We’d never recommend you do this but…
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…
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: The channel no one watched
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…
Watch your TV from anywhere with the DIRECTV App — yes YOUR TV!
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…
NICE AND EASY: Tell me again the difference between component and composite
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…
Best of the Blog 2017, Volume 7
The best of July 2017 is all right here.
What’s the best dish for the DIRECTV HS17 Genie 2?
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,…
UPDATED: Be careful when upgrading to a SWM-30 multiswitch
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…
Can you still have a Genie 2 if you have more than 7 TVs?
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?…
DON’T DO THIS: Scare a bird off the dish
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…
DON’T DO THIS: Franken-dish
So the other day… This guy tells me that he bought a new LNB for his dish and he’s getting a lot of signal loss. I ask him about his signal strength numbers and they’re…
How long does a satellite last?
Here’s one more thing you have to worry about… space junk falling out of the sky. Not so much because it could hit you, but because today’s space junk was once a shiny new satellite. With…
The REAL reason DIRECTV still doesn’t have Pac-12
Thanks to the efforts of the very obsessive Jon Wilner of the Mercury News, we finally have some closure to the question of why, all those years ago, DIRECTV didn’t pick up the new Pac-12 Network, and…
Do you still have this dish?
Look carefully. This is the DIRECTV AT-9 “Sidecar” dish. It’s different from other dishes because it has a separate LNB head set off at an angle. It’s been out of production for years. Chances are you…
JUST LIKE CLOCKWORK: DIRECTV could lose Raycom Stations
Oh my, has it been three years already? Back in 2014 I told you all about the contract problems between Raycom Media and DIRECTV. It resulted in 53 stations across the country pulling their programming from DIRECTV for…
Do you REALLY need the Slimline-5 dish? (2017 Edition)
It’s a fact. DIRECTV’s satellite at the 119 location is going out of service within two years. This will mean that pretty much all standard definition service will go with it, since the content on the…