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Originally Posted by Raylo
I've looked at these models of antenna:
Winegard HDTV 8200U
DB8 Multidirectional HDTV Antenna
Philips Indoor/Outdoor UHF Digital/Analog TV Antenna (SDV2940/27)
How do these compare and which would be best for my situation?
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The Winegard 8200U is a huge VHF/UHF combo antenna (ch 2-69) that works well and and is well built. It will work great for your situation, but is really overkill for what you need.
The DB8 is a UHF only antenna. It's great at dealing with UHF, but it cannot help you with your local VHF stations (KABC, KCAL, KTTV, and KCOP).
The SDV2940/27 is the poorest performer of the antennas you mentioned. It is also a UHF only antenna. The raw antenna gain (not counting the 18 dB amplifier gain) is mediocre to poor. If you ignore your VHF station, this antenna will probably work for the UHF stations, but might be marginal on some channels.
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I've read a few reviews about the Philips on Walmart dot com and I am leaning towards that direction because they are local and I can return it easily if need be.
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Since you'll lose four VHF stations with this antenna, there's no need to waste your time with this one.
You might want to try the Antennacraft HBU33, which is available at most Radio Shack stores (for easy returns). It is designed for channels 7-69, which covers everything you need.