Winegard SS-3000 VHF UHF Amplified Indoor TV Antenna

Pros: I just plugged this unit in using the included instructions, put the unit where the old rabbit ears were located, and then let my DTV converter box do a channel scan. Heck, it found 8 more channels, none that I care about, but that's more than I had, and now I feel special. The channels that I do care about and the reason for dumping the old rabbit ears were channel 8 and 13. Both of those come in great now. I get ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CW, and 9 PBS stations along with several stations that I don't watch. All of the channels dear to me (see above) are clear without having to touch the antenna except for channel 8. With the old rabbit ears I had to contort them based on each channel I was watching. I do have to turn the antenna slightly for channel 8 to be clear... but I'm thinking of a way to build a remote and a turn table so that I can just sit and never get off the couch because the small turn to view channel 8 may make me loose an extra pound this year and that would be awful.

Cons: Um. I'm getting closer to the dream of a Wall-E TV chair that feeds me food and TV without lifting a finger?

Overall Review: Okay. Before setting on this journey do some reading on what to expect with antennas and understand that HD Antenna is just a marketing term. All TV Antennas will get you digital content. Its the analog to DTV converter box that is the magic part and its not that magic. Find out what zone you are in and pick a product based on that information. I live in South Tampa and am in the yellow zone. I also live in an Apartment so I don't have the option of putting an antenna on my roof which is the best choice and this company has high rating outdoor antennas also. I've tried normal looking antennas and already know the best corner of my TV room to put rabbit ears, so when I got this product I didn't do much dancing around the room, standing on my head, twisting and turning the device to find the sweet spot. So, to be fair, if this is your first purchase, you may need to get jiggy with it to find where to put the device in your room.

Pros: Looks great, built solid, excellent signal. As a television service provider, I have seen lots of indoor antennas, and few, if any, work as well as this one.

Cons: The cable that screws into the bottom of the antenna is a little small; it probably loses ~1-2 DB of your total signal.

Pros: I live on the ground floor of a 3 story, semi detached brick. On the other side of the alley is a tall brick wall of the adjacent 3 story building. I get 1080 signal with crystal clarity plus new channels I didn't have with basic cable.

Cons: You'll have the same weather related issues as you would with satellite TV. Except you can wiggle the antenna can maybe get lucky to pick up the signal again. The major stations the signal stays strong even in bad weather, you get some loss but it's ok for something that's free.

Overall Review: Left to right, the antenna takes up a lot of space, have an idea of how you will place it ahead of time, keep in mind you'll need to run cables for power, ant in, an out.

Pros: Good reflected signal reception. Easily hidden, at least on my bookshelf! Picks up all the main stations and many new ones over my rabbit ears.

Cons: Is large and if you don't have a bookshelf near a window you may have to look at it. It would be hard to aim in some applications.

Overall Review: It works for me. Be aware that this is a long'ish antenna and depending on your situation it may be hard to hide. I don't mind the look but I am glad I can hide it. If you can swing it Winegard has an antenna for about 90 that can be indoor or outside. I considered it but went with this one with no regrets. However the other one may be better in some applications.

Pros: Looks kinda neat.

Cons: It performed worse than a pair of amplified rabbit ears for me. I live in a suburban area just outside our city limits and can't pick up the digital signals very well. Since I was able to pick up some of the stations with a regular antenna, I was hoping this one would bring the rest in and improve consistency. Unfortunately, I cannot pull in one single channel with this unit. Yes, I referred to antennaweb.org and tried various pointing schemes, but this was overall a complete waste of money in my situation. My only option appears to be an outdoor antenna at this point.

Overall Review: The unit is all plastic, very light and feels flimsy. Very easy to knock over. I should also mention that there is a large tree in front of my home and a large cylindrical water tower about 1/4 mile away, both in the direction I need to point the antenna. It's quite possible that they are the major causes of our weak reception and this antenna could not deal with it. The bottom line is that it performed worse than an amplified set of rabbit ears.

Pros: After trying and tossing several varieties of VHF/UHF antennas, I was skeptical this would be any better but I am pleasantly surprised. Living in a fringe reception area, at best I typically got 2 or 3 channels without adjustment, now I get all 9 channels in my area, and only need to occasionally physically adjust antenna orientation.

Cons: Its big and ugly. Sorry. However the silver matches my bright pink paint nicely, so its not that bad.

Pros: easy assembly, clear instructions, minimal tools needed. And it works. Using a variety of amplified antennas, I have had abysmal results. Many neighbors have succumbed to cable simply because over the air tv in our neighborhood is problematic with an indoor antenna, and few wanted to go through the hassle of an external one. Be happy with a few channels, and rent a lot of DVDs. Wrong. I get em ALL! all 22 channels available in my city, even the wierd channels. UHF, VHF, who cares? I gottem. For the first time since I ditched cable.

Cons: its kinda ugly, a big long gray plastic whatizzit on a shelf above the TV.

Pros: Works. Comes with its own signifal amplifier (which must be plugged into a power socket).

Cons: Doesn't really work all that much better than rabbit ears. You still need to turn the thing this way and that. Since it's mounted on a stand, you actually have LESS freedom to position and angle it than rabbit ears.

Overall Review: I live in Brooklyn Heights in a building facing southwest, in the middle of a block. Back when TV was all analog, I would get all the channels, just less clear on some. When things went digital, when the signal is weak, it would just blink in and out. I bought this thing thinking that it would help, and it did -- but only a tiny bit: there has been a slight reduction in the frequency with which the signal falls below the threshold for display, but it still happens quite often. One time it started to almost not work at all. This drove me nuts for two days until I realized that the amplifier plug had fallen out of the wall socket. It seems that, without that little amplifier, the signal was no better than rabbit ears. If you're looking for a magic bullet, this is not it. For the same money, I strongly recommend trying a more powerful signal amplifier before anything else.