30 Days With the zBoost YX545, Part 1: The Problem
When working at home, cell reception can be a real challenge. So many of us would give up a costly land line if only we knew that we wouldn’t miss an important call from the…
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FTA: Satellite Service for Everyone Else
The first satellite transmissions were 100% free. When Telstar, the first communications satellite to carry television signals, went live in 1962, there was nothing else like it. All it took was a very large antenna…
TIP: Show your SD Channels
There are a lot of reasons to watch a standard definition channel instead of a high-definition one. Maybe you’re experiencing rain fade, or maybe the line-of-sight to the high-def satellite has gotten restricted, giving you…
Mobile DTV is the future
Have you ever tried to watch TV in a moving car? It’s not so easy. At best you can get a minute or so of good reception and then you lose it again. If you’re using…
DIRECTV’s TiVo is coming! Is it for you?
It sure has been a long time coming. DIRECTV and TiVo announced their joint partnership in the fall of 2008, and since then, TiVo fans have hoped that someday soon, their TiVo would come. It…
Welcome to the All New SignalMarine.Com!
Today marks the launch of SignalMarine.com, your source for electronics and accessories for the boating enthusiast. Finally, there is a single location for the best brands. If you’re a boating enthusiast, you’ll be sure to appreciate…
DIRECTV’s Sixth Annual Beach Bowl to Feature Celebrities, Athletes, Post-Game Concert
Indianapolis Showdown to Feature Chace Crawford, Nina Dobrev, Joe Manganiello, Maria Menounos, Matt Bomer and more! EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Celebrities, NFL athletes and thousands of spectators will converge on more than one million pounds…
MoCA 101: What is MoCA?
What is MoCA? In 2004, the Multimedia over Coax Alliance was formed. The goal was a simple one: most people had high-quality coaxial cable throughout their homes, but distributing content from one place to another…
Why Use a Third-Party Installer?
If you’re about to upgrade your home entertainment system, or if this is your first time moving away from the cable company, your first thought is probably to let the manufacturer do the install. In…
What is the best HDTV Antenna?
The answer would seem to be simple… the one that works. But how do you know? There’s a funny thing going on in the world right now. Even though home budgets are strained to the…
Are you ready for a Smart TV?
“Computers are coming to the living room.” It seems to me that I’ve been hearing people talk about that for about fifteen years. I remember in the summer of 1998, visiting a Gateway retail store…
Do a public service to a friend or neighbor… look at his TV.
The Super Bowl is coming in about a week and a half, and as usual it is expected to be the biggest event on television this year. It could be the biggest event on television…
DIRECTV HR34 Home Media Center DVR is Now available!
DIRECTV does it again. Face it… recording two things at the same time is so… 2003. You’ve got 300 channels, and chances are pretty good that there will be at least three things you want to…
Choosing the Right Amplifier for Your TV Antenna
Before you pick out the proper amplifier, it should be known that the job of the amplifier is to make up for signal loss from cable runs and splitters. The idea here is to choose an amplifier that…
How to properly install a pre-amplifier
This has to be one of the most commonly asked question we get about off-air TV Antennas. When the slightest drop in signal level can cause a digital signal to drop out, a pre-amp is…