If you’ve been reading this blog a while, you know that I love to beat up Time Warner Cable. Their customer service is always poor, their equipment is consistently behind the times, and their internet service…
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When the Hopper 3 was first shown at the CES show in January, one of the more intriguing features was Sports Bar Mode. This is sort of a “super picture-in-picture” where you can watch 4 live channels…
OK, there’s one avid reader of this blog who will shout “No!” But let’s put that aside for a moment. There was a time when we all wanted TVs with picture-in-picture. Watch two shows at the…
Look, I hate to be the bearer of bad news here. If you bought one of those really inexpensive 4K TVs over the holiday season, it may be a boat anchor by the end of the…
The writing’s on the wall… at least that’s what a lot of people think. Regional sports networks, which started in the 1980s as modest ways for people with cable TV to see out-of-market games, have grown…
It’s been the DIRECTV standard since 2011. SWM technology takes a step away from traditional satellite broadcasting in favor of a system where one wire can be split multiple times to feed multiple receivers, instead of…
Ah, the HR34 Genie. Hey, when this baby hit the market in late 2011 it was a masterpiece, a revelation, a herculean super DVR beyond compare. But, you know, things change. The world moved forward and…
We’re at an interesting place in entertainment right now. You can go into a discount store and pick up a television that’s larger than you ever thought you’d own, for less than you would have paid…
Seriously? OK, folks I have to rant a little here. It’s not that I have a love affair with Yamaha, really. But it so happens that back in 2003 I bought a Yamaha home-theater-in-a-box. It…
Yes, it’s pretty tempting to ignore. The Extras menu on your HD receiver or DVR doesn’t get a lot of love, and that’s a shame. It’s become somewhat of a graveyard of old ideas, but each…
It was “the thing to have” in 2012. But things change. This HR34 Genie was the popular toy for DIRECTV enthusiasts in the Christmas ’12 season, easily blowing away the 2-tuner DVR that came before. It’s…
Aren’t too many things that get cheaper over time. DIRECTV’s new pricing for MLB Extra Innings was just announced, and at $173.94 for the year (as of 2/10/16) it’s about twenty bucks cheaper than last year….
DIRECTV’s newest DVRs are easier to install than ever before. Both the HR54 Genie and H44 Genie Lite have been designed to make installation easy, especially if you are using the most common dish, the SWM-enabled Slimline. Because both Genie and…
DIRECTV recently published a new list of DIRECTV 4K Ready TVs on their site. It’s probably the simplest list I’ve seen, so I’m posting it here for you all to enjoy as well. Brand Year Models…
About a year ago, DIRECTV rolled out a new search experience for its HD DVRs. It made it easier to find shows on every channel, but potentially created problems for local channels. That bug seems to have…