WOW! Channel Master 4221HD Price Reduction!

Channel Master 4221HD has dropped its price to UNDER $50!! WOW! This a terrific mid-range antenna, and you won't find a better price! Get in NOW!

Need to know what others think? Here's a few comments from Amazon customers(your results may be different):

Harold Macks--Detroit, MI
"I spent too much time researching antenna's and asked the experts from lots of forums for advice. I purchased a CM4221 and here are my findings.

1. Very good UHF reception. My local high definition is stunning.
2. Good VHF reception.
3. Excellent antenna to buy if you don't want to invest in a rotor.
4. It has a wide reception angle and has good reception from its back lobes (can see good in the opposite direction it is pointed). I live in 48239 zip and have major Detroit stations less than 10 miles away. The Detroit stations are from 356 to 60 degrees in direction. I pointed the antenna at about 30 degrees and received all the Detroit stations at 90% to 100%. The great part (why I bought this antenna) is that I received the Toledo stations 50 miles south (187 degree's) and Canadian CBET channel 9 13.3 miles at 113 degrees south with decent reception. I started with the antenna pointed south (180 degrees) but one Detroit station (channel 7) was weak."

R. Samplawski-Brooklyn, NY
"I had bought 2 antennas previously based on recommendations from antennaweb and radio shack associates and they were both disappointments. For $100 and $60 respectively I could only get a few channels of HD programming after a lot of adjusting which involved many trips to the roof and back.

I read rgifford's review on Amazon and shared the frustration with getting an OTA HD signal, so I decided to give this antenna a try and I am very pleased with it (thanks rgifford!!). I live in Brooklyn, so I pointed the antenna at the empire state building, came downstairs and did an auto scan on my tv's HD tuner. It came up with 38 channels!! Granted, about half of them are public access and local bulletins, but I have ALL of the network channels in HD, a couple Spanish channels (HD soccer!), and some random music, cooking and travel channels. For $30 I couldn't have asked for more.

The antenna itself is relative small, much smaller than any of the previous antennas I had bought, and light. It didn't require any assembly and took about 5 minutes to install with just an adjustable wrench. If you have been having trouble getting local HD channels, especially if you live in NYC I strongly recommend this antenna!"

rgifford-Portland, OR
"I initially made the mistake of thinking all expensive antennas were created equal. Needless to say, my first antenna was a $100 purchase that worked no better than my old rabbit ears.

I then made the decission to "step up" and purchased a Radio Shack antenna from the "electronic experts". It was touted as an attic antenna but was really too cumbersome for the attic and again provided no more value than my rabbit ears.

Fed up with making returns, and noticing that being in a hurry was costing me time, I finally decided to do some research. After much reading, I decided the 4221 based on its rating was going to be the right thing. I have it installed in my attic and could not be happier. It is a very manageable size and most importantly, it brings in all the channels flawlessly! After the two previous failures I could not be more thrilled. Price is not the key. It was cheaper than the two previous attempts by about half the cost. . . And the best news. It works!

You will want to check on the requirements for your area. A midrange UHF was perscribed as the right thing based on broadcast signals in my area. One also needs to ensure the antenna is pointed in the right direction. Most high gain antennas are directional as is the 4221. If you are looking for a midrange UHF, look no further. "

Need I say More???



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How To Find Out Where and How Far Away Your Digital Signals Are From You

With all the confusion and frustration with the HDTV conversion, I thought giving you a link to a wonderful site where you can find out what signals and stations you can receive, what range the signals are and direction of signals, along with tons of useful information.

A lot of people tell you to go to a website that will "tell you the antenna you need". I've been to that site, all it tells you, if you know how far away you are from your digital signals, is what 'color code' of antenna you need. A lot of good that does! And how do you find out where and how far away the signals are?

Here's a great, FREE, site that will give you all that information. Check it out, then come back here and decide what antenna you need!

Here's the Site! TV Fool

You're welcome!

Channel Master 4228HD Excellent For Deep Fringe, Long Range Reception at a Reasonable Price!

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OTA-Over the Air-HDTV Reception:How to Receive All Your Old Channels and More

The digital television conversion has a lot of people frustrated and confused. If you received your TV stations before the switch with some type of antenna instead of satellite or cable, it is termed "over the air" reception or "OTA".

So, if you already have an antenna, have gotten and hooked up the converter box, why aren't you receiving all the stations you did before? There are many reasons for this...quite a few stations changed from VHF to UHF in the switch (or vis-a-versa), the direction of the signal has changed, or the distance to the signal has lengthened, there may be interferences that effect the digital that didn't bother analog, the digital signal isn't as strong right now as the analog was, and the list goes on.

I know the frustration since we live in the country, 40-60 miles from the signal and, although we have a big analog antenna high on the roof, we lost several of our favorite stations and channels after the converter box was hooked up. So, I began to research HDTV antennas to find the best at the best price...for us and for you.

There's a lot of junk out there, antennas for under $25 that are unsatisfactory and can't do the job or break within a week or two. There are antennas that are super, but cost several hundred dollars, and you don't need to spend that much to get just as good of quality and reception.

I have been telling you about a few of these inexpensive, yet high performance antennas...the Antennas Direct DB2 Multi Directional HDTV Antenna and the CLEARSTREAM4 Antenna. Both of which are terrific if you are in a close range (1-40 miles) distance to the signals. You can't go wrong with either of these two, and you can't beat the price.

But what if you are beyond that range...what's referred to as the outer fringe? Some of those antennas are expensive, and quite a few don't work if you need to pull in a signal from 60-75 miles or more. I actually discovered a HDTV antenna review site from Canada by guys that are into everything digital. This site has a chart rating the very best antennas for your needs. And the very best rated antennas are Channel Master antennas...particularly the Channel Master 4228HD!

In fact, here are a few reviews from people who use it:

James Rose, Marysville, WA-
"I bought this antenna to replace an older Radio Shack VHF/UHF combo antenna. I've made the switch to digital only OTA TV and wanted an antenna that would bring in a stronger signal from my local stations, which are 30 miles plus away. This antenna brings then in great.
Installation was a snap. The antenna comes fully assembled. All you have to do is attach it to a mast. You may need to buy a new mast if you are using a rotator with a short mast."

W. Kennedy-
"I replaced my Terk 55 with this antenna. I am now able to receive HD channels over 50 miles away without an amp. It does seem to be more directional than my Terk but once I got it dialed in it was fine. I installed it in the attic over my garage but had to take the reflectors off to make it fit through the access hole. That was not too difficult and it went back together pretty quickly."

arff "antenna man"-
"We ordered a Terk and got 0 channels returned and got the Channel Master. We get every available channel in Phoenix and we are over 40 miles from the broadcasting antennas. Fabulous antenna."

Hal M. Burns-
"I bought this antenna in a final attempt to get good OTA reception. I replaced a NEW Wineguard HD822U that was pathetic, even with a Winegard AP8700 pre-amp and Channel Master's 24db preamp. I live in a 50mile+ fringe,low wooded area. The CM #4228 is AWESOME ! I receive 100% better reception and 5 more channels. The support and advice from Ron Morgan at Channel Master was outstanding. And it is less than half the price of the Winegard. Great product, great American company."

I can't say it any better than that! This is probably the best antenna for the price you're ever going to find! Stop your cable, stop your satellite! Get this antenna and Netflix and you'll be all set!

Channel Master 4228HD

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TREK 55 Antenna--The Antenna You Do NOT Want to Get!

I read a lot about the TREK antennas, quite a bit of it positive, so I was happy I found this posting at DigitalHome.ca:

From Stampeder-

"For those of you who don't know him, Tigerbangs has been doing professional antenna installations for over 30 years. This wonderful passage of his about the Terk-55 antenna was copied and pasted from a post he made at the Home Theater Spot:

Quote:
Originally Posted by tigerbangs

'If one more person comes on this forum and suggests the Terk 55 for anything other than as a baseball bat, I will hunt them down and beat them with their beloved antenna until they finally relent or bleed to death, whichever happens sooner matters not in the least to me! How many people have to spend their hard-earned money on this turkey, only to find out that it is about as useful as sticking a finger in a crumbling dike? Give me the $75-100 you spend on that piece of excrement, and I will actually get you some TV reception!'

And this is from HDTVPrimer:
Quote:
Manufacturers to avoid:

· Terk – Severe hype. The equipment works, but Terk marketing prevents intelligent decision-making.

· Xium – Totally fraudulent antennas
Don't say you weren't warned!!!"

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Clearstream C4 Compared to Winegard HD 7695P

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I've been doing some research that I want to share with you. The following comments are from a forum at the SatelliteGuys.us

"Questions:
Do I need to just get a large directional with pre-amp and go for OKC or is it possible to go for both cities with an omni-directional antenna? Does that exist?

Is the Winegard HD 7695P the creme de la creme here or am I missing a better deal?

What do I do once the thing is installed and cable is safely pulled through the house to the monitors? Do I just plug it in to the TV?

It's gotta be harder than that, right?"

Ken says:
"Check out the Clearstream C4 - it is much more compact and it worked really well for me at 60 miles from the LA towers. Also plan on adding a pre-amplifier - the CM 7777 works for me - and possibly a rotor to guarantee that it will be able to do well on the Tulsa channels.

If you want to pick up the current analog channels the C4 won't do too well because it is designed to pick up the digital 7 to 69 channels. "

swosucowboy:
"I bought the channel master 3671 antenna with a 7777 preamp and I am able to get Lawton and OKC locals. I am a little bit further out than you are (70-OKC and 40 to Lawton's tower) and my antenna is in my attic. On a Dish 722 my signal strength is 70-90 % on all stations"

Ken replies:
"Strange because I replaced a CM 3671 with the Clearstream C4 and get much more stable reception on all the channels with the C4 - plus I get 3 that I didn't get before.

Anyone interested in a used 3671 let me know and I'll let it go cheap. Only catch is that is measures like 14 feet long by 9 feet wide and will be a pain to pack and ship."

There You have it!

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An Even Better HDTV Antenna...

CLEARSTREAM4 Antenna

So, you got your HDTV Converter box, hooked it up and...Where are all the channels??? As I've said before, surprise! A lot of the channels switched to UHF in the digital conversion. And, somehow, even if you already had a VHF/UHF antenna, it's not doing the job. I told you in the previous post about a super antenna for both indoor and outdoor, that's reasonablly priced--the Antennas Direct DB2 Multi Directional HDTV Antenna.

But there's even a BETTER antenna for you, if you can spring for a little more money and can place it outdoors (it doesn't work well indoors). It's the CLEARSTREAM4 Antenna and is far superior to it's competitors in it's price range.

But don't take my word on it. Read what others have to say:

From Savage, MN
"I've been using a DB4 antenna for about a year and a half, and it was OK. It was connected to a 4-port amp, which outputs to a pair of HDHomeRuns. Out of the ~15 HD stations in my area, I could get a good signal on ~4 of them at a time (depending on how the antenna was pointed), marginal on 3-4, and the rest were totally unusable. I finally got tired of this, and was about to purchase a DB8, when I noticed this little beauty. I figured I couldn't go too far wrong, and ordered it. After 5 minutes for assembly and 5 minutes to mount it in the attic (just guessed which direction to point it -- the wide beam on this antenna is wonderful), 13 of the 15 stations get near-perfect reception (>90% signal, >90% SNR); the other two are good (>70% on both). WOW - what an improvement, especially for an antenna that is only slightly larger than the DB4!"
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From Kansas City
"Absolutely the best antenna for DTV reception on the market! I upgraded from a DB4 in hopes of getting reception out of market and it easily locked in all the local stations at a distance of 40 miles, But I was blown away at how well it captured many stations from a town over 100 miles away. I live on a hill so that obviously helps and your mileage may vary, but I never had as much consistent long range reception with any other antenna. Another plus, it's no larger than a DB4.

One tip: The position of the binding posts used to attach the buss bars do not leave much room to tighten the wing nuts, so connect both sets of tapered loops with the buss bars, first, before assembling the rest of the antenna. That should make things easier."
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From CA United States
"I have been very pleased with this antenna. I am ~43 miles from the TV towers in LA. I did have to mount this antenna on my roof, above the roof line of neighboring houses, but the signal I receive is great. I simply used the previously installed cable coax from the cable company, and hooked it up to the C4, and am able to get a perfect signal on three TVs in my home. So that's three 2-way splitters, ~100' of coax cable, and no pre-amp is necessary. Compared to the large traditional outdoor tv antennas that for my location would need to have a 5-10' boom length, the C4 is quite small. I was able to get 58 digital channels after doing the auto channel search on my digital converter box. And I can now enjoy FREE HD quality TV. I ordered and received the C4 from Amazon, but some of the metal parts arrived bent out of the box. I was able to assemble it anyway, and luckily they didn't seem to be critical to its function. With the advent of free digital TV, this is absolutely the way to go. There is no more of the fuzzy analog signal with digital. Ditch your cable TV provider and get rid of expensive monthly cable fees, get free HD TV with an antenna, and then you can always watch shows that aren't broadcast for free on the internet (Hulu.com, etc.)"
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From Unknown
"I am no expert on antennas but I read quite a few reviews before I purchased this and I'm very happy with it. The stations I was hoping to receive were right around the 60 mile range with one about 70 miles. I am able to pick up all of the stations I was hoping for using just this antenna. I mounted it outside on the edge of my house and ran 50' of coax to my digital tv with no amplification. I have it pointed at the channels in the 60 mile range but am still somewhat able to pickup channels in another direction that are about 40 miles out. So it is still somewhat directional. The one minus I will note is the assembly. It took me around 30 minutes and the directions are a little hard to follow. Other than that I highly recommend it."
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From Inland Empire, CA
"I took a chance and bought the clearstream 4 after reading some limited reviews saying how consistantly it locked onto fringe signals. I installed it this morning and now I am getting all the available channels but one - Ch13 - and I couldn't be happier. I can't say that the signal strength is higher than before, but so far it is much more consistant over all the channels.

Another major plus is that this antenna is less than 10 lbs and is a fraction of the size of my old Channel Master. This lets me put it up and take it down without any help which was a major selling point with my wife.

Some people posted assembly problems but I found it relatively easy due to the use of wing nuts - no tools required. All parts were finished well and fit nicely with the exception of one set of almost hidden wing nuts that did require some thinking on how to get them on and off. But overall assembly is a snap.

This is an excellent product and I highly recommend it!"
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From Dallas TX
"I know nothing about electronics (girly girl)and got this up and running in an hour.

You will need the J mount (more on that in a sec) unless you plan to strap it to something in your attic. We have a 2 story home. I looked up the closest towest online and it was 182-185 degrees - google mapped my home, attached it to the main input cable in the attic, checked it on the TV, and voila - HDTV signal. Note this antenna is meant to be pointed in a specific direction (clearer picture), it's not an omnidirectional.

We live about 35 miles from the towers - north of Dallas. We get about 40 channels (the HDTV and EDTV ones are mostly with a "-1" suffix, like 33-1) but only about 20 are worthwhile unless you like the Spanish channels. All the channels are very clear.

The J mount as noted comes with the worst mounting harware and no wood screws. Ignore the directions. The antenna picture onthe box shows it with the J mount but you will have to buy it separately. I also bought and needed the 75' cable amazon bundles it with for $20.

I called the cable company (Grande) today to cancel and they miraculously decided they could offer me $50 off my cable bill ongoing to stay one. I told them unless it was free like it is now - no way."


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Another Tip-

Our advice:
Drop the useless expensive cable or satellite and take a $15 per month Netflix membership to beat / defeat all the showtime or HBO stuff and add this antenna for the local news stuff. Saves us at LEAST $60 a month.

Oh, and you can use the cable connection that was for your satellite dish. Disconnect the dish and hook the cable up to Antennas Direct DB2 Multi Directional HDTV Antenna! No fuss, No Muss! Easy and avoids extra cables.

It's Going to Happen...Are You Ready?

In a few days, if you haven't purchased either a new HDTV television-yeah, right!-, have cable, satellite or gotten your convertor box, ZAP!!!!!!!!! no television for you! I still can't believe it's happening, the government sells it? Doesn't that sound a little like a communist country? Oh, but enough of my ramblings.

We live in the boonies, that's not to say you do, too. We don't have access to cable, not that we could afford it anyway. We could have a Dish system, but I have too many friends who complain that it is always cutting out just when the movie gets good, plus, like I said, we're trying to cut costs.

So, I got on the internet in November 2008, and ordered my coupons for the converter boxes, and I may have been one of the last ones to get the coupons! I called around to the stores to see who had the best prices--and they do vary, even for the same, exact item! A little F.Y.I.--the sales guy at K-Mart told me to get the Zenith brand because it was a lot better than the Panasonic or Sony models, for the same price. He said people come in, and if K-Mart doesn't have the Zenith, they wait for it to come it. So, I got the Zenith.

When home and hooked it up, very easy. We have a large outside antenna, so I figured it wouldn't be a problem. Wrong! It appears that some of your favorite stations moved to a UHF channel in conversion and somehow, our-and probably your-regular old TV antenna, that always received UHF signals, now doesn't!

I started reading about supplimental antennas, and there are a lot! I found one that was for inside that was pretty good, if you're within 20 miles of the tower, but it also was somewhat flimsy and broke alot. Not good at $30 a pop!

Then I started reading reviews of both indoor and outdorr antennas. The one we finally picked is from Antennas Direct, and it is WONDERFUL. And, get this, you can use it indoors or outdoors! And, it costs less than $40! See the link in the side bar for more details.

I'll be giving you more hints, tips and resources, so stay tuned!


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