Should you use DIRECTV’s “Native Mode?”
Hidden deep within the DIRECTV menu structure is a setting called “Native.” You may have seen it and not known why it was there, or you may have tried it and noticed it didn’t seem to…
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DIRECTV Wireless Genie Mini now available nationally
Today’s the official “coming out party” for the C41W Wireless Genie Mini. Sure, we’ve been talking about it for over a year but starting today you’ll be hearing about it everywhere as DIRECTV ramps up its advertising…
Best of the Blog 2013, Volume 4
Take a look at the best from the fall and early winter of 2013.
Why doesn’t DIRECTV want you to run an ethernet cable to the receiver?
DIRECTV’s sent you a message with its H25 receiver and Genie Mini Clients. Wired Ethernet, it would seem, is a thing of the past — neither product has the familiar RJ45 port for Ethernet networking. Both rely solely on…
Best of the Blog 2013, Volume 3
Take a look at the best from the summer of 2013.
Best of the Blog 2013, Volume 2
Take a look at the best from the spring of 2013.
Are legacy multiswitches being discontinued?
At one time, this Spaun multiswitch was one of our hot sellers at Solid Signal. These days we don’t sell nearly as many. Shrewd observers might even note that several other Spaun products have been discontinued and…
Best of the Blog 2013, Volume 1
The hits keep coming… here’s the best from early 2013.
Can you use a DIRECTV SD receiver with an HD dish?
Absolutely. If you’re looking for a way to add DIRECTV to a spare room with an old TV, you might still want an HD receiver for futureproofing (they work just fine with older TVs) but…
Why can’t you use an H25 with a round dish?
Well ya can… sort of. But ya shouldn’t. The DIRECTV H25 Receiver is a marvelous thing. A sight to behold. So much raw HD power, so little size, and so little electricity used. But, even at that…
Solid Signal’s WHITE PAPER: Advanced DIRECTV C41 Wireless Troubleshooting
You’ve got it home, you’ve read the review… but you’re still not sure how to make it work. The C41W Wireless Genie Mini Client isn’t the easiest thing in the world to configure but once you’ve done…
HBO Ready to “GO” at a moment’s notice
Game of Thrones without a cable subscription? If you’re not salivating at that idea, chances are your kid or someone you know is. With the cost of cable TV including HBO now well over $100 per month,…
What is a “broadcast TV fee?”
I thought we were done with that a decade ago. It seems everything old is new again. Even though providers like DIRECTV stopped charging for locals a long time ago, Time Warner Cable is resurrecting the practice with…
FROM THE RUMOR MILL: Can you turn a C41 wireless?
Buzz around a few internet forums and you’ll find people who claim they’ve frankensteined a C41 Genie Client together with a wireless Cinema Connection Kit to create a wireless client. DIRECTV hasn’t come out with their true wireless solution yet,…
What is Reverse DBS (RDBS or Reverse Band)?
Put a note in your calendars, you heard it here first. Years from now when everyone is talking about RDBS, you’ll be able to say, “Oh yes, I do remember back in early 2014 when I…