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Bryce7 said:
So is this the best TV antenna to buy?
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As Pride pointed out it seems to work great for Jerry, so I say go for it!

It entirely depends on your location and what channels are even available, what frequencies they use, etc. I don't know why that specific antenna would be better than any of the other dozen brands that appear to use the same design. I used a Mohu Leaf briefly and found it to be acceptable.
 
Cyclonepride said:
I'm with Jerry

"Jerry July 31, 2017 19:05

I just get TVFOX from friend. He was throwing away because it no work. Haha, my friend very stupid. He no connect good. Now I have best perfect antenna for free. Thanks TVFOX!!!"
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Yeah, pretty tough to beat "best perfect".
 
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Bryce7 said:
So is this the best TV antenna to buy?
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Almost assuredly no. If all your stations are UHF it might work OK but if you have VHF and especially low VHF (like channel 5 if you are in the Des Moines area) an old fashioned yagi style antenna would be much better. They worked in the 1950's and they still work today.
 
It is very difficult to receive a good signal from WOI--5 Des Moines from any indoor antenna. I have a large traditional outdoor antenna mounted in my attic that does the job quite well.
 
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iowa_wildcat said:
It is very difficult to receive a good signal from WOI--5 Des Moines from any indoor antenna. I have a large traditional outdoor antenna mounted in my attic that does the job quite well.
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How did you connect to your house's coax? Did you run new?

I want to put an antenna in my attic but I don't know how to feed every room.

Called Baker Electric last year and the guy said they could do it but without knowing my house, what they'd run into etc, his over the phone estimate was a minimum of $500.
 
DSMCy said:
How did you connect to your house's coax? Did you run new?

I want to put an antenna in my attic but I don't know how to feed every room.

Called Baker Electric last year and the guy said they could do it but without knowing my house, what they'd run into etc, his over the phone estimate was a minimum of $500.
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1) Mount the antenna in the attic
2) Find cable / satellite coax that is coming into house and unhook it from the line in at the coax splitter.
3) Attach coax from antenna to line in spot cable coax was just removed.
4) Hook up TV's and scan for channels.
5) Free local channels to all TV's in house.

Depending on the strength of TV signals you may need an amp to boost signal strength. You will want to split the signal as few as times as possible to reduce signal loss. i.e. don't use an 8-way splitter if a 3-4 way splitter is enough...
 
Jmarsh13 said:
1) Mount the antenna in the attic
2) Find cable / satellite coax that is coming into house and unhook it from the line in at the coax splitter.
3) Attach coax from antenna to line in spot cable coax was just removed.
4) Hook up TV's and scan for channels.
5) Free local channels to all TV's in house.

Depending on the strength of TV signals you may need an amp to boost signal strength. You will want to split the signal as few as times as possible to reduce signal loss. i.e. don't use an 8-way splitter if a 3-4 way splitter is enough...
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That doesn't work if he's still using the cable/sat coax coming in. In that case, yes, you'd have to run new. Or, there's a box you can buy that sends the signal via wifi so you just have to run it in to one place. I can't remember what it's called but it's been discussed here so someone will know.
 
Cyclonepride said:
I'm with Jerry

"Jerry July 31, 2017 19:05

I just get TVFOX from friend. He was throwing away because it no work. Haha, my friend very stupid. He no connect good. Now I have best perfect antenna for free. Thanks TVFOX!!!"
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concern

best perfect

Is Jerry a doge?
 
Years and years ago my Grandpa got crap reception in his little house in BFE Iowa. When he redid his living room he put in a tiled ceiling so he just ran a cable from his set to an alligator clip on the ceiling tile grid. He got awesome reception after that.

You can thank me later.
 
I own 3 $8 indoor bunny ears antennas from Wal-Mart. Am I missing out -- do more expensive antennas actually work better?
 
It all depends on where you live and what channels you want to watch. There is nothing wrong with bunny ears if they are doing a satisfactory job.
 
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As others have said a simple $25 indoor antennae will many times work just as well as a highly rated $75 antennae. Location, height above ground and if placed in a window, the direction the antennae faces. With ABC 5 in DSM I have discovered turning the antennae or elevating the antennae an inch or two can mean the difference between getting a picture or not.

Also certain home appliances (like a dishwasher) can impact quality of picture
 
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