You know you want it. DIRECTV has a new solution for commercial customers who want 4K. It uses the existing HR54 and C61K hardware to create a simple, effective way for commercial accounts to access…
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Seems like DIRECTV is getting serious about this 4K stuff. The very first NASCAR race to be broadcast in 4K will be this year’s Monster Energy Cup from Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. The race airs…
Pity the poor residents of the City of Angels and their struggles with sports. The nation’s second largest metropolitan area spent most of the last thirty years without a football team (although next season they will…
I don’t know why but it turns out I love writing about how ESPN is the root of all evil on television. Take a look at the evidence — I’ve written about it here, here, and even here in…
If you’ve been reading headlines today, you’ve probably noticed that there’s a guy out there releasing documents saying the CIA can hack your Samsung Smart TV. First of all that’s not a huge surprise — I talked…
Less is more. DIRECTV has announced the pricing for the 2017 season of its popular MLB Extra Innings package and it’s even less than last year, when prices were dropped for the first time. At press…
Ready for the exciting life of a blogger? The Solid Signal Blog is looking for volunteer contributors. The pay isn’t great but the prestige is worth it! If you choose to join our merry band, you…
Will Netflix’s Iron Fist be as big as Luke Cage? Maybe, maybe not, but it will still make an amazing Marvel Comics superhero series to stream. The first season of Marvel’s Iron Fist debuts on Netflix on March 17. Judging by…
As someone who streams your favorite movies and series, is having 4K resolution really that important to your streaming experience? In my opinion, streamers don’t want or need 4K resolution for their favorite shows and…
I know this is one that Jake Buckler, the blog’s resident Norse warrior, will be all over. Apparently archaeologists in Scotland have found a 3,000-year-old bronze sword in remarkably good condition. It seems they were building a…
Seems to come up like clockwork. Just a few months after DIRECTV was forced to black out Hearst stations due to a conflict dispute, the same stations have disappeared for DISH viewers. Luckily, those channel blackouts seem to…
To Be Determined? Sinclair Media, one of the nation’s largest operators of over-the-air television stations, has launched a new network for their viewers across the country. It’s called “TBD,” which is old-school business slang for “to…
One of the biggest mistakes Microsoft made in the 2000s was called “.NET.” It was supposed to be an easy way to build apps that worked on your computer and on the web, and it was…
Of course you watch TV in your hotel room. First of all, hotels are notorious for slow internet service, so streaming is out of the question. Second, there’s not a lot to do in your average…
With the change to DTV we ended up with “Virtual” Channels what are these? The “real” channels are the channels the TV stations are using to transmit on. Back before HDTV, the channel number told us…