I've seen one that created the same shapes in general, but was wrapping wire around pegs that ended at the receiver... can't find that one though.
I bought this one years ago, and it worked alright for the money. Definitely a cheap one, and it even worked well after I cut it in half opening the package for the first one I got >_<
I use this antenna downtown and I get about 15-20 channels, all the local clear in HD. Its enough to watch weather, news, and national broadcast games of all major sports.
My roommate and I are NBA and NHL fans and use a pay site Ball/Hockey streams which is way cheaper and way better than League pass(HD streams, no blackouts). Between those, Netflix, torrents, and mooching an HBO go account, we have everything we need for.... less than $15 a month?