Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: It's not good when a cheap $8 antenna outperforms this one

I bought this antenna to start with, and I was generally satisfied with it's performance, but it did have a few hiccups in signal quality. I found this antenna on Amazon as well:RCA Basic Indoor Antenna, and I figured for $8 it was worth a shot. I was very surprised to find out that the cheap $8 antenna actually received a stronger and more reliable signal than the Terk antenna, and I actually received a few extra channels. Even with the amplifier turned on with the Terk I still had issues, yet the $8 antenna is unpowered, looks really flimsy, and gets a much more reliable signal. For $40 and for something twice the size, I would expect the Terk antenna to far exceed the capabilities of the cheap one, and it's clear to me that the $8 antenna puts this one in its place. I would strongly recommend going with theRCA Basic Indoor Antennainstead, or another antenna.