Best digital TV antennas

Digital antennas can be the ideal solution for those who want to improve the quality of the image and sound captured by the television. However, the market currently offers several models, and it is important to keep in mind that there is a difference between external and internal digital antennas. In this way, what are the best digital antennas, and which one should you buy?

O showmetech can help you with the matter. Check below for more details about how the digital antenna works, the difference between the two existing types and which are the best models on the market for purchase.

What is digital antenna?

In general, digital antennas serve to capture the best signal available for current devices on TVs, also known as digital signal. In this, the device (which goes by the name of UHF antenna) is installed on televisions to provide the highest quality image and sound on the market. It is essential to have the device to capture the signal of open channels in digital format.

The digital signal is available today for all technologies that have integrated converters and antennas, which also includes some models of Tablets, notebooks and more. Furthermore, digital antennas with the specific signal help to ensure that interference in the TV image is much less, compared to older and dated pickups.

It is worth noting that the digital signal is also only possible with a digital converter. It is he who will receive the signal from the antenna to the TV screen. In this case, the converter may come built-in to the television, or it may be necessary to purchase it separately and install it on older televisions. see the latest news on television announced at CES.

Differences between outdoor and indoor digital antennas

Even if the functionalities of digital antennas have the same objective, it is important to know how to differentiate the antennas internal e outside. They are disparate in size, signal frequency and where they will be installed.

As internal antennas are more compact and made especially for smaller environments, such as apartments or small rooms. Generally easy to install, just connecting the cables to the TV with the converter, the internal digital antenna is also indicated for places that already receive some type of digital signal at a lower intensity; it will help to improve the received image and sound frequency in places where digital TV reception may be stronger.

In the case of external antennas, they are larger and installed outside homes, with assembly assisted by a specialist technician. This type of digital antenna is indicated for places where the digital TV signal is weaker, and requires a more powerful device to capture it. The installation of external digital antennas can be more difficult than internal antennas, but their variety of types (traditional or modern) serve the same purpose of improving the television signal.

What to consider when buying

There are some factors that must be taken into account when looking for the best digital antennas. In addition to the simplest information regarding the type of antenna (internal or external), it is important to pay attention to other information as well:

• Size: both internal and external digital antennas vary in size. This will depend on where they will be installed, and whether there is room to accommodate them, whether indoors or outdoors. The internal antennas, in this case, are available in even smaller formats for different types of environments.
• Structure: each antenna has its particularity in relation to the rods, cable size, support and more. You must buy yours thinking about its installation and the number of parts to be connected.
• Frequency: UHF-type digital antennas are the most common, and support a wide variety of digital channels — they are the most common to capture digital TV. And with them, there are also antennas that receive the HDTV frequency, and more modern ones that have the 4K signal. Buy your antenna keeping in mind the type of frequency you want.
• dBi gain and models direction (for external digital antennas): external antennas have directional models (pointed at the central emitter of the signal), omnidirectional (which capture signal in any direction) and bidirectional (receive signal in two directions). Other than that, the dBi gain, which determines the power of the signal received by the antennas, varies from one product to another.

Still, something to look out for when checking out the best digital antennas is the quality of each one. Think about where they will be installed, whether there is space for them to be placed, whether they will face climate changes — in the case of external ones — and whether parts could be exchanged in the short term, if necessary.

 Recommended Models

Below, you can check some models of internal and external digital antennas, sold on the market and which have received good reviews. Along with the name of each model, there is also the type of signal it receives or the type of connection that will be made:

ELG Digital Antenna HDTVEX800PLUS

• Model: Indoor/Outdoor, omnidirectional
• Signal: UHF and HDTV, with 8 dBi gain
• Suggested price: 219,90 BRL

External Digital Antenna ELG LOGHD88PLUS

• Model: External, omnidirectional
• Signal: UHF and HDTV, with 10 dBi gain
• Suggested price: 1.000,00 BRL

Proeletronic Log B BLACK Digital Antenna

• Model: external, directional
• Signal: UHF and HDTV, with 7 dBi gain
• Suggested price: 75,00 BRL

Digital Antenna Proqualit PROHD1118 Yagi 18

• Model: external, directional
• Signal: UHF and HDTV, with 18 dBi gain
• Suggested price: 88,00 BRL with discount

Intelbras Digital Antenna

• Model: AI 2031, Internal
• Connection: Wi-Fi
• Signal: UHF and HDTV
• Suggested price: 33,90 BRL with discount

Intelbras Amplified Digital Antenna

• Model: AI 3101, Internal
• Connection: Wi-Fi
• Signal: UHF and HDTV
• Suggested price: 116,91 BRL

Text proofread by: Dacio Castelo Branco

Source: Magalu, Roof north, Wise Choice, Free Life Portal