HITEC 2012 Wrap Up
As I sit in the airport waiting for a flight home, I’ve had some thoughts about HITEC 2012 that I thought I would share. I think the show was a success… There were plenty of…
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“Showrooming:” Is it a Good Practice? Or is it Killing Your Local Stores?
Is it wrong to look at it in the store then buy it online? It’s called “showrooming” and it’s been blamed for the death of stores like Circuit City and CompUSA. Best Buy is suffering, and…
DIRECTV RVU is part of DLNA… what does all that mean?
What do all these letters and numbers mean? PORTLAND, Ore., Mar 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Digital Living Network Alliance® (DLNA®) and the RVU Alliance™ today announced that the RVU Alliance Remote User Interface…
Windows 8 makes Windows Media Center almost useless
As much as we love satellite TV here at The Solid Signal Blog, it would be great if there were an easy solution for recording off-air TV and distributing it throughout the home. The IPTV revolution…
How do we look on a Retina Display Macbook?
Who’s got a Retina Display MacBook? Everyone’s talking about how incredible it looks and I’m curious how we look on it. We use the vBulletin publishing suite for our forums and blog, and so far I…
What is IPv6?
It’s World IPv6 day. So what? So a bunch of transistorheads are having a party. Is that all there is to it? Actually today marks the biggest accomplishment since the internet came into being. As of…
It’s not just you: YouTube isn’t working on DIRECTV DVRs
It’s not just you. YouTube isn’t working. DIRECTV staff have told us that YouTube videos on DIRECTV DVRs are not playing. They are aware of the issue and there is nothing you can do on your…
DIRECTV customers: Do your TVApps work?
If you’ve been a fan of DIRECTV’s TVApps, you might have noticed they’re not working so well lately. Numerous reports have been coming in all over the internet that TVApps return a message that the service…
Liveblogging the DIRECTV 1Q12 Conference Call
Here we go! Disclaimers are out of the way. Now they’re talking about Latin America. More than 1 million Latin American subs, net adds of 600k. The majority of growth came from this segment. Colombia…
Did you know we’re part of the SBCA?
Did you know… we’re members of the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association? SBCA is the national trade organization representing all segments of the consumer satellite industry and we’re proud to add our names to those of…
Hopper and Joey reviewed by Engadget
In case you didn’t get enough with our unboxing and review of Hopper, Engadget.com has published their own review of the new Super DVR from DISH. It’s a great review; Ben Drawbaugh always does a great job and…
DIRECTV subscribers: Are you in an MPEG-4 market?
DIRECTV subscribers who live in some markets qualify for an automatic upgrade to HD-capable equipment. This is because all their local channels, even the standard-definition ones, use the MPEG-4 technology used everywhere for high definition…
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…
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…
Hopper/Joey Exclusive Unboxing
You won’t see it anywhere else… take a look at the exclusive unboxing video for the Hopper and Joey!