One size doesn’t fit all. Yet, when you buy a cell booster, you’re buying the cable, the antennas, the booster, everything. It’s convenient if you are just getting started but it can be annoying if you…
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They don’t make it easy. In fact, in many cases they don’t even make it possible. DIRECTV is in the process of implementing HDCP on many channels, meaning that recording the output of a DIRECTV DVR…
Cord-cutting is all the rage. Why? A growing number of people are realizing that they’re paying over $100 a month for cable TV that they’re just not watching. It’s true — streaming services like Netflix and…
One of the most compelling features of the modern home entertainment system is the ability to watch a program recorded in another room. It can be watched from another receiver, or in some cases watched from…
DIRECTV SWM Technology lets you use a single wire to every receiver or DVR regardless of the number of recording tuners. It also lets you use inexpensive splitters along the way instead of having to run…
So, you’re having trouble wrapping your head around it. DIRECTV’s SWM system allows one wire to each receiver no matter how many tuners. It’s different from the old system where you needed one wire for each…
We’ve all been there. We don’t know what’s going on with the remote. Something isn’t working, and we try new batteries but we’re just not sure where the problem is. You want to know if…
The DIRECTV HR20 Plus HD DVR was not my first DIRECTV receiver, but it sure was the one that I owe the most to. I jumped in a little too early back in September 2006 when…
In general, no. It may seem like it makes sense to put your router somewhere in the attic that’s more centrally located, but there are several issues with that. First of all the router’s performance is…
If you’ve been doing home theater a while, you probably have a lot of different cables lying around. You’ve probably wondered why there have to be so many choices. In some cases it’s a matter of…
One of the most common requests for our chat operators and phone operators is to help find the right antenna for you. We do our level best to help you right over the phone or chat,…