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Do I need a special Philips antenna to receive digital terrestrial TV broadcastings? And what kind of antenna should I use?

Published on 2016-12-29

Digital terrestrial television uses a normal antenna technique. Depending on the condition of your antenna and local circumstances, you may not need to install a special antenna.

When you connect an antenna, please pay attention to the following:

  • Several transmitters simultaneously send the same signal over the same frequency channel; a more directional sensitive antenna is preferred
  • Gutter antennas are less powerful and therefore the signal that they transmit may be weaker
  • The use of a non-directional antenna could result in bad reception because of interference from other antennas in its vicinity
  • Gutter antennas are also marketed as digital antennas

The information on this page applies to the following models: 32PFL7803D/10 , 37PFL7603D/10 , 26PFL5403D/10 , 47PFL7603D/10 , 47PFL7403D/10 , 40PFL8664H/12 , 52PFL5604H/12 , 42PFL8404H/12 , 47PFL8404H/12 , 47PFL7404H/12 , 52PFL7404H/12 , 32PFL7404H/12 , 37PFL8404H/12 , 32PFL5404H/12 , 37PFL5604H/12 , 47PFL5604H/12 , 42PFL5604H/12 , 42PFL7404H/12 , 47PFL9703D/10 , 47PFL5603D/10 , 32PFL7403D/12 , 42PFL5603D/10 , 42PFL9903H/10 , 52PFL9703/98 , 47PFL9703/98 , 42PFL9900/98 , 42PFL9532/98 , 47PFL9532/98 . Click here to show more product numbers Click here to show less product numbers

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