Should you install a SWM-32?
Because, you know you want the biggest, baddest one there is. There are a lot of advantages to the SWM-32 multiswitch. It gives you the ability to run 32 tuners off a single multiswitch, and you can…
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Do you miss the old DIRECTV “Cyclone?”
Yeah it’s gone, possibly for good. You might notice that this site and our parent SolidSignal.com have started using the new DIRECTV branding. In case you haven’t been paying attention, it looks like this: This is…
Will DISH have a new Hopper at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show?
And here we go. Our CES 2016 coverage starts early this year with rumors that DISH will have a new Hopper DVR. It’s a pretty safe bet that they will show one, at least — The…
Do you really need an expensive router?
There are all kinds of people. Some of us, and yes I’ll count myself in this crowd, tweak every setting we can get our hands on, customizing the experience provided by every single piece of equipment…
What is a DIRECTV C51 Genie Mini Client?
The DIRECTV C51 Genie Mini Client looks very familiar, doesn’t it?
NICE AND EASY: Can you feed the DIRECTV H25 from the legacy ports of a SWM multiswitch?
Alas, the popular DIRECTV H25 receiver is SWM-only. By that, it means you can only feed it directly from a SWM-enabled Slimline dish or from the SWM outputs of an external SWM multiswitch. The legacy ports on…
Don’t You Believe It: DIRECTV SWM-31
The “SWM-31” is a total myth!
Do You Need a Backup Camera?
Backover cameras save lives and we have them.
How to Choose the Size and Resolution of Your Next TV
We’ll make sense out of TV screen sizes, resolutions, etc.
NICE AND EASY: Can You Use a DIRECTV Receiver with a 220 Volt Power Source?
If you want DIRECTV in your boat, you gotta get this right.
What are distant network services?
What do you do when you can’t get your local channels through DIRECTV? Once upon a time this was a big problem. In the early 2000s, DIRECTV did not offer local channels in any market, relying…
Solid Signal’s HANDS ON REVIEW: Surecall EZ4G Cell booster
The booster for the high-rise. Yes, there are lot of cell boosters out there. Some are small, some are large, but almost all of them have the same problem: you need to put the antenna…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: When Google wasn’t even a word
Google’s recent logo redesign has me thinking about a lot of things, like how bad logo design has gotten and why that doesn’t matter. I started by thinking about how Google wasn’t even a word 15…
Our customers say: CELL BOOSTERS WORK
It isn’t often these articles write themselves, but every so often I get an e-mail from a customer that really doesn’t take any more explanation. So, take a look for yourself. I’m writing to you to…