 "This seems to be working quite well!" | 2008-10-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3BDZGD4G8ISAD |
| I purchase this to use with my DTV antenna that I am installing on my roof. I have to split the signal 8-ways, so a signal booster is called for. This booster seemed like a good one since it did not have any gimmicky splitters built in like others I have seen. My house has a big central wiring panel and I have a very good splitter in the panel.br /br /I know that putting the booster when there is only one cable/TV unit in the line and the signal is already good is not going to help; it actually can deteriorate the signal. This did exactly that. But, once I hooked up this amplifier to the exterior antenna and then to the house splitter (I only have 3 TVs hooked up, but since the splitter is an 8-way splitter it is still dropping the signal) everything worked much better than I expected! I have no signal loss at my DTV receivers. I find this hard to believe, but that is what the meters say on the receivers. There is no difference between having the antenna cable hooked up directly to 1 TV and having the booster, the splitter and the three TVs/receivers.br /br /I should remove the booster and see what happens, but since everything is working so well I don't want to mess with it.br /br /I guess I lucked out. br / |
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 "Might work, might not" | 2008-10-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1JF1720PTFOUN |
| I read reviews that said this thing worked great but it didn't do much for me. Not saying it doesn't work at all, because I did get a couple more channels on my Comcast digital cable but it's still far from perfect. |
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 "A must for a multiple TV household" | 2008-10-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: AIMB8TU76MCUY |
| This power amplifier worked exactly as described, was easy to set-up and is great value for the money. If you live in a home where you want to have HD reception on more than one TV than this product is a must. |
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| "Even the signal booster requires a reboot" | 2008-09-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3CZ7LLL3692MZ |
| Well, I guess even the signal booster requires a reboot every few days. Not good for someone who is out of town for a week at a time, and needing to access the home computer online. The booster works great, while it works, but it too will get funky, and need a periodic reboot from time to time. |
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| "Does the job - no more, no less" | 2008-09-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: AEQAOEZZ7V0WH |
| Not much to say. I plugged it in and it increased reception on some OTA signals, but not all. For the price, I thought it was reasonable. I gave it 4 stars because it looks very sturdy and well-built, unlike some of the cheaper electronics that come out of China. |
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 "not as good as you might think..." | 2008-09-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A40T0M8I7DPRI |
| I bought this after hooking up a Digital Stream DTV converter box, hoping to eliminate pixillation on one channel. Signal strength didn't increase one bit. It's not any weaker, but it sure didn't boost it as advertized. I moved it to the other converter box and got the same results. Maybe my antenna cable run is just too long (85ft) for it to be effective.br /br /One note... follow the instructions and plug it into the wall outlet AFTER connecting the antenna cable or you'll get a nasty shock. |
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| "It works" | 2008-09-16 |
| - Reviewed By b2be2 |
| I just recieved this product a few days ago. I purchased it based on the good reviews here. I have Comcast cable which just went totally digital in my area. I have all non-digital Tv's. The cable signal worsened after the digital transition. My house had at least 6 splitters all throughout the attic for all the TV's in the different rooms. I was getting pixelation, static and picture had break off when action scenes took place. I installed it at the cable entry at my house (after a lot of cable back tracking, I found it!)The picture became suddenly 100% percent better in all Tv's. So based on my experience, it was worth the money. Also it was a piece of cake to install too. |
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| "Fixed my issues" | 2008-09-13 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3P8ECYAF79T17 |
| This signal amp fixed the issue with long run cable feeds in our house. The only complication with install is the need to have an available electrical plug to power the unit. It does use coax for the power connection. A lenght is supplied with the unit and this works if the plug is nearby. NOTE that this amp needs to be placed where the cable or antenna feed enters the house. |
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| "Fantastic" | 2008-09-10 |
| - Reviewed By glennmo |
I moved into a new house with my family this past year, and the house was built in the mid-80s. So the wiring was not necessarily up to snuff for all of today's technology, but in general, worked well enough. But pertaining to our cable service, which provides cable, phone and internet service, we were having a few issues. We have three primary television setups, one on the main level, one in the basement, and one upstairs. All three setups were using an HD-DVR cable box from the cable company, and all were having problems with choppy and stuttering programming, audio dropouts, and lack of ability to use the interactive functions of the cable boxes (such as guide, on-demand, etc.).
The cable company came out and told us that there was nothing they could do, and that we'd need to re-wire the whole house with better wiring. Not so keen on doing that, I ordered a couple of these Motorola Signal Boosters to try on 2 of the TVs. And I already had a Radio Shack booster around from another situation for the 3rd TV.
Long story short, I connected the Motorola signal boosters at 2 of the televisions, directly between the coax cable and the cable box. Notwithstanding what some people have written, that this needs to go right at the initial entry of the cable into the house, this setup worked perfectly. Our television programming was now pristine without stuttering, our interactive access was fully restored, and all of the issues went away.
Interestingly, the one television where we were using the Radio Shack booster was still experiencing problems. So I ordered another Motorola for the 3rd television, and lo and behold, the problems went away again. To conclude, I am totally sold on this booster, and it has been a quick and easy fix for our cable problems. I am sure I would not have been able to re-wire our whole house for the cost of these 3 boosters. Good work Motorola. |
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| "Better then expected" | 2008-09-01 |
| - Reviewed By User: A182YC4G96NLB0 |
| I did not think this product was going to work, but much to my pleasant surprise it works. My reception is MUCH better. The only issue is a few channels still don't come in, but compared to what I had before, no complaints. |
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