Product Description

50 dB, Amplified Indoor UHF/VHF/FM/HDTV Antenna, Superior High Definition, Features Scientifically Tuned For Optimum Performance Over UHF Band, Flat Panel UHF Loop That Vastly Improves UHF Performance Over Conventional Loop Type, Perfect For Both Todays Analog Reception & The Futures Digital TV, Fine Tuning Adjustment For UHF & VHF, 50 dB Amplification, Modern & Contemporary Design.

Product Details

• Brand: Philips
• Model: MANT510
• Dimensions: 9.00" h x 12.00" w x 6.00" l, 2.62 pounds

Features

• Adjustable gain with LED signal level monitor
• Unique designed UHF panel array for superior analog and DTV reception
• Swivels and tilts for best signal alignment
• A/B switch, heavy chrome plated 44¿ dipoles

Customer Reviews

Good Indoor HDTV Antenna
Purchased the Philips High Performance Amplified Indoor Uhf/Vhf/Fm/HDTV Antenna for use with a Philips HDTV. The combo works great in a fringe application, especially for digital reception (more digital channels & better reception than for analog). The 50db amplification feature is very useful, helpful, and effective. Without the amp the TV/antenna combo would be a good paperweight in my location. The antenna initially sent was nonfunctional. It's replacement worked as described above. The return/exchange process went smoothly.

I couldn't make this antenna work. I sent it back for a refund.
I bought this antenna to try to get over-the-air high-definition channels. The antenna could not get enough of a signal from any high-def channel. The technical support person said that the trees around my house could be the problem. So, I sent the antenna back for a refund.

Overrated
We do not have cable so the switch to digital signals and an ancient television led us to purchase a new HDTV. The reception on the new television was terrible so I purchased this Philips high performance antenna. The instruction warned in red that I should be sure that the television was not set for cable reception but for antenna reception. The default on the new television was cable, which I had not known, so I corrected that. The antenna brought in all but two stations very well, but the two that were receiving "no signal" were CBS and NBC! I called Philips and the guy at the desk said I should move the antenna two or three feet to improve reception for those stations--not adjust the "ears" but move the unit. I did and picked up signals for CBS and NBC, but the other stations were comprised considerably. Moving the unit back and forth everytime I changed channels did not seem a good solution so I decided to return the unit. I then connected my old antenna back up: Eureka: excellent reception, far better than I received with the Philips designated "high definition antenna." I had not received good reception before with this antenna because the television had been set for cable reception.

The FCC says there is no need to buy an HDTV antenna. I have read there is no difference between HD antennas and traditional ones. My experience would seem to bear this out.

Oh, my old antenna is something called an "antenna enhancer" and does not look like an antenna at all. I bought it about 20 years ago.
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