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The documentation for the Philips antenna does not offer a description of the inner workings but the size and shape of the housing suggests that it is little more than a loop antenna similar in performance to an old style UHF loop on a set of rabbit-ears. The 18 dB amplifier would help overcome losses in cable and splitters but no amplifier is able to 'pull' more signal from an antenna or out of the air.
But, before giving up on the Philips antenna, can you verify that your TV has an ATSC (over the air digital signal standard) tuner and that the TV is programed to use 'Air / Antenna', not cable? If your TV is an older analog type that does not have a built in digital tuner, do you have a set top box / DTV converter?
To get more signal out of the air, a larger antenna, with more element area is needed. If I was in the same situation, an Antennas Direct 91XG would not be overkill. The Antennas Direct DB4e is also a very capable option.
How many TVs are you planning to connect?
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