Philips MANT940 UHF Digital and Analog Indoor Outdoor Antenna




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User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Works good so far - Rowland Heights, CA
I was looking for a indoor HDTV capable antenna after bought the new Sharp Aquos LC37D64U 37-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV(The TV is great! The white glove delivery was superb). After days of reading through most of the reviews on different antennas I wanted to try “GE 24775 Quantum Indoor HDTV Antenna” but Amazon.com was out of stock. Even though my rabbit ear antenna was able to receive some HD signals but the signals were unstable so after a few days I couldn’t wait any longer. I wanted to try Terk or Philips PHDTV1 antennas but I saw Lowes got this Philips Mant940 antenna and not too much more than what Amazon is selling for so I went ahead and bought it. Set up the antenna for indoor use is fairly easy and fast. I mounted on the top of the entertainment cabinet and set the TV to detect the signals. The result was very impressive. Where I live is about 20 miles from the towers according to www.antennaweb.org. I pick up not only the .1 HD channels I also pick up a good numbers of .2, .3, .4 channels. I am very happy with this antenna but still want to try out the GE antenna if it does come.

4 Stars Deceptively small for such good performance
Although I live in New York City, I am behind a series of tall hills, all higher than 250 feet, so signal strength is generally poor here. I compared this unit to a “4 bay” antenna, and found it to be very superior. I am using approximately 125 feet of coax, with no issues. NOTE– This antenna, since it is flat, does have a “figure 8″ pattern of sensitivity. The flat sides are not as sensitive, aim the narrow side to the station. NY City has a total of 52 TV stations, but that is over a 190 degree arc. I have found that a rotor allows me the full spectrum of UHF stations. A bonus for me is it’s small size. I live right off the ocean, so large antennas blow down or get damaged. Since this unit is only 1 foot high and some 4 inches deep by 2 inches wide, the wind is not causing me issues, which means that if you need to put this high to get a clear picture, it isn’t a large heavy antenna which would require a tower. Regular pipe would do well for 10 feet unless you use a rotor, for higher add guy wires. 4 and 8 bay antennas act like kites or sails in high wind, and since this unit is much smaller, it doesn’t provide as much surface to the wind.

4 Stars One of the Best looking Antennas
With so many obstacles in way I’m still able to receive 30 digital channels. I live in lower floor of an Apt. building and am surrounded by high rise building that block the path to the antenna station. This comes complete with everything you need to mount the antenna to the wall or a pole. I highly recommend this antenna, because of its size and capability of receiving a fare amount of channels.

5 Stars Houston– there is NO problem
Right off the bat, I’ll tell you: this is the BEST antenna I’ve ever used! It’s outstanding performance may result from being hooked up to the DTV converter box, my location (Orlando, FL) and however close I may be to my local towers. So I`m not sure how the MANT940 works on its own. If you’re interested, read further, and I’ll give you the details of my experience with this antenna.

When I became totally disgusted with the ever-increasing cost of cable-tv, about 4 months ago, I decided to discontinue my service– wish I’d done it sooner. I spent a couple of months prior searching the internet for online tv-viewing options– found plenty.* While I didn’t really miss having cable (except for a couple of shows that I couldn’t find online), I did miss my local news shows. I was aware that February 09 would be the big switch-over, and knew I was not going to replace perfectly good (analog) TVs if I didn’t have to. So, I ordered my converter box coupons from dtv2009.gov, and lived absolutely tv-free for a couple of months, perfectly content with online-viewing and my collection of VHS/DVD media. I even discovered that one of the local stations streamed live, daily. TV-life was great.

Finally, the “gu-ment” coupons, for $40 off, arrived, and I purchased my converter boxes. Well, I wasn’t going to wait nine months to test them out, so I hooked up one. The converter box requires some type of antenna, so I dusted off a cheap pair of rabbit ears that I bought just to have on hand. To my surprise, my TV was picking up several HD channels. That started me to thinking, if the cheap rabbit ears were pulling in several channels pretty good, but the constant adjusting and repositioning of the antenna was getting old quick.

I began researching my antenna options. I live in an apartment, so I would need an indoor antenna. Initially, I was going to buy the regular type with dipoles/UHF loop. There were so many to choose from, in varying price ranges. The plan was to order one for every TV– but which one. I didn’t want a cheap one– had that already– but I didn’t want to spend a small fortune. Still seething from my anti-cable tirades, and feeling that television is not as serious (and neither should it be as costly), the idea of dipoles and loops in every room seemed less-and-less compatible with my d

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