Best of the Blog 2013, Volume 3
Take a look at the best from the summer of 2013.
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High end video is disappearing… why is that so troubling?
You just know the person who had this mod living room had an equally tasty open-reel sound system. There might have also been a console television — in color to be sure — and maybe even…
WHITE PAPER: Extending your DIRECTV Signal
What’s the max length of a DIRECTV cable? What’s the maximum distance between a receiver and a SWM? These are questions asked every day and the problem is there’s no easy answer. We have downloadable calculators available but…
Solid Signal’s HANDS ON Review: zBoost ZB545 and ZB545M cell boosters
Last year marked the real beginning of the “legitimate” cell booster industry. While cellular boosters have always been regulated by the FCC, it was only last year that the FCC unveiled rules that meant that major…
More trouble for 4K: Millennials would rather watch a tiny screen
In another sure sign that we’ll never understand the younger generation, it turns out that the youngest of the young (ages 14-24) are not just walking away from the living room TV, they’re running away from…
Best of the Blog 2013, Volume 2
Take a look at the best from the spring of 2013.
Are legacy multiswitches being discontinued?
At one time, this Spaun multiswitch was one of our hot sellers at Solid Signal. These days we don’t sell nearly as many. Shrewd observers might even note that several other Spaun products have been discontinued and…
Best of the Blog 2013, Volume 1
The hits keep coming… here’s the best from early 2013.
Holy Resource Batman!
I’ve spent a lot of time talking about using technology for those of us that are a little afraid of tech. But, you know, there’s so many resources out there that I think it’s time…
Can you use a DIRECTV SD receiver with an HD dish?
Absolutely. If you’re looking for a way to add DIRECTV to a spare room with an old TV, you might still want an HD receiver for futureproofing (they work just fine with older TVs) but…
Why can’t you use an H25 with a round dish?
Well ya can… sort of. But ya shouldn’t. The DIRECTV H25 Receiver is a marvelous thing. A sight to behold. So much raw HD power, so little size, and so little electricity used. But, even at that…
This web site just won’t work on my iPad!!
Marty Silbernik is the author of I’m Too Old To Do This, a tech blog for folks who remember when none of this stuff existed. This article appears with permission. n prior posts, I’ve talked about how…
Is CB Radio dead?
There’s a huge portion of the population who weren’t even alive during the CB craze of the 1970s. It was the equivalent of facebook, twitter and chatrooms all in one — a technology that let you…
Solid Signal’s WHITE PAPER: Advanced DIRECTV C41 Wireless Troubleshooting
You’ve got it home, you’ve read the review… but you’re still not sure how to make it work. The C41W Wireless Genie Mini Client isn’t the easiest thing in the world to configure but once you’ve done…
Hey Honey – do you have any idea what this is for?
Have you ever found anything at your house and wondered “what the heck is this for?” Well it happens to me all the time. I’m going through a closet and suddenly I see something like…