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Chris Gray
2025-09-04 15:00:54
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GWC
2025-07-28 11:45:25
I first mounted it on the outer wall of my exposed basement, but could only get a few stations. I finally moved it to the outside under my deck. What a difference on signal strength and got over 30 channels.Also, I have 5 tv sets. For this antenna to work with the 5 tvs, I used an amplifier and had no problem with this antenna working.
WhyNotTri
2025-06-04 17:58:43
We live in an apartment that does not allow us to position our antenna in the most ideal location. With that said, the 1byone does a pretty good job of getting us TV signals.Setting up the antenna is quite easy and self explanatory. Same goes for attaching the included amplifier. The ease of use is one of the reasons I enjoy the product. Placement of the antenna is a bit more difficult, as it takes a great deal of trial and error. After trying many, many placements, we discovered that the antenna actually works best when it is mounted inside the apartment. That being said, I recommend listening to all the reviews that talk about placing the antenna high. We placed ours on the wall a little over 3/4 of the way up the wall and found the reception to be best here.As far as aesthetics, the antenna satisfies. We were initially skeptical about placing it inside on the wall, but the shiny white color does not provide much of an imposing spectacle on the wall. The cord is very long, allowing a great deal of flexibility in placement. The down side of the longer cord, of course, is hiding it. Currently we have the cord running along the floor boards, but I think it could be easily hidden along the ceiling edge if we took a little more time and effort to take care of it.For performance, we have been generally satisfied. We currently use the amplifier to find stations and have found that we get generally good reception the majority of the time. Some of the breaks in signal can get quite frustrating, especially for live events. As I stated earlier, however, we do not have the ideal apartment location available to us, so this is not entirely the fault of the antenna. We tried the antenna without amplification aswell, but did not see any real benefit to disconnecting the amp.Overall, this is a great antenna at this price point. If you are searching for a sort of swiss army knife antenna that can provide unamplified and amplified options, the combination of value and performance is definitely very good in this option.
Early Retirement
2025-03-11 13:46:19
First off, use the TVFool website to see what OTA stations are available in your area (enter in your postal code or zip code, then do a search). I live about 25 minutes north of Toronto, Ontario, so I knew that there were at least 30+ free OTA TV channels from Toronto and Buffalo that I'd be able to watch if everything worked out. Unfortunately for me, this small antenna had to be placed on an inside wall facing AWAY from the broadcast TV antennas that I wanted to catch. This of course was far from ideal. I knew that I'd loose quite a few channels mounting it that way, but I had no choice, because the bedroom TV that I wanted to use it with, is located on the opposite side of the house, and that room didn't have a coax cable from the home builder going to it that I could have used to extend/relocate the antenna's amplified white box and the rectangular antenna array to a better location. Anyway, I plugged the antenna into the 'ANT/Cable' connection on the back of my Hisense 50" TV, and used a small 5v power brick to supply the needed power to the amplifier's white box. Please note, the TV already has a built-in ATSC tuner, and you NEED this type of tuner or else this antenna (or any other indoor or outdoor UHF/VHF antenna) won't catch any OTA TV stations. Anyway, I then slid the little black switch on the white amplifier box to 'distant' (which turns on the built in amplifier), and then sat back and waited for the TV's ATSC tuner to do it's thing. I ended up with 12 OTA channels (all from Toronto), which is not bad considering where I had to place the antenna. I tied it again with the switch set to 'local', but it only found 5 channels, so I scanned it again with the distant switch turned back on.For comparison, I also have a outdoor rooftop Channel Master UHF/VHF OTA antenna, and that thing brings in almost 40 channels without any issues.... then again, the Channel Master antenna is mounted high on the roof without any obstructions between the TV towers in Toronto and Buffalo, and my home's outdoor antenna.This little powered antenna has to deal with a whole bunch of walls and doors, which severely interferes with OTA signals, but it was still able to find 12 channels. I'm impressed by that. With that said, am I happy overall with this little powered antenna for the spare bedroom TV? Yep, especially when I take into account how easy it was to mount on the wall, how small it is when compared to my large outdoor one, and how affordable it was when I bought it. It's a great option for people that want to try out OTA, and don't want to use a bigger outdoor antenna.
Annika
2025-03-03 11:13:11
This is my first antenna, so I have no point of comparison, but I'm generally happy with it. I live in Toronto and receive CBC, french CBC, CTV, City, Global, TVO, Omni (Italian?), CW, and Bounce with generally very clear reception. According to a TV listing website, there are about 40 other channels available over satellite in my region.Pros:-Very clear reception on most of the channels I get-A good selection of channels-Very easy to set upCons:-I've yet to find a position where I can get all the channels clearly; usually at least 1 or 2 are kind of messed up, so if I want to watch that specific channel, I have to adjust the antenna (which means I have to leave it in a moveable position instead of fixing it in place on a wall or window)-The antenna is very sensitive to tiny movements, even movements of the cable, so reception might get wonky if you accidentally shift the cable around
dusam
2025-01-29 14:18:05
It's not very good. The signal is weak.
Grant Wilson
2024-12-27 18:02:32
Paid $30 (Canadian) and had few, if any, expectations. Mostly, I purchased this item as an inexpensive “experiment “ because I am sick of paying over $100/month for a “Less than top-tier cable package “ from my local provider. Arrived in two days...check. Super easy to connect to your tv’s coax/cable socket...check. Twenty feet of inline cable...check. Here’s where it gets challenging. Everything you’ve read, heard or viewed on YouTube about antenna placement is spot on. The number of channels you receive WILL depend on where you place the antenna, but also how far you live from some of the broadcasting tv towers etc. I get 12 channels...not many, but it’s FREE! Picture is beautiful...uncompressed signal from Over The Air transmissions are lovely, especially if you have a decent quality television. It is not the most attractive item, and it will look positively ridiculous and out of place in some people’s settings. That said, I would caution people on the need and/or use of the amplifier. Now, I’m not a subject matter expert, but here is one major tidbit about engaging the amplified section of this or any other unit: AMPLIFIERS DO NOT BRING IN MORE CHANNELS. Nope...what they do is simply amplify the strength of the existing channels. Your results may vary with the amplifier on or off depending on your distance from a tower or objects blocking your view. Case in point....I received 2 additional channels with the amplifier OFF, with no impact or noticeable signal degradation to the other channels. Just something to think about ...However, what I would change is purchasing a slightly better indoor antenna with a removable amplifier section. VERDICT: if you buy this antenna with an open mind and reasonable expectations, you will be satisfied. It is certainly not the last word in cord-cutting nirvana. But, it’s ideal as a budget-conscious item that will save you money in the long run.
Martin D
2024-12-20 15:55:52
Basically, it worked out for me. However...The amplifier is useless for me. At first I was receiving 80% of the available channels with good signal with the amplifier off. If I turned the amplifier on, those channels do not work anymore (I guess that the signal becomes distorted). I was hoping that the amplifier would allow me to install the antenna in a less-than-perfect location, but this turned out to not be the case.By the way, the antenna still need to be powered on even if I don't (can't!) use the amplifier. This does not make sense to me. And if used as a DVR input, that means that the antenna cannot be powered by a USB port on the TV, it needs an always-on supply.Finding the right position for the antenna has thus been a less than fun experience. My final setup is with Nvidia Shield + Haupaugee WinTV tuner, but that setup provides absolutely no tool to measure signal quality. So I installed the Haupaugee tools on a PC. From there I could launch a scan for the available channels (which takes a couple of minutes) and retry until all available channels showed up. After that, I could use the signal level tool and browse through the channels at each possible antenna position. Finally, once I got an acceptable signal level for all channels, I plugged the WinTV back in the Shield. (This has nothing to do with the antenna itself, but this might help you get an idea of what might be involved when setting it up).The antenna is supplied with two adhesive pads. The antenna surface is flat, but the thicker portion where the cable comes out makes it impossible to stick the antenna on a flat surface with those stickers. As there are no mounting holes or any similar provision, my installation ended up with a tie wrap on the cable and tape to secure the antenna. I could have done a cleaner job, but the antenna design could make that job easier.In the end, while I don't have any other antenna to compare, I consider it to be a pretty basic antenna, with no particular advantage.
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