Comments about Antennas Direct Antennas Direct Lacrosse-A HDTV Antenna:

First, I would like to preface these comments by saying I know next to nothing about electronics or antennas but I can program my own VCR with lots of time and the book of course. The Lacrosse-A Antenna is a great value for the money. In Feb of 09 analog, over-the-air, TV will cease to be broadcast and many people are having to change their TVs and the way these TVs receive signals. I live in a rural community that depends on Satellite TV but do not receive my local channels. Over-the-air analog is horrible at my location. Only two station can be received at about 50% and 80% while the rest are at 20% or less reception. This year I bought my first HDTV and a variety of antennas to receive over-the-air HDTV and none worked. Even the converter box with a indoor HDTV antenna only produce one HDTV channel and the two analog channels. I searched for a solution and came to the Lacrosse. This antenna pulled the HDTV stations in from my area just great. Even the analog stations came in reasonably well. I went from my two to twenty stations. (Analog will never be able to compare to digital) So for my money and I spent around [$] [...] and replacement insurance for a unit that works as advertised and looks really good along side my dish setups. I only have one suggestion for the developers of this unit that might be taken into consideration when developing any upgrades to this antenna: The power for the amplifier is one of those large brick plugs instead of a regular plug. I would suggest that the amplifier be placed somewhere other then where it plugs into the wall. This unit is outside and must be protected from the weather but it takes up the entire covered outlet and I am unable to use the plug for anything else. If on the other hand you where to make the power supply in such a manner as to have the brick somewhere in the line and a regular plug then homeowners, like my self, could add other components like a signal booster for long cable runs. Just a thought.

Comments about Antennas Direct Antennas Direct Lacrosse-A HDTV Antenna:

Im not sure if I have the antenna pointed in a good direction. I cannot pick up as many channels as I asumed I would have, and the ones I do get are not as clear as I thought they would be. I have tried pointing it in many directions but nothing helps.