the best hdtv antena?

Answer 1

I agree with mimalmo. It all depends on your environment. Don't be fooled by antenna ads that state the antenna is a digital antenna.....ain't so.....an antenna is a device to gather rf energy at it's resonant frequency......doesn't matter if it's am,fm,wfm,pm, or a digital mode. The good thing about the digital signal used in hdtv is that it's either there or not as far as being received. With standard broadcast and a poor signal you seen snow,ghosting,skewed video and all other sorts of bad picture. You won't see a bad pic digital video as long as the signal path is good. That's from the source to your eyes and all in between. Good direct path for your antenna to "see" or capture it's signal....good feedline from the antenna to your receiver and maybe consider a mast mounted pre-amplifier to increase the signal gain....especially if you are distant to the transmitter or choose a smaller footprint antenna. Good cables from the receiver (cable box,satelite box,a/v receiver etc...
Just look around at antennas available to you and compare their specs....Browse the links I've listed below. The first one at home theater magazine will probably help you the most.......
Good Luck!
Mike

Answer 2

All HD signals are in the UHF spectrum so, any antenna will be good for HD reception as long as it has a UHF element. How large of an antenna you need depends upon tuner strength in your HD tuner, distance to the broadcast tower, buildings, trees and hills in the signal path, where the antenna is placed in your home, etc.