Lava Omnipro HD-8008 Omni-Directional HDTV Antenna 360 Degree - Attic or Roof Mount TV Antenna for Clear Reception, 4K 1080P (HD-8008_FBA)

I visited several websites that map broadcast towers and your chances of receiving a signal from them. Most of them said I would receive marginal or no signal from the towers 41 miles away in Philadelphia. They also told me which direction I needed to point my antenna. I took a chance and bought this antenna anyway, based on the reviews. I installed it on my roof, grounded it appropriately, ran cable down to my TV, plugged it in and every channel from those towers came in crystal clear with no distortion. Now I have a tip for you. (Probably this is the reason for some of the negative reviews). If you are planning to use a splitter for multiple TVs, DO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS that come with the antenna. The power adapter must be installed in line BETWEEN the antenna and the splitter, not at the TV set as the instructions tell you. I figured that out after quite a bit of head scratching, thinking I had bad cable, bad splitter, bad karma, thinking I had made a terrible mistake in buying this, several trips up onto the roof to needlessly reposition the antenna, wondering why I had crystal clear signal the night before when I tested it on one TV, and had crappy to nonexistent signal the next day when I completed the wiring. Was it the clouds? Then the light bulb went off and viola... all is well. Crystal clear HD from the reportedly weakest signal channel. My old analog TV looks great too. (You will need to buy a digital to analog adapter for that). Full disclosure: I live on a hill. I'm sure that helps.

The previous TV antenna that I had on the roof was a ClearStream 4 Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna that was purchased several years ago at a local Best Buy. I bought it because it looked compact, and was made specifically for HD television reception vs. my old analog antenna. It did improve reception, and I wound up getting more channels in the Los Angeles metropolitan area (I’m in Orange County CA). The only problem that I had was with two channels. If the antenna was a little too far to the right I would get channel 7 KABC coming in fine, but then channel 4 KNBC would come in wonky/pixelated or not at all. The opposite would occur if I turned the antenna a little too far to the left. Channel 4 KNBC would come in fine, and then channel 7 KABC would be the problematic one. I could never find the sweet spot. Mount Wilson, which is located in Los Angeles County is where all of the television transmitters for the LA metro area are placed (excluding channel 24 KVCR). It is about 65 miles away. I thought, hey this is a pricey fancy HD antenna, with a 70 mile range, so I guess I’m screwed if even this antenna can’t get these two stations to come through at the same time. I even bought an amplifier and it didn’t really help.I was doing some work on the roof, so I decided to check if there were better antennas out there now. I wanted to purchase a new antenna with a more robust range than the ClearStream 4. I found the Lava Omnipro HD-8008 Omni-Directional HDTV Antenna. I researched the antenna online, and found that it is supposed to have a 125 mile range. I thought it would be nice to be able to set the antenna and forget it. I did just that. After installing the new antenna on the roof, and connecting the antenna to the included power inserter, and the power inserter to the TV, I did a rescan on the Phillips 47 inch TV in the living room, and was able to get more channels, and their sub-channels. Most of the new channels and sub-channels are foreign language such as Spanish, Vietnamese, and Korean. So, it’s definitely receiving the stations with transmitters on Mount Wilson. Thus it has a 65 mile range for sure.I now get channel 7 KABC and channel 4 KNBC at the same time without any pixelation problems. If your television has a really good tuner you will be able to pick up more channels with the antenna. I have a smaller Vizio model in one of the bedrooms, and it was able to pick up channel 6 KSFV-CD.The antenna was easy to install, but to be honest it feels cheap like if the wind were to knock it down it would break too easily. I would recommend installing it in a very overly secure manner if you are placing it outside vs in your attic. My old antenna pole was a bit wonky, so I purchased an extra clamp to make sure the wind would not tip it over.My main gripes about the Omnipro HD-8008 Omni-Directional HDTV Antenna are that it:A. Feels cheap like it will easily break.B. It’s a white color, and normally white plastic discolors, and turns into a burnt brown/yellow. It claims to have an anti-UV coating, but only time will tell. If it does turn brown/yellow quickly, I will definitely lower my rating. I would have preferred that the antenna be a black color.If you don’t have mountains or tall buildings blocking your line of site, I would recommend the Lava Omnipro HD-8008 Omni-Directional HDTV Antenna so that you can set it and forget vs. having to deal with another brand, which would require you to get back up on your roof and tweak the direction or having to deal with a switch near your TV that rotates the TV antenna for you, and then having to worry about moving parts breaking.PS. You may want to get some Rust-Oleum Never Wet Multi-Surface Spray to help minimize rain related interference.

I had this delivered to a local UPS store in Buffalo, So I crossed the border into Buffalo to pick it up as they would not or could not ship to toronto. Packed well, and very easy to assemble as it came in 3 parts. Delivery was relatively fast - within a week.I live on the south eastern side of Toronto. I have my LAVA OmniPro HD-8008 up on a 40 foot tower attached to my house. WOW… what amazing results!!! I am getting 31 High Def channels, locally from Canada and from the US. Simply amazing results!!I had the Terk TV–55 TERK Antenna up for about 3 years but that died on me on a stormy night in January this year. Although the TERK TV–55 was an ok unit, it was not powerful enough to pick up CHCH from Hamilton and CTV2 out in Barrie, which this LAVA OmniPro HD-8008 unit does. Plus the image quality on the LAVA OmniPro HD-8008 HDTV Antenna seams so much sharper, with virtually no interference. I think I pick up ALL available free-to-Air channels available in my toronto/Buffalo area. Really impressed! Good buy!You may want to save the drive by finding someone who can deliver door-to-door, or do the drive as a fun day trip to Buffalo with family. I gave the seller 4 stars and not 5 because of the lack of cross border shipment option available, otherwise excellent product!

I live 60+ miles from Ottawa on the Quebec side (Campbell's Bay). I get 8 digital and 2 analog channels out of a possible 11 channels as according to tvfool.com. CJOH, CBC and Global come in perfectly and in HD. Even though it is indicated as being omni-directional, in the beginning you still have to turn the antenna to get best reception but it is set and forget after that. Very happy with purchase!

Product has met and exceeded all our expectations for Digital reception in a far fringe location

It is now in the garbage it blew up the first week we had it. it worked great in the first 4 days and then it died. do not buy this product.

I was worried that I was wasting my money on this antenna but the unit surprised me. I was able to pick up 25 stations from a rural area in Ontario including PBS stations from the states!!! Unfortunately, you have to place it high on a pole unless you line of sight and no obstructions. I don't know if surrounding trees full of leaves will cause some interference, but for now I'm very pleased with this Omni-Directional Antenna

Very satisfied