Yes, I admit it. I’ve done some very unlikely things to the HD-BLADE. But it keeps passing every test! For today’s testing I thought I’d do something you might actually do at home: mount the antenna behind…
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It’s one of the coolest places I’ve ever seen. Last week, I was invited to an all-access tour of DIRECTV’s Los Angeles Broadcast Center (LABC), where DIRECTV controls national satellite channels, live sports, and produces Audience…
It works when laid flat.It works with wall paint all over it. It works behind pictures. I’m beginning to wonder if anything is going to stop this mighty little antenna. When I thought of the kind…
DIRECTV’s Protection Plan is a great deal for those folks who don’t do their own upgrades. We’ve got a lot of DIYers here but there are also a lot of folks who want a simple, worry…
Oh that poor antenna. I keep finding odd things to do with it. I thought, if I had a flat antenna, what would I do with it? Why, I’d put it behind a picture! And, it…
If you’ve been reading our reviews of the HD-BLADE you’ve seen that even after being painted and cut, this little indoor antenna really performs. In part 1 you saw that I got 29 channels with proper mounting, and…
Here comes the fun part. In part one of our article series, we showed you the HD-BLADE as it was intended to be used. Parts 2 and 2a came from asking “what if?” Surprisingly, I got four times as many channels just…
I’ll admit when I got it wrong. In this article, I lambasted NBC for their coverage of the 2012 Olympics. Turns out I have no idea what I am talking about. Despite cries from the blogosphere,…
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR. In part two of our review of the HD-BLADE, I draped it over a chair. After I was done, I left it sitting flat on the desk. So, what the hey, right? I…
Everyone agrees… the HD-BLADE is one cool gadget. In part one of my review, I hooked it up under the worst possible conditions. It’s going to get worse before it gets better for this little antenna, but before…
I took my HD-BLADE to the most difficult location I could find. Here are the details: 55 miles away from the towers On the opposite side of the house from the towers Cheapest possible TV ($100…
A little bit of new nomenclature I read about… for all those commercial types who follow DIRECTV Residential Experience. The base level of DRE is now simply called “DIRECTV Residential Experience.” This is the version without…
How does the HD-BLADE compare to good old-fashioned rabbit ears? It’s a good question, since you might already have an old antenna moldering in the garage or see one at a yard sale. Signal Labs guru VOS took…
You can’t always get what you want. That certainly applies to D2 Advantage installations. If you’re a commercial installer, you understand this. The distribution closets aren’t always where you need them to be, and even though…
The Tipping Point. It’s the subject of an excellent book by Malcolm Gladwell. He talks about the tiny little changes that cause an idea to go viral, a social change to occur, or a product to succeed. The…