Don’t want to pay for cable, DIRECTV, or DISH? Well, you can still get all the TV programming you want from just a simple antenna (that we sell here), and some internet access. Local HD channels…
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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…
It’s no secret that technology is having a bigger and bigger impact on our growing youth. Yes, that includes me. Technology has helped me so much that I can’t even imagine life without it. As a…
The cure for old monitors. Ever since VGA was introduced in the late 1980s on IBM’s PS/2 line, that 15-pin connector with the blue plastic cover has been the ultimate standard. Plugging in a monitor…
You asked for them, you got them! You said you wanted to see unboxing videos from Solid Signal and we’re happy to oblige! Our first three videos cover the new HD-BLADE antennas and the stand that…
Ah, the poor maligned SWM32. Sure, it’s still the favorite multiswitch for high-end commercial installs, but it just doesn’t get any love from single-family homeowners. Why? The answer is quite simple: it doesn’t deserve any. Folks, I have…
By 2010, DIRECTV had a pretty good idea what it was doing with DVRs. In order to understand what happens next, you have to go almost back to the beginning. In 2006, DIRECTV was working…
Yeah, I’m making up a new term. It’s like “peak oil,” that theoretical point where our demand for oil permanently outstrips the amount we can take out of the ground. It’s an indication that we’ve innovated…
The world of DIRECTV changed in the summer of 2006 when DIRECTV released its first HD DVR developed in-house. DIRECTV had used TiVo hardware and software, and for the most part people were happy, but there…
It all began fourteen years ago. The DVR was an incredibly new concept at the time and DIRECTV was one of the first pay-TV providers to offer one. While DIRECTV’s DVRs are smooth, slick and powerful…
The next generation is here… and it’s gorgeous! If you were a fan of last year’s model, you’re sure to flip over this year’s new and improved line of HD-BLADE antennas. Performance is increased 20% over…
One of the major advantages of satellite TV is that when you want your local stations, they’re all where you expect them to be… channel numbers below 99. In fact, all HD channels share numbers with…
Smaller than MicroUSB and more powerful. That’s the message from the USB Promoter Group who have finally finalized their Type C connector. It looks to be a little smaller than MicroUSB, or about the size of a Lightning…
You know that full-time 3D channel on DIRECTV? Well, you probably weren’t watching it and to be fair neither was anyone else. 3net launched in 2011 to modest fanfare as part of DIRECTV’s 3D stable which…
Apple’s got CarPlay and pretty soon Android Auto will come out to challenge it. It seems like a sensible way to go… carmakers have looked for ways to phase out expensive GPS systems and CD players…