Winegard FlatWave vs. Mohu Leaf, Part 1: Clash of the Really Flat Titans
That was great for Don Draper, but not for me. I wanted to test the state of the art in indoor antennas. My friends at Solid Signal were kind enough to send me two…
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SilverCloud GPS Tracking System, Part 1: Unboxing
The life of a blogger is a lot like being James Bond. There’s peril around every turn, assassins threatening to destroy you, evil henchmen, and occasionally the boss bad guy straps you to a giant circular…
Will You Lose DIRECTV Channels Tomorrow?
DIRECTV and Tribune are heading toward a contract deadline. When this happens, both parties generally look to their customers for support. Tribune stations started running a crawl on Wednesday on the bottom of the screen urging…
Hands on with the Birdog USB Plus
Professional installers need professional tools. If you’re out there in the field you need a meter you can trust. My friends up at the Solid Signal corporate offices sent me a Birdog USB Plus by Perfect10. This…
Hands on With the DARBLET
SolidSignal.com is among the first to offer this exclusive new video processor. There are some people who enjoy manually tweaking every image setting for the best possible result, even if it means stopping what you’re watching….
Hands on with the DIRECTV HR34 with HD Menus
Note: Please download the PDF to see the graphics which originally accompanied this article. DIRECTV’s HR34 is the top of the heap. There’s no other consumer DVR that lets you record any 5 HD channels any…
Hands on with the Winegard HD6055P FM Antenna, part 2: The challenge
You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes… you know the rest of the words. I wanted to be able to review the HD6055P antenna, and I wanted to see if I…
Samsung Smart TVs – Don’t Upgrade to 1028 yet
Samsung Smart TVs how have access to software version 1028 through the internet. Direct download is available now. As with other Samsung upgrades, it hasn’t shown up on their web site yet. It probably will…
What’s the difference between MRV and RVU?
This is a question I get about once a day. DIRECTV’s HR34 DVR uses a new technology called RVU, supposedly, but people who get HR34s can’t tell the difference. It’s easy to get confused. MRV is the…
Hands on with the Winegard HD6055P FM Antenna, part 1: The problem
Nothing wrong with kicking back with a few tunes while you’re working. I generally use internet radio. I’m not one of those alt-rock types, it’s just that… my home AV system has a bit of a…
MoCA 101: Connect a computer (cable subscribers only)
Interested in other MoCA 101 articles? How about: What is MoCA? Can I diplex with MoCA? Connect a computer (DIRECTV subscribers only) With all the fuss about DIRECTV and Dish using MoCA, you might have…
Multiroom DVR Showdown
If you had your choice, which DVR would you choose? Unfortunately, you don’t have a choice most of the time. Most equipment only works with one provider, so you have to take what they give…
TIP: Skip forward 15 minutes with your DIRECTV receiver
Skipping through a program on DIRECTV has never been easier. You have the choice of four speeds of fast forward, but if that’s not fast enough, you can skip forward 15 minutes at a time….
Hopper/Joey Exclusive Unboxing
You won’t see it anywhere else… take a look at the exclusive unboxing video for the Hopper and Joey!
DIRECTV HD Menus Dissected
DIRECTV’s new HD menus look a lot better than the older menus, and the reason is simple: instead of being created at a single size, DIRECTV’s new menus are created separately for 480i, 720p, and…