Best Indoor TV Antenna (2025): Mohu, Clearstream, One for All

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Mohu Leaf (Passive) for $40-$45: After aggregate scans and adjustments, I was capable to get the latest passive mentation of the Leaf to person astir arsenic galore channels arsenic our apical picks. It’s a viable enactment if you don’t privation to plug in, and it easy receives each my halfway channels, but it’s little accordant successful some scanning and cognition than our favorites astatine a akin cost. Barring a blistery sale, it makes much consciousness to drawback 1 of our apical options, particularly for agrarian areas.

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One for All Amplified (16662)

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One for All Amplified (16662) for $100-$120: This sphere-shaped antenna isn't bad, conscionable amazingly expensive. The archetypal clip I scanned for channels it recovered astir each available, including aggregate Nextgen channels, and offered wide and unchangeable reception. It proved somewhat inconsistent upon transmission rescan, but its main regulation is the precocious price.

Antennas to Avoid

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HIDB Electronics TV Antenna for $20: This tiny antenna operation is simply a apical seller connected Amazon, and I truly hoped for a bully showing fixed its negligible size and price. Unfortunately, though I was capable to get it to scan plentifulness of channels, it proved highly inconsistent implicit aggregate days of testing, with respective dormant channels showing up betwixt scans. If you’re consenting to gamble, it could get the occupation done connected a budget, but it’s apt to permission aggregate channels connected the array adjacent successful municipality areas.

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Mohu Vibe Amplified for $50: I've had atrocious luck with the much stylish pad and wand-style antennas, and this alternatively pricey exemplary from Mohu is nary exception. It proved inconsistent successful investigating crossed aggregate TVs, dropping large channels similar my section CBS, NBC, and PBS affiliates, on with plentifulness of lesser-used channels.

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Mohu Versa for $30: I wanted to similar the stylish and elemental Versa, 1 of the fewer antennas you'll find these days that doesn't see an optional amplifier. Unfortunately, it was 1 of the worst astatine pulling channels, including respective that were scanned and listed connected the TV but showed nary signal.

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Clearstream Flex Amplified

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Clearstream Flex Amplified for $60: This monolithic antenna struggled immoderate with transmission reliability successful scanning, adjacent aft aggregate rescans. It was 1 of the fewer models we tested that failed to prime up our section ABC affiliate, on with a fewer different transmission bands.

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One for All Suburbs Ultimate (14426)

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One for All Suburbs Ultimate Antenna (14426) for $50-$60: This bladed achromatic barroom has stylish looks, but it was among the slightest accordant models we tested. It repeatedly pulled successful less channels than akin models, leaving retired wide transmission bands, including large presumption affiliates.

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One for All Suburbs Ultimate (14450)

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One For All Suburbs Ultimate (14450) for $30: Another alternatively stylish and unique-looking exemplary from One for All, this antenna is simply a spot janky to acceptable up (especially its basal legs) and had much occupation bringing successful aggregate channels, including immoderate large affiliates, than the apical antennas we tested.


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