Who wouldn’t want a stack of these in the home? It may be just a wish for many residential customers, but for commercial customers, it’s pretty common. Stack several receivers in an equipment rack, and you…
Read More
It’s ok of you haven’t heard of Windstream. As an internet service provider, they’re not as big as Comcast or Charter, but they are very big in the southeast. In the past they’ve offered DISH…
The web is abuzz with articles like this one at FierceCable after AT&T reported earnings for the fourth quarter. There have been a lot of naysayers out there who assume that satellite TV is a “dead…
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…
If you’re an old TiVo fan, you know it used to be very easy to switch between two channels. It’s a little harder with DIRECTV but it’s still possible. Suppose you want to watch Extra and your…
DIRECTV SWM systems use a power inserter to make sure there is enough power for all the electronics down the line. Older systems relied on the receivers themselves to power the dish, but SWM equipment does…
It’s looking good for baseball this spring, especially if you have DIRECTV. The 2018 pricing has just been announced, and it’s a pleasant surprise when you look at the fact that pretty much everything else…
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…
Most people don’t even know that DIRECTV offers slow motion on its DVRs. For some reason, DIRECTV chose not to include a dedicated slow motion button on its original remotes, and its new Genie Remotes have even fewer…
This hot. DIRECTV’s SWM16 multiswitch is a miracle of modern technology, but it’s not a miracle of thermal engineering. It runs hot, too hot to touch in some cases, and that’s perfectly normal. It can run 10-15 degrees…
It’s not something you see every day… at least not any more. Many a DIRECTV veteran has a dozen of these B-Band converters in a box in the garage, but if you’ve been with DIRECTV fewer…
Get those DVRs ready because it’s another Starz Free Preview Weekend! Starting now and going through Monday, January 22, it’s your chance to check out Counterpart, the new show with the excellent J.K Simmons as a bureaucrat who…
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…
As your equipment ages, you may notice that it has gotten noisier. This can be due to a lot of different things, and while there are some you can fix, there are other things you…
Come on, you know you love DIRECTV’s Genie Remote. Maybe you were a doubter at first, but it’s easy to use, easy to hold, and gives you just what you need. So you want to have a…