Nothing like settling in to an evening of televised entertainment… courtesy of DIRECTV. If you have DIRECTV service at home, there’s no reason not to put a DIRECTV dish on your RV as well. DIRECTV’s rules…
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Looking back at old articles, I remember when DIRECTV was adding HD channels like crazy. Local markets were still furiously converting to HD in 2012, and only about half of the channels offered by DIRECTV were…
What a nightmare. Back when a decent-sized flat panel could set you back $10k or more, many a proud owner dreaded the day when he would come home and find the words “Now Playing” or some…
Bigger just has to mean better, right? That’s not the case with the 1.2 meter DIRECTV dish designed for use in Alaska and Hawaii. It’s quite a behemoth, so before you think about using it to improve your…
If you use wireless Genie clients, listen up Forbes is reporting that these devices are incredibly easy to hack and that your whole network could be vulnerable. Let’s dig into that claim and let’s talk about why you…
Those lucky folks who got the most recent update for DIRECTV Genie are still working out the kinks. This is going to be a very long and slow process for DIRECTV customers as their feedback is…
The biggest change to Genie DVRs since 2011 is coming but like a slow freight train, it’s going to make you wait. This promises to be the slowest rollout of a major feature ever from DIRECTV,…
If you’re having problems with rain fade, you may choose to watch standard definition channels on DIRECTV instead of HD ones. This tutorial shows you how to show both in the guide so you can…
You knew they were coming. Pay-TV prices go up every year and DIRECTV is no exception. Of course, every round of increases is met with cries of “that’s it – I’m going to Netflix” or whatever….
Power users seem to be having a tough time with the new menu system being rolled out for Genie DVRs. It’s pretty clear that in order to serve the needs of almost everyone else, those power-user-favored…
Sad to say, it cannot be done. You can watch signals from most HD sources using a converter like this one but it’s still going to be in standard definition. The quality may look pretty good but when…
If you’re trying to calibrate that new 4K Television, don’t use the new DIRECTV menus. They may look black, but the darkest portions are still dark grey. That means if you adjust the brightness and backlight…
It didn’t exactly light up the world like some people thought it did. DIRECTV’s H44 Genie Lite is a smallish receiver (a little bigger than an H24) that can be converted to a full Genie with the addition…
This new video will walk you through checking your signal strengths on any DIRECTV Genie DVR or client. If you have an older DVR, use this video instead: Solid Signal shows you how to check the…
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…