Can you get 4K reception with today’s TV antennas? As with most things in life, the answer is yes and no. As a cord-cutter, you’ve probably already heard about 4K or Ultra HD programming. Someone told…
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If you didn’t catch this a while back when it made the rounds of the tech blogs, check it out because it’s still pretty amazing. It may be low on plot, but this cartoon, simply produced,…
If you live where internet speeds are slow, you spend every day just longing for something better. You see your friends streaming Netflix in 4K or sharing large files easily. It’s a drag. But hey, you’ve…
I’m revisiting this topic by popular demand. It’s been four years now since DIRECTV rolled out its 5-tuner Super DVR and the world has changed a lot. Many people record less than they used to, but…
In just a few short years, people have learned to rely on the DVR. If you have pay TV, there is an excellent chance you have a DVR. You may only use it to pause live…
It’s a 50-year-old chunk of wood that doesn’t fly and can’t even stand up by itself. For a while it was considered garbage. Now it’s in the Smithsonian. I’m talking about the original large-scale model of…
Here’s the dirty little secret: sometimes it isn’t. It’s important that you choose an antenna that’s powerful enough for your needs, but once you get to that point, more power isn’t going to help you. That’s…
Late night. Sleeping spouse. What do you do if you want to watch a little TV? I’ll admit, DIRECTV doesn’t make it easy. They’ve never had headphone jacks on their receivers, so in most cases your…
Hallelujah, it’s almost here. NFL football starts again in this great nation of ours on September 5. The best news is that most NFL action can be found on local broadcast CBS, NBC or Fox stations….
You might have heard it said… that the electromagnetic spectrum, the thing that encompasses all radio and TV broadcasting, is a public trust. It belongs to everyone, like the national parks, and it’s intended to be…
Let’s all pause for a moment while the more anal retentive members of the crowd admire the lovely order of these cables. I took this photo myself at DIRECTV’s Los Angeles Broadcast Center. This is a…
This is the one meter you drool over. The Televes H60 is a spectrum analyzer par excellence, with the ability to read and understand most forms of cable and satellite signals. It’s the meter of…
How safe is your most important data? Most of us have pretty much given up, knowing that no matter what we do our personal information will be in the hands of three dozen agencies every time…