Who are the ATSC?
Every so often you hear about the ATSC. Most people have some idea that they’re the organization that created our HDTV standards. That’s true, and that’s why we call the tuners in our equipment “ATSC tuners.”…
Read MoreEvery so often you hear about the ATSC. Most people have some idea that they’re the organization that created our HDTV standards. That’s true, and that’s why we call the tuners in our equipment “ATSC tuners.”…
Read MoreIt’s ok if you do. It’s a funny thing, cable DVRs and satellite DVRs evolved along different tracks. Cable DVRs were originally seen as fancy VCRs, adding a small amount of recording space and a…
Easy answer: you can’t. With the holidays coming up you’re going to need to think of something else to get that hard-to-buy-for person on your list. DIRECTV has no gift card program and you can’t sign…
Our Sunday Contests Continue! All you have to do to win an indoor/outdoor amplified TV antenna like this one is leave a comment below. A winner will be chosen at random. You’ll get an Antop antenna with…
When it comes to streaming services, Netflix is the No. 1 among the top 10 subscription-based streaming services in the U.S. Netflix has the most paid subscribers of all over-the-top (OTT) video services, according to…
It doesn’t happen often, but occasionally you’ll get short audio drops when watching live TV on a DIRECTV DVR. It’s not a sign of a real problem and it’s easy to fix by yourself. Generally changing…
Is a cell phone booster something you might need? My ideal cell booster would be the SureCall Force-7 industrial all-in-one signal booster. So why do I want the SureCall® Force-7 signal booster? Well, this device is designed to…
Back when this was high tech, people were already thinking about artificial intelligence. One of the first attempts at what we would now call a “chatbot” was Eliza. Eliza was developed back in the 1960s and…
It’s like free money. One of the biggest benefits of AT&T coming together with DIRECTV is bundling. In the past, it was enough to have “just” a TV service or “just” a wireless service, but consumers…
In general, if you can avoid drilling holes in your roof, you should. But sometimes you can’t. I always recommend using other forms of mounting first, but sometimes you can’t avoid it. Sometimes you’re just going to make…
Could Verizon’s streaming service be failing, just as AT&T plans to launch theirs? DIRECTV Now is expected to launch in Novmber, although details are sparse. We believe it will be 100 channels, and start at $35…
SureCall’s EZ4G gives you great cell coverage without even making you put up an outdoor antenna. But it’s not cheap, and you may wonder why you should bother unless you have outright terrible cell service indoors. The…
Ah, California. It seems particularly apropos to say that California grows the most nuts of any state in the union. I mean walnuts, cashews, that sort of thing. Right? Well, decide for yourself. About three years…
The average person lives about 80 years. There has been some form of human civilization for about 20,000 years. Because of that, it’s really hard to think about how other people lived, not that long ago….
Not if you really want to be accurate but… if you’re willing to cut a few corners you can calculate signal loss in your head. There are a lot of variables but if you’re willing to…