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RCA has just announced four flat antennas to boost TV signals and reception.
There’s a lot of buzz about the DTV transition. What there hasn’t been is a lot of cool looking products. Does everything have to be a box?
Apparently not. RCA has flattened its new RCA Flat Multi-Directional Digital TV Antenna—like a pancake. The line is designed to tackle “multipath” problems caused by bouncing signals, as well as manage over-saturated signals from typical antenna amplifiers.
“Our new line is the result of an 18-month development effort to improve antenna reception of notoriously finicky digital TV signals, which are either perfectly received and tuned by a TV or converter box, or the signals break up and make TV unwatchable,” said Lou Lenzi, Audiovox’s senior VP of product development. “Viewers need to make sure their home over-the-air Digital TV setup includes an antenna designed to best receive the new signals that broadcasters are now sending. Our Flat Antenna lineup has an antenna for every situation.”
One of the new models is the RCA ANT1400 ($29.99). Measuring 8-by-9 inches, the unit packs the same technology as your bulky rabbit ears, but into a compact, wide frequency range VHF/UHF rectangular design. Another is the RCA Smart Indoor Antenna ANT2000 ($100), which uses a special set-top converter box interface for precise reception. There’s also the RCA ANT1450 ($45) and the RCA ANT1550 ($80), a pair of low-noise signal amplifiers that promise boosted signals and better reception.
All four flatties are shipping now. They are joining RCA’s original RCA Flat Multi-Directional Digital TV Antenna, which made its debut this summer.
Just Bought this from walmart . i am not very happy with the reception chanels keep breaking up . going to return it
Well, I just bought the Ant1450 tonight and so far it is pretty darn good. You have to consider my reception situation which is in the first floor of a 3 floor apt building facing east. However, I am surrounded by trees and hills and mountains (I am in Boone, NC in the NC mountains). The nearest TV transmitters are actually 30 miles away from Johnson City, TN but I have never had any luck receiving those. I live in a hole basically. However, with this antenna and with it set outside on a box outside the door to my apt I can receive at least 3 decent signals from GreensoboroWinston-Salem without much trouble. A couple of them fade in and out some but you must understand I am getting these 2 or 3 reliably out of 5 from Greensboro/Winston-Salem from over 100 miles away. It is important to not that all 5 stations that do work are all in nearly the same location south of Greensboro and some of them are on the same tower. For instance, I cannot get WUNL 26 from Winston or WXII 12 from Winston but I can easily get ABC/45, WCWG/20, sometimes Fox 8 and a spanish station on the same tower with ABC/45 and Fox 8. I’d say thats pretty good for a small flat panel antenna picking out signals from well over 100 miles away! Granted I had to adjust the antenna and find just the right spot. I bring the antenna inside when not in use.
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