How to stream the Super Bowl for free
Great news for people who love sports but hate couches, I guess. NBC has announced that they will be live streaming the Super Bowl this Sunday at nbc.com, nbcsports.com, and using the NBC Sports app…
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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…
Compression connectors: Your solution for heat problems?
Stuff gets hot. that’s just a simple fact. And here’s another simple fact: heat kills electronics. That’s why the devices we own have big fans and big heat sinks. There’s another solution, though: improve airflow. One…
A flat satellite cable? Could it be?
Hundreds of uses. This Eagle Aspen flat RG6 cable solves so many problems that it’s hard to know where to use it first. it’s suitable for cable, satellite, antenna, even cell booster use and it will give…
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…
Hot Deals for the Week of January 22, 2018
Take a look… these deals can’t be beat!
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…
DIRECTV announces new 4K schedule
It’s looking good for 4K in 2018. DIRECTV just announced their 4K schedule and it’s looking stronger than ever. They’ll be airing the BBC documentary Planet Earth: Blue Planet II over eight nights starting January 20, on channel…
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…
What you need to know about third party installers
There’s been a video floating around the internet about a woman who was “scammed” when a door-to-door representative switched her from DIRECTV to DISH, and she said she wasn’t informed. In the end, she was switched…
WRONG TOOL/RIGHT TOOL: Tighten (or loosen) a coax cable
WRONG TOOL: Your hand. Finger tight is not tight enough for most coax connections. The only (possible) exception is the connection between the receiver and the final leg of coax. For connecting to splitters and…
NICE AND EASY: DIRECTV D12 with a SWM-30 Multiswitch?
Does this receiver look familiar? It’s the DIRECTV D12, the last standard-definition-only receiver ever made by DIRECTV. Believe it or not, it only went out of service for commercial customers last year and actually in most…
TIP: If you use SWM at home, use SWM in your RV.
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…