Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

First off. After significant research (As I suggest you do.) I decided to cut the cable and I have been pretty happy. Before you purchase, you must be aware of what is around you. SPECIAL NOTE: I got the antennas and not a rotating antenna because there are 4 tv's in the house and I was not about to fight with my wife and the three kids over what direction the antenna was going to point. So I got stationary antennas and pointed at all the transmission towers. Problem solved. This may work for you or may not. 1) Your geographical location because Antennas work off line of sight. So if your next to a mountain or a bunch of trees and buildings blocking, your success is not going to be as advertised. 2) Be clear of power lines. As in if there is one within 200' of the antenna and if you have to point at the the power lines, your reception will not be as advertised. 3) Check the distance from the Transmission tower to you and review obstructions that are in between. I used Antennas direct map on their website. Very helpful and very nice website. Once everything looked good. This is what I purchased. I decided to go all in and do it right the first time. Within 3 months after cutting the cable, the parts where paid for. 1x 8 Element Bowtie Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna 1x Clearview 2 Antenna 1x Splitter to reverse 1x Channel Master CM3414 4-Port Distribution Amplifier 1x Mast (Then had to replace it because it bent over in a wind storm and I replaced with 1" pipe. I believe the Chimney will come down first before the mast bends again.) So note, get 1" pipe to save yourself from having to go back up. The DB8e out of the box was well built (Even after it blew over and slapped the roof pretty hard it held it's own). Instructions were clear and I was able to have it put together in about 30min (I take my time). The DB8e performed as advertised. I am in an elevated area in the country with no obstructions. The Antenna by itself got me roughly 50 channels. The furthest Transmission tower from me was 82mi. I got roughly 70% reception. So I was happy and knowing once I added the amplifier, I wouldn't be disappointed. After adding the Clearview 2 and the Amplifier. I was more than satisfied. The 82mi tower I was getting 98% and I got all the channels from all the towers around Ellicot City, Md. I also got all the channels from all the towers in Philadelphia, Pa (40mi. away). I also got all the channels from all the towers in York, Pa. (50mi.). The end result was 81 channels. I'm happy with that, happy with the research I did, happy with the results.