What is the RES button on a DIRECTV receiver or DVR?
It’s like a conspiracy. They all have it. Take a look at any DIRECTV HD receiver or DVR and you’ll find this button on the front that says RES. What does that even mean? It’s not…
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It’s official: AT&T to buy DIRECTV
It’s official. The boards of DIRECTV and AT&T have announced that AT&T will acquire DIRECTV. DIRECTV’s current stockholders will get $95 per share, with about two thirds of that being a direct conversion into AT&T stock…
AT&T / DIRECTV — is the deal done?
Will it happen tomorrow? Buzzfeed thinks so. In an article posted today, the pop culture site makes the claim that the deal is done and that it will be announced to the world before the open of the…
NICE AND EASY: Can you run more than one receiver from a Carryout dish?
Yes, you can run two. The Carryout satellite dish from Winegard has two outputs for satellite receivers, so feel free to attach that second receiver! Note that both receivers should be on the same account (that’s the rule)…
Make your own NFL Remote (or NHL Remote) for DIRECTV
You remember these, right? About 5 years ago DIRECTV started selling custom remotes with NFL logos at a premium price. They stopped making them, and it’s probably because they just weren’t selling that well. Luckily, you…
NICE AND EASY: Which DIRECTV Receivers need a DECA?
You remember the DECA, right? Even years after its release there’s some confusion about which receivers need to have one connected. Here’s the simplest way we can put it for you. DECA Broadband: Also called a Cinema Connection Kit,…
DIRECTV receiver just too bright? There’s an easy fix!
You know, those DIRECTV lights can be REALLY bright. They can be bright enough to distract you while you’re watching something. The H25 receiver and C41 client have mercifully few lights, but if you have a DVR, they can be…
Is your DIRECTV DVR Playlist confusing? Hide the stuff you don’t want to see!
Are you the sort who has a DVR in every room? Maybe one is for the wife, one for the husband, and each kid gets their own choice too. This can lead to pages and pages…
DON’T YOU BELIEVE IT: Can’t use the C41W Wireless Genie Mini with an HR34 Genie?
One of our customers told us that a DIRECTV CSR said you can’t use an HR34 Genie with the new C41W Wireless Genie Mini. Folks, that is JUST PLAIN WRONG. The HR34 Genie works with the new…
Is coax networking slower than Ethernet?
Here at Solid Signal, we’re all about helping you find ways to make life better. For example, we’ve showed you how to network your home using just your satellite cables, and several months ago we did a…
Could AT&T buy DIRECTV? Here’s our take
The web is abuzz this morning with news, first reported in The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times that AT&T has shown some interest in buying DIRECTV. The combined company would have roughly 26 million subscribers, still less…
Wi-fi from 5 miles away? It can be done!
Just like magic. It’s not hard at all to connect two points 5 miles away just as if you’d run a cable between them. There are hundreds of uses for this technology: use it to cross…
What is the quietest DIRECTV DVR?
None of them are incredibly noisy, but if you want a DVR in your bedroom, you’ll want the absolute quietest one. Really, the quietest box with full DVR functionality is a Genie Mini Client — they’re absolutely silent…
How small can a satellite receiver get?
The first DIRECTV receivers were the size of two medium pizza boxes stacked one on top of each other. Remember this was a receiver, not a DVR, and it was only standard definition. Size didn’t play…
C41 Wireless giving you instructions in Spanish? Here’s the easy fix.
We’ve received reports that a small number of C41W Wireless Genie Mini Clients are reaching customers with their menus in Spanish. As far as we know, no inventory from Solid Signal is affected, but we thought that…