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Terk FDTV1A Flat Digital Omni Directional Amplified Indoor Antenna (Black) | 
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| Brand: Terk
Category: CE
Department: Home Audio Video
List Price: $89.99
Buy New: $47.25
You Save: $42.74 (47%)
New (26) Used (3) from $32.70
Rating:  32 reviews
Format: CD
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: N/A
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 1.2 x 11.3 x 11.7
MPN: FDTV1A
Model: FDTV1A
UPC: 044476058844
EAN: 0044476058844
ASIN: B001UE8KUW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Optimized for HDTV reception and designed to blend in with high end components | | • | 360 degree reception pattern eliminates constant adjustment | | • | Removable ELN amplifier for outstanding reception without saturating the signal | | • | Patented reception technology outperforms traditional antennas | | • | Comes with easy 3 way mounting bracket |
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Product Description
Are you ready for antenna reception of DTV? Digital Television (DTV) is an advanced broadcasting technology that will transform your television viewing experience. DTV enables broadcasters to offer television with better picture and sound quality. It can also offer multiple programming choices, called multicasting, and interactive capabilities. The switch from analog to digital broadcast television is referred to as the digital TV (DTV) transition. In 1996, the U.S. Congress authorized the distribution of an additional broadcast channel to each broadcast TV station so that they could start a digital broadcast channel while simultaneously continuing their analog broadcast channel. Later, Congress set June 12, 2009 as the final date that full power television stations could broadcast analog signals. As of June 13, 2009, full power television stations will only broadcast digital, over-the-air signals. Your local broadcasters may make the transition before then, and some already have. The digital transition is underway. Prepare now! On Feb. 17, some full-power broadcast television stations in the United States may stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting only in digital. The remaining stations may stop broadcasting analog sometime between April 16 and June 12. June 12 is the final deadline for terminating analog broadcasts under legislation passed by United States Congress. TERK digital flat indoor antenna has a reception technology that outperforms traditional antennas. 360-degree reception pattern eliminates the need for constant adjustments. The removable Extremely Low Noise (ELN) amplifier provides maximum flexibility and performance and gives you outstanding digital TV reception without saturating the signal. Its high-gain design picks up further stations. This antenna is optimized for HDTV reception and has a flat profile designed to blend in with today's high-end HDTV systems.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 32
Gets the job done July 26, 2010
R. Fidler (Phoenix, AZ)
Antenna works great right out of the box. Not a lot of tweaking, just hook it up and boom, signal. I also tried a Philips antenna which had all sorts of amplifier strength tuning for VHF/UHF and long antennas - this model is much better. No fuss, just works.
works great very close to a window July 25, 2010
Wet Paint (Washington, DC)
My apartment is on the 3rd floor. I live 2 blocks away from some offices over 10 stories high and about 10 miles SSE from Dulles Airport. Dulles is not in the direction of the broadcast antennas but the office buildings are directly in line between the broadcast and my location. I am about 17 miles WSW of the 4 major broadcast networks in Washington DC --> look up your location via[...] to determine the best direction and location to put an antenna as well as the type you need.
Near the window, away from the window, without amplifier, with amplifier... the directional antennas did not work well for me (Terk, RCA & Philips). I don't know if it was because they could not exactly lean right up against the window or what but I could not get anything except for Fox & NBC, sometimes I could not get either.
Omni antennas had to have an amplifier and stand upright to get a reception that was worthwhile. The Terk FDTV1A worked best --> After inching my way to the perfect location I found myself receiving Fox & NBC out of DC even during a severe thunderstorm - these stations have a powerful broadcast signal. ABC out of DC rarely works - I looked up a weak broadcast signal for WJAL, ABC, which may explain that. CBS did work most of the time in the perfect location I inched to (seriously, every bit matters). CBS was not consistent during the thunderstorm, other than that I get decent reception. To my surprise the Terk omni can receive Baltimore broadcast ABC, their tower is a little over 50 miles away! Now I can get the major networks without issues, excluding CBS which has a poor broadcast signal to begin with.
The only thing that I do not like is the distance of the coax cable provided with the amplifier. I am guessing this is to maintain the signal since it will diminish over a long distance.
The antenna is literally touching a window. If I move the antenna over an inch away from the window itself then the signal weakens. This window is 7 feet wide and 5 feet tall. I layed out some masking tape along a windowsill to mark off locations as I determined the best location. If I move the antenna a couple inches to the left or a couple inches to the right, the signal weakens. It took about 10 minutes to get the best location for all major networks. The TiVo signal strength antenna monitor helped me accomplish this so fast. The antenna works best when the venetian blinds are not raised (CBS has reception issues).
Even with the CBS problems I still recommend this antenna if you are in a similar situation such as mine. I don't pay for expanded service cable tv now ($80)!
 no problems July 25, 2010
S. Justiss (Texas)
I live 11 miles from most of the TV transmission towers in my city. I plugged the FDTV1A antenna into my HDTV, set it on a shelf in my entertainment center (where it is hardly noticeable), turned on the TV, scanned for channels, removed weak signals, and voila, I have over the air local channels, just in time for football season! (I also have cable, but expect the picture to be superior over the air. World Cup futbol was :-) My TV shows signal strength at ~70%, which is fine. I have noticed signal loss during a thunderstorm, but that is not surprising.
Amazing! July 20, 2010
John H. Deleon (Seattle, Wa.)
A couple of weeks ago I gave up my cable, and it was such a liberating feeling; "No more high, unreasonable cable bills". Yesterday, I finally got this innovative product in the mail. The build-up of excitement was just unbearable. I opened the box, read the instructions, and connected it to my Zinwell converter box. Then I rescanned all the channels and stored them. I can't believe what I'm looking at; beautiful, vibrant, and clear colors of transmitted TV shows in "high definition! This product is amazing! I am very happy with the purchase and Amazon's fast service! In fact I have a couple of friends who are interested in buying the same products that I bought relative to "not having high, unreasonable cable bills".
KEEP THE HDTV ANTENNA MOVING!
I am very happy with the amount of TV channels that I'm able to get. It's not cable so one does not get the extra premium TV channels. But if you can be happy getting the news, local channels, this product is for you.
 Not that great... June 24, 2010
Shon Tamblyn (Carmichael, CA United States)
I have a Terk HDTVA antenna that I also purchased from Amazon. I was very happy with that Antenna, but due to a new entertainment system setup, I decided to opt for the new antenna. I was hoping that it would be an upgrade, perhaps produce a better signal, and have a lower profile, but unfortunately, it is barely comparable.
My old HDTVA set up in one place and stayed there. I got reception on all local channels, although the signal was a little dicey when the weather was bad (ie. Windy), and there were times when some channels would not come in at all. I tried to move it around...maybe I just got lucky...but the original location it sat, seemed to be the best location.
This antenna, the FTV1A required quite a bit of experimentation until I found the right positioning. it will not work sitting flat, and it stands up. This creates quite a larger profile than the old antenna. I also have to move it around in order to get different channels, something that the flat antenna is supposed to specifically avoid. On the upside, the channels that do come in, seem to have better signal strength, even in bad weather.
I toyed with the idea of returning the antenna because the quality and signal strength did not really meet my expectations. In the end, I decided to keep it, as it is somewhat comparable to my old antenna.
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Reviewing over-the-air HD:
I had friends over for dinner the other night, and they were shocked with the quality of the HD signal I was getting. Had I not told them I was using an antenna they wouldn't have known. This is not your parents rabbit ears. This is crystal clear 1080p HD. I could tell that my neighbor felt punched in the stomach, when they realized that I was getting for free, what they pay $50+ per month for. Many people aren't even aware that not only is over the air HD available, it is perfectly legal.
If you are not much of a TV watcher, and don't mind just getting local stations in HD consider over the air HD.
Reception varies on where you live, and how your TV is set up in your house, but channels I get include all the major Networks (ABC, CBS,CW, FOX, NBC, PBS) several ION stations, and multiple HD Spanish Stations. In all, I get 21 stations (Some stations like NBC have multiple channels).
With over the air HD, I don't get channels like the Cartoon Network (no loss there, lol), ESPN, Discover, or the History Channel. I also don't have access to some of the 24 hour news channels.
When I paid for cable...I watched very few of those channels as it was. Sure, every once in a while, I miss not having one of those channels, but when I consider that I am saving more than $500 dollars per year by not having cable, I don't feel so bad!
Showing reviews 1-5 of 32
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