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RCA ANT501 HDTV Antenna Reviews


RCA ANT501 antenna reviews: 10
RCA ANT501 average rating: 2.7

Excellent 2 reviews
Good 2 reviews
Average 1 reviews
Poor 1 reviews
Very Poor 4 reviews
RCA ANT501 antenna

Band: VHF/UHF
Placement: Indoor
Amplifier: Yes
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RCA ANT501 Review #0
Rating: 4 (good) Nickname: tom h Date: 2007-02-26
Summary: Pick-ups great signals in the Los Angeles area.
I originally bought the RCA-301 model from Best Buy for about $30 and returned it after a day. I have a Dish Network 622 HD DVR and subscribe to the local channels. But Dish only provides the 4 major networks in HD (not The CW, UPN, etc..) so I decided to add a HD antenna. The RCA-301 only picked up two VHF channels at about 63-68 signal strength (I'm 25 miles from the main towers). After taking it back and upgrading to the RCA-501 I now get all local channel except NBC. I'm sure if I screwed with the antenna angle a little bit I would get that as well. So far the $20 upgrade was worth it, I'm getting signal strength between 78-88.


RCA ANT501 Review #1
Rating: 1 (very poor) Nickname: anonymous Date: 2008-03-06
Summary: Don't waste your money
I got 3 channels with this antenna and 2 had bad signal. I then moved antenna outside and it picked up more channels but not much better signal. I live 18 miles from the stations and this is advertised to work better. I returned this bad antenna to the store. Buy the DB4 outdoor antenna or the DB2 and use inside. You will like these better.


RCA ANT501 Review #2
Rating: 5 (excellent) Nickname: anonymous Date: 2008-02-22
Summary: Hit or Miss (Hit for me)
OTA HD is either a hit or miss. For me this was a huge hit. Great reception and I live about 20 - 35 miles away too. I highly reccomend if you live in Houston. Very fast shipping. A+++


RCA ANT501 Review #3
Rating: 1 (very poor) Nickname: anonymous Date: 2007-10-17
Summary: This is a terrible product
Plain and Simple: This product is terrible if you live in an apartment building in a city. I bought $5 rabbit ears that worked 100 times better.


RCA ANT501 Review #4
Rating: 1 (very poor) Nickname: anonymous Date: 2007-02-13
Summary: Review of RCA ANT501 UHF/VHF/FM Amplified Indoor Antenna
Conventional rabbit ears with aluminum foil worked better! Save your money!


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