them. It looks nice on the table or shelf, too.
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