Sadly, not quite. But it is good enough most of the time. The US uses a standard called ATSC for television broadcasting. It does a great job of getting HD into broadcast channels that were originally…
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So, DIRECTV 4K is great. You’re just not going to get anything better without buying a UHD Blu-ray player (and most of you don’t seem interested in that.) It beats Netflix and Amazon’s streaming options, hands…
If you’re a diehard Netflix original series streamer, you should be excited about what’s coming to the streaming giant in May. If you’re a regular reader of this column, you know that I’m a huge fan…
Antenna rotators. I won’t judge you if you use one. They’ll help you get reception from two different directions. But are they really the best idea? Let me say upfront that if you do want an…
It was one of the best things about having DIRECTV, back in the late 2000s. It was the DIRECTV AM21 antenna module, and it connected to DIRECTV receivers giving you up to 50 channels of over-the-air…
DIRECTV’s first logo from 1994 The future is not far off. Sometime in 2019, the last satellite operational at DIRECTV’s 119-degree orbital location will be shut off, and at roughly the same time, DIRECTV will stop…
Yes, I get it. I talk way too much about Star Wars and Star Trek on this blog. I have been accused of trying to turn this blog into a generally geek-oriented news and view site and some people say…
Seriously. Back in 2012, we talked about DISH’s sponsorship of Pac-12 Networks and the fact that DIRECTV still wasn’t jumping on this station. Fast forward and things haven’t changed much. A lot of people thought that…
There’s a new SWM in town… and it’s beginning to filter out to larger DIRECTV installations. It’s called the DSWM30, and while it’s not available at Solid Signal yet, it soon will be. The DSWM30 is…
An atomic clock is probably the most accurate way to tell time known to man. Even in this day and age of cell phones, you can still use an atomic clock. So, what is an…
Don’t know why it took so long… but 26 communities that have been without programming from Hearst-owned TV stations on DISH finally have it back. This caps off a two-month-long blackout of Hearst stations on DISH….
Imagine perfect peace and quiet. A quiet day outside isn’t quiet at all; even in the country you can hear wind and animals and other things around you. If you’re in a suburb or city you’ve…
Maybe, probably, but why would you? Personally, I would not paint an antenna. It’s possible that it wouldn’t do any harm, but it’s very hard to know what’s being used to give paint its color….
You don’t often reboot your DIRECTV box… but when you do you always see a blue screen with white letters saying “Running receiver self check.” It can take up to 20 seconds for that screen to…
If you’re planning any BBQs or cookouts this year, check out these deals on the gear you need for easy, trouble-free grilling. Has BBQ season officially started? We at Solid Signal like to think so; but…