will this work in a very rural area on a hilltop, basement apartment&gt; Lava Indoor HD-468 can get no stations without cable so far
262317
I couldn't get more than 2 channels living in a city, I got a different one that picked up well over 40 channels.
624492
Try it. It might work. I have my outdoor antenna on the roof of the house, and have this amplifier near my HDTV in the basement. It has worked so far.
1074652
I use mine in my living room and the signal sometimes won't display the channel properly. If your basement is really low to the ground, I don't think it will work good. Also, know that channels such as comedy central, nicalodian, cartoon network, animal planet, etc won't show up using this sattelite. If you want to watch those channels, just get a cable box.
1906581
The antenna will still have greatly diminished reception, maybe like a very small indoor antenna. You might still receive some very strong local stations, but nothing else. I know this because I tried it today.
1139327
It depends...mountains can make reception tough.....best chance of reception later at night...the RCA will pick up a signal if it exists so you can be assured if you get no reception it is because there is no signal...you certainly may wish to use an external antenna...Best of luck and have fun with this radio
622646
I use mine indoors and got rid of cable. I get local news and weather along with the PBS stations. I'm not a big T.V. watcher so the 14 stations I pick up that speak english work out well for me,
1714596
I would like to point out that the TV signal is a 'line of sight' transmission. This is the reason you cannot get TV stations that are far away, and that they can have the same channel number in another city a distance away. TV transmission towers are very high to gain better coverage area due to the curvature of the earth. Now with this in mind 'elevation' is important, and the lower you go, such as a basement, the signal strength weakens.
547258
I'm not sure where you live, I myself live in New York City and live in an apartment building and I have a great TV signal/reception with this antena and actually bought two of this one in my bedroom and one in my living room, If you live in a house you have the option of installing outside and base on all the review I read prior my purchase. You can contact HD directly his name is Josh tell him I said so. Good luck!!
2062173
Depends where you live. In the city where they have loads of terrestrial repeaters, you'll probably get good reception. Anywhere else, and it's going to be spotty at best, that's why you can record content to the units - you're not going to get a live signal all the time. As far as portables go, they don't really make any anymore, but you can grab an Inno/Helix on eBay. They are the same unit and both are great. Or use the SiriusXM app, which admittedly isn't great, and listen through your smartphone. That's how they want you to listen, and the reason why they don't make portable units anymore.
701519
We're down in a valley, but have no problem getting stations 30 miles away, and FM 40 miles away. The antenna is very directional and needs a rotor for best performance. If we were on a hill we could get much farther.
156878
Hi Jo. I tried 3-4 of the indoor guys. Not. We live right on the ocean, with Mt. Soledad blocking the world. We use the internet for a lot of our music, and also enjoy stuff not on the internet. So fairly inexpensively, I got an aluminum tower for one of the back balconies, and a big 28 dollar antenna. Works, A -. Search the net for the antennas. There are tons of suppliers. Mostly in the southern states.
1593664
Depending where you live, instead of hooking up to CATV you can use the antenna provided. I found the antenna inside buildings does not work well.
535916
Glad you asked! I bought this TV just for that purpose and it works very well. The TV does have a built-in digital tuner and one standard coax antenna input. I have used this TV with a small portable antenna for local reception and now I have a roof mounted antenna and I can reliably receive stations from 50 to 75 miles distant. No special connectors needed. You also might want to consider the UNH4500. For a little more, you can get a SMART TV that I use for You-tube, Netflix and more. I have my TV in the kitchen... perfect size for that. Good luck. N/
1460900
Not sure but check your address here http://www.gomohu.com/tv-for-free/ and you should be able to see what stations are within the range of the antenna you purchase. The reason I went with the LAVA OmniPro was due to the multi direction and longest range in class (within a reasonable price). Mines just sitting right outside, not on the roof or in attic so very happy with purchase. Good luck!
806151
I never tried that one, I was using the RCA flat HDTV antenna before I tried the Lava antenna. I just switched back to the flat antenna.
51893
Make sure the connections are secure and proper and the antenna is elevated high enough, this antenna works on line of sight,if there are obstructions (hills, trees , buildings etc.) it will not work as well as planned. Did you also research the programming available to you in your area? You should go to "titantv.com" and enter your zip code and see what is available in your area. My antenna still works great after several years and I do recommend it. Good Luck.
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It will work on both to get local channels. Beware of the limitations of local channels. You may need an outside antenae if the local station is far from your location. I live in the mountains so I don't receive some of the signals my neighbors higher up the mountain receive.