Review on 📺 Philips Gray Fabric HD TV Antenna: 4K 1080P VHF UHF, Long Range Indoor Reception, 5 ft. Coaxial Cable, Digital HDTV, Smart TV Compatible - Dark Gray by Greg Baker

Packaging: Philips HDTV antenna with curved wall mount, lined with dark gray fabric, shipped in bubble wrap. Upon opening, inside a plastic bag I found a nicely designed corrugated box with the antenna once opened. and another plastic bag containing 5 feet of coiled coax cable. Details: The curved Philips HD TV wall mount antenna with dark gray fabric is almost ready to use after removing the plastic bags. The most important thing to do if you are considering becoming a cord cutter is to check the antenna website beforehand because once you have entered your details it will tell you the distance you are from local transmitters so that You can purchase an antenna suitable for your local market. Another thing that these types of websites offer is a guide to how others in your area have received channels and with what type of quality, again allowing you to narrow down the type of antenna that works best for your needs. With recent digital format changes and changing channel frequencies, you may find that a place where your antenna has always worked great may not be the best place for it. Give yourself enough time to try different antenna placements, and then sit where you normally watch TV to make sure the reception quality doesn't change as you move away from the antenna. I still have the cable, but I also use the antennas on the other TVs in our house, so replacing one of those with this unamplified Phillips antenna had some interesting results. While the current boosted antenna worked well, picking up over thirty channels with fairly good reception on all channels, the unboosted Phillips didn't fare as well in the same spot, however when I moved the Phillips a few feet closer to the window and into the I'm Field of view of the other window I received over forty channels and all but two were crystal clear and two were a little blurry but still visible and I did not receive those channels at all with the previous antenna. The Phillips antenna has a bracket on the back that allows you to mount it to a wall, pole or even a small stand and it fits perfectly on a shelf, cornice or mantel. Another thing you need to do is rescan the channels every time you move the antenna. The antenna is 14-1/4" long, 3-9/16" tall and 1-1/2" wide with the bracket extended. Provides the best reception most days. Marked as: Made in China. Opinion .