Why can’t you use an H25 with a round dish?
Well ya can… sort of. But ya shouldn’t. The DIRECTV H25 Receiver is a marvelous thing. A sight to behold. So much raw HD power, so little size, and so little electricity used. But, even at that…
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Is CB Radio dead?
There’s a huge portion of the population who weren’t even alive during the CB craze of the 1970s. It was the equivalent of facebook, twitter and chatrooms all in one — a technology that let you…
Solid Signal’s WHITE PAPER: Advanced DIRECTV C41 Wireless Troubleshooting
You’ve got it home, you’ve read the review… but you’re still not sure how to make it work. The C41W Wireless Genie Mini Client isn’t the easiest thing in the world to configure but once you’ve done…
Hey Honey – do you have any idea what this is for?
Have you ever found anything at your house and wondered “what the heck is this for?” Well it happens to me all the time. I’m going through a closet and suddenly I see something like…
HD-BLADE vs. Potato: Can a spud bring the goods?
Why pay for antennas when you can grow them? There’s an article at WikiHow that claims that a plain old potato can do just as well as a commercially made antenna. We decided to test it against our HD-BLADE…
What is a “broadcast TV fee?”
I thought we were done with that a decade ago. It seems everything old is new again. Even though providers like DIRECTV stopped charging for locals a long time ago, Time Warner Cable is resurrecting the practice with…
Are those pesky electronics affecting your sleep?
I read a lot of blogs and articles on quite a large number of subjects. I recently read one about the effect of smartphones (and being tethered to them) and sleep. Let me give you…
DRE Installers: Are you leaving a regular remote behind?
If not, why not? One of the keys to making sure that your DRE installation runs smoothly without calls to you in the middle of the night is proper training. The on-site staff should have a…
FROM THE RUMOR MILL: Can you turn a C41 wireless?
Buzz around a few internet forums and you’ll find people who claim they’ve frankensteined a C41 Genie Client together with a wireless Cinema Connection Kit to create a wireless client. DIRECTV hasn’t come out with their true wireless solution yet,…
What is Reverse DBS (RDBS or Reverse Band)?
Put a note in your calendars, you heard it here first. Years from now when everyone is talking about RDBS, you’ll be able to say, “Oh yes, I do remember back in early 2014 when I…
TIP: Set your satellite dish type for DIRECTV
If you’ve recently replaced your dish, you might need to check or change the satellite dish type. (Here’s a quick tutorial on how to check your satellite setup.) These are the proper dish types for the different…
Turn an unused DECA into an ethernet port!
If you’ve been around DIRECTV for a while, you may have some unused wiring in your home, and a few unused parts. The good news is that it’s possible to turn that unused stuff into an…
How good are those App ratings and reviews…?
Let’s face it… technology today is driven by apps. It used to be software, and for some users, software is still important. But when you’re dealing with tablets, and phones, and even software to some extent,…
TIP: Turn an unused DECA into an ethernet port!
If you’ve been around DIRECTV for a while, you may have some unused wiring in your home, and a few unused parts. The good news is that it’s possible to turn that unused stuff into an…
TIP: Connect a round dish to a SWM multiswitch
They said it couldn’t be done. They were wrong. Many folks think that just because you’re using a round dish, you can’t use SWM technology. That’s why people choose to buy expensive multiswitches from Spaun or other…