Cheap insurance. That’s what I call it when I can get something that costs practically nothing and solves a ton of problems. Take a look at the band stop filter above. That’s the very definition of cheap insurance….
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Not likely. Told you it would be short. Seriously though, It’s already autumn and those intrepid observers who like to download satellite TV data are saying that there’s just nothing to report. No 4K channels…
It looks like our fall preview guide has become an annual tradition. This is great because it’s the one time I get to publicly disagree with Stuart Sweet! In October, the TV networks roll out what…
DISH is getting into the 4K game at long last with a full-time channel for Hopper 3 and its 4K Joey clients. DISH channel 540 will be carrying 4K on Saturdays all season with college football…
Don’t miss this important step. If you’re adding a DIRECTV 4K Genie Mini Client (C61K) to your home system, make sure it’s compatible with your TV before activating it. If there’s a problem, it’s a lot…
The fall preview guides written by myself and Jake Buckler were some of the best-read articles we wrote last year, so I thought it time, now that fall is around the corner, to get you up to date on the…
Don’t you hate when you’re in a sports bar and you can’t get the game you want? Or if you’re in a restaurant and the channel selection is positively obnoxious? You ask someone to change the…
Four seasons and it’s still not solved. Back in February 2014, the world watched in utter boredom as SportsNet LA, known to anyone who cares as “The Dodgers Channel,” launched to absolutely no fanfare whatsoever. The channel, which…
DIRECTV has spent over a decade developing its DVRs and in some ways, there are actually “too many” features. They are so rich and so capable that sometimes people don’t realize everything they can do. For…
Component Video. Composite Video. Why do they have to sound so similar? Here’s the simplest way we can think of to explain the difference. Component Video is designed for HDTVs and has five plugs – red/green/blue for…
The best of July 2017 is all right here.
The internet is abuzz with news of the DIRECTV Genie 2. It’s DIRECTV’s latest gamechanger DVR, with the ability to store over 450 hours of HD content and support two 4K TVs at once. It does other tricks,…
You know you want this SWM-30 multiswitch. Not only does it support up to 26 receivers or DVRs, it also gives you full support for 4K in the future. Yeah, the 4K LNB that connects to it…
It’s the new hotness.The DIRECTV Genie 2 can record up to 7 things at once and can supply 5 rooms with HD and 2 rooms with 4K, all at the same time. What if that’s not enough?…
So the other day… This guy needs a new LNB for his dish. It’s not an uncommon request, they do go bad, but we get to talking. It seems there was a bird who liked…