You get what you pay for! So-so performance, but not worth the shipping charges to bring it into your house.

I got this antenna to use with a digital converter box for an old TV in my bedroom. I really like the way the unusual UHF loop tilts up and down AND rotates- it makes it easy to tune in a station without moving the whole unit around. I had a cheaper antenna connected to the TV/converter box previously, and that one was decent also, but was less convenient in that it wasn't as easily adjustable. This antenna so far doesn't seem to bring in any more channels than the other antenna, but the signals seem a bit stronger, and I seem to have to adjust the antenna less when switching from channel to channel. I like the wide base too- it's far less likely to tip over.

Bought an HDTV converter for my bedroom TV,even tho I live in the Phila.metro area [Yeah Phillies!] reception not good with rabbit ears,so so reception on all channels and sub channels.Decided to try this antenna,WORKS GREAT.Get good reception on almost all now.Can't beat the price.

I will preface my remarks with something that probably does not need to be said. Indoor antennas perform differently in various locations, so my experience may mirror yours or not. Having said that, I feel I have earned the right to comment and the obligation to share my experience in attempting to find the best antenna.

General background: I have a 37" Toshiba LCD TV and I live on the 7th floor of a high rise apartment building in downtown Nashville. Nashville is in a basin surrounded by hills with TV towers in several locations in the metro area. I do not live far from any of them, probably less than 15 miles from the farthest. However, I do live in the middle of skyscrapers ... and of course those Middle Tennessee hills.

I recently decided that I couldn't totally trust Comcast to deliver programming since on the night of the final presidential debate of 2008 they, for reasons that are still not totally clear to me, decided to disconnect my service to connect someone else in the building. I'm sure it was all just a mistake; but during the last ten years, it has happened a couple of other times, so let's just say I was not happy that evening. I was forced to drink a six pack of Miller Lite in a bar a few blocks away with people that I am sure have many virtues but did not share my political opinions. BUT a guy has to do what he has to do to watch history in the making.

Comcast had my service restored early the next morning; but I had already decided to get an antenna for the next time one of their installers made a mistake. I ordered the following antennas from Amazon over a period of several days. (I hope my friends like my rejects as Christmas presents ... just kidding.)

1) Philips PHDTV1 Silver Sensor UHF/HDTV Digital Indoor TV Antenna
2) GE 24775 Quantum Indoor HDTV Antenna
3) Terk HDTVa Indoor Amplified High-Definition Antenna
4) Philips High Performance Amplified Indoor Uhf/Vhf/Fm/HDTV Antenna
5) Philips SDV2210/17 UHF/VHF/FM/HDTV Indoor Antenna

Here are my results:

1) The Phillips PHDTV1 Silver Sensor was not the antenna I needed; but that's my fault. It's a purely UHF antenna; and four of the stations I must have are VHF stations: ABC, NBC, CBS & PBS. It works fine for the others; but obviously I should not have ordered this one.

2) The GE 24775 Quantum worked well actually. I would have settled on this one because it picked up all stations well (except the ABC station sometimes). However, it requires electricity and has the brightest little blue light on it's front that I've ever seen in my life. BUT it works well; and it is stylish. I kept looking.

3) The Terk was a monster. It did not work well; and it looked like a rooftop antenna sitting in my living room. HORRIBLE.

4) The Phillips amplified antenna didn't perform well either ... not half as well as the GE Quantum.

5) Imagine my shock when I found that the Philips SDV2210/17 was the best of the bunch! Not only does it pick up every single station with the best signal of any of them, it is also the cheapest and requires no electricity. It has a low profile, so even though it does look like exactly what it is, it's not obtrusive at all. The price has gone up a little since I got mine earlier this week; but THIS IS THE BEST ... at least for me. Considering that it is half or less of some of the others, it's definitely worth a try.

I have the Terk TV1 and it works fantastically (the nearest stations to me are 22-39 mi away), but only for VHF. So I tried this (since it gets both VHF & UHF), however, big disappointment. It didn't get ANYTHING.