LavaElectronics HD-468 Indoor HDTV Antenna

I know somebody that can not afford cable right now, so i bought this for them hoping that they can get some free TV. i read other reviews and thought they were probably stretching the truth a little. i did a lot of research on expensive and inexpensive and decided on this one. It claimed it was 1080hp picture quality, witch i did not believe and i would probably get channels 2 through 13 and i would be ok with it. Once we hooked it up and adjusted the TV to air antenna and programmed the TV to locate available channels on air antenna we turned it on and moved the Lava around and the antennas around, just playing with it to see what the TV likes best. I have to say i was very impressed, we received 40 channels and could get others if we moved it around for even more. the most impressive thing was the picture quality, i am used to the old rabbit ears from when i was a kid and all you got was Mexican channels and a lot of snow and hiss sounds. The HD channels on this thing looked better than my cable companys HD quality. This is a no brainer for the price, for the money dollar for dollar best thing i ever bought. FOR SURE!

I have had this for nearly 2 months. I can not say anything good about the unit other than unit arrived promptly. That was the extent of the good news.The reason I purchased was partly reviews and the power (super low noise amplifier) that supposedly would enhance the signal. I know where the HD towers are located in Denver. Knowing this the antenna features with the list price seemed worth the cost.Ok what is wrong. The manual shows only hook up. The instructions on the outside of box. They consist of how to hook up the antenna. Being on first floor of building I thought the the power would help. Being on sale was a plus.Lets see, I never found any value in the super low noise amplifier. It was totally insensitive. In fact I got most channels without the power on. It never helped with weak signal. If signal breaking up using amplifier did not help. When using power it showed no indication that was helping except red light came on (wow) and as you turned power knob it got brighter green. When relocating the only thing we have gotten is frustration.On the amplifier power feature. I said only lights. Well if you move the power knob, pause about 10 seconds you may get changed results. It takes time to adjust. It is not automatic as you turn power. MUST pause for about 10 seconds to see if any change. This was main reason to buy and feature has no value that I could ascertain in 2 months use.Then one of the ears broke off today. The metal used on the ears is really thin cheap. I guess since still getting most channels we do watch, I will go buy cheap antenna. I could over 2 months discover any added value for the super low noise amplifier. Maybe is some information were provided it would have been helpful. If you have good clear line of sight probably do not need the super low noise amplifier. I get same reception now with one ear. Make your choice but I can not recommend this unit at all.

This antennae was very easy to connect. The reception has improved and static has decreased. However I still am not able to receive a couple of local channels. This is disappointing. I was hoping this antennae could solve all my issues.

It enhances my original stations and surprisingly as I was scanning the channels when connecting it to my bedroom TV it picked an additional channel that is about a hundred miles away and that additional channel is as clear as the original channels. I do not know how that is possible and to my knowledge there is no re-transmitter of that station in the area I live.I also added an old TV indoor antenna to it as there is an input port on it. Now my TV works like a regular cabled TV which by the way I only watch before going to bed or during the weekend.

I live in the suburbs of major city (~25 miles from center) and this antenna gets clear signal from the three to four major and the direct sales channels (like QVC), but is not reliable for the secondary and non-national offerings. It is not nearly as powerful as the more expensive RCA and Terk flat devices with amplifiers. However, the missing stations are not one's I watch often.

This is what it is as they say. Pretty cheap in price as well as materials, it nonetheless has given me an extra 10 - 25 stations over what my RadioShack antenna was giving me (to be fair, I currently have them connected to one another but it is when the Lava's amplification knob is on that I get the better reception). Now there are a couple of cable channels I'd like to have (HBO, H2, AMC, a few others) but I get all I need to be entertained including the major networks plus some pretty offbeat channels showing stuff like 6 Million Dollar Man and 70s Blaxpoitation flicks! Unfortunately reception varies, but that is largely because I'm surrounded by apartment buildings.My one big complaint is the non-detachable cord that connects to the TV is about 36 inches, meaning you can't move the antenna around much at all, or replace it with a longer cord.

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I had to return this product. I used to have another Antenna ( HomeWorX HW110AN ) that I bought it from Amazon for less than $9.Its receiving power (gain) was only 5 dB without any booster/amplifier. I did receive some HD channels with very high quality but I had difficultly receiving stations in longer distances. That's why I purchased Lava HD-468 which claims it has up to 36 dB gain and 50 miles range.I installed it, turned on the amplifier and set it to the max, tried it in different locations and directions, and each time I ran auto-scan on my TV. Surprisingly, It was not powerful enough to add any new channels to what I was already receiving by using my previous $9 antenna. It was really disappointing.