Finally, flat-panel aerials fold the receiving elements into a slimline, lightweight panel, which can be held by a stand or attached to a wall or window. Check the fixtures too: some aerials come with an optional stand, while others feature adhesive pads or mountings. This diminutive flat-panel aerial is about as unobtrusive as they come. In fact, the only limit to your options is the 1. We found that Freeview HD reception was temperamental with the aerial sitting on the TV cabinet, but moving it to the wall behind gave us a full, glitch-free complement of 96 TV channels and 32 radio channels.
The August High Gain TV aerial has a compact, monopole design, with a magnetic stand that will clamp onto a wide range of metallic surfaces, including radiators. Freeview HD channels did seem a little more prone to blocky artefacts, however, so you may need to be careful in weak signal areas — and watch out for the short 1.
Wrapped in grey fabric, this compact pillar-style effort is roughly the size of a drink can and looks more like a smart speaker than a TV aerial. You can just plug it in, leave it next to the TV and enjoy your favourite shows. Sign up to reveal. Ticking all the boxes from signal reception to its 4G filter and HD compatibility, this aerial was a winner in our tests.
To find out which aerial it is, read our full review. Looking for an aerial that's good at picking up strong and weak signals? This one could be the one for you. It might be a bit pricey but its performance proved to be worth it in our tests. This aerial may be unique in design but it's performance is just as worthy as our other Best Buys. It's also one of our most affordable models on test.
Our full review reveals why it deserves our recommendation. Even Best Buy indoor aerials sometimes can't get good TV reception in your home. This can be down to a number of external factors, such as the position of your home in relation to other buildings. See our guide on how to set up an indoor aerial for tips on placement and troubleshooting. You get a good range of SD and HD channels, but you'll need to have a satellite dish installed on your home to receive the service if you don't already have one.
For more information, check out our What is Freesat? Digital TV channels and radio stations are grouped into six bundles, called multiplexes, that are transmitted at different frequencies across the TV band. Poor reception in one part of the TV band could mean you miss out on some, if not all, channels carried on a multiplex.
Best Buy indoor aerials perform well across the whole TV band, so you should receive the channels available on every multiplex. A good aerial should give you at least the first three channels, although the latter three can depend on where you live. The Digital UK website has a useful guide showing what reception you can expect in your area, or check the Freeview website for Freeview channels at your address. Due to the way some 4G and 5G mobile services are delivered in the UK, there's a chance — albeit a very small one — that they could interfere with your Freeview TV picture.
This disruption is possible because the MHz band now used for 4G sits right next to the spectrum used for Freeview and the MHz band for 5G is the same one used for Freeview. Homes in areas that use higher frequencies to deliver TV channel multiplexes, notably channels 59 or 60, are most susceptible to interference from 4G and 5G. Many indoor TV aerials that we test come with a 4G filter already fitted.
If you want to check whether you could be affected by 4G and 5G interference, Digital UK has a postcode coverage checker that shows if your area uses channels 59 or Simply select 'detailed view' to get more information. Choosing the right aerial for your home can be difficult, as there are quite a few to choose from. Whether you're looking for specific features or the best build quality, we've taken a look at aerials from some of the biggest manufacturers, to tell you exactly what they offer and things to look out for.
One for All makes a wide range of indoor aerials, and the SV is one that offers a few handy features. It's a loop aerial, meaning it consists of a circular loop and typically won't require specific angling.
What you'll find below is our round-up of the best indoor TV antennas on the market in The ClearStream Eclipse 2 is similar to Amazon's thin, plastic antenna at its core, but this very distinctive figure-eight design is one of a kind. Whatever engineering Antennas Direct did to pin down this kind of design clearly worked, however, as this amplified long-range antenna does an excellent job of picking up channels.
It also comes with curved double-sided tape pads that sit on the upper and lower backs of the design, ensuring a snug fit to your wall. In any case, it's much more visible than nearly any other indoor antenna on the market, but the trade-off is a much longer promised range of 80 miles. It also has a 4G signal filter, an FM tuner, and the ability to connect to a second TV, plus the reception was excellent in our testing. It's a flat plastic design like Amazon's antenna, but actually looks like two of them merged together.
You can stick it to a wall with the included Velcro pads or prop it up using the simple plastic stand. In our testing, it pulled fewer channels on the stand next to the TV than when it was mounted higher up on the wall.
This amplified antenna's range is slightly less than the Smart Bar at 70 miles, but it still has the 4G signal filter, FM tuner, and ability to connect to two TVs at once. The signal looked great to us, but as with the Smart Bar above, this might be an option for those who are having reception issues using other antennas. It offers a mile range, is flat and nearly paper-thin with black and white sides, and delivers a strong p signal.
In our testing, it found just over 50 channels in both locations. We have no complaints about the device itself. Really, our only issue that the FlatWave FLA costs more than double the price of the AmazonBasics mile option, and truth be told, we couldn't tell a difference between them in use.
It's great, but there's no clear reason to pay extra that we could see. Mohu's new Blade antenna is a one-of-a-kind — instead of a floppy sheet, it's a thicker, rectangular plastic panel that you might not be compelled to hide. You could mount it on the wall below the TV like a soundbar, or there's a little attachable kickstand if you'd rather put it on a TV stand.
In any case, it's stylish in a way that most antennas simply don't strive to be. And if you want, you can mount it in an attic or even outside. But that style comes with frustrations. We struggled mightily to attach a coaxial cable or degree coaxial adapter to the back of the antenna, because its coaxial connector is wedged so tight to the backing.
Ultimately, we used a screwdriver to remove the spongey support ring on the back to give our hands a bit more room, and then had to use pliers to tighten the adapter because it wouldn't budge using our fingers. It was a real pain. None of the omissions were crucial, but it was still a difference.
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