If you have an AIM meter, you know the importance of keeping it current. Unfortunately, since these meters are intended just for DIRECTV installers, firmware can be hard to get. As a public service, we keep…
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Residential DIRECTV installers know that if you’re feeding an external multiswitch, you’ll need a PI-29Z power inserter. It’s important to put enough voltage on the line so you can power the dish and the SWM, and the…
Did you know that we have a commercial division? Signal Connect serves commercial and high-end customers with a “concierge” experience that goes far beyond the self-service web site we offer at SolidSignal.com. If you need system…
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Look but don’t touch… and don’t ask when you can buy. That was the message from the DIRECTV Revolution Dealer Expo show floor. This is the annual meeting of DIRECTV dealers where upper management spells out…
Well, first there has to be something to show. The big problem with Ultra HD 4K television here in 2016 is that there isn’t any content. TV manufacturers have done a decent job getting prices down…
Heck yeah! (That’s right, I said heck!) I know it might not make sense to you but when your customers are waiting, they absolutely do care if they’re watching decent-quality HD on a large, current-model TV…
DIRECTV’s Residential Experience is awesome. I mean, who doesn’t want the same DIRECTV that you have at home? It’s easier for hotels to manage, it works super well, and the latest generation includes DVR function in…
What you see above you is a Broadband DECA. Residential customers use it for all the fancy interactive features of DIRECTV DVRs, but commercial customers can use it too… so that the free Commercial App for iPad can control…
IP Control. It’s gotten a lot easier since we published this article three years ago. Driven mostly by the advances in DIRECTV’s app for smartphones and tablets, it’s become very common to control your DIRECTV receiver using…
Yeah, I get it, it’s hard running a hotel. It used to be easy. A clean bed, a color TV, maybe a pool. Now guests don’t just want a nice view and a continental breakfast, they…
If you have DIRECTV at work, you might think it would be great if you could do some of the things you could do at home, like record a program on one DVR and share it…
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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…