Hidden tips for your Genie Mini Client
Here’s the stuff they won’t tell you. You can get a lot of information about your Genie Mini Client by pressing and holding {INFO} on the white remote. There’s a lot more info to be…
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Does anyone “timeshift” anymore?
Tonight we’re gonna watch TV like it’s 1999. Literally. Back in 1999, two new products hit the market. At the time no one could decide whether to call them “personal video recorders” or “digital video…
Is there a “wrong way” to hook up a band stop filter?
If you don’t know what a band stop filter is, you’re missing out. This little device has a ton of different uses. It’s designed for DIRECTV systems, to block the connected home signal from getting to receivers that…
Goodbye “CSN California,” Hello “NBC Sports”
Not that anything’s really changed but as of today, regional viewers in California have two new networks in their lineup. NBC Sports Bay Area replaces CSN Bay Area, and NBC Sports California replaces CSN Sports as…
Solid Signal’s HANDS ON REVIEW: DIRECTV HS17 Genie 2 “Headless Server”
It’s time for a new generation to take over. The DIRECTV Genie 2 gives users 400 hours of HD recording space and the ability to watch TV in 7 rooms using wired and wireless clients. It…
Time to retire that old HR34 Genie
Are you still staring at one of these in your living room? DIRECTV’s HR34 Genie DVR was the top of the heap in 2012, and I raved about it back then. Things change, and if the…
DIRECTV Brings 4K MLB to your living room
25 games. At least 225 innings. All in glorious 4K. DIRECTV’s going all out with 4K baseball this year… and you don’t even need to have the Extra Innings package. All customers who have 4K-capable setups…
TIP: Dolby on any DIRECTV receiver
Of course you want the best sound, right? With DIRECTV receivers you generally have a lot of choice on how to get the sound out. You can pass it through the HDMI cable, or you can…
DIRECTV adds Pursuit Channel in HD
Outdoorsmen, rejoice! If you love the outdoors and find yourself indoors due to the weather, you finally have something new to do. DIRECTV is one of only three providers that has the Pursuit Channel in HD,…
DIRECTV Introduces 4K for Bars and Restaurants!
You know you want it. DIRECTV has a new solution for commercial customers who want 4K. It uses the existing HR54 and C61K hardware to create a simple, effective way for commercial accounts to access…
NASCAR goes 4K on DIRECTV
Seems like DIRECTV is getting serious about this 4K stuff. The very first NASCAR race to be broadcast in 4K will be this year’s Monster Energy Cup from Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. The race airs…
SURPRISE: MLB Extra Innings costs less than last year!
Less is more. DIRECTV has announced the pricing for the 2017 season of its popular MLB Extra Innings package and it’s even less than last year, when prices were dropped for the first time. At press…
If you’re not watching DIRECTV in your hotel, why not?
Of course you watch TV in your hotel room. First of all, hotels are notorious for slow internet service, so streaming is out of the question. Second, there’s not a lot to do in your average…
DIRECTV-Ready TV or external client: The facts, 2017 edition
It’s time to look once again at that eternal question: Should you use your smart TV as a DIRECTV client? I last addressed the question a little over 18 months ago and I concluded that it was still…
TRUTH TO POWER: DIRECTV Remotes aren’t so great on DIRECTV-Ready TVs
Here’s how they want you to do it. DIRECTV would love it if you put a Genie DVR in your home and used DIRECTV Ready smart TVs for the three other viewing locations in your home….