Get ready for even more great 4K programming from DIRECTV this fall. DIRECTV’s three full-time 4K channels already offer the best documentaries, movies and special events on channels 104-106 for customers with the right hardware. Now,…
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Not likely. Told you it would be short. Seriously though, It’s already autumn and those intrepid observers who like to download satellite TV data are saying that there’s just nothing to report. No 4K channels…
The internet is abuzz with news of the DIRECTV Genie 2. It’s DIRECTV’s latest gamechanger DVR, with the ability to store over 450 hours of HD content and support two 4K TVs at once. It does other tricks,…
Look carefully. This is the DIRECTV AT-9 “Sidecar” dish. It’s different from other dishes because it has a separate LNB head set off at an angle. It’s been out of production for years. Chances are you…
It’s a fact. DIRECTV’s satellite at the 119 location is going out of service within two years. This will mean that pretty much all standard definition service will go with it, since the content on the…
The best resources just get better! Since its original publication in 2012, our white paper originally titled “More than 16 Tuners in the Home” has been downloaded over 150,000 times! It’s become the ultimate authority for…
Take a look back at the spring of ’16 and you’ll be surprised what you find!
If you’re thinking of upgrading to that fancy new DSWM30 multiswitch from DIRECTV, you probably have a lot of questions. Will it work with my setup? What if I need to share programs? What if I…
It’s here! Solid Signal rolls out the very first review of the DSWM30 Digital SWM Multiswitch from DIRECTV! These are available in very small quantities from Solid Signal now and we are expecting more to ship very soon….
There’s a new SWM in town… and it’s beginning to filter out to larger DIRECTV installations. It’s called the DSWM30, and while it’s not available at Solid Signal yet, it soon will be. The DSWM30 is…
If you’re aiming the new 4K dish, you have two choices. Either you get the AIM meter, the favorite of DIRECTV installers, or you do “something else.” This can mean aiming the dish with an older-style LNB…
You’re not going to like this, but if you’re planning to install a 4K dish using the Reverse Band 3 LNB, you’re going to either need this AIM meter or you’ll need to find a workaround. Believe it or…
Chances are, you don’t. Chances are, you’d be better off with a Reverse Band 3 dish that will futureproof you and let you get 4K programming when it moves to its new satellite location (probably this fall.) In…
DIRECTV 4K is here! If you’re just getting started, you’ll appreciate this guide to some of the most helpful articles about DIRECTV’s new 4K service. We’ll be updating this guide as more information becomes available! About…
I don’t remember who exactly first gave me this idea. It was clearly a long, long time ago, because at one time it went like this: “What if there was a VCR that, instead of recording…