Matis 150 Mile Digital Outdoor Amplified HD TV Antenna Review 

4:56 For those wanting to see Tyler demolish that piece of junk antenna. Tyler, it’s always a delight to see you destroying those piece of junk antennas. On top of that, you’re very informative. Keep it up!

Here in Arizona, the plastic on those antennas degrades very quickly in the sun and heat. I see a lot of them with parts missing. Plus, the internal pre-amp usually fails in less than a year.

Came to watch Tyler destroy another antenna.😅

Tyler, if you have a “ticking time bomb”, you absolutely want it to fail! 😂 Just messin’ with ya. I’d say any claim over 80 miles is using marketing deception by truthfully citing the diameter of the reception circle. Only junk antennae would rely on that trick. Love your videos and thanks for always giving good advice! ✌️

Neighbor had one like that while I was living in PR , the coax was skinny and broke down in less than a year in the sun . Coat hangers give better reception

Yeah, I see these on roof tops around here. Thanks to you I know better and have your recommendation for a VHF and UHF antenna on the roof. I pickup about two dozen channels. I'm adding a filter for cell signals today.

I know it's gonna be a good video when the antenna looks like a ray gun from a 50's sci-fi movie!

I knew how it was going to end, but I still watched. Not disappointed!

Thank you excellent review.

It is sad how much misinformation is out there about antennas, I still hear people I consider as smart, saying they need an HD antenna.

I came close to buying a antenna like this a year ago . I like the idea of the rotator that did not need a power source at the antenna . Every rotator I saw was way more expensive and involved allot more work . So to me the idea was pretty good . Now searching for the best deal on Amazon I came across Tyler and showed how these antennas performed . I was disappointed . I do have towers in opposite directions . Rotators seem to be a pain and multiple antennas . I settled for the insane gain by range experts Tyler recommended but I had to wait almost 6 months as his recommendation cleared house . It was worth the wait . Channel master recommended no antennas for my location and it did not look promising but I had a friend who was getting stations in the neighborhood so I made the purchase and got over a 100 stations . I did get a ge amplifier that I believe cleaned up some noise I was receiving with good signals . So in total I paid $125 where junk antenna I would have paid a quarter of that . Now similar antennas to my selection were more expensive so I feel I still got a deal . Have to give thanks to Tyler showing me the light and guiding me to this antenna .

The Antenna Man is awesome!! This guy knows his shi....!

Great job 👏

Good information

Tyler have you ever tried one of Danny Hodges homemade antennas? He’s a southern gentleman that has a channel on RU-vid that makes and tests his own tv antennas. His tests net some pretty respectable results.

Thanks to your recommendations, I will buy this model antenna at my local Walmart for the soul purpose of target practice! 😎

ive had this same one for many years now, still works a treat for what we use it for. then again our stations are not that far apart. but the rotation can pinpoint what we want to watch.

So long as it's got HD then it's good enough for me!

Love watching your reviews. I’m in a different category from most folks here, I’m sure. I live in a van. What antenna would you recommend for those of us on the road? Thanks again for your great content.

Thanks!

I like your video

Hilarious! I bet you're a hoot to hang out with. Thanks for the honest opinion.

Another good stomping of a bad antenna. Thanks for sharing and posting.

Maybe the people who make the range claims are flat-earthers?😀😀

I have the old version of this thank goodness it works I got it for 10$ at a goodwill store brand new In box I got the first version

I just came across your channel but am asking a question about an earlier video that you released. Do you recommend attenuators for an indoor antenna? Thanks!

Thank you

Something about this channel…love it! Tyler, any recommendations for a wireless transmitter if I can’t directly connect to an attic or outdoor antenna?

You should try the livewave and a LTE filter together. Works perfect

You sure Apsolutely 100% correct about these antennas and especially about there range. I'm in the southern Maryland area. We talked not to long ago when I wrote a comment about the range and how they are such Liar's. I'm the southern Maryland area what antenna would you suggest I use. It's for My motorhome so I do need something small and not to big. Thank You and Great Job making others aware of all the crap going on we need that everyone does. The deceptive marketing methods and practices are horrible these days and it's Pathetic to say the least. Thank You for sky information on a Good antenna you would use if me. Not holding you to anything just want you think that's all. Thank You again Brother

I tried one similar to this. The rotator remote made the volume on the TV change. I usually wear headphones through the tuner due to hearing loss, my wife was yelling at me for turning down the tv....good times, good times 😂

Out of curiosity, Tyler, have you ever done a comparison of the oldschool indoor antennas (I grew up in a "Rembrandt" household in the '60s-80s) with the present day indoor antennas to see how the vintage antennas stack up? Might make for an interesting video. And whatever became of the Rembrandt company; did they merge with another manufacturer or just go out of business? Thanks as always!

These are as good as the EOL firecracker TVs on Shango066 channel. Thanks Tyler I needed that.

I've had good luck with a simple home built 'Stealth Hawk" design. Five feet of stiff copper wire and a balun.

found out the ground connector i was using went bad and was blocking or adding about 20dB signal loss.

Nice

I had one of those antennas. It was junk. I got an RCA antenna at Home Depot and I am pleased with it.

Hey Tyler, have you considered doing cell phone antenna/booster reviews?

i got one of the zapperbox's and it seems the tuner wants a very strong signal before it will lock in the 3.0 standard ..i had to move my antenna location but i am impressed with the picture quality and sound ..i have seen a couple of times the audio and video move out of sync ..i hope they work out that bug ..

Do you think GE makes decent basic antennas for indoor use? I bought a basic one from Amazon and was just curious what you thought about them.

I figured out a long time ago to never read a 4 or 5 star review of anything on Amazon. I read the 1 or 2 star reviews of things to get the true value of the items I looking to buy, the problems people have with the item and looking to see if their problem would be relavent to me.

Is it possible to clip off the low band VHF elements from an older antenna in an attempt to remove the 5G interference? If so, do I remove the phasing bars as well? It would make aiming it inside my attic way easier too.

Wow 😳

Tyler , in North Caroline out Country and I see a Lot of those antennae on homes and in trailer parks . Too bad they don't have your RU-vid .

I have 1 of those I'm happy with it I should pick up more channels but only care about 2 . I just tried a telivus only got 4 channels not the ones I cared about.

It your favorite antenna Tyler

4:03 Thanks!

We need somebody to make a video on taking the circuit board out of this antenna and make a homemade preamp. I find at least 1of antennas in the trash dump once a month.

It took 2 seconds to know what the review was going to be, didn't need a roadmap to know where it was going. I came for the review, but stayed for the smashin'...LOL

I have a dumb question about this antenna. If the case is so flimsy, the power booster is bad from the start, why would I want to have it outside, in the elements sometimes extreme, where it could basically explode with the electricity running in it?

We bought this. Cheap light aluminum and plastic. Brought in couple stations then stopped rotating

I have one of these antennas. It works great where I am at. I get a bunch of channels 60+. Not sure about the 150 mile stuff. I am about 70-80 miles away from the towers. Mine has been outdoors for 7 years now and it still works. I am sure there are much better ones but for the price and the channels it pulls in im happy with it.

Which OTA DVR do you recommend?

Please review the new Zapperbox Antenna1.

I knew as soon as I saw the thumbnail Tyler wanted to smash an antenna.🤣

mine worked fine for 3 yrs in the middle of the woods 60 miles from towers.

Where i live these antenna are super cheap at local stores less than 10$ they pick signals fine but they don’t last long the plastic motor mount will disintegrate after one year under the sun.

Good one Tyler ... I knew it was junk as soon as I saw it , loved seeing you stomp it 😅

I have 3 if these antenna s working and not having any issues, they have been through 5 hurricanes, so they do just fine in Florida.

First time to see Tyler and the Im impressed. The Amazon Scam is valuable information ( along with all other products) and too Funny Destroying the China Scam Antenna ! I’m still laughing! 😂 I subscribed for this channel for sure!

The cheap plastic design won't survive outdoors, but I put one of these up in my attic 4 years ago. It's been working great and I get all the major stations in my area. I live around 30 miles from the broadcast stations.

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I've been watching your videos and I see you're not too far away from Philadelphia. Have you had issues receiving MeTV and any of the stations that are broadcast in VHF 2. 1 through 2.8? I have an antenna direct 4V with the vhf add on. antenna and I'm only about 13 mi from the transmitter in the city and I can see the towers in the distance with nothing obscured in the line of sight. The stations including channel 6 come in pixelated and sometimes I lose signal completely. My neighbor who also has a rooftop antenna is running into the same problem. Do you have any solutions maybe an amplifier or something of that nature?

Now... It's SMASHING TIME!@

Does the Antenna Man have a T-shirt design with some kind of Hulk reference smashing that style antenna? It could be funny merchandise.

Do another one of these on July 4th so you can blow it up!!!

I know this is off topic but can we get a discussion going about the Netflix debacle. Not related to the antenna but definitely related to cord cutting.

I ordered a Stellar Labs 30-2460 FM Yagi in hopes of picking up a trash channel 6 signal. Whether it can pick up your trash channel 6 signal might make an interesting video. My Ch6 seems centered on 86.4MHZ, so just a tiny bit below what the antenna was designed for. I am figuring on extending and moving the elements, but maybe it will just work out of the box.

Does Amazon allow Antenna Man to post review on Amazon web site? I have not had any luck posting video reviews on Amazon web site

Did you move? No WNEP, WBRE, WYOU, etc.

You are right, it is cheaply made, doesn’t work at all without the amplifier, but I do have one and it picks up 60 mile range from 2 directions. I have once(only once) picked a station that is 150 miles away. It was in the morning when it happened. Somehow antennas picks up better in the mornings. I wish you can tell me why signals come in better on the early hours of the day.

Antenna Man, I'm disappointed in you. You should have saved the review of this antenna for around the 4th of July and blown it up with some 4th of July fireworks.

the only way i can see a reception range of 90-95 miles being semi-reliable, is IF you're on a high mountain range, trying to tune in to TV stations broadcasting from another tall mountain peak, or perhaps a situation like Denver: mountains to the west, flat as a pancake to the east... even lakes/oceans can't do much to help with reception beyond about 100 miles... otherwise, i think 60-70 miles is the most you can expect for reliable reception from full-powered stations. Glad you went to town on that waste of materials! Came for the facts, stayed for the fun! :D

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Looking for a good quality roof antenna with long range for watching my local channels. What do you recommend?

Wish I would have seen this before I bought it. I've had it for months and can only get two channels and I'm within 25 miles.

I knew this was gonna be good by the thumbnail alone 😭

I got one for free when I bought a converter box from a catalog about 15 years ago and the antenna is still in the box .😊 I'm never gonna use it, maybe I'll sell it on a garage sale. 😅

why do you have your first link to the bad antenna????

Is there a meta rankings? Seems all the videos only compare the current antenna to the "last two"

Antop is good too

I would not be surprised if ping bing ding means "I came, I saw, I ripped 'em off."

Antenna Man, have you done any reviews on antenna types like the Channel Master CM-4221HD? This antenna type is very low profile and can be quite stealthy if installed without a tall mast. I've used the older version of that CM model antenna for years in the north San Diego county area with a CM preamp feeding a 100foot RG-6 coax cable to my garage that has a 4way splitter to feed the old coax in my house walls to rooms with TVs. Even though that antenna is designed for UHF and I get good signals on the local stations on UHF, I also get decent signal and SNR levels with it on the two local VHF channels in my area (8 and 10). Also it has a much wider beamwidth reception angle than other types of antennas. From my house, there are two different broadcast tower locations for the local TV stations - about 60degrees apart and I can receive them well with aiming it in the middle about due south, so no need for a rotator! I mounted the antenna using the Channel Master CM-3090 mount attached to the wood edge off the back roof of my house. My house is near the top of a hill so I have high elevation fortunately without needing a tall pole. Other houses below me are not so lucky.

So, no then? Lol! Great vid

was hopeing to see the hammer again

Hi Tyler. I have a question for you. I’m 60 years old and I remember when I was a kid 10-12 years old we had a rotating antenna similar to the one you reviewed, but not really because it was of much better quality. I live in Buffalo New York and back then my parents were able to pick up several Canadian stations. Why can’t I get them now on the antenna what has changed. And I want to thank you for all the cool videos you make I know they’re not easy and they are a lot of hard work and I want to thank you for them.

Anyone remember the comedian Gallagher? I can’t watch an Antenna Man review without thinking of him.

I think I'm going to start saving electrolytic capacitors for you. To build a high voltage cascade. I think it would be way cool if you could give the cheap junk a lightning strike test. ;)

Scraptenna Saturday.

I've heard that even after Tyler's "destruct test" that with Sporadic "E" Reception, this antenna can receive signals from 500 to 1400 miles! 😀😃😊😄😆😅😂🤣 73 DE W8LV BILL

Hi Tyler, I need help finding someone who can install a rooftop antenna for me. The people I’ve used in the last 25+ years have passed away and I can no longer find people who do this kind of work. I live about 45 minutes North of Detroit. Thank you for any help you can give me, I’ve been an antenna person since the 80’s.

In Nazareth Pa, have one like this, can’t get 6 abc, mounted above roof

Tyler, first of all thanks for your info on antenna's - Second here is a live field report from Vero Beach Fl 32960 - I got the Silicone Dust Homerun - 4 channel - I Channel Master extreme 80, antenna - I ant 25 ft(5 pieces at 5 ft) weingart antenna mast that hook together - results WESH 2 69-73 Sig stren WOFL 35 69-73 Sig stren WFTV 9 81 Sig stren WKMG 6 87 Sig stren - All the high defs signals for those stations - they play on my new LG fine, 2 hi-defs channels are locked - Hi def won't play on older fire stick in living room (will update) In addition to the major broadcast stations and nexgen 3.0 I am getting about 35 or more stations from cocoa beach fl(college station) to channel 18 from clermont - I am getting the signal id of Fox 13 in Tampa but the WURH educational station in palm beach walks on it. Accoring to the gov website finding broadcast stations from Vero Beach I am 78-79 miles from the Broadcast towers for the orlando mkt - I tried to pickup the west palm mkt which is only 71 miles but did not work. Hope this helps your knowledge base and folks out there looking to cut the cords!

The UHF antennas are encased in plastic and do not make contact with the rest of the antenna. A little better than useless.

So when Tyler smashes this antenna does anyone else flashback to the scene in the movie "Office Space" when they are destroying the copy machine? I live in a small town of about 3,500 people and I was very surprised to see how many have that antenna. Must be something about "us hicks who live in the sticks".

Two things I wish TYLER would do. 1. Always use the same baseline antennas to compare for the review. 2. This might be a little bit difficult, but I would suggest bringing back some better antennas and testing them after being in the elements a year later.

Due to the curve of the earth, the maximum effective range capability for a traditional antenna is approximately 75 miles.

That looks like a ship out of Star wars

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What is best indoor antenna.