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How the AmazonBasics Flat TV Antenna Provides Quality Streams on a Budget
4.2
What We Like
- Reversible design
- Comes with adhesives for mounting
- Affordable
What We Don’t Like
- Limited range
- Surface stains and smudges
- No stand included
The AmazonBasics Flat TV Antenna is a good option for those who want a basic budget antenna and don’t want to pay for extra features.
4.2
AmazonBasics Ultra-Thin Antenna
Lifewire / Erika Rawes
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We purchased AmazonBasics Flat TV Antenna so our expert reviewer could thoroughly test and assess it. Keep reading for our full product review.
Indoor TV antennas, like the AmazonBasics Indoor Flat TV Antenna, can provide you with free broadcast TV channels. Once you pay the upfront cost for the antenna you’re not stuck with any monthly fees for your local channels. Thebest TV antennas are nothing like the bunny ear style antennas from back in the day. The picture quality is comparable to what you’d get from the cable company or streaming service—or it’s supposed to be. I tested the ultra-affordable AmazonBasics Indoor Flat TV Antenna for a week to see if its design, setup, and performance make it a viable option.
Design: It’s all in the name (basic)
The AmazonBasics Antenna has a slim design—it’s about as thin as card stock at approximately one-tenth of an inch in thickness. It’s constructed of sturdy plastic, with a reversible black and white side to help it fit better with your home’s decor. It’s not the most attractive antenna, and the backboards smudge and show grease and fingerprints.
It doesn’t come with a stand, but it does include 3M double-sided adhesives you can use to attach the antenna to walls or other surfaces. It also comes with a 10-foot long coax cable, which is removable. The 10-foot coaxial cable is long enough for you to mount your antenna in high places.
The 10-foot coaxial cable is long enough for you to mount your antenna in high places.
Setup: Relatively easy
Setting up the antenna is pretty straightforward. You start by plugging one end of the coaxial cable into the antenna, and then the other end to the coaxial/antenna-in connector to yourTV .
Finding the best placement for the antenna is perhaps the most difficult part, as a few inches can make a difference in your available channel selection. My test home is under a canopy of trees in a pretty rural area, and I found the best placement was on the window. Ideally, you’ll want to direct the antenna towards tower transmitters, while also doing your best to reduce obstacles (think trees, electrical interference, and walls). You’ll want to place the antenna high up as well.
Next, you change your TV to the correct input (usually TV, antenna, or Coax). Then, go to your TV’s menus and start the auto-programming process, whichscans for available channels . The process takes a few minutes, and sometimes your TV won’t start to locate channels until about halfway through the auto-programming process.
So many thingsaffect an antenna’s performance —location, household electronics, tree cover, tower location, and more. The antenna displays channels of high quality. However, sometimes the channels would take a few seconds to load, and other times, I’d see a pixelated effect when I first changed the channel that would clear up after a few seconds. Once the picture was fully loaded, it was in clear high definition. The antenna is capable of displaying a clear HD picture, so I couldn’t tell the difference between the antenna’s picture and the picture from streaming services like Hulu or Netflix.
Range: 35 miles
The AmazonBasics antenna has a 35-mile range, which isn’t very far considering 50 plus miles is becoming more common. It is omnidirectional, however, so you don’t need to point it in a specific direction. It supports UHF/VHF, so I was able to get a decent selection of channels.
Even with the short-range, I was able to pick up 16 channels on my first attempt, including The CW, PBS, and more. In a different room in my test home, I was able to get 23 channels, but this is probably because there’s less tree cover outside of the house on that side of the property. Considering the location of my test home, 23 channels is pretty good.
It supports UHF/VHF, so I was able to get a decent selection of channels.
Price: Super affordable
The AmazonBasics Flat TV antenna sells in used condition on Amazon for only $13. In new condition, it sells for $20, which is still a great deal. However, you can find other affordable antennas for between $20 and $50 that provide a much longer range, and many offer additional features, like a longer cable. With the AmazonBasics model, you can return the unit within 30 days if it doesn’t work in your area.
Lifewire / Erika Rawes
The Antop AT-127 (seeonline ) is a 40-mile range antenna that sells for around $35. It’s one of the better-looking antennas I’ve seen, as it’s reversible with faux light wood and dark wood sides. Unlike the AmazonBasics antenna, the Antop comes with a stand, and it has an easy-push connector for faster setup. These features go some ways towards justifying the Antop’s higher price tag.
Final Verdict
A budget antenna that works as advertised.
The AmazonBasics Antenna is a good option for anyone who wants an ultra-cheap way to get broadcast TV.
## Specs- Product Name Ultra-Thin Antenna
- Product Brand AmazonBasics
- SKU DVB-T9088
- Price $20.00
- Product Dimensions 12.09 x 13.31 x 0.075 in.
- Warranty 30 day return policy, One year limited warranty
- Resolution 1080p
- Range 35 miles
- Frequency 174-230 MHz
- Receiving range VHF/UHF
- Atenna version Passive
- Ports Coax
- Cable length 10-foot Coax Cable
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- Author: Steven
- Created at : 2024-09-09 06:58:51
- Updated at : 2024-09-10 06:58:51
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