This is the DIRECTV C61K Genie Mini Client. If you want to watch DIRECTV’s 4K pay-per-view programs, you’ll need it, or you’ll need a DIRECTV 4K-ready TV. You’ll need a Genie DVR, too, but it doesn’t have…
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Yes, it literally went “poof.” Just a quick note to say that DIRECTV’s transcoding device, the GenieGO 2, is no longer offered by Solid Signal. Our friends at DIRECTV are telling us that no new devices…
Yeah, I get it, it’s hard running a hotel. It used to be easy. A clean bed, a color TV, maybe a pool. Now guests don’t just want a nice view and a continental breakfast, they…
DIRECTV’s newest DVRs are easier to install than ever before. Both the HR54 Genie and H44 Genie Lite have been designed to make installation easy, especially if you are using the most common dish, the SWM-enabled Slimline. Because both Genie and…
Let me just say that I’ve been predicting the death of the Super Bowl commercial for about ten years. And you could argue it both ways; how many really memorable ads have there been since 2006?…
The lawyers would like me to tell you that displaying this graphic doesn’t imply any relationship with the NFL or anyone else and that we’ll take it down if they ask. So there. Seriously? I know…
Let’s set the record straight: you don’t own half the things you think you do. You don’t own the operating system on your computer, you don’t own any of the digital music and video you have…
DIRECTV recently published a new list of DIRECTV 4K Ready TVs on their site. It’s probably the simplest list I’ve seen, so I’m posting it here for you all to enjoy as well. Brand Year Models…
I don’t usually publish these press releases,, after all most people don’t care too much about staff changes and relocations and stuff. You, my Solid Signal faithful, usually care more about the technical stuff, the…
Streaming is the future. Heck, streaming is the present. There are plenty of times when I will move from live TV to recorded TV to streaming and not even think about it. It’s a reality that’s…
What you see here is called an IR Target Cable. These used to be very common, and now you hardly ever see them. They’ve been replaced with RF remotes. In order to understand why, you need to…
About a year ago, DIRECTV rolled out a new search experience for its HD DVRs. It made it easier to find shows on every channel, but potentially created problems for local channels. That bug seems to have…
This isn’t last year’s booster… this is an all new version of the SureCall EZ4G 5-band booster. I’ll forgive you if you think you’ve read this review before, because we just published the review of the previous generation…
Don’t worry, they’re not much more expensive. After years of waiting, it’s possible we’ll actually see some 4K content this year for those new Ultra HD Premium televisions. 4K is a reality, thanks to aggressively low…
The state of mobile networks, according to an outfit called OpenSignal, isn’t great. The company publishes an app which tracks cell performance using a big mesh network (think of the Waze app, which gathers a lot…