What do you do when you want to control a device in another room? You have several solutions. We’ve always recommended the NextGen MultiRoom Extender as a way to add RF capability to any remote control. It’s a…
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Most people use Wi-Fi when at home. However, there are plenty of cases when wi-fi isn’t an option. Maybe you work in a small office and don’t want unsecured wi-fi connections. Maybe you don’t want to…
This is a very quick post because I just came across another antenna design which is easy to build, looks like it may also be omni directional with some gain and picks up VHF and…
SolidSignal sent me both the signal finder SL 1000 from King Controls King Controls SureLock SL1000 Digital TV Signal Finder (SL-1000) from Solid Signal and the HDBLADE100 antenna Solid Signal HD-BLADE Indoor Digital Flat Indoor…
This document is available in PDF format! Click here to download! Want to watch DIRECTV programs on your mobile device? The road’s been a twisty one. As we reported here, DIRECTV used to have a program for streaming to…
Thanks to Signal Labs member Alebob911 for photography. This document is available in PDF format! Click here to view or download! We showed it to you at an exclusive CES event. In fact, that’s a picture taken from that…
We weren’t there first. That’s true. But several bloggers were invited in to for an exclusive look at the HR44 Genie DVR, the latest and greatest from DIRECTV. No other site is going to give you…
We weren’t expecting it. DIRECTV has had a very small footprint at CES in previous years. Not since 2006 have they had any significant show floor presence. However, tucked into a corner of the show floor,…
Modern DIRECTV history starts in 2004… with the introduction of this receiver, the DIRECTV D10-100. Before this receiver, there were several different manufacturers. RCA made most of the low-priced ones, but Sony, Philips, Hughes and others…
Most people don’t enjoy fiddling around with their TVs for half an hour before settling in to watch This is Us. Since cable problems are among the hardest to find and diagnose, it’s a good idea to start…
A $1.00 cable definitely didn’t do the trick. A 12-year-old cable was surprisingly good. How about a cable from a home improvement store? The cable in question was the Philips SWV2172H/17, commonly found at home improvement…
Some cables just aren’t up to the task. That’s what I found with my cable from the dollar store. I didn’t have to wait long before it completely failed. A dollar isn’t enough to spend for…
We’re looking at coaxial cable, which is the backbone of any TV distribution system whether it comes from an antenna or a satellite. Because cabling problems are the hardest to diagnose, using good cable will always…
Does it really matter what cables you use? Do you have a box of old cables in the garage? I do. When I need something, I’ll dig down into that box and pull out the closest…
We took the eyeTV Mobile out for a spin to see if it lives up to the promise of mobile digital TV. The test was simple. One person was behind the wheel, while the other person sat…