It’s all about what you need. We’ve tested several satellite meters here and each one has its strengths. Perfect Vision brought us the Birdog USB Plus, which gives a wide variety of satellite choices and a simple…
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Does your DIRECTV receiver seem like a dinosaur? If it’s been a while since you looked at new satellite equipment, it’s time to look again. Even if it’s only been 5 years since you looked at…
The Clearstream 2V works great, inside and outdoors!
The Clearstream 2V is a champ at pulling in TV channels!
We just got a Clearstream 2 antenna from Antennas Direct!
If this is the first article you’ve read about our little HD-BLADE antenna, you’ll wonder why it looks so tortured. It’s lived a hard life so far. We painted it. We let a 4-year-old play with it. We punched holes it in,…
Can you use the HD-BLADE in a moving car? That may be a little too much to ask of this powerful little antenna. Why? Digital tuners have to “lock on” to a signal before they can…
DIRECTV is back to its DECA Broadband for connecting receivers.
Let’s say you have an HR34 Genie DVR. Pretty soon, you’ll have a choice for how you want the other televisions in your house to connect. You can choose the H25 Receiver or the C31 Genie…
This is the stuff no one else is going to show you… an exclusive video peek at DIRECTV’s new feature, Genie Recommends. Other DVRs have done suggestions before, but Genie (the new name for DIRECTV’s HR34 DVR) does…
Blame it on the 486. Ever since Intel figured out that using numbers for its microprocessors didn’t protect them, technology companies have been giving catchy names to consumer electronics. Intel never released a 586, choosing the…
I knew it was a long shot, but I thought I’d try it. Signal Group Forums member jonjlindsey asked if the HD-BLADE could be used as an FM Antenna. I knew it wasn’t designed for it but I…
It’s fun to beat on our new HD-BLADE antenna, because it always impresses me. One of our members wanted to know what would happen if the HD-BLADE was used to feed more than one TV. I…
This review is available in PDF format! Click here to download. Everyone has heard of Technicolor. Even if you haven’t read our other articles about their COM1000 system, you’ve probably heard of the old cinema days of “Glorious Technicolor.” They…
One of the big product announcements at CEDIA Expo 2012 came from our longtime friends at Antennas Direct. There is just nothing else like this antenna. Take a look: This is the Antennas Direct DB8e. This…