DIRECTV “H50” receiver on the horizon?
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…
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BREAKING: DISH Blacks out CBS Affiliates
It’s really happening. DISH has blacked out 28 local CBS and CW affiliates in a very impactful fee fight. This isn’t the first time DISH and CBS have duked it out, but the last time it…
Get to know “Tuner Math” – 2017/2018 edition
There’s a newer version of this article.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…
Are your Genie clients rebooting a lot? Don’t worry
When you turn on your DIRECTV Genie Mini Clients, are you greeted with a blue screen that says “Updating” or “Flashing the update?” This was a pretty rare occurrence until recently. Occasionally you’d wake up in the…
HBO and Cinemax Free Preview on DIRECTV this weekend
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…
NEW VIDEO: Test your DIRECTV Genie system
Learn how tomake sure your DIRECTV hardware is working right. This video is for the new DIRECTV interface that rolled out in 2017 and 2018. For older DIRECTV equipment, watch this video instead: Solid Signal shows…
UPDATED: Connect a round dish to a SWM multiswitch
They said it couldn’t be done. They were wrong. Many folks think that just because you’re using a round dish, you can’t use SWM technology. That’s why people choose to buy expensive multiswitches from Spaun or other companies….
DISH’s Third Quarter Results are about what everyone expected
The news isn’t all bad. Net income is still $300 million give or take, and earnings per share dropped only 10 cents. At a time when we expect to hear doom and gloom from nearly every…
NEW VIDEO: Use On Demand with your new Genie Menus
How are you liking those new Genie menus? If you’re a little confused about how to get to your favorite features, Solid Signal’s tutorials can help! In this video, we show you how to use On…
Don’t settle for bad hotel TV!
It’s 2017. Heck, it’s almost 2018. That’s why I’m amazed when I go to a hotel and it looks really nice outside, the carpets are clean, the beds are comfortable… and the TV is a staticky…
Broadcom buying Qualcomm- Here’s why you should care
It’s the biggest tech takeover ever. Broadcom is offering about $103 BILLION for Qualcomm, its biggest rival. It’s bound to be a big story for months to come and it’s more than just a story for…
Will my DIRECTV receiver stop working soon?
There was a time when this D11 receiver was state of the art. Today it looks like a refugee from another time, but there was a time that people lusted after it. It was a faster,…
BREAKING NEWS: DIRECTV Rolls Out New User Interface For Genie
UPDATED: They listened to your complaints! Check out the revised menu screens in our Summer 2018 review. EVEN BETTER: More changes in our August 2018 update. Get a look at the future of DIRECTV! It’s been…
COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS: Are you still having problems with power saving on DIRECTV boxes?
Reaching out to our friends in bars, restaurants, offices and shops out there. Does your DIRECTV hardware turn off after 4 hours automatically? I was aware of this being a problem about five years ago, but…
Is the “big ugly dish” dead?
Spoiler alert: Yes. It may have been all the rage when Radio Shack put it on the cover back in 1986, but the C-Band satellite, also known as the “Big Ugly Dish,” is really a thing…