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…
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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…
One of the best things about DIRECTV’s SWM technology is its flexibility. You absolutely can put one splitter after another, meaning that you can put more than one receiver in the same room, or run…
In case you haven’t heard, the new Genie 2 is DIRECTV’s latest and greatest. Looking like a triangular tower, it turns all the rules of DIRECTV upside down. The central device doesn’t put out a TV signal…
It’s the top of the line. DIRECTV’s Genie 2 gives you capabilities you never thought a DVR would have. Cover up to 7 rooms and get rid of wires and boxes that you never really understood anyway….
At Solid Signal HQ, it won’t surprise you to know that there are several TVs on during the day. After all, we’re one of the country’s largest DIRECTV dealers. You might be considering a TV in…
This rumor pops up now and again… someone on a user forum says that there’s a new DIRECTV receiver coming to replace the venerable H24 and H25. The H24 debuted in 2009 and is DIRECTV’s only…
There’s a newer version of this article. Click here! It’s more confusing than ever. When you’re planning your home viewing, you may be considering putting DIRECTV in every room. There’s a little more to it than…
Everyone on DIRECTV gets to watch Night of Too Many Stars, airing this weekend on HBO. That’s only on small bit of the massive amount of entertainment on channels 501-520, all available to you starting today and going…