Any news on over-the-air 4K TV?
Well here we are folks, it’s almost 2018 and for those people who got themselves worked up about 4K over-the-air TV, it’s been a hard six months. Despite a flurry of news hitting the internet in…
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Can you use a coat hanger as an antenna?
Why spend a ton of money for an antenna when you can use a couple of coat hangers and a 2×4? That’s the question being posed at several sites, including ours. We put our very own…
Cut the Cord, Keep the DVR
Cord cutters cannot depend upon the Xbox One as a DVR device. The good news is that Solid Signal has a DVR solution for every cord cutter out there. Microsoft really blew it with this one!…
DTV Antenna Help and a touch of SNR, BER, & MER
If you go online to any number of TV sites (TVFool, antennaweb, or hdtvprimer), you will be told which antenna has better gain and/or which antenna should work in your area. Gain is not the…
Can you connect the output of a cable box into your DIRECTV DVR?
Basically… no. Every so often, we get a question from someone who has both cable and satellite. Some folks do, in order to get all the channels they want. These folks want to know if there’s…
IT’S NOT JUST YOU: The tuner in your new TV probably isn’t as good as the old one.
Good news is, there’s something you can do about it. First, the problem: You’ve just upgraded your living room from a 40″ to a 60″ screen. Maybe this is your first big upgrade since you went…
HD-BLADE Generation 1 vs. Generation 2: Is newer better?
Our top-rated HD-BLADE is back for 2014 and better than ever! We’ve added a new Clear version as well as a slimmed down model, and we didn’t stop there. It’s all about the accessories for this year, and that…
How to get your iView, Blu Ray/DVD, and an Internet Video Player on Two TVs
When we had DISH, they installed it on two TVs for us, controlled by one box. This allowed us to watch either two different programs or record two different programs and watch a third on…
Could broadcast TV offer on demand programming?
Let’s say it’s not impossible. When the US and other countries in North America wanted to change over to digital television in the 2000s, they turned to the non-profit Advanced Television Standards Committee to lay out the…
Solid Signal’s HANDS ON REVIEW: Technicolor COM2000
Freedom from bad hotel TV. Let’s face it, hotels haven’t kept up with TV technology in the last ten years. Sure, hotel rooms have embraced large flat TVs that eliminate the need for big credenzas in…
iView 3500STBII Quick Review
There have been reviews in other places about this Tuner/DVR. One of the most complete I’ve come across is on iView-3500STB Tuner & DVR Owners Thread This review was for the original iView 3500STB and is by videobruce. SolidSignal…
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…
HD-BLADE vs. Clear TV: Can an infomercial actually be true?
When we tested the Mohu Curve against our HD-BLADE antenna we proved that our labs can do real side-by-side testing. Now, we’ve used exactly the same test parameters against another so-called contender, the Clear TV Antenna. This antenna is featured…