Tiny apartment? If you’re like generations of men before you, that shouldn’t stop you from having flat-out massive electronics. But how much is too much? There are some formulas that dictate the right size TV for…
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If you’re a fan of DIRECTV’s Genie Remote, you may want to pick up a few to control all the DIRECTV receivers in your home. You’ll be glad to know that the Genie Remote can control any…
The 2010s have not been kind to broadcast TV. Even though antennas are hotter than they’ve ever been, broadcast TV as a whole has continued on a disappointing spiral. The Primetime Emmy awards continue to reward…
It’s a pretty fair question, and a term a lot of people haven’t heard. Digital signage is the biggest thing in business-to-customer advertising, and there’s no doubt you’ve seen it, but maybe you didn’t know what…
It’s not as easy as you think to get your point across in pictures. The modern science of iconography goes back to the early 20th century when modernists tried to create an international language of pictures….
If you plan to install your own dish, you need to know that you’ll have a clear line of sight before you start. Luckily you have a tool that will help you, and it’s already in…
OK, let’s get it out in the open: Solid Signal, the folks who keep the lights on at this blog, are both DIRECTV and DISH dealers. So we’re not going to tell you that either provider…
In much of the country, this is the last chance you’ll get to climb up on that roof for several months (at least safely.) That means you have one more chance to make sure your dish…
There sure have been a lot of DIRECTV receivers since the service started in 1994. If you’re looking for a remote, however, you’ll want to know that the remote you choose will work with the receiver…
It’s pretty rare when a DIRECTV receiver acts up… but when it does you have four options for resetting it. How do you know which one to use? Option 1: The Red Button This is the…
Football season is in full swing and you know you’ve been itching to do a little bit of tailgating. Maybe you have some experience with setting up a satellite dish and want to take it on…
Sometimes… yes. When we tested the generation 1 HD-BLADE last year, we found quite surprisingly that it did some of its best work lying down. In fact, it did pretty darn well with a cat sitting…
You’ve probably heard this tip… supposedly you can get better deals by calling DIRECTV and saying “cancel service” at the first prompt. Yes, it’s true, this used to work quite well. However, a few years ago…
I’ve heard about this for years and always assumed that since the chemistry was not designed for recharging, any claim that this could be done was just so much hot air. A few months ago…
Electricity isn’t free… but chances are you knew that. All things considered, though, it’s not really that expensive either. We are lucky to live in an age full of electronic wonders, and although they are beholden…