This is the question that won’t go away. Dedicated DIYers with a love for antenna TV want to use a single wire to bring the antenna signal into the house with the satellite signal. This is…
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In an early morning filing, DISH revealed the financial results we more or less expected. Revenues are up, but subscriber counts are down, and that means that existing customers are paying more. DISH’s own press release,…
Get ready for another morning of rip-roaring fun tomorrow as DISH reveals its quarterly results. Always the master of ruining the suspense, DISH generally puts its financials out several hours before the call meaning that if…
This is SureCall’s Fusion4Home cellular booster. I reviewed it a few months ago and I was incredibly impressed. This isn’t the cheapest booster you’ll find but it’s easily more powerful than boosters costing twice as much. I’ve asked the…
Look, I can see where you would get confused. I could tell you a whole big story but really let’s start with the facts. You can’t use the built-in Wi-Fi on your TV and have it…
You’re probably thinking this is the last thing you need. After all converter boxes like this Channel Master CM-7003 were popular a decade ago when people needed to make their old TVs work with new standards. Really, though,…
Look folks, I really want to give away some antennas here. I have one of these Antop AT-413B antennas that really wants a new home. So I’ll make it easy for you. Leave a comment that has a…
Because people still need them. Yes I get it… it’s not 2006. Back when a 27″ tube TV seemed like a perfectly reasonable way to watch, the US government sponsored a program where each home got…
Netflix has posted its November releases, which are highlighted (lowlighted?) by at least three films that set a rather dark tone. While October is known for terrifying and frightening films, November is slated to be…
In 2016, the answer’s still not clear. When DIRECTV announced a device that would offload content to a mobile device back in 2011, it sounded attractive. After all, data plans were expensive and slow. Since then,…
HDR. High Dynamic Range. It’s a promise of the next generation of 4K TVs, and it’s been out there for a few years (even though no one seems to care.) And now it’s become a problem….
No matter who you’re favoring in the coming election, I think that all Americans can agree on one thing: we’re ready for it to be over. Here at The Solid Signal Blog we try to stay…
DIRECTV is experiencing an outage on 8 national HD channels. If you are affected, you can either wait for the fix (shouldn’t take long) or switch to SD channels for those ones that are out….
Cards on the table: If you think you don’t look like a dork in your Oculus Rift, you’re wrong. VR headsets look dorky, 100% of the time. At least they will until someone manages to make…
If you’re thinking about upgrading your internet you’ll really need to think about what you need. There are a lot of choices and most internet providers will try to push you to the fastest. Do you…