TIP: Dolby on any DIRECTV receiver
Of course you want the best sound, right? With DIRECTV receivers you generally have a lot of choice on how to get the sound out. You can pass it through the HDMI cable, or you can…
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STREAMING SATURDAY: Netflix Originals
I’m taking the reins this week as Jake Buckler enjoys a well-deserved break with his family. I may not like it… but Netflix is fast moving away from being a source for movies and into being…
FUN FRIDAY: Four-Winged Dinosaur
First of all that’s weird. Second of all it’s even weirder that we can recreate the look of a dinosaur that has been extinct for 160 million years. Keep in mind I don’t remember what I…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: When people didn’t stream
We all stream now. There’s no magic in showing a video on your phone anymore. And yes, we can all remember when that was an interesting and novel thing to do. But did you realize that…
DISH: MLB Extra Innings for an even lower price!
Great news for DISH customers! This year’s MLB Extra Innings package pricing has been announced, and at $165… it’s even lower than DIRECTV! MLB Extra Innings is a great way to catch literally hundreds of out…
OPINION: Owning up to my musical preferences
The world of streaming music has been with us a while now, with the earliest forms of Pandora actually dating back to 2000. That said, I think most people only started seriously streaming music within the…
Get ready for “Golden Girls: The Motion Picture”
It’s a sure sign that pop culture is stuck in an endless loop. Speaking to investors yesterday, Viacom CEO Robert M. Bakish outlined the strategy for the company that owns MTV, Nickelodeon, TV Land, Paramount Pictures…
Why can’t you put your dish on top of the TV?
Well you could, but you’d have to put the TV on the roof. The point is, you can’t have a dish inside the house. Back when the TV in this picture was considered “high tech,” we…
DIRECTV adds Pursuit Channel in HD
Outdoorsmen, rejoice! If you love the outdoors and find yourself indoors due to the weather, you finally have something new to do. DIRECTV is one of only three providers that has the Pursuit Channel in HD,…
NICE AND EASY: Can you use a Wally receiver with an older dish?
DISH’s latest standalone receiver is the Wally. It’s designed to work within a Hopper 3 or higher system and therefore it works with the new hybrid pro LNBs. However, it “should” also work with non-hybrid LNBs including…
SOUND OFF AND WIN: How empty is your DVR?
Here’s a little contest for all our DIRECTV customers with DVRs. Today’s DVRs can hold up to 200 hours of HD or 1000 hours of SD content. How full is yours? Reply to this article here…
DIRECTV Introduces 4K for Bars and Restaurants!
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…
NASCAR goes 4K on DIRECTV
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…
“Some” Dodgers games to be broadcast on free TV for long-suffering Angelenos
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…
ESPN plans layoffs, in other news I was right again
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…