Hey baby boomers! Here’s some great TV for you… only available with an antenna!
If you think TV was better in 1975 than it is in 2015… here’s some great news. A lot of the shows you used to love are still on the air. Back in the 70s and…
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Does your school have an over-the-air antenna?
A lot of older schools have them… but a lot of newer ones don’t. Back in the 1990s and 2000s a lot of new schools were built and for the most part no one ever thought…
Here’s another solution that will let you hide your equipment
You love your high-tech goodies but your significant other doesn’t like the clutter. We hear it all the time. Most of the time we recommend something like the NextGen Remote Extender that will turn almost any remote into…
MORE THAN JUST AN OPINION: A la carte doesn’t work (except when it does)
The other day I was having a discussion that became a little more heated than it should be. The subject was that perennial fight… whether or not we will ever see truly a la carte programming….
What is “cord shaving?”
Maybe you’ve heard the term before. If you haven’t, it refers to people who don’t want to ditch cable TV completely, but who choose to cut their cable bill to the absolute minimum. These are people…
What is “over the top” (OTT)?
Other than, well, a Stallone movie about arm wrestling, of course. You’l hear this term used from time to time, and because the concept is becoming more popular, you’ll probably hear it more. “Over-the-top” refers to…
What should you do to get ready for a DIRECTV installation?
You’re finally doing it! After all these years you’ve decided it’s time to break up with the cable company and you’re going with DIRECTV. There’s never been a better time, because DIRECTV is offering more free…
WEEKEND PROJECT: Homemade wireless Genie Client?
I’d heard for years that it could be done. Rather than get the C41W Wireless Genie Mini and the Wireless Video Bridge, it’s supposedly possible to connect a regular C41 Genie Mini Client in such a way that it could be…
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…
Will fireworks mess up your TV or satellite reception?
Believe it or not they could, at least for a very short time. But only under very specific circumstances. Here are some specific ways that fireworks could cause problems while they’re actually occurring: Shaking your mast. If…
HDBaseT – the answer to so many problems
Send your HD signals everywhere. Well not everywhere, but everywhere within about 300 feet. HDBaseT makes it easy. It’s always been a bit of a drag getting HD where you wanted it. Component cables were expensive…
OPINION: Apple vs. Android, 2015
So here it is 2015, and both of the dominant mobile operating systems have been with us for eight years. We tend to remember the iPhone coming first but it’s really a toss-up; the first iOS…
Can you use a powerline adapter on a smart TV?
The better question is, “should you?” Powerline networking kits like this one from Tech Choice will help you get a network connection where none exists. Wired networking is necessary when your Wi-Fi doesn’t reach, or in the…
NICE AND EASY: Can you use an SSD with a DIRECTV DVR?
The better question is not “can you…” but “should you.” And the answer is “no.” By now, you probably know that you can use an external hard drive with a DIRECTV DVR by connecting it…
SWM 101: Why does SWM need a return path?
DIRECTV SWM technology is a very different way of distributing signals than traditional satelllite TV. It was developed in order to help installers take advantage of existing cable television wiring. In the mid-2000s, as DIRECTV was…