Our Predictions for 2018
Who knows what the future will bring? In 2017 we saw the growing dominance of DIRECTV NOW, the coming of DIRECTV’s Genie 2 and Hopper 3, and we finally saw Apple try to take back some…
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2017: The year in antennas
As the year winds to a close, we’re looking back at the events that really shaped our product selection at SolidSignal.com. There were two big events this year in the world of over-the-air antennas and although…
DIRECTV adds 4 new HD channels (and you thought there weren’t any left)
Looking back at old articles, I remember when DIRECTV was adding HD channels like crazy. Local markets were still furiously converting to HD in 2012, and only about half of the channels offered by DIRECTV were…
2017: The Year in Cellular
2017 is almost over and that means a look back at the world of cellular. This ended up being a pretty big year although most of the news happened in the last three months. The story…
STREAMING SATURDAY: Sometimes it’s not evil
Don’t jump to conclusions. Pretty good advice in life and here on Streaming Saturday, it’s even more true. I’ve taken the reins from Jake Buckler this week to tell you a story, something that happened in my life…
OFF TOPIC: My Star Wars: The Last Jedi review
So last night I finally went and saw it. I admit that for some reason, I’ve been far less jazzed about The Last Jedi than about prior Star Wars films. Blame that on over-exposure: there was a movie each of…
STREAMING SATURDAY: Streaming Services Announce Last-Minute Improvements
A handful of streaming services have announced some improvements in the dwindling days of 2017. Talk about coming in under the wire! Amazon, DIRECTV NOW, and Hulu know how to go out in style. These three…
FUN FRIDAY: Post credit scenes
Used to be, the lights came on at the end of the movie and there was absolutely no reason to sit through a list of maybe 1,000 people’s names for 6-7 minutes. Now, it seems like…
DIRECTV makes history: First 4K HDR broadcast tonight
It’s quite a thing. In a late announcement today, AT&T revealed that tonight’s Pittsburgh Penguins game vs. the Las Vegas Golden Knights will be broadcast in 4K HDR, the first broadcast of its kind from a…
Disney to buy Fox – should you care?
You’ve probably seen the above image… an episode of The Simpsons predicted this move about 20 years ago. Of course that show has been producing about 20 hours of television a year for about 30 years so they’re…
Is your DIRECTV wireless video bridge a massive security risk?
If you use wireless Genie clients, listen up Forbes is reporting that these devices are incredibly easy to hack and that your whole network could be vulnerable. Let’s dig into that claim and let’s talk about why you…
A cellular booster is the perfect holiday gift!
Give the gift of communication this year with a cellular signal booster from weBoost or one of our other cellular partners. A cell booster won’t just go in a drawer, it won’t be forgotten next year when the…
Are internet speed tests good for anything but bragging rights?
Let’s face facts… your internet is probably fast enough. Oh, if you’re hosting a gaggle of teens all streaming their own shows it might bog down but most people today can get 100Mbps service to the…
STREAMING SATURDAY: Netflix Becomes King of Streaming in 2017
Streaming is all about original content these days, not second-run movies. In 2017, Netflix established itself as king of this brave new world of streaming services. This year was the most pivotal one for Netflix….
SOUND OFF: Who still hasn’t gotten the new Genie GUI?
The biggest change to Genie DVRs since 2011 is coming but like a slow freight train, it’s going to make you wait. This promises to be the slowest rollout of a major feature ever from DIRECTV,…