If you’ve been thinking about using your 2011 or 2012 Samsung Smart TV as an RVU client, you might be asking, “how to I get things like the playlist to show up?” It’s true, the…
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Solid Signal makes great cables. But of course, you can too. With a little practice you can make the cables you need and by buying parts in bulk you’ll save a lot of money. You’ll also…
Reprinted with permission from Wilson Electronics This month we’re talking about a common question in tech support–”how do I really find the signal strength on my phone?” Well, let’s address that! As you probably already know,…
B Y O D. Have you heard the term yet? If there’s been one big acronym in the business world in 2012, it’s BYOD: Bring Your Own Device. After decades of telling users that their cell…
It’s another feature you weren’t really aware of. Those four colored buttons on the remote. A lot of remotes have colored buttons on them. In Europe they’ve been the rage for decades, and they’ve been on…
There’s a lot of confusion… and sadly some of it comes straight from DIRECTV CSRs. Customers call 1-800-DIRECTV and ask if they can use the AM21 antenna module with the HR34 Genie DVR. The answer is yes,…
This is the Perfect Vision PVS22K satellite finder. At just under $14 it seems like a great deal. If you are hooking up older, round satellite dish it just might help you get things moving a little faster….
We often get requests for more information on DISH equipment. Solid Signal is a DISH dealer as well as being a DIRECTV dealer,and there’s a lot to learn no matter whose satellite service you’ve chosen. If…
Did you know it was there all the time? DIRECTV produces and airs a never-ending stream of customer information videos on every DIRECTV receiver Tune to channel 1 and you’ll find them, and you don’t need…
DIRECTV gives you a choice. In many cases you can get even better picture quality by using your HD receiver’s native mode, but this may slow down channel changes a bit on older TVs or give…
If you’re like most people you watch about nine channels all the time. Sure, you’ll browse the guide from time to time but most folks can pick nine favorites. Take out the major networks — you…
Ever wonder how those LCD screens get so thin? The LCD part is actually pretty thin itself, usually about a millimeter thick. That’s a marvel of manufacturing by itself, but an LCD screen actually produces no…
If you have an HR34 Genie HD DVR, you’ve probably been waiting for the Genie Client to come out. It’s a little box the size of a paperback book, completely silent and yet it has full DVR functionality. Installation…
Before doing any tests, these are my ideas for testing antennas: All antennas are to be tested in the same way. The antenna is placed at the same height There are different kinds of gain…
If you have an HR34 Genie HD DVR, you’ve probably been waiting for the Genie Client to come out. It’s a little box the size of a paperback book, completely silent and yet it has full DVR functionality. Installation…