GE 24769 Outdoor Antenna for Digital HDTV Futura

by GE

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 6.8 x 9.2 inches ; 1.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0026SSAOM
• Item model number: 24769
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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  • #7 in Electronics > Televisions & Video > Satellite Television > Antennas

Product Description

The Futura Outdoor TV Antenna is specially designed for digital terrestrial broadcasting reception.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great investment, July 29, 2010

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D. R. Blair - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE 24769 Outdoor Antenna for Digital HDTV Futura (Electronics)

This item should be mounted on top of your home or on a long pole. A neighbor mounted one on a small pole and receives 20 channels. I mounted mine on a tall pole and after hooking up the cable and pluging it in, I had my TV digital tv preform a scan and I got 50 plus stations right here in good old Danville, VA. I have been upset at Comcast raising my cable bill each year and telling me that I was getting a deal.
I researched and found that this small gem is perfect for what I wanted. FREE TV! I get NBC,ABC,FOX,CW, ION,3 PBS STATIONS and about ten HD channels that Comcast Digital starter will only provide if you rent their box! I found that Cable on shows can be located on line and I am now hooked on FREE TV! I am going to save my monthly cable bill money for something better!

Be warned that you will need to buy the cable and the pole. Most hardware stores will have the steel pole. Walmart, radio shack, Target or Kmart carry the extra cable. The signal booster is built in and a simple hook up is included. A great investment to save what I am each year now (822. a year)SEE YA DONT WANT TO BE YA CABLE COMPANY!!!

Great!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It really works, September 26, 2010

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Kenneth Detweiler (Hampton, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE 24769 Outdoor Antenna for Digital HDTV Futura (Electronics)

This really works, unlike the piece of crap I bought previously at a "big box" store (the fact that they all looked like they had been returned was a good hint). I'm getting about 25 DTV channels with the antenna in my attic. It's also feeding my FM tuner through a splitter. No more fuzzy interference when people walk around in the room! It works slightly better on the roof, haven't tried a pole mount yet but I probably will. The built in amplifier makes a huge difference. The video is at least as good as cable, which I have canceled, and the audio is better. With cable (no converter box) using the tuner in my plasma TV the audio would drop out momentarily about once a minute. It doesn't do that with the GE antenna. I like that it's powered through the coax, so the power supply is at the TV end. Warning: It won't work properly if you have a splitter or signal booster between the power supply and the antenna.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Location, Location, Location, December 29, 2010

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Carnegie (SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GE 24769 Outdoor Antenna for Digital HDTV Futura (Electronics)

We purchased one of these thinking of using it indoors in front of high windows above our TV. Reception was unacceptable, so we attached it outdoors using the cable from the satellite dish the antenna was replacing. After much experimentation, the best location proved to be in front of an attic vent at the peak of the roof (the screen on the vent appears to add reflection). Changes in orientation made a significant difference in signal strength, so take time to tweak. Now we get the 4 networks, PBS, MYTV and other local offerings. All this for less than one month's satellite bill.