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Customer Reviews for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Model: RF-G1179
SKU: 9449135
UPC: 600603126154
Connect up to 4 devices to the coaxial connection from your cable or indoor/outdoor VHF/UHF/FM antenna with this mini drop amplifier. It works with the DC power provided by components, or with the AC power provided by the included adapter.
Average Customer Rating:
3.8
out of 5
(15 Reviews) 15
Rating Snapshot 15 reviews
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8
4 stars
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3 stars
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73% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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11 out of
15)
Customer Reviews for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Review 1 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Simple and Effective
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
5.0
Needed to boost TV signal from cable junction to upstairs bedroom. Installed quickly and works perfectly. Should have tried this much earlier.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Does the job!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
What's great about it: performance
What's not so great: price
Simple to install and works perfectly. I split the cable coming to my living room to run to my back porch. I installed 2 TV's on oppisite corners and the signal needed a boost. This did the trick! I have a great picture on all 3 TV's. It's a little pricey in my opinion, but I guess you get what you pay for.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
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Review 3 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Good, but analyze your needs first.
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: whitedog4
on 12/13/2011
Value for Price
3.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
4.0
What's great about it: Does what it's advertised to do.
What's not so great: On the weak side of available products.
This item was ultimately returned as it was not powerful enough to meet our needs. I used this to amplify a UHF/VHF digital antenna signal over 60 feet of quad-shield RG6 cable from the roof and then out to three separate TVs over another 75 feet of cable for each TV. This unit does what it promises but the cable length and mutiple TV needs overwhelmed its capacity. I ultimately got a more powerful two-stage amplifier that's mounted on the roof antenna post. Power is send from the basement up to the amplifer where it boosts the signal at the source. TVs now get a few extra channels and better reception. I recommend analyzing what your needs are first and then determining if this is going to be strong enough for you.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
4out of 5found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Great for improving picture quality
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Whatelseisthere
from Delaware
on 09/03/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
What's great about it: It actually works and it was an inexpensive fix.
What's not so great: I found nothing wrong with this product.
I have more than two TVs that are not directly supported through the cable box or an HD converter box. Reception was fuzzy and frequently pictures pixelated or disappeared. After installing the Rocketfish Amplifier, picture quality improved dramatically on all digital channels and on most air channels. What a difference!
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
4out of 4found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Did not work with FIOS for me
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: areess
from Central PA
on 08/25/2011
Value for Price
1.0
Quality
1.0
Performance
1.0
What's great about it: Probably works for some
What's not so great: didn't work for me
Did not work bidirectional with my Verizon FIOS. Could not access internet or use DVR.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-4points
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Review 6 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
It did nothing to assist me
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: babe1
from Grove City, PA
on 08/10/2011
Value for Price
2.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
1.0
What's great about it: nothing
What's not so great: it did nothing for me
I was unable to increase my channel selection by using this item so I gave it away.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-7points
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Review 7 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Didn't Work
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: gruidl
from Minneapolis, MN
on 06/27/2011
Value for Price
2.0
Quality
2.0
Performance
1.0
What's great about it: shiny packaging
What's not so great: doesn't work with cable modem
This unit says it will work with a cable modem, however I tried plugging the cable modem into every possible output port, and could not get a signal that would work. The original signal is also very weak, meaning that by using this splitter, the signal is cut to a point that my cable box would not recognize without plugging the unit in. Upon doing so, I could not see a visual benefit to the signal. Between that and the signal no longer being compatible with a cable modem, I've got to bring this back to the store. Can't believe it worked worse than a cheap 2 way splitter the cable guy gave me.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-1point
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Review 8 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
It Works!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: fcinva
from Vancouver,WA
on 04/26/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
What's great about it: Easy set up
I purchased this to cure problems with the picture on my Comcast HD reception. Well it did what it was suppose to do. All of my HD and digital content is coming in clear.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
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Review 9 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Great!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: bdg6023
from Lansing MI
on 01/26/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
No problems at all and works just like it should!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
3out of 3found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Not the best you can buy
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: billgator
from Fair Hill, Md
on 12/31/2010
Value for Price
1.0
Quality
3.0
Performance
2.0
What's great about it: easy to use
What's not so great: could be better
I have been through several brands of splitters and amplifiers and find that Antronix works great.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-3points
1out of 5found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Works great!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: prezdead
from GR,Mi
on 09/23/2010
Value for Price
3.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to set up
What's not so great: price is alittle high and dont get to much a a db gain
Before we got this there were channels missing from certain tvs that other tvs would get and there would sometimes be scrambling of the picture. As SOON as we hooked this up and turned it on we got EVERY channel and no more scramble in picture.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Simple
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: Gaokenji
from Detroit, MI
on 08/03/2010
Value for Price
3.0
Quality
3.0
Simple to install. It worked well on the TV near the unit but still need more boost for the sets upstairs.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Performs Exceptionally Well
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
What's great about it: Easy set up,
My parents recently added a cable box so they could receive additional HD channels. Unfortunately, many of the channels were not coming in and others were pixelated. I figured this was because the multiple splits in their cable had reduced the signal strength. I replaced a four way splitter they had previously installed with this booster. The location of the booster is near where the cable enters the home, which is recommended. The booster then sends the signal to a four way splitter, two two way splitters, and one cable running directly to another TV.
The cable box now works perfectly. They also have two other HD televisions. After performing a rescan, they now receive additional channels that they didn't realize they had. Apparently, the signal had been too weak for the TVs to pick up the channels.
This booster also has bidirectinal capability which enables signals to be sent back through the device to the cable company. Prior to the booster installation, their On Demand was not functioning at all. However, after installing the device, their On Demand and Cable Modem function perfectly.
I would highly recommend this product to anyone dealing with a weak cable signal.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+8points
8out of 8found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
Performs as Represented
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: MarkPhantom
from Boston, NY
on 02/26/2010
Value for Price
4.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
4.0
What's great about it: Easy Install
Replaced a passive 3:1 splitter on my cable service w/ this - had one 3:1 splitter for TV, phone, and cable modem, and then the TV was split 3:1 again for the 3 TV's hooked up to cable. Replaced the downstream splitter w/ this device and TV reception is much improved - no more dropouts or pixelated images. Bidirectional works fine as the on-demand functions on the digital cable still operate fine.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
4out of 4found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for Rocketfish™ Bidirectional Mini Drop Amplifier
A must for long cable runs
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: doublenickels
from illinois
on 01/10/2010
Value for Price
4.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
4.0
What's great about it: It improved the speed of my web browser.
What's not so great: AC adaptor male end a bit loose for female receptor on unit.
The good thing about the Rocketfish Bidirectional Amplifier is that it speeds up my computer web browser, on this very long cable run I have. The web pages "pop" open like they should, rather than "load", like cable modem dial-up use to be.
I have a 60+ feet cable run from point of entry to multiple tv sets. Unfortunately, I have not used any amplifier which as a stand alone unit, produced excellent tv reception, in my circumstance. Therefore, to receive excellent TV reception, I have TWO AC equipped amplifiers on the TV cable line. (The second is less "powerful"/ lesser specs) I use the Rocketfish, near point of entry.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
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