STREAMING SATURDAY: Avoid CBS All Access
So, CBS is has decided to strike out on its own with a streaming app. The question is, is it worth it to streamers? While every other network’s TV shows are available on Hulu, CBS has…
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FUN FRIDAY: Shrek Ragnarok
To be honest, I didn’t much care for the first two Thor movies. I’m not a massive fan of the comic thunder god anyway, and to me it seemed like the imagery was wrong, the tone was wrong,…
WARNING: iOS 11 breaks your phone’s built-in signal meter
I’m calling foul on Apple for needlessly breaking something in the new version of their operating system. iOS 11 is a step up in many ways, as it brings new functionality to Apple’s phones without sacrificing…
Fall TV Preview: Hidden Gems
It looks like our fall preview guide has become an annual tradition. This is great because it’s the one time I get to publicly disagree with Stuart Sweet! In October, the TV networks roll out what…
DISH brings the 4K
DISH is getting into the 4K game at long last with a full-time channel for Hopper 3 and its 4K Joey clients. DISH channel 540 will be carrying 4K on Saturdays all season with college football…
Fall Preview 2017: Where are the shows?
The fall preview guides written by myself and Jake Buckler were some of the best-read articles we wrote last year, so I thought it time, now that fall is around the corner, to get you up to date on the…
We’d never recommend you do this but…
Don’t you hate when you’re in a sports bar and you can’t get the game you want? Or if you’re in a restaurant and the channel selection is positively obnoxious? You ask someone to change the…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Speakers
Forget for a minute how the sound gets to your home theater. Forget that it might have traveled a mile in digital form, 80 miles in analog form, or come through a wire with megabits of…
BONUS STREAMING SATURDAY: Wireless DIRECTV NOW in Your Home?
Would you like to wirelessly stream your favorite programming into your home? DIRECTV NOW plans to bring this ground-breaking streaming service to you! Beginning next year, AT&T will roll out its new wireless TV and home…
STREAMING SATURDAY: You call that an update, Hulu? Shame on you!
I’m taking over for Jake Buckler to let you all know that the folks at Hulu have listened! And yet, they still messed up. Frequent readers of this blog will know that one thing Buckler and…
Pivoting HDMI cables — a smart idea solves a problem everyone has
Your TV’s mounted on the wall, right? Chances are, it is. That’s the whole point of a flat TV… it mounts on the wall where it stays out of the way. The problem is that sometimes…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: The channel no one watched
Four seasons and it’s still not solved. Back in February 2014, the world watched in utter boredom as SportsNet LA, known to anyone who cares as “The Dodgers Channel,” launched to absolutely no fanfare whatsoever. The channel, which…
Get serious — get a power bank from Solid Signal
Quick question: which would make you more upset– leaving the house without your phone or leaving the house without underwear? Be honest. Chances are you’d be desperate if you were without your phone all day. Even…
Best of the Blog 2017, Volume 7
The best of July 2017 is all right here.
STREAMING SATURDAY: Sometimes Netflix Sucks
Your friendly neighborhood Netflix cheerleader thinks that the streaming giant sucks at the moment. And it all has to do with Gypsy… Are you a fan of Netflix’s original series Gypsy? If so, be prepared for a sucker…