More and more DIRECTV users are reporting that their AM21 antenna modules have stopped working. For what it’s worth, we told you this was going to happen. Unfortunately, DIRECTV stopped selling the unit about 18 months ago…
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The holidays brought plenty of presents in 2016!
Rumors have been swirling that Amazon is interested in buying or absorbing DISH. Of course there are rumors like this all the time, but this one has me thinking. Honestly, it could be a good fit….
Eventually everything ends, so I’m sure at some point satellite TV, at least DIRECTV, will end. But folks, it’s not coming anytime soon. A lot of folks are worried that DIRECTV is going to wind down…
The war between the streaming services means more TV affiliates, movie titles and more for streamers! When business compete against each other, it’s viewers like you and me who are the winners. It’s the same with…
What’s the next big thing? If I knew that I’d be rich. I don’t know, honestly. But I’ve been watching consumer electronics for a lot of years. Most of the time when I thought something was…
Cosplay. It’s gone from being a largely unknown form of entertainment to something totally mainstream. It’s all about adults who dress up as their favorite characters in public. A generation ago such behavior was relegated to Star…
That’s pretty low. The 2016-2017 broadcast year was the worst on record, with the top rated shows performing worse than most cancelled shows from the 1990s. Let me say that a different way. In 1997, a…
Well… you can be patient. Right now DIRECTV only allows one 4K TV on the account with the HR54 Genie DVR, using a DIRECTV 4K Ready Smart TV or DIRECTV C61K 4K Genie Mini Client. It’s a technical…
They never did come back into fashion. Back in 2013 I wrote an article about the possible return of phones with real keyboards. I even gave a picture of the last phone I had with one: Does…
I’m not a bundler. I’ve watched as my friends went for the bundle — combining their cell phone bills, their TV bills, their internet bills, their landline phone bills, everything possible into one bill in order…
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If you build it, they will come. So we’re building it. We’re working hard to build the ultimate guide to cord cutting, city by city, and you’re invited to see the work in progress. When this…
Probably not too many people. Although to be fair, with discounts the price drops to $46k for this Generac standby generator. So you might be asking yourself why we have it listed online. The fact is you’ll…
The latest trend in TV is shorter seasons. Unless you’re talking about the major broadcast networks, it’s rare to see a show go more than 10-12 episodes in a season now. Most broadcast TV shows do…