Should you install a SWM-32?
Because, you know you want the biggest, baddest one there is. There are a lot of advantages to the SWM-32 multiswitch. It gives you the ability to run 32 tuners off a single multiswitch, and you can…
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Do you really need an expensive router?
There are all kinds of people. Some of us, and yes I’ll count myself in this crowd, tweak every setting we can get our hands on, customizing the experience provided by every single piece of equipment…
What is a DIRECTV C51 Genie Mini Client?
The DIRECTV C51 Genie Mini Client looks very familiar, doesn’t it?
NICE AND EASY: Can you feed the DIRECTV H25 from the legacy ports of a SWM multiswitch?
Alas, the popular DIRECTV H25 receiver is SWM-only. By that, it means you can only feed it directly from a SWM-enabled Slimline dish or from the SWM outputs of an external SWM multiswitch. The legacy ports on…
How to Choose the Size and Resolution of Your Next TV
We’ll make sense out of TV screen sizes, resolutions, etc.
NICE AND EASY: Can You Use a DIRECTV Receiver with a 220 Volt Power Source?
If you want DIRECTV in your boat, you gotta get this right.
What are distant network services?
What do you do when you can’t get your local channels through DIRECTV? Once upon a time this was a big problem. In the early 2000s, DIRECTV did not offer local channels in any market, relying…
Will I need new equipment for DIRECTV 4K?
Definitely. But we don’t know how much. 4K is supposed to be the future. It sure isn’t the present; even though DIRECTV offers a limited selection of pay-per-view movies in 4K, they don’t offer any…
Will DIRECTV ever get past the 100-series-link limit?
If you’re a bingewatcher you might have bumped up against the absolute link for the number of series links you can record on DIRECTV. You can set up 100 series or recurring recordings, that’s it. That’s…
NICE AND EASY: What is LTE?
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand it!
NICE AND EASY: How fast is DIRECTV’s coax networking?
You’ve probably already learned that you can use DIRECTV’s coaxial lines to add real, wired networking to any room. (If you haven’t, check out our White Paper.) The most common question asked, though, is whether or not…
NICE AND EASY: What is a rotator?
Once upon a time, it was common for antenna rotators to be found in small towns all over the country. If you found yourself in central New Jersey, where it’s possible to get New York and…
Need Wi-Fi that covers the whole backyard? We can do that!
Problem, meet solution. This Ubiquiti Unifi outdoor access point can blanket an area 600’x600′ in fast Wi-Fi and survive the elements while doing it. It’s just another of Ubiquiti’s easy-to-use products for providing strong Wi-Fi where before…
Can you bring your own remote from home instead of using the disgusting one that’s in the room?
Without a doubt, the remote control is the most discusting thing you’ll find in a hotel room. IT’s covered in bacteria but unlike sheets and towels it can’t be doused in Lysol. Many people bring their…
What is an IP Remote?
There’s only so much you can do with traditional infrared remotes. Even RF remotes have some limitations, although they do away with the need to point the remote right at the device. The form factor of…