My mother in law bought us this Clear TV antenna off of the Home Shopping Channel. The commercial where the guy has cable in the middle of the ocean is far fetched. The manual recommends putting the antenna near a window. We have it going up the wall, almost as high as the ceiling in the middle of the room and it has picked up 17 channels.
This is better than what we had, which picked up zero channels. Clear TV is not perfect but can be a temporary solution. When the weather is bad or when it's during a peak time, we seem to lose a signal, the channel cuts out, or goes off altogether. However, for what little TV we actually watch, this will do.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend