NOT JUST YOU: The DIRECTV Guide is blurry in 4K
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DIRECTV brings 4K Olympics like crazy
If you’re looking for the best Olympics coverage, AT&T wants you to know that there’s only one place to get it — DIRECTV. The satellite service is rolling out more 4K and HDR coverage than…
DIRECTV Gives You 4K Olympics
You wanted it, you’ll get it. DIRECTV will be showing even more Olympics in 4k — more than any other provider, on channel 106. This is the best 4K coverage you can get and although…
Here’s the latest 4K Schedule from DIRECTV
DIRECTV continues to add more and more 4K content. It’s almost too much to keep up with. They actually posted the latest schedule four days ago, but with issues relating to the blog switchover, I’m…
DIRECTV announces new 4K schedule
It’s looking good for 4K in 2018. DIRECTV just announced their 4K schedule and it’s looking stronger than ever. They’ll be airing the BBC documentary Planet Earth: Blue Planet II over eight nights starting January 20, on channel…
CES 2018: The obligatory post about televisions
Today was the blog team’s time in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, which is where they keep the big TVs. There were in fact an ungodly number of big TVs, but mostly…
DIRECTV airing even more sports in 4K
You can’t get it anywhere else. DIRECTV is airing an exclusive schedule of sports in 4K and HDR this spring, and you won’t be able to find this content on any other carrier! To start with,…
DIRECTV makes history: First 4K HDR broadcast tonight
It’s quite a thing. In a late announcement today, AT&T revealed that tonight’s Pittsburgh Penguins game vs. the Las Vegas Golden Knights will be broadcast in 4K HDR, the first broadcast of its kind from a…
HDMI 2.1 — for when you want to party like it’s 2025
I want to thank the dozens of helpful blog readers who pointed me to various articles about HDMI 2.1 yesterday. I figured, since the world won’t need this standard for about 10 years, I had a…
Is DIRECTV’s new Genie 2 faster than the old Genie?
In case you haven’t heard, the new Genie 2 is DIRECTV’s latest and greatest. Looking like a triangular tower, it turns all the rules of DIRECTV upside down. The central device doesn’t put out a TV signal…
FCC makes a move toward ATSC 3.0
Here come the commenters. In a decision released yesterday, the FCC decided to allow ATSC 3.0 broadcasts so long as the content is exactly the same as regular broadcast content. This is a move designed to…
DIRECTV releases Fall 4K Schedule
Get ready for even more great 4K programming from DIRECTV this fall. DIRECTV’s three full-time 4K channels already offer the best documentaries, movies and special events on channels 104-106 for customers with the right hardware. Now,…
UPDATED: The most current list of 4K DIRECTV-Ready TVs (for now)
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. DIRECTV 4K Ready…
SHORTEST ARTICLE EVER: Will we see more DIRECTV 4K channels this year?
Not likely. Told you it would be short. Seriously though, It’s already autumn and those intrepid observers who like to download satellite TV data are saying that there’s just nothing to report. No 4K channels…
DISH brings the 4K
DISH is getting into the 4K game at long last with a full-time channel for Hopper 3 and its 4K Joey clients. DISH channel 540 will be carrying 4K on Saturdays all season with college football…