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Customer Reviews for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Model: ANT1251
SKU: 8280843
UPC: 079000334859
Eliminate static from your TV life with this amplified antenna that boosts signal power for improved picture quality.
Average Customer Rating:
3.2
out of 5
(135 Reviews) 135
Rating Snapshot 135 reviews
5 stars
38
4 stars
32
3 stars
16
2 stars
21
1 star
28
59% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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80 out of
135)
Customer Reviews for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Review 1 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Antenna does what it claims to do.
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
5.0
Reception
2.0
Ease of assembly
5.0
Durability
4.0
What's great about it: Gets HD well.
What's not so great: Not consistent with reception.
Glad I purchased this antenna. It does what I need it to do. I refuse to pay hundreds of dollars for cable when I don't need to. I rarely watch TV, only when girlfriend insists. I prefer to stream netflix. It catches more channels than I anticipated, 30 on a good day. Sometimes reception gets poor and can only catch 10. I read on a review that a cookie sheet placed behind antenna helps and tried it and it does make it better.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Worked great in a pinch!
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
5.0
Reception
4.0
Ease of assembly
5.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: Less than a minute to install
We moved into our new home and set up for our cable company to transfer service (cable TV, Internet and VOIP). The home is new construction and the cable company sent out a tech per our appointment to hook up all services only to find that the cable feed had not been run to our house yet. Installation would need to be postponed for 3-4 weeks! A friend suggested this antenna so I went to Best Buy and picked up a few just in time for Masters weekend. They worked like a charm though we sometimes had to adjust for certain stations. Our TVs picked up about 18 stations, all broadcast in HD.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
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Review 3 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Did not improve reception over previous antenna
Customer Rating
2.0
Value for Price
3.0
Reception
2.0
Ease of assembly
4.0
Durability
4.0
What's great about it: easy set up
What's not so great: not good reception
Since we do not have cable, we rely on the local signal. We purchased this antenna hoping to improve the receptions on our hd tv for local channels. It was more expensive than our previous antena, so we thought it would work better, however it did not, and it didn't even work as well as the last one. We kept it anyway and are using it for another tv. Some reception is better than no reception. Can't always watch a program all the way through without losing the signal on some channels.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 4 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
works good
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
5.0
Reception
4.0
Ease of assembly
5.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: ease of set up
What's not so great: receptions okay, but not great
I bought this and tried it out and took it back and upgraded to a better antennae. This one picked up about 15 channels, but the upgrade picks up 28 channels. It is a good value for the price.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 5 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Didn't Work
Customer Rating
1.0
Value for Price
1.0
Reception
1.0
Ease of assembly
5.0
Durability
3.0
What's great about it: Nothing, because it didn't work.
What's not so great: Could not pick up a signal for even local channels.
Researched units in this price range for quality and reception. Also spoke with a Best Buy employee. I explained to the employee I primarily needed it to receive WGN due to the Directv outage. I was told this unit would pick up a station from that distance. After determining this would be the best option, I purchased it. It was easy to hook up, however, it did not pick up any stations from anywhere. I had total snow and a few squiggly lines as though it were trying to connect to a station. And that was as good as it got. I returned the item the same day.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 6 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Not worth the money
Customer Rating
2.0
Value for Price
3.0
Reception
3.0
Ease of assembly
5.0
Durability
3.0
It is slightly better than the cheaper version, but not by much. I had to rearrange for most channels. Took it back and using the cheaper one. I was disappointed, I wanted a better reception, not the same.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 7 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
works great if you don't mind moving it all over
Customer Rating
2.0
What's not so great: not reliable
I really miss cable but because finances suck I had to cut back. Now, everytime I change the channel, I also have to change this stupid antenna's position. Sometimes it's by the TV, sometimes it's on the floor, sometimes in the window. So if you don't mind dealing with a similarly stupid situation, go ahead and buy it. Otherwise, find something better--that's what I have to do now,
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+3points
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Review 8 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Works Excellent
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Reception
5.0
Ease of assembly
5.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to set up
I live in Denver metro area (about 15 miles from the major stations) and this antenna worked like a charm. When I put it next to the TV in my family room(which is not facing in the direction of the major broadcasting station) it picked about 25 channels. Picture quality is excellent. I tried putting in to my basement so that I can send signals in my all rooms. It still worked fine. Finally I found the sweet spot to put it into one of the bedroom where the window is facing to broadcasting station direction and wired it through the internal video feed and adjusted the circuit in the central circuit to feed to all the rooms and it picked up about 60+ channels.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 9 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
not a very good antenna at all
Customer Rating
1.0
Value for Price
1.0
Reception
1.0
Ease of assembly
4.0
What's great about it: nothing
What's not so great: lack of reception
really disappointing antenna. reception of my strong local stations was marginal at best. i tried numerous locations and orientations, nothing seemed to help. returned the item to Best Buy.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 10 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
no difference in reception
Customer Rating
2.0
Value for Price
1.0
Reception
1.0
Ease of assembly
5.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: It makes an initial connection for new tvs
What's not so great: It gets in the way and the cords are short
At 1st my new digital tv wouldn't get a station. Then I hooked up the amp and got almost all of them. BUT, when I UNhooked it, I still had all of my stations -2. When I hooked it back up my reception was no better than it was without the amp and those 2 stations never came back EVEN at different locations with the house.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 11 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
did just what I needed.
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: works for me
What's not so great: some times needs extra adjusting.
I already had an antenna, but I did not receive all of the channels. In particular, I could not tune in 11.1 and 11.2. I was frustrated by this, having spent the money on a brand new digital tv. The salesperson recommended this antenna to resolve that problem and now it works great. It was worth the extra money, because now the tv gets all of the channels that I would like to see.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 12 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
There are better antennaes to be had
Customer Rating
2.0
Value for Price
2.0
Reception
2.0
Ease of assembly
4.0
What's great about it: Unit minus the rabbit ears somewhat compact
What's not so great: Does not pull in all local channels; rabbit ears ugly, takes up room & unbalanced.
Recommended by the Best Buy TV dept. manager as alternative to the pricey outdoor digital antenna unit. Easy to setup but did not get all of the local channels. Returned immediately. Instead hooked up the HDTV to the original, old (analog) rooftop antenna for better channel reception.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 13 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Great option to get rid of cable!
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Reception
4.0
Ease of assembly
5.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: It works!
What's not so great: Design
I bought this antenna to get the local channels and I use Netflix and Hulu!
It works great and I am really surprised about the quality of the image
It works great and I am really surprised about the quality of the image
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 14 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
It's doing what it's supposed to do.
Customer Rating
5.0
We had to exchange a flat panel for this amplified one and we are now able to get all the channels we wanted. Awesome.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 15 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Works great.
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Reception
4.0
Ease of assembly
5.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: easy to set up
What's not so great: wish it were more compact
I have only had interruption a few times when the weather was poor. I am very satisfied with this purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-2points
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Review 16 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Replacement for Cable for Locals
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Reception
5.0
Ease of assembly
5.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: No set up, great reception, excellent value
I gave up Charter Cable almost 2 years ago. I recently purchased this item to receive local channels. It works marvelously!! I have HD reception of all my local channels, for less than the cost of one month of cable! Take it out of the box, plug it into a wall socket and the television, and you're good to go - so glad I found this!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 17 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Excellent Internal Antenna!
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Free HDTV
What's not so great: Absolutely nothing!
I get over 15 channels, most in HD including CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, UPN. Awesome product that cost me 1/4 the price of one month of cable! My DirectTV is now history thanks to this product!
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
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Review 18 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Great antenna for the price
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Reception
5.0
Ease of assembly
5.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: price, reception, ease of use
What's not so great: Nothing so far
This antenna is excellent. My wife and I have it set up in our basement and we get a huge array of channels all very clear. The price is pretty low and I don't think any of the other options that were there would have allowed us to get such a great signal from the middle of the basement.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
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Review 19 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Horrible
Customer Rating
1.0
Value for Price
1.0
Reception
1.0
Ease of assembly
5.0
Durability
4.0
I got this excited for the amplifier because i live near Philadelphia. I only got a few channels and the ones i picked up wouldn't stay in. I tried with the amp on and off and tried moving it all over. Eventually i took it back for the 15.00$ RCA one and that picked up more channels and they came in clearer.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 20 for RCA Amplified Indoor Off-Air HDTV Antenna
Works well for the price
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Reception
4.0
Ease of assembly
5.0
Durability
4.0
What's great about it: Simple and easy to use
Works well for the price. It picked up almost 50 channels. All the local ones plus a few extras and they all come in very clear.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
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