If you’ve been using DVRs since the old days when ReplayTV and TiVo were king of the hill, you might miss the ability to skip forward 30 seconds instead of fastforwarding through the commercials. The…
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After two days of charging, I was ready to try the NextGen Remote Extender. The first step was to take the batteries out of the charger and put them in the remote. It was at…
The THR22 DIRECTV/TiVo has been a real hit at Solid Signal! There has been a lot of demand for these DVRs ever since they were first announced almost four years ago. Many users who missed…
In our first article on MoCA, it was stated that there is no real downside to MoCA. That’s true for almost everyone, but there are a small group of people who will be negatively impacted…
After a long weekend, it was time to put the zBoost YX545 through its paces. There was an included setup guide which I promptly ignored. I wanted to see if I could get this device…
If you’re using one DIRECTV receiver to run two TVs, you might have noticed that annoying message on the older TV telling you that “Your TV or its cables are not HD!” DIRECTV receivers have always…
TiVo® HD DVR Available Nationwide from DIRECTV TiVo and DIRECTV Back Together Again ALVISO, Calif. (February 9, 2012) – TiVo Inc., the creator of and a leader in advanced television services including digital video recorders…
Admit it, we all have a tendency to use large splitters when we could use small ones. Even though the large ones cost more, we put them in because we want to future-proof our systems….
A really clean home theater means hiding the equipment. Unfortunately, hiding the equipment sometimes means problems with the remote. Most remote controls work with infrared signals that can’t see through wood or metal. The problem…
Starting with the DIRECTV HR34, future satellite receivers will use a new technology called RVU. RVU, pronounced “R-view”, is a complete departure from anything that DIRECTV has done before. DIRECTV made waves with its multiroom…
When working at home, cell reception can be a real challenge. So many of us would give up a costly land line if only we knew that we wouldn’t miss an important call from the…
The first satellite transmissions were 100% free. When Telstar, the first communications satellite to carry television signals, went live in 1962, there was nothing else like it. All it took was a very large antenna…
There are a lot of reasons to watch a standard definition channel instead of a high-definition one. Maybe you’re experiencing rain fade, or maybe the line-of-sight to the high-def satellite has gotten restricted, giving you…
Have you ever tried to watch TV in a moving car? It’s not so easy. At best you can get a minute or so of good reception and then you lose it again. If you’re using…
It sure has been a long time coming. DIRECTV and TiVo announced their joint partnership in the fall of 2008, and since then, TiVo fans have hoped that someday soon, their TiVo would come. It…