TiVo bought by RoVi? What does this mean?
The word is all over town that TiVo is being purchased by Rovi. This brings up two questions: Will TiVo still make, well, TiVos? and who the heck is Rovi? First of all you can be…
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Best of the Blog 2015, Volume 2
The spring of 2015 was a great time for our blog.
Why You Should Add an Antenna to Your Satellite TV Package!
Satellite TV alone doesn’t always deliver local TV programming. I learned this lesson the hard way! Many years ago, I needed to be in two places at once. The annual Catfish Jamboree was happening on…
AT&T to introduce $10 broadband
AT&T takes its commitments seriously, and one of those commitments is low-cost broadband. 10Mbps may not be “blazing fast” by today’s standards but it’s more than fast enough for email, general web surfing, and even a…
FCC approves buyout of Time Warner Cable – in theory
If you haven’t already seen the news, it looks like the Charter takeover of Time Warner Cable is going to happen. Speaking to The Los Angeles Times, FCC Chair Tom Wheeler indicated he would vote for the deal, and…
Best of the Blog 2015, Volume 1
Check out this great stuff from the Winter of ’15!
Misadventures in TV Antenna Removal
The Solid Signal Blog welcomes new guest contributor Jake Buckler! Hello. My name is Jake Buckler and I know just enough about TV antennas to make me dangerous. Seriously! Consider my first experience with these…
How can you align the DIRECTV Reverse Band 3 LNB?
DIRECTV’s new LNBs are really cool in everything they do, but you’ll need some special equipment to aim them. If you really want the professional experience, there’s only one meter to use: DIRECTV’s own Advanced Installation Meter…
The Ultimate Guide to DIRECTV 4K
DIRECTV 4K is here! If you’re just getting started, you’ll appreciate this guide to some of the most helpful articles about DIRECTV’s new 4K service. We’ll be updating this guide as more information becomes available! About…
Tablo updates, adds apps
Love antennas and local TV but can’t live without a DVR? I can’t blame you. One of the best options, especially for millennials, is the Tablo, which takes the signal from your antenna and streams it out…
THE DREAM THAT WON’T DIE? 4K Over-the-Air broadcasting
I personally find it very hard to imagine, but there is a very slim possibility that 4K broadcasting, real over-the-air broadcasting, could begin next year. At the annual National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas,…
Will this remote work for you? Here’s how you find out
Our team at Solid Signal has your back! If you have a DIRECTV system you may be asking yourself, “will a new remote work for me?” DIRECTV products have been around for a long time and…
I’ve switched back to an old-school keyboard (and you should too.)
Don’t call them “gaming keyboards.” You’ve seen gaming keyboards in stores, running rainbow lights under the keys with neon green logos and designs that look like they come from a futuristic war machine. If you use…
How can you find 4K programs on DIRECTV?
So ok, you’re all set up. You’re watching the Masters tournament on DIRECTV in 4K. Did you know there’s other 4K content out there? It’s true, there’s not much, but there are a number of pay-per-view…
SureCall’s boosters have auto gain control… just ignore the blue knobs
I’ve been telling you about auto gain control and how important it is with cell boosters. First of all you don’t want to be monkeying around with setting things manually and more importantly, by law all…