• Reviews around reception (3.98 of 5)

    ClearStream 2V Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna with Mount - 60 Mile Range

    • the reception I get with this antenna is great.
    • During rainy weather the reception is not as good
    • Reception is outstanding
    • Frustrating...I purchased this extension because I thought it would help to improve my OTA reception.
    • I cut the very very very basic cable service I have and while I don't have as many channels as I had before I am getting great reception (80-90% HD).
    • We installed the antenna in our attic and we now receive all of the over the air channels available in our area with great reception.
    • if you live near a major city or within 40 miles or live on relativity flat country you should be able to use this antenna and get great results if you live like I do on the fringe area with hills and ridges you may not get great reception
    • Decent reception for now.
    • good reception big unit
    • I later installed a Wineguard LNA 200 amplifier to improve the reception of one of the local channels
    • and we get great reception on all four tv sets in the house
    • I did pick up 8 or 9 stations, however, the reception was not reliable, and limited choice was not enough to allow me to break away from cable.
    • Amazingly clear HD quality reception with local channels
    • Happy with this, gets great reception when other cheaper models didnt work
    • I only installed this today, so I cannot speak to durability of the antenna, but the set up was easy and the reception is great
    • It is only 37 miles away and the reception for it is undependable at best
    • Perfect TV reception for free.
    • Provides great reception especially for PBS.
    • Reception is good for most stations, jaggy on some, worse during heavy rain.
    • Reception is awesome!
    • Very good reception
    • Using this method, the Clearstream antenna feeds multiple Tvs with great reception
    • After installation, adjusting the position, and autoprogramming, I got about 140 channels and would not loose reception at all!
    • I might get better reception with this, but so far I do not get as many channels as I did with the paper like
    • Reception at times with the Channelmaster would cause a loss of signal due to movement of people in my house and large objects outside my house moving between the TV antennae and the signals being received.
    • Better reception, more channels and the cost of the antenna seemed reasonable.
    • I like how this antenna is small, yet still gets great reception
    • But, I added the tuner with all the cable connections first (replacing the dish splitter) and it was much better reception, and adding the preamp made it even better, so I kept both.
    • Excellent reception, 120 channels.
    • Excellent product, clear reception
    • Was looking to improve reception at a cabin in Northern Minnesota.
    • This antenna was easy to assemble and install, and we get very good reception.
    • Great HD reception on CBS, NBC and Fox.
    • In fact it gets as good reception sitting indoors on one of my speakers next to my tv, as did my giant old ugly spider thing on a towering pole above the roof
    • Crystal clear, uninterrupted reception.
    • I now get about 50 chanels with great reception.
    • I've had it for a year now and good good to great reception/All antenna based transmission is subject to weather and
    • Picked up 50+ channels (lot of em garbage but with clear reception) without even fine tuning it
    • I get crystal clear reception with no cutting out!
    • For less than $100, I get a great reception on all major channels.
    • I was really surprised how great the reception is.
    • You will need a compass and there are several websites to help you determine the correct heading for best reception.
    • Reception is also great
    • Arrived promptly, easy to understand directions, great reception...let the savings begin!
    • All tv's have great reception now
    • An antenna mounted on the roof would give us the best reception and I would be able to run the signal to all of our TVs using the existing coaxial cables
    • I installed this antenna in the attic; reception is good at least double what the leaf style antenna was giving me
    • I always have trouble getting any kind of decent reception.
    • Fantastic reception
    • Very good reception, used with 3tvs, no complaints.
    • Point your antenna at your towers, it's that simple to get great OTA reception.
    • The reception was spectacular
    • Sure enough, by manually adding channels, I had excellent reception on all available OTA channels with the exception of CBS 2.1 (the only VHF channel in Chicago - most Chicago area folks have trouble getting CBS via OTA signal, so I didn't fault the antenna for this in my star rating).Like an idiot, I called the Antennas Direct Helpline again to see if I could get some advice on picking up CBS
    • And the stations I did pick up had such poor reception each was impossible to watch other than FOX.Don't waste your money on this crap
    • But this reception is spotty.
    • The channels do lose reception at times
    • I am in a bad reception area at least 50 miles from towers, so my old window antenna no longer works.
    • Reception at both is good.
    • I bought the $100 Antennas Direct CV2...it works but the reception is spotty...and fiddle fiddle fiddle constantly...rescan rescan rescan.
    • Emergency battery powered TV in storm shelter increased from weak 4 channels to strong 10 channel reception.
    • Both DB4 and 2V do well with strong UHF channels, but the 2V's superior VHF reception really made the difference for me
    • I get the best reception by putting it on a soft padded swivel chair that I can now no longer use because this antenna is so large and reception would be affected if the chair had any movement
    • Good signal, lots of channels, best reception we've had in years!
    • If you cannot get good reception with an indoor antenna, you cannot go wrong with this
    • Clear reception on all major network channels (NBC, CBS, ABC & FOX)
    • It didn't really change anything and it is mostly worse reception.
    • Cut the cable - phenomenal reception and product
    • I live 40 miles from transmission station and have excellent reception, HD crystal clear.
    • And the reception is great.
    • I went through a few different indoor antennas (I'm only 20 miles from the towers), but was unable to get satisfactory reception with them
    • I live in Carrollton Texas and I get great reception
    • Great reception from 45 miles out.
    • I can only imagine how solid the reception will be when I mount it in my attic, 25-30 feet up
    • I will be roof mounting it in the spring and look forward to even stronger signal reception.
    • The one that came originally was too short which also gave poor reception .
    • I live in a medium sized city, but not big enough for good TV reception
    • Great reception.
    • This purchase has given us great reception for a bunch of channels and it has worked well for many months now
    • After going through TV's automatic channel setup, I found I was getting fantastic reception on about 60 channels.
    • Better reception than I expected from way out in the country.
    • Bought a coaxial cable to get the antenna close to the window for better reception
    • I thought initially that because it was so low to the ground the reception wouldn't be great
    • Works well and has great reception
    • The reception is better than I expected and the picture quality is great.
    • I get clear reception, HD is amazing
    • I got as good or better reception with my rabbit ears
    • Long Range UHF/VHF Indoor/Outdoor antenna is not amplified and provides better reception than my previous amplified antenna.
    • We are lucky to live in an area with good reception, but as renters we lacked the options to do serious installations.
    • I moved it once to achieve this great reception
    • We have been using a huge antenna in our attic area for many years, We mounted this much more compact unit on our chimney and our reception is much better
    • Great channel reception from about 35-40 miles away.
    • We are now able to bring in all the major channels with great reception.
    • We are very happy with the antenna - works just as advertised, even in our area, which is known for bad signal reception.
    • Great reception - I'm getting an incredible number of channels using this antenna indoors clipped to a floor lamp, 14 miles from the broadcasts
    • Great reception in the Bay area (in three different homes, including an attic)
    • Consistent reception comes from Youngstown channels 27, 33, and 45
    • If you live in a fair to good reception area this will probably serve your needs either in the tv room or in the attic
    • Got good reception despite the long runs
    • I bought one of these from walmart two years ago, this antenna paired with an amplifier and a 30 foot poll gets the best reception
    • Beautiful reception
    • Mush better reception than the large name brand antenna on my house which also has a booster
    • But if you plan to use it to power more than 1 TV, or you live in a area that doesn't have the best line-of-sight exposure to nearby TV towers, take some time to read what others have done, and your chances of getting really good TV reception, go way up.
    • This thing was easy to install and gets great reception
    • excellent reception
    • Unfortunately the ideal reception direction pointed the antenna straight toward the neighbors two-story brick
    • I was using a traditional rooftop-style antenna on the rafters in my garage and received excellent reception, but I wanted to reduce the space used when I put up drywall, so I bought this
    • This antenna worked like a champ and I now get perfect reception
    • Great reception.
    • Poor reception; frames freezing up.
    • Really good reception
    • So, give this little guy a try, and if there is still better reception to be desired put a cheap/high performance preamp on it, like a RCA preamp; if more performance is wanted you will have to mount it higher
    • I tried indoor antennas, and even though I live in a major metropolitan area, I couldn't get a decent reception
    • I live in a difficult area for good reception.
    • It helps me get better reception--from my 45 mile distance
    • Fortunately, the reception was great, so I don't have to mount outside.
    • It does not give great reception, either, unless your tv is next to a window
    • It didn't get great reception just because of all the low level obstructions
    • Since signals are North South, it is easy to orient this antenna for the best reception of the local channels
    • We might look into purchasing an amplifier because we're still experiencing some spotty reception for channel 5.
    • This antenna works very well in a my difficult reception area
    • My Samsung HDTV indicates super power bar reception with just a slight turn of the antenna.
    • I am located 40 miles from the towers and this antenna provides perfect reception, I would recomend it to anyone.
    • Very good reception.
    • This one picks up maybe 3 or 4 others but the reception is bad.
    • Great reception and easy to use
    • This gets great reception for
    • In the attic, it is covered by the roof and it appears to be good reception.
    • After many years of struggling with trying to find a decent antenna, this one has finally given me near perfect reception, with just some minor breakup of signal depending on the weather conditions.
    • Downtown Orlando neighborhood area known for difficult NBC(2/11digital) reception
    • Even my 3D Sony TV has fabulous reception!If you are looking for this type of antenna I wouldn't hesitate to purchase
    • Put this up on my roof - easy install, directions sufficient (could have been a bit more detailed) - and got good reception for local channels along with more channels I hadn't realized were out there
    • I'm close enough to most of the broadcast towers in my area that reception isn't a problem, but there are a couple important channels (CBS and ABC) whose towers are farther out, and I was frequently losing the signal in less than ideal weather
    • In fact, reception was even MORE unreliable than what I could normally get from the Mohu
    • Much better reception than the set top antennas I had been trying to use prior to this purchase.
    • I get rock solid reception, at least in clear to cloudy weather (we haven't had any storms since I got it).
    • I highly recommend purchasing this antenna if you live in a poor reception area or 60 plus miles from the towers.
    • once the atmosphere settles down, I should get rock solid steady reception on all 14 channels.
    • Easy install; great reception, immediate improvement for channel images.
    • Great reception and easy to install.
    • great reception, much better picture qualities.
    • Then, the reception became marginal.
    • As the title says, great reception for UHF and VHF signals.
    • We did receive about 23 channels, however, the reception where I live is sporadic at best
    • I'd been using a similar ClearStream antenna that lacked the UHF/VHF dipole for about a year, and read that upgrading to this model would give me better reception.... and it really did.
    • Happy with this, gets great reception when other cheaper models didnt work
    • The antenna installation was simple, it is about 50 miles from the stations and has great reception without an amplifier
    • Once I did that, reception was rock solid, and it worked far better than any other antenna I had tried
    • Our reception was way worse with this set up than with my ancient antenna
    • So, I finally broke down and purchased this antenna to give us better reception.
    • Getting more than 30 channels now, with good clear digital reception
    • Allows tuner to maintain steady reception for 56.
    • Quality if the antenna was good and reception was very good when aimed near the direction of the TV station wanted
    • I could get absolutely no solid reception for VHF-hi stations 8 (PBS), 11 (CBS) or
    • Great reception
    • It is so much smaller than the massive antenna I had mounted outside and is getting as good or better reception.
    • We are about 45 miles from the TV transmitters and we get excellent reception.
    • With the antenna just propped up on the chair we got superb reception for several hours with no pixelation or drop outs of any kind
    • I use this with 2 SiliconDust HDHomeRun DUAL High Definition Digital TV Tuner HDHR3-US (Black) and the reception on ALL 4 tuners is amazing and consistent
    • I purchased one from Walmart and one from Radioshack and had to take both of them back due to poor reception
    • In my experience the antenna is reasonably omnidirectional, although pointing in a certain direction might improve reception, I was able to achieve excellent results just by getting the antenna high on my roof
    • Most were good reception but some pixeled and would go signal
    • We have it hung temporarily on our screened porch, which gives amazingly clear reception... unless the wind blows.
    • Easy to install, hooked it into my old cable lines and receive great reception on three TVs.
    • GREAT RECEPTION!
    • Fortunately our old cable box is on the same side of the house that I needed to mount the antenna for best reception.
    • I rarely get poor reception and when that happens, it's brief.
    • Great reception in our area!
    • The reception is very good and no pixelation
    • If you have a home built in the last couple years you may not get decent reception in attic due to the "Tech Shield" material used on the ceiling insulation.
    • It is a little awkward, and I'm still working with it to get the best reception from as many stations as possible.
    • This costs 2-3 times more, and honestly I get better signal reception across the board with the cheap $15 leaf style antenna
    • After a few tries at finding the right spot in my house, I have not had to move the antenna and it always gives great reception.
    • Not sure what the reason is, but some channels in the SF Bay Area like NBC get poor reception during some parts of the day and is okay at other times.
    • If you are in the Phoenix metropolitan area and put this on your roof (or eave as I did) you will get crystal clear reception, just point it at South Mountain
    • The reception with this antenna is incredible
    • Great reception
    • We are able to get excellent television reception and have no need to pay for satellite or cable.
    • We're getting great reception from stations up to 24.4 miles away
    • Product is reasonable price, provides really good reception for the size and has a unique style that looks sharp on the roof.
    • 5 Stars indeed!I have to admit that I was very skeptical about the reception quality and the ease of assembly given the looks of the pieces altogether
    • I had basically lost reception on NBC with my old antenna
    • Better reception than we've ever had.
    • I live about 20 miles from Cincinnati and even though the antenna is laying on the ground on the side of my house (I'm going to install a post and mount the antenna to that once the ground is unfrozen) I'm getting all local channels in perfect HD with no pixilating or poor reception.
    • My husband had to move it once for better reception but after that we have had no problems.
    • I live outside of DC west of Dulles Airport and TV reception was bad before the digital switchover but the antennas weren’t too good
    • Also, at times a few of the channels that I wanted to watch would loose reception and would come in and out
    • The reception is so much better than the rabbit ears that we'll be keeping the Antennas Direct.
    • Amazing reception for an antenna this small!
    • I am not using the mast, instead using an old fashioned clothes hanger with clips for pants to hang the antenna near a window in the best place for clear reception
    • Reception is fantastic, especially on the VHF band (100% strength on all VHF stations)
    • After trying a couple of different indoor antennas, i still had very poor reception at my house
    • My quest for a decent TV antenna reception is a work in progress
    • having "Roku" helps alot, when the antenna does not gets proper reception, netflix, amazon or hulu do the treak, but the main thing is that no more cable bill, is nice to go to the mailbox and no cable ripp off bill
    • Previous to this I tried a cheap "30-mile" amplified RCA antenna from Walmart, but had poor reception quality and it's amplifier power supply went dead in 2 days.
    • I don't blame my reception problems on the antenna, I live in a bad reception area (in a valley about 45 miles from the city and TV stations).
    • Moved 15 miles further away using this much smaller antenna and have excellent reception.
    • the RCA antenna performed better than my old Mohu, the reception was still far too unreliable for me to use it as a longterm solution
    • I am looking to add one to our home, would prefer the double loops for best reception
    • I live 35 miles from most sources and the reception is very clean
    • However, the reception is excellent
    • Gets excellent UHF and VHF reception of all area channels.3
    • The reception is BETTER than my DIRECTV-(in which i am cancelling)
    • Works as advertised with crystal clear reception
    • The reception with it is much weaker, and I can't get several channels at all that were clear before
    • They worked OK for the most part, but too often we had to play with their positioning in order to get adequate reception on some channels.
    • in crystal clear reception with no pixelating or choppiness.
    • The area she lives in has poor reception and prior to installing this antenna it picked up 16 channels just inside her home
    • Even though the line-of-sight picture clearly shows I'm pointing right at my rear fence and any number of trees and bushes not to mention the other houses in this neighborhood, the reception has been flawless
    • Excellent reception and sturdy design.
    • I get 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHANNELS - but even then the reception is hit and miss...
    • I tried a $20 antenna at home, which gave me unstable reception because the floors shake when I or the neighbors upstairs walk around
    • The design of this antenna is pretty good for difficult urban/suburban reception, but results can be inconsistent or quirky without ideal "high and clear" placement (this is true of most antennas).
    • I got better reception with a very inexpensive antennae
    • If you need UHF and VHF and have fairly good reception in general, I think this is the best antenna out there.
    • great reception and picture, I mounted mine on the roof.
    • Yes, the CS2V has a wide enough reception area that WVIZ comes in quite well.
    • Excellent reception for all OTA channels
    • I live in a difficult reception area.
    • ACTUALLY PROPPED UP IN THE ATTIC FACING RECEPTION AREA AND GETTING A VERY CLEAR TV RECEPTION ON TWO TVS
    • Great reception at a great price
    • This little antenna, mounted on a ten foot pole gets us great reception on all the important broadcast channels with transmitters located about 10 miles away.
    • I get great reception most of the time (weather and time of day have an effect, but that's not the antenna's fault)
    • I'm within 30 miles of nearly all local stations and still have a very poor reception on several channels.
    • My broadcasts are west-northwest of me, and I had to point it west-southwest for best reception.
    • I also installed one of these for my lady friend who lives about 10 miles closed to the broadcast towers, and, not surprisingly, her reception on all channels is great as well.
    • Nonetheless, I get excellent reception with this antenna!
    • Clear streams quality is very good as far as reception very clear stations I picked up about 85 stations the only down
    • I bought this to get better reception of the over the air channels in my area
    • While it says that it is designed for high VHF, it also says it is has "excellent UHF" reception as well
    • Excellent reception.
    • Pull stations sixty plus miles away with great reception
    • Good reception.
    • Antenna is great and we get good reception.
    • I get good reception of most of the channels in Washington DC, and can even get the PBS stations in Baltimore if the conditions are right
    • Excellent reception
    • It is amazing how much better reception I get with this antenna compared to the last large roof top antenna I used to have before I went with Dish TV
    • Amazing antenna assembled n's installed in 20 minutes I am 40 miles from the big city and get great hd reception beats paying brighthouse
    • I mounted the ClearStream outside a window and pointed it in the general direction of the towers and have had great reception since.
    • Reception can be a bit sketchy if you are in a rural area like we were.
    • This undoubtedly is responsible for my good reception
    • So, the challenge in getting decent reception hasn't been distance but the fact that my immediate area is very hilly with lots of very large trees and massive retaining walls that interrupt signals of many kinds
    • Although multi-directional, noticed better reception when oriented in certain way and difficult to aim given its design
    • Excellent reception.
    • but I get very good reception with relatively few interruptions of broadcast signals.
    • It took a bit of trial and error to get all the channels and the best reception.
    • This antenna had excellent HD reception from a wall in the basement which is about 20 miles from the transmission point.
    • Reception is a bit better, but not stellar.
    • really great reception /picks up channels from 50 to 75 miles from my home/easy to install and durable
    • That would hurt your reception
    • The reception is better than any other antenna we have ever had
    • Awesome reception strength, on BOTH UHF and VHF frequencies
    • Once I did that, reception was rock solid, and it worked far better than any other antenna I had tried
    • But now with digital signals I wondered I if things were better
    • Amazing!I added a $23