Martyn has been reporting on the tech industry for more than 30 years. He started in the U.K, writing for European publications, and then spent 16 years in Japan. For most of that time, Martyn was a correspondent for IDG News Service, covering the consumer electronics industries in Japan and South Korea. He relocated to the U.S. in 2011, where he maintains his passion for technology. Martyn is a licensed amateur radio operator and, in addition to authoring TechHive's TV antenna reviews, he can often be found designing his own antennas and communicating with people around the world.
A great TV antenna will open the door to a flood of free television entertainment, including NextGen TV. This guide will help you find the right model for your needs.
Broadcast TV offers a wealth of free entertainment, including the brave new world of NextGen TV. The RCA ANTD8E is a fine indoor antenna for pulling it all in.
This antenna is a very good choice if you live in an area with strong local TV signals and you want a rigid model that doesn’t depend on being wall- or window-mounted.
Cord-cutters will be impressed with the Channel Master Pro-Model UHF/VHF outdoor TV antenna's strong reception of local TV stations as well as its ability to reject interference from 5G signals.
The diminutive HDHomeRun Flex 4K streams broadcast TV across your home network, making local TV available to all your devices, and it’s an easy way to get NextGenTV broadcasts.
The Antennas Direct DB8e is a large outdoor antenna for reception of medium to very weak TV signals. In our tests it did a good job of pulling in distant stations with minimal interference.