Podcast #261: Suddenly, it’s 2018!
This week’s podcast will remind you of an ad slogan you’ve never heard of.
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TIP: Keep an old-school DIRECTV remote around
Believe it or not, it’s a good idea to keep an old-school DIRECTV remote around, even if you have a new Genie 2 or other fancy DIRECTV system. The older remote has a few buttons…
Podcast #260: AT&T U-Verse TV
It’s still out there. AT&T still offers the U-Verse TV product and it might be the right choice for you if you have AT&T Internet. But, it doesn’t seem to this blogger that it’s a…
DIRECTV New NFL Sunday Ticket pricing announced
Football time is still a while away, right? I mean we just finished with the Super Bowl. Still, AT&T has decided to get a jump on things by announcing the price for its DIRECTV NFL…
Podcast #259: I Hate The Olympics
Our podcaster goes on a fun-filled rant about the Olympics, that relic of another time that always manages to disrupt TV watching schedules and leaves him desperate for something else to watch. Listen in, then…
TIP: Watch two programs at the same time with DIRECTV
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…
TIP: A better way to connect your DIRECTV Power Inserter
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…
DIRECTV MLB Extra Innings Pricing Announced
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…
TIP: How to use slow motion on a DIRECTV receiver
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…
NICE AND EASY: How hot should your SWM16 get?
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…
What is a B-Band Converter and when would you use one?
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…
Starz Free Preview this weekend!
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…
TIP: Older DIRECTV DVR making noise? Might be fixable!
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…
Can I use two Genie remotes on the same receiver?
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…
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…