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Consumer Reports: HD antennas put to the test

Consumer Reports: HD antennas put to the test
WEBVTT STILL ON THE MARKET TODAY. TOM: PEOPLE ARE STILL USING ANTENNAS. CONSUMER REPORTS TESTED THE LATEST INDOOR MODELS. ZACK DITCHED CABLE NEARLY EIGHT YEARS AGO. HE BOUGHT A TV ANTENNA AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. >> MOST OF THE TIME IT COMES IN FINE IN THE PICTURE IS EXTREMELY CLEAR. TONI: THAT INCLUDES LOCAL NEWS OR HIS FAVORITE LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOWS. PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING WAS THERE AND I DON’T HAVE TO PAY EXTRA FOR IT. TONI: CONSUMER REPORTS RECENTLY TESTED 10 INDOOR ANTENNAS, TESTING THEM AND 10 LOCATIONS. ACROSS THE BOARD, THE WINDOW LOCATION LOOKS BEST. WHILE ANTENNAS COME IN A VARIETY OF SHAPES, THE DESIGN ISN’T AS IMPORTANT AS WHERE YOU LIVE AND WHAT YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY. >> IF YOU LIVE IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA OR IN THE CITY WERE THERE’S A LOT OF BUILDINGS THAT COULD OBSTRUCT THE SIGNALS, YOU MAY HAVE A TOUGHER TIME THAT SOMEONE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. TOM: FOR BEST RESULTS, JIM WILCOX SAYS PLACE THE ANTENNA HIGH OR IN AN UPSTAIRS ROOM OR ATTIC POSSIBLE TRY A FEW DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND RESCANNED TO SEE WERE YOU GET THE MOST CHANNELS. IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED IN GETTING GREAT RECEPTION, TRY SOME OTHER MODELS. >> WORK WITH A RETAILER THAT HAS A RETURN POLICY BECAUSE NOT EVERY ANTENNAS GOING TO DO WELL IN YOUR HOUSE. THE OVER THE AIR IMAGE MAY EVEN BE CLEARER SINCE IT IS LESS COMPRESSED THEM WHAT YOU GET ON CABLE. DEIR
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Consumer Reports: HD antennas put to the test
Consumer Reports tests HD antennas and shares tips to get the best reception.

Consumer Reports tests HD antennas and shares tips to get the best reception.

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