DIRECTV seems on track to launch its streaming services, and as we said back in March, there will be three of them. At least one will be free, and the top tier, known as “DIRECTV Now,” will…
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Not that long ago, I had the pleasure of getting my hands on one of these: You’d be forgiven if you thought this was a publicity still from 50 years ago. (You would not be forgiven if you…
Are you a streamer who’s also a fan of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan character? If so, then there’s one place you want to be, and that’s Amazon Video. Even casual moviegoers are familiar with Clancy’s Jack…
If you live where internet speeds are slow, you spend every day just longing for something better. You see your friends streaming Netflix in 4K or sharing large files easily. It’s a drag. But hey, you’ve…
In just a few short years, people have learned to rely on the DVR. If you have pay TV, there is an excellent chance you have a DVR. You may only use it to pause live…
It’s a 50-year-old chunk of wood that doesn’t fly and can’t even stand up by itself. For a while it was considered garbage. Now it’s in the Smithsonian. I’m talking about the original large-scale model of…
This is the one meter you drool over. The Televes H60 is a spectrum analyzer par excellence, with the ability to read and understand most forms of cable and satellite signals. It’s the meter of…
A partnership between ESPN and Campus Insiders will deliver the 2016 college football season to more streamers and cord-cutters. While this is great news, Solid Signal brings even more pro and college football to those who…
When it comes to back to school shopping, our parents did NOT have it harder than us. Ask any of today’s parents currently doing college shopping. When it came to school, my parents had a flair…
If all the signs are right, DIRECTV will launch new features on its HR44 and HR54 DVRs in the next few months: live streaming from your DVR and easy transfer of recordings from your DVR to…
September is the perfect time for cookouts and BBQs. That’s why everyone here at Solid Signal has named it National Cookout Month. My kids and I love to go to the pool at our condo…
Netflix has two shows to help members of Generation X relive their teenage years. If you’re ready for something old and something new, then it’s time to get streaming. We Generation Xers are finally old enough…
Our friends at Televes show us their latest amplifier technology, the Nanokom. Nanokom is an advanced distribution amplifier system designed for indoor installation. This is an advanced peek at a product that’s not available in the…
Now, there’s a lot in this world I don’t get. I’ll be honest, I don’t understand why anyone would play a vinyl record when they can play a lossless digital file. I don’t understand most of…
After a lifespan of only two years, millennial-focused channel “Pivot” announced yesterday that they’ll be shutting down at the end of the year. It’s another failure driven by the fact that millennials just don’t watch as much linear…