Britney B.
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2025
I am beyond impressed with the Mohu Leaf 50 Original Paper-Thin Antenna! It provides fantastic reception and gives me access to a wide range of channels without the monthly cable bill. Setting it up was incredibly easy – I just plugged it in and scanned for channels. The picture quality is crisp, and it picks up both HD and standard channels with ease.What really stands out to me is how discreet and sleek the design is. The paper-thin build allows it to blend seamlessly with my wall or window, and I don't have to worry about bulky equipment cluttering up my space. It’s light, easy to mount, and I appreciate the long coaxial cable, which gave me flexibility in where I could place it.If you’re looking for an affordable and high-performing antenna to cut the cord, I highly recommend the Mohu Leaf 50. It’s perfect for anyone looking to enjoy free over-the-air channels with minimal fuss.
Mark K.
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2025
I used this antenna to extend my cable setup on my Xbox One, and it worked pretty well. The 60-mile range provides solid reception, and the picture quality has been clear and reliable. It’s paper-thin and easy to set up, which made it a convenient solution for my setup.While it’s primarily designed for TV reception, I found it useful for extending my cable to my Xbox, and it did the job without any major issues. The included 12 ft. cable gives plenty of flexibility in positioning the antenna.I’d recommend this to anyone looking for an easy-to-install, reliable antenna for both TV and other setups. It’s a great value for the price and works as advertised.
Terry Wright
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2024
Very poor signal not good signal at all very poor
R. Chang
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2024
I did a comparison of 3 different amplified indoor antennas, as I wanted to find one to use in a basement apartment (and I intended to gift the second place antenna to my brother-in-law). The three that I chose were as follows:Mohu Leaf 50 Amplified HDTV Antenna - $40 at the time of purchase2024 Gesobyte Amplified HDTV Antenna - $30 at the time of purchaseYUAKUOD Amplified HD Digital TV Antenna - $19 at the time of purchase (with coupon)For reference, I live in a town between Washington DC and Baltimore, MD. I used my 43" Samsung LCD TV that I got back in about 2010. I plugged in each antenna into the TV one by one, and hung them in approximately the same place on the wall just to the side of the TV, had the TV scan through the available channels, and I also did a brief visual scan through the channels too. Here's what I found:Mohu Leaf 50 - Far and away both the most expensive of the bunch, yet also the best performing of the bunch. The package contained the antenna, separate coaxial cable, amplifier with both a coaxial output and a USB cable for power, a USB power plug, and pins and adhesive pads for securing the antenna. In my channel scan, my TV found 40 channels through the Mohu. Picture quality was quite good, with only a couple channels appearing pixelated at first, but then finding a decent picture quality. Another feature that I liked about this one was that it was completely modular, particularly in the way that the coaxial capable was completely detachable. This way, if any other part fails, it's easy to pop in a replacement.Gesobyte Antenna - This one was definitely a middle performer. It wasn't obscenely expensive, and it still performed decently. This model is completely non-modular; all the components are connected to one another, such that if one piece of this malfunctions, you will have to replace the whole thing. It also came with some 3M adhesive pads for securing the antenna. The Gesobyte Antenna found 35 channels. It struggled a bit with the channels on the higher end, but was eventually able to get something of a picture. Maybe not the best picture quality, at least in comparison to the Mohu, but passable.YUAKUOD Antenna - This is equivalent to your bargain basement antenna both in terms of price and performance. It does offer some level of modularity in that you have the option of plugging the antenna straight into the TV without the amplifier if you wish; however when I tried this, I was only able to (barely) get 2 channels in my basement area. With the amplifier plugged in, I was able to find about 18 channels, significantly less than either the Gesobyte or Mohu. There was also significant struggle to get any sense of a picture, especially at the higher channel numbers. It's also worth noting that while each of the options here depended on a USB cable to power source, this was the only one of the three that did not include a USB power plug.Final verdict: I guess you really get what you pay for, at least with this set. The Mohu Leaf, a little more than double the price of the cheapest option, was far and away the performance leader. However, if you want to spend a little less money and don't require EVERY channel in the spectrum, the Gesobyte and does respectable performance.
dave
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 26, 2024
Stopped working just outside the return window
Anonymus
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2023
Quite expensive for simple product
Cliente de
Reviewed in Mexico on April 7, 2016
Cumple con su función, a veces falla un poco y distorsiona la señal por algunos segundos. Por lo menos podrán ver TV
CharlesStreet
Reviewed in Canada on February 7, 2015
This is a very decent antenna considering it looks like there's nothing to it. I live in downtown Toronto; I have the CN tower & Lake Ontario within sight from my apartment window. I stuck the antenna to my window with painter's tape; I auto-scanned for channels & I was able to receive a respectable # of channels. Interesting discovery: the co-axial cable acts as part of the antenna; through fiddling with the thing I realized that the more cable that was against the window (as opposed to the wall), the better & more reliable my reception was; so I lined up as much of the cable as I could along the window frames; this helped me receive WNLO from Grand Island, NY; if I didn't use this technique then reception is a little more iffy even with local Toronto stations. The HD on the channels that broadcast in HD (which is all the big 1's) is absolutely spectacular; the big boys don't offer this, yet they love to charge you $80 per month mostly for garbage. With this antenna I realized that what you can get from an antenna is an incredible value: HD viewing for life at a price you'll really, really like. But I ended up sending this antenna back; I'm hoping to purchase something a little more powerful; this one is very nice though if u just want your city's locals; reception during winter at night seems to be iffy.PS- After this, I'm a committed cord cutter. Is TV service really worth $1000 per year or $10 000 per decade??? I say hell no. The TV providers are delusional with that pricing; they think that they're rockstars when they're really just the cable guy. I say put them in their place: cut the cord.
WestieFan
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2013
I bought this antenna with high expectations. On the packaging it claims that it can receive stations up to 50 miles away. I was trying to receive stations 43 miles away. I mounted it high on a wall in that faced the stations I was trying to receive and performed a channel scan on my Sony TV. 0 stations found.I checked the connections, checked the USB style power supply and then moved it to another location. Same result, 0 stations. I used a different USB power supply, moved it to a third location and did a channel scan, 0 stations.I had also purchase a Winegard Flatwave from a local big box store that rhythms with Bosco for less then $50 before taxes. On the box it claims a range of up to 35 miles. I mounted the antenna in the location of my first test, performed a channel scan and received 8 stations. I got out a taller ladder and mounted it even higher on the wall and received 16 station, not all of them useable but it did find them, even one that was 65 miles away.Mu guess is that the Mohu antenna I received was defective, because even with a small UHF loop could I could receive a station that was 15 miles away, not 0 stations. Maybe the Mohu really does have a better range, but I don't have time for deal with defective merchandise, when the Winegard worked fine.For those comparing the Mohu vs. Winegard, there were other things besides the reception that I liked better about the Winegard:* The amplifier module on the Winegard can be mounted much further away than on the Mohu. If you have the Mohu mounted high on a wall, the amplifier is permanently attached to the antenna with a wire that is only abut 12 inches long. If you mount the antenna up high on a wall, you also need to have the wire for the USB power supply going up the same wall. The wire on the USB power supply in only about 4 feet long, so you need an outlet near by. On the Winegard, a thin RG-59 cable that is about 16 feet long attaches to the antenna and the other end is permanently attached to the amplifier module. This makes it possible to mount the antenna high with the USB power supply further away.* The attachment module on the antenna on the Mohu is thicker than the one on the Winegard. The Winegard lays closer to the wall but neither one is flat against the wall.* With the WInegard antenna, I was able to attach a 50 foot RG-59 cable to extend the signal to the location of my television with no apparent loss of signal. I never received any signals with the Mohu so I was not able to perform this test.In the battle of the flat antennas, Mohu 0 vs. Winegard 1. If someone from Mohu wants to send me an antenna for free to repeat the test, I would do it. But for now, the Winegard is working great pulling in stations that I know are 43 miles away.