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"It works well with my Sharp HDTV. The digital stations listed from antennaweb can be found." on by north wood
Pros: Good reception. Easy to set up. Long cable included
Cons: The antenna should have a base specified for indoor usage.
Summary: The antenna comes with a power injector to connect between TV and antenna cable. It makes big difference with or without using the injector. Initially, I forgot to install the injetor and the stations I could receive are only part of those listed in antennaweb.org. Once the power injector was connected, all digital stations showed up at once.
Although the antenna can be used either indoor or outdoor, the base of antenna is not designed well for indoor usage unless you drill holes on wall or somewhere to fix it. I have placed the antenna on a table and had to use a book to hold the base to make the antenna stable. The antenna should come with a base specific for indoor placement. -
"It works better than expected." on by man_rob
Pros: Effective, small size, includes cable & mounting brackets
Cons: As with all small antennas, it has a limited range, poor VHF performance
Summary: I've tried several small antennas, and most did not work well. (Avoid the Terk 42/44) It seemed that simple designs worked best. With a $4 bow tie antenna, I was able to get almost all of the digital channels, but with dropouts. I didn't have high hopes when I tried the Philips MANT940. To my surprise, it actually picked up an additional channel, and it seems to have eliminated the dropouts. (And this is with it setup inside my house, on the second floor.) I do plan on installing outside soon. I live about 20 miles from the most distant tower. It is mainly a UHF antenna, but since all my digital channels are in the UHF band, it works well for me.
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"Works better than powered indoor antenna" on by jeff540
Pros: Great reception for it's small size
Cons: Need longer cable if you want to install it outdoor
Summary: I'm in Laguna Hills, about 40 to 50 miles from the towers in Los Angeles. I've used a powered indoor tv top antenna before buying this. Before I would get most channels but some would be weak or I'd had to readjust the antenna to get a weak signal but then lose another channel. Bought this Philips antenna and got all the channels no problem even with the antenna indoors lying flat on the shelf. Now just have to mount it outdoors somewhere but need a longer coax cable.
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"How to BEST use a Philips MANT940 uhf Antenna" on by Terry Hargis
Pros: It works better that you could ever imagined
Cons: Bring so small you never expect the GREAT results
Summary: First, the front is the thin part of the fin. Now for the good part. If you go to www.tvfool.com you can find the direction (azimuth) of the stations you want to receive. Here is the tricky part, this antenna works best when mounted flat, yes just like you laid it on a table. Use the long edge to aim at your main signal transmitter. If there are other channels to one side or the other turn over the antenna so the thin side is on the same direction. I am picking up channels from over 90 miles.
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"Great for local stations" on by dr_nc
Pros: Low price, compact size, easy set up.
Cons: Limited instructions.
Summary: I bought this antenna because I canceled my cable service at our river house. The cable service was expensive and had limited channels that interested me. This antenna was about $40 at Walmart. I mounted the antenna on a pipe attached to our house. The antenna is about 27 feet above ground level. I can receive all of the channels on the antennaweb list. My only problem is that stations more than 40 miles from my home are received intermittent when the wind blows or it rains. I will probably replace this antenna with a larger antenna. I tried elevating the antenna higher than 27 feet, but their was no difference in my signal strength, If you live in an urban or suburban area close to the broadcast antennas, I would say this is an excellent choice. I read on another site that the best way to aim this antenna is on its side with the pointed edge facing the broadcast tower. I used this method and the signal was good. The instructions don't say anything about aiming. The antenna comes with a mounting bracket that is highly adjustable and brackets for a pole/mast mount.
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