ClearStream 4V Multi Directional Outdoor TV Antenna Review 

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This is the antenna I've been using for about 5 years now along with a high-gain (30 dB) preamp. I live about 70 miles west of Baltimore and DC. Antenna is pointed right at the midpoint of the 2 cities and I pull in 90+ channels from both areas combined including some local stations about 20 miles north from here. Realistically when you take out all the duplicate channels (same shows coming from different stations), it's maybe about 50 distinct channels. Pretty darn good.

I remember when Tyler would do 1 Ridge, 2 Ridge and LOS (Line of Sight). This was before he moved to his new location.

I like this channel and I have never seen anyone LESS excited to talk about antennas

First! Thanks, Tyler. You always do an amazing job explaining everything. You’ve helped me a lot with my current setup.

You do a great job explaining all aspects of cutting the cord and related equipment! Thanks for sharing this knowledge. Love watching your videos.

I got one today and am very pleased. I had several channels that were hit or miss but they all come in perfect now. I have it in my attic where an old radio shack log periodic served me well for 20 years

Fantastic work AM!!!

I picked up this antenna on 2/10/22. Found a guy on OfferUp who had a pallet of 30. I purchased two for $50 for myself and a co-worker. Amazing antenna. Although I didn't buy it through your affiliate link I'll be sure to drop a donation next pay period for all your advice. Thanks.

I have had this for several years, mounted in my attic. I live between Chicago and South Bend, IN and it pics up both quite well with a compromise aim.

Thank-you for taking the confusion out of OTA antennas! I installed the newer version of this antenna (Clearstream 4v max) inside the loft of my barn feeding the signal to an AirTV Anywhere device delivering stations 50+ miles away. I estimate the antenna to be only 18' high; regardless the signal being delivered is strong for all channels and they load fast. Thanks again for the info!

We’ve used this in the attic for 4 years in Greenville, SC. I get 83 channels including Asheville.

I bought this antenna live in south Florida and got 104 over the air channels. Thank you great choice

I bought this antenna probably 15 years ago. We get everything we think we need with it. This plus an occasional Red Box rental, we're content.

I use this Antenna Based on watching most of your video's and i want to say thanks before i watched your video's i knew little about Antenna's but with your videos and researching on my own i chose this and it outperforms everything (for my area) even a few neighbors are going to make the switch to it.

This video is just a couple weeks late for me. I bought this and the Juice preamp and installed it last week. In my area there are Detroit stations 40 miles to the south and Saginaw stations 40 to the north. I can position this facing southeast and pick up both the Detroit channels and the Saginaw channels from the Northwest. I knew that would be the case because we've been using a big Channel master UHF antenna for nearly 15 years. With the new setup, though, I'm also getting the High VHF channels that I wasn't getting with the UHF ChannelMaster. Much smaller and attractive, too. Plus, I should have room on the same mast for StarLink. The videos you produce are very informative and well-done. I appreciate your efforts.

Hi Tyler, thanks for all the good imfomation. I have been looking at the 4v and the 4 max. I think i will go with the 4 v as soon as i'm ready. Thanks again . Love your channel and will go through you channel when i purchase it ..

That is the one we have, and it even survived Hurricane Michael - 145 mph. Lives up to the range claim.

Tyler you are the best talking about to cut the cord 4v clearstream anthenna is # 1 in the market today

Love this Antenna !

Thank you! You helped so much

I have one of those for my downstairs TV set, installed indoors in a window. Does well despite a tree trunk being in front of the window.

Used your affiliate link. $30 discount decided to go ahead and grab the 4V over the 2V. Thank you for this video and all the other ones which I also watch. Sling sent Air TV 2 no charge when Locast went off air. The freebie antenna included received all VHF and UHF channels I wanted, with the exception of WFLA which is NBC. Strange as all the stations fall within the same narrow gain pattern and same distance, yet only NBC doesn’t come in. Hoping between antenna point app and rabbit ears, along with this antenna, will solve that issue!

I just picked up one of these to replace a $20.00 ray gun antenna you love so much ! However, it doesn't come with the VHF antenna anymore. Before I removed the old one, I removed the "amplifier" and hooked it directly to my TV. Surprisingly (or not) it got better reception, lol!

I just sub'd and ordered this exact antenna. I also ordered a 21'6" antenna pole and a winegard pre-amp and a channel master 2 outlet distribution amplifier.. Ive got solid copper RG6 coax cable just long enough to run adequately. You definitely helped me with getting away from, stupid expensive streaming subscriptions.. I will know how it works in 2 weeks.

Just wanted to thank you for this review - similar to another commenter, I am in the Seattle market and about 16 miles from the towers on Queen Anne with some trees in the area. I had a crappy indoor antenna with a junk preamp that was pulling in the atsc 1.0 UHF stations (KIRO, KING, KOMO) at about 80-90 on my atsc3 HD HomeRun in good weather and about 20 points lower in bad weather, so I occasionally lost signal in the winter. The VHF station (KCPQ) in Bremerton, 38 miles away, was in the 40s and so I relied on a lower resolution transmission on KMYQ to get that with the junk antenna. The atsc3 stations were solidly 100, but they often have problems with the transmissions, particularly KIRO. This antenna pulls all the UHF stations in at 100 strength/quality and KCPQ VHF 13 in Bremerton registers in the low 90s-high 80s. I'm very happy with this model. So is the wife in terms of appearance, so this is a win-win all around.

I've been using this antenna for about 3 years now and it works very well on UHF stations within 50 miles. 2 of my main stations are high VHF and 60 LOS miles away which this antenna would not pick up. Clear Stream recommended the 5 max which I added and picks up the VHF stations very well. I'm happy with the reception I get, but became a little pricey having to use both together.

I have this antenna along with Danny Hodges Ultimate antenna. It works really well. I have one aimed to the south in Detroit and the Clearstream aimed towards the Flint stations. Powerful and worth the price. And small enough where you can stack two if needed. Durable as well.

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I have this works great!

Just installed my ClearStream 4V outdoors. I'm ~20 miles from Seattle behind some hills and trees. This antenna is great. Improved reception of all channels, including hard-to-receive VHF channels (9, 11 & 13). Now my Tablo can reliably record all of our local stations. Thanks for the excellent review!

Thank you Tyler.

I've been using a cheap Esky174 antenna for the past 6 years and it has worked fine. DFW TX area. ( as long as the signal is boosted). My signal had started to degrade and the plastic had started to fall apart. I picked up this antenna since I have only one VHF channel with the rest UHF. VHF has given me some issues in the past, but this new antenna picks it up just fine. I started with 85 stations on the old antenna and ended up with 105 with the new antenna and no add on booster. Very impressed with this new antenna. Thanks Tyler !!!

I bought the Clear Stream Max-V, still had crappy reception, then I added the Antronix fra1-1510 amplifier wow that did the trick got every channel the web sites list. So a good ant and a good amp worked for me.

I have the 2x one. It's a miracle worker! I added a small booster. It gets signals downtown that are bounced off buildings in front of me. I have no line of sight to my towers. I put the antenna inside on a glorified coat rack pole, so I can move it. Antennas Direct recently told me I don't need the 4x because in my unique situation where I need a wide sweep to catch my elusive signals the 4x is stronger but is slightly narrower in focus. I need the opposite. It might be an improvement, but also might be more finicky for me. Mine is already pretty finicky to get the 43 mile signal from another country. But that's the channel I like. I've tried and returned a few antennas (directional, huge bow tie) which did not do as well as my Antennas Direct. It's a rock star.

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Love my Clearstream 2MAX, so I was betting the 4MAX would be just as good (and my antenna is in my attic! One story ranch home with trees around)

I have this antenna. My apartment is on the 2nd floor and I have the antenna set up on a TV tripod in the corner of my small kitchen. I live alone so it's not like anyone is going to complain about the space it takes up. It works well. It's funny how the surrounding atmosphere can change what channels I can get. Sometimes two of my regular local channels will stop coming in at night I will then start picking up all the Milwaukee Channels on my TV which is about 100 miles away. By morning they will be gone again and my regular channels will be back.

Thanks Tyler

Goodwill find.Have single and double versions.One of the best antennas for my location.Don’t know why but I get a better signal for vhf with the vhf element mounted vertical on the edge of the reflector instead of horizontal.Antennas are pointed north and south to the towers with separate cables one to the tv antenna input the other to a hdmi tuner box to the tv hdmi. Input thus eliminating abs switch ,cable length matching,channel search problems and have remote control convenience.

Your expression on the thumbnail is a clear sign it's good.

I live between Bloomsburg and Berwick Pa at about 600ft above sea level. This antenna picks of the Wilkes Barre market 100%. It also picks up the CW and ION stations out of Scranton. Only amp i use is a distribution amp to split the signal between my tv, and HDhomerun.

Just bought mine at black Friday. I chose it mainly because of where I live, how long I plan to live at my current residence and what I want to pick up, it seems like it will be the best. Basically I plan on moving in the next 2 years so I don't want to invest in a wiring an antenna to the roof or attic, but the winter Olympics is next year and my wife really likes the CBC commentary and we can only get it if I put my rabbit ears in a very specific location on my balcony, and being along the Canadian boarder we naturally get not nice weather in the winter and I don't want to leave my rabbit ears out in the snow and rain (they're powered rabbit ears), so this seemed like it would be the best option (small profile outdoor antenna, could be mounted to a stand of sorts and left in the snow without trouble, but also could be brought in when not in use and mounted permanently when I eventually move).

He may not be excited, but it's addictive.

I installed one of these at my apartment in Glens Falls, NY on the side porch eve as I’m not about to go on a steep metal roof. It works great, picks up local repeaters WRGB & WNYT on nearby West Mountain but it also pulls in WTEN & WXXA from Albany. These two stations are owned by Nextstar so there’s no local repeaters. WMHT-PBS also comes in. At 1st WXXA which is on RF 8 didn’t come in until I lowered the VHF Dipole to the bottom of the array. It comes in fine now along with Vermont PBS on RF 10 which is in opposite direction to the northeast. The dipole is able to pull in stations that are in opposite direction from my place, gotta love it. I’m a retired electronic tech, I use to fix TV’s & install antennas back in HS, love this stuff & screw cable…

Tyler l bought this antenna. I use it indoors works better with a 2023 model tvs. I paid 79. 00 at bj's store regular price is 199 .00 at other store ,..l get 98 channels crystal clear indoors. I live in the 6th floor building .best antenna in the market today

I use this. its a very good antenna and well built....I have a tower about 85 miles away it occasionally even gets those if it got them all the time it would be perfect. ..

Had lot of issues with other cheaper antenna's which have been featured on this channel where a hammer was used to bust them up. This one worked perfectly receiving all channels without any pixilation at all. The channels in my area are all UHF range wasn't any real need to high gain VHF antenna I just needed something that was good quality.

I was picking up San Francisco and Santa Rosa channels 60 plus miles south in Santa Clara CA.

we live about 55 miles from the towers we have some blockage from trees to the south east would this antenna work well we live in stjoseph missouri the towers are in kansas city missouri id like your advice thank you

I have the older 2V model. The one without the backscreen. It has served me well enough for my location. But for some reason one of my stations has gotten weaker. I have the antenna mounted at the peak of my 2 story roof so not easy to access without 2 ladders. I went up to repoint it a few weeks back but the reception actually got worse...for that one channel. It also happens to be the furthest transmitter. I can pull it in fine with the tuners on my Tablo Quad but not my main LG 4k TV. Same antenna feed collocated with my main tv. So I ordered the 4V reviewed here(through your Amazon link) hoping that will help with that one broadcast station. I really don't think I need a pre-amp due to location. RG-6 Quad, etc. But am getting ready to install a normal 4 output amp for a whole house feed. All my other stations are much closer so not as challenging. I really need some a manual tuner.

Thanks for the review. I purchased this antenna, not for TV, but for a police scanner. A couple of questions you might know the answer to. Is the antenna polarization Horizontal? If I want to put a better VHF antenna into the combiner, does the combiner pass only VHF or anything I put into that port?? The antenna does have quite an improvement on my scanner. I did rotate it 90 degrees thinking it was made for horz and I need vertical. Thanks again. John

I'm always going to need a combo antenna because of the dreaded channel 6.

This is the antenna I have. I have a 2nd Clearstream VHF element attached to it with a combiner/amp to get a low VHF channel 5 the local ABC affiliate and with that I get every channel available here.

I love the videos. So helpful. Can anyone tell me why I pick up some channels early in the morning then as the day goes on the channels don't come in. How do I fix that?

Thinking of getting the 4max amplified coming from a mohu leaf Supreme is the vhf better on the clear stream there about 40miles away

My question is I had my house built and I had to pay for utility pole it runs power and Comcast cable to my house . Can I mount this antenna to utility pole in my yard

Good review. Thinking of trying the Clearstream 4Max to see if its an improvement over my DB2E, which picks up signals 80 miles away.

Would you consider trees to be an obstruction to receiving TV signals? I live in a very wooded area, but no hills or other obstructions.

I knew this one was going to be a good one this is the exact one I use it does very well for me.

Got this model a few months back when ditching DTV. I live in rural NW Ga. surrounded by forested ridges. I was shocked to get 46 channels with this thing! Perfect 1080hd. Got a streaming device and goodbye to over priced DTV.

I have a question. I’ve determined this is the antenna I need for my area. Will I need a preamp or a booster to help get a stronger signal? I noticed it doesn’t come with one. I live in the Northeast Indiana area.

CAN I REPLACE THE HIGH VHS ELEMENT WITH A LONGER PIECE TO GET CHANNEL 2 AND UP ?

Tyler do you have any discount for your service for the disabled? I have Cerebral Palsy and am wheelchair bound

Thanks for this review I got the 2 max a few years ago and wondered if the 4 max would be better. I have a VHF channel that I pick up that goes out certain times of the day. It’s split between two TVs. One picks up better than the other. (Sony sux). I’m gonna pull the trigger and go ahead and get it.

Boston Massachusetts has channel 38, how would you catch it if this antenna is 14-36?

I've been using this antenna for 2 years. I have about 38ft of RG6 cable and a Channel Master CM-7777HD pre-amp set to the low +17db setting. The pre-amp didn't make that big a difference than when using it without. I have it in the attic also pointed at the midpoint between DC and Baltimore. I've had scans with over 90 channels from DC (60 miles away) and Baltimore (85 miles away). This Antenna is one of the best I've ever seen for UHF and if you compare how it does to the Antennas Direct DB8E and the Televes DAT BOSS MIX on THIS channel, it outperformed both of them. After buying the 4V, I went through the trouble of buying and testing the Channel Master EXTREMEtenna 80 and it didn't even come close to the ClearStream 4V with reflector. The only way I think you could *possibly* do better for UHF frequencies is to have a really large external antenna. I think one important element is that you must have the reflector (shown in this videos review) because Antenna's Direct sells a version of the ClearStream 4V without the reflector (I think it's called the 4V Max) and that component makes a huge difference. I'm thinking of combining this with the ClearStream 5 VHF antenna to maximize both VHF and UHF reception. I would really like to see Tyler re-test the Channel Master CM-5020 Deep Fringe Masterpiece Long Range 100 Mile antenna from his CURRENT/NEW testing location. That would be valuable information to compare to other antennas.

Recently purchased this antenna, and can confirm it is worth the money...BTW did use your affiliate link. Would I either the antenna or signal by painting it a different color in order to blend in better? The other half doesn't like the look. 🤣

Antenna man I have a question I have a flat panel indoor TV antenna is there any non cable basketball Channel maybe coming soon

I have a friend that just moved to Beloit Wi. Janesville and Madison are l believe ne of him . Any suggestions on what he should use?

I purchased a Winegard antenna HD7694P a year and a half ago via a reconnmendation from Tyler.It still is working great but the price went from around $60.00 to around $120.00.

How do you check the signal strength of an antenna on the TV screen? 😊

I have this antenna for a number years in the attic at my house. It picks stations up stations in my area up to 60 miles away.

I have this antenna connected to a Samsung 4k smart tv.. l get 98 channels crystal clear indoors in New Jersey l live in the 6th floor building..best antenna l save money 💵

I have the clear max antenna installed on my roof last Friday. It's connected to three television's. This weekend has ibeen very rainy therefore I'm not getting good respection. I've contacted the installer he said that due to the rain he won't be able to come out until Monday. Now I'm believing that I made a big mistake because if rain effects the picture what's going to happen when it snows. I know this hasn't any barings on my location but, I live in the Philadelphia area. My antenna is supposed to be facing Roxborough towers. I'm very concern that I've waisted my money. What can I do?

What distribution amp do you recommend for 2 rooms?

I am looking at this antenna for a roof top unit. I am about 35 to 40 miles from a lot of towers and have several only 10-15 miles away. I also looked at a PBD UHD-8903. The PBD seems to look well made. I am skeptical of Amazon reviews and wondered if you had tested this PBD model and if so how did it perform. By the time I by a mount for the PBD it will be almost the same cost as the Clear stream 4v. Looking forward to your input. thanks

I need one of those im having a hard time finding one cheap in my area i live between 2 hills in a valley i should do good here

I'm currently using indoor antennas for each tv, the reception is quite poor. Channel Master says there are 7 tv station transmitters in my area 79925 and are approximately 77 miles away. Any outdoor recommendations for 6 televisions. Really struggling with this. Thank you in advance

Can one install this in an attic that is under a metal roof?

Can this internet be indoors for the apartment life close to the window but not too close I'm just curious cuz I think Walmart carry something sending this I don't know yet I haven't been to Walmart in a while to see if they got any good antennas like this one because my antenna is what you see on TV it's called TV free way there's only a few channels I can not get is one of them is 59 1 that's Fox channel that's got SmackDown on it on Friday night and I can't seem to get my regular channel 6 on there or regular channel 291 on air so I need to come up with a powerful antenna will just do the trick what you're telling me

Im in Phoenix AZ. My zip is 85387. Trying to finally cut the cord. What is the difference between clearstream 4max and clearstream 4v?? Same price for both. Which one should I go with??

I had one of those antenna's but I kept moving it and it didn't hold up for more than a year.

Basically a 4bay antenna in plastic, with vhf elements on top.good antenna.

Hey Tyler, what are your thoughts about this antenna with the built in amplifier? Is it worth the extra money?

This is the antenna that they have on the roof at the apartment building I live in at now

Tyler, Just subscribed to your channel and was looking into this unit. Most of the clusters of towers in my area are 19 miles away. The farthest one is 38 miles away. Should I just get the 40 miles range or the 70 miles range antenna? Barry from the show me state

Clearstream 4v verses winegard HD 7694p Which one for me? My house is approximately 30 miles west of Syracuse NY. Subscribed

Which do you think would preform better, The Clearstream 4V or 4Max? Will the cage reflectors on the 4V help it or do nothing more then the 4Max. Thanks 🙏

For those who want to cut the cord 4v direct clearstream antenna is your best choice l have one 98 channels crystal clear but works perfect with a 2023 model tvs l use it indoors in my living room find the right place

These types of antennas work good on UHF but not VHF that's why I've been trying to get you to try out the triple boom antenna from My Cable Mart it's also on Amazon sold by another company at a lower price now

As long as it's an HD antenna I'm in!

Tyler, Im curious about something. How can you make recommendations when you do not know the actual elevation the antenna will mounted at ? Im my area, there is not a flat spot to be found and everything is either a hill or a very low point. Are your conclusions based upon flat-ground between the antenna and the transmitter? Great channel you have and I appreciate all your time making these videos.

Have you tried the ClearStream 5?

This antenna will get Detroit channel two as I spent a few dollars on antenna and finely found one that works

Once I use the Mediasonic to align the antenna, can I remove it and plug directly into the TV? I would prefer to use the TV tuner and remote for channel watching. Thanks!

How does this antenna compare directly with the Channel Master CM-4228HD?

I bought a version of this antenna without the vhf. I was able to buy it separately. Does it go behind or in front of the reflector? The instructions aren't clear and I can't be sure from the video.

The grey hooverman style antennas seem to do the best.

I live with trees all around I got some channels with a box I had to put out the windows