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…
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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…
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…
Another country heard from, as Robert DeNiro might say. Yesterday YouTube announced YouTube TV, which is designed to compete in the same space as DIRECTV NOW and Sling TV, essentially providing live TV to computers, mobile…
It’s time to look once again at that eternal question: Should you use your smart TV as a DIRECTV client? I last addressed the question a little over 18 months ago and I concluded that it was still…
Here’s a question for you… Considering all the sports available on DISH and DIRECTV, what are they missing? Do you wish there was a better source for domestic lacrosse, or year-round curling? There are so…
I can’t believe I’m asking this question again. It seems like 4K has been around longer than Elvis and yet it’s still never completely caught on. For myself, I first saw a “consumer” demonstration of 4K in…
There’s a new article over at the SureCall blog that tells you how you can get away without using an expensive signal meter and just use free apps on your phone. It’s easy to do and whether…
Editor’s note: Jake Buckler thinks he’s going to get away with this. He needs to sleep with one eye open. What do you think about Netflix’s suggestion engine? Does it truly negatively affect your streaming experience?…
Three years ago this week, SportsNet LA, known to most folks as “The Dodgers Channel,” went on the air. We covered it here. At the time, only Time Warner Cable customers could see it, along with a…