Best of the Blog 2015, Volume 5
The fall of 2015 was a great time to read The Solid Signal Blog.
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Streaming is (probably) coming to your Genie DVR… but when?
This unretouched image comes from the settings screen of the DIRECTV app for iPad, version 4.4.105. This is the version available to everyone, not some fancy test version. It confirms something I’ve been saying for a…
Best of the Blog 2015, Volume 4
We were firing on all cylinders back in the summer of ’15.
Which is better, Netflix 4K or DIRECTV 4K?
OK you have to first agree that as of today, it’s a tossup. The amount of 4K content is so small that it really depends on what you want to watch. There’s only about six titles…
Best of the Blog 2015, Volume 3
There’s some really good stuff here, published back in 2015!
Best of the Blog 2015, Volume 2
The spring of 2015 was a great time for our blog.
Best of the Blog 2015, Volume 1
Check out this great stuff from the Winter of ’15!
DISH’s Sling TV adds a multi-stream plan
Cord-cutting just got a little better with today’s annnouncement that Sling TV will offer a plan that lets you stream to more than one TV. Sling TV is a streaming product aimed at budget-minded cord-cutters that…
DISH turns on Netflix 4K on Hopper 3
All of a sudden, the 4K capabilities of the Hopper 3 have gotten a lot more interesting. DISH customers whose Netflix accounts include 4K can now view 4K through their Hopper 3 DVRs, giving additional 4K…
Starz streaming service – free on DIRECTV and other stuff they won’t tell you
Yesterday’s announcement of a standalone Starz service didn’t merit a mention in this blog. I’ll admit, I’ve never really been an “a la carte” guy — The idea of paying $10 a month for ten channels…
DIRECTV updates app, gives more live streaming
The team at DIRECTV has been busy updating the award-winning app for smartphones and tablets. The first thing you’ll notice of course, is the new AT&T globe logo, replacing an icon that featured nothing but the…
AT&T’s Stankey: DIRECTV Now isn’t what you think
Pretty much everyone, me included, assumed that the new “DIRECTV Now” service launching later this year would be a low-priced, thin package like Sling TV. (Yeah, I get the irony that it’s not available now.) Apparently that’s not…
Not surprisingly, DIRECTV announces streaming services
Well, to be fair, we know more than we did last week. It wasn’t exactly a secret that AT&T was planning a DIRECTV-centered streaming service. They’ve been talking vaguely about it for about four months. Add…
OPINION: Blu-ray discs with SD Digital Copies
When I want to own a movie, I want the best possible quality. Today that’s Blu-ray disc, and soon it’s going to be 4K Blu-ray. Streaming and downloadable doesn’t come close, at least not yet. But…
Tiny screen or massive screen… who wins?
We’re at an interesting place in entertainment right now. You can go into a discount store and pick up a television that’s larger than you ever thought you’d own, for less than you would have paid…