It’s easier than you think. The side with the logo points toward the towers. The large flat surface should have a good view of the towers. If you’re using a compass, place it so that the…
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Most folks aren’t going to pay $36,000 for this 48-channel pre-built headend system. That’s a little more than most people are willing to do. But you know what, if you’re one of the super-rich… it’s not such…
Planning on a little DIY satellite upgrade? We’ve got the serious down-and-dirty tutorials that will help you plan it all, but between our SWM Upgrade White Paper, our Guide to Coax Networking and our White Paper for systems over 16…
Unlike other HDMI cables, Redmere cables are directional. Redmere technology lets you run a 50-foot-long HDMI cable that’s as thin as your cell phone cable, but there is one little twist: You have to know how to…
Hidden deep within the DIRECTV menu structure is a setting called “Native.” You may have seen it and not known why it was there, or you may have tried it and noticed it didn’t seem to…
This is a DECA. It converts the network signal that’s on your DIRECTV coaxial cable into a form that can travel on a regular category 5 or category 6 Ethernet cable. It’s used for older DIRECTV…
Take a look at the best from the fall and early winter of 2013.
DIRECTV’s sent you a message with its H25 receiver and Genie Mini Clients. Wired Ethernet, it would seem, is a thing of the past — neither product has the familiar RJ45 port for Ethernet networking. Both rely solely on…
As a kid, antennas to me were just rabbit ears. I remember the days of moving them around, and hitting the side of the TV in hopes of a clearer picture. I knew there were outdoor…
Take a look at the best from the summer of 2013.
What’s the max length of a DIRECTV cable? What’s the maximum distance between a receiver and a SWM? These are questions asked every day and the problem is there’s no easy answer. We have downloadable calculators available but…
Take a look at the best from the spring of 2013.
At one time, this Spaun multiswitch was one of our hot sellers at Solid Signal. These days we don’t sell nearly as many. Shrewd observers might even note that several other Spaun products have been discontinued and…
The hits keep coming… here’s the best from early 2013.
Absolutely. If you’re looking for a way to add DIRECTV to a spare room with an old TV, you might still want an HD receiver for futureproofing (they work just fine with older TVs) but…