Ground that antenna! (and maybe I won’t have to ask again!)
Look, I don’t enjoy this any more than you do. Once a quarter, I beg, I plead, I cajole, and I know there are some of you who still haven’t grounded your antennas. Trust me when…
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Outdoor Wi-Fi Access Point
People need Wi-Fi hotspots everywhere these days, including outdoors. Solid Signal has a Wi-Fi device that creates the perfect outdoor access point. Are you someone who likes to spend times outdoors? Or maybe you’re an…
FUN FRIDAY: This is Great TV
While I usually extol the virtues of streaming, I’ve developed a renewed hope in traditional TV these days. A big part of this inspiration is due to NBC’s latest drama series, This is Us. My biggest problem…
Flat Screen Cleaning System
If you have a flat-panel TV, you need to keep that screen clean without scratching or damaging the it. Solid Signal has what you need to keep your LCD or plasma TV system clean. Since…
This remote extender just keeps on going.
We’ve been talking about since 2008. Yeah, seriously. It’s just one of the most useful little things we sell at Solid Signal. I’m talking about the NextGen Remote Extender, the little device that lets you take any…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Come “GO” with me
If you’ve been reading the blog, you’ve probably noticed that DIRECTV rolled out its Mobile DVR product a few weeks ago, giving Genie DVR users the ability to stream and offload their recordings to mobile device….
NICE AND EASY: Can you move your DIRECTV DVR to another room?
Yes, absolutely. Most DIRECTV installations today use the SWM system which lets you move your equipment easily. If you don’t know if you’re using the SWM system, press the {DASH} button on your remote (to the…
NICE AND EASY: Can you get international and 4K programming at the same time on DIRECTV?
Not yet. (As of fall 2016.) If you need a separate dish for your international programming package, you won’t be able to combine it with the new 4K dish from DIRECTV. It’s a little difficult to…
Why do we all use RG6 cable?
Seems like RG6 cable is everywhere. It’s used on satellite TV, over-the-air antennas, cell boosters… it’s the one cable that can pretty much do it all. You’ll even find it in some home audio setups. But…
DIRECTV Sports Mix is better than ever
I think DIRECTV’s mix channels are awesome. They do special ones for most major events as well as dedicated channels for NFL, MLB and others. Over the years they’ve turned into very solidly performing ways to…
EDITORIAL: Have we reached “peak cellphone?”
About a billion years ago, I had this phone. Loved it, too. It had user-customizable ringtones, games, speed dials, changeable skins, and probably most importantly it lasted about a week on a charge and could take…
DIRECTV Cinema… still better than Netflix
Streaming is great but having the content on a hard drive will almost always beat it. I don’t deny that I stream a lot, but sometimes I’m a little put off by the quality. So-called “HD”…
Do DIRECTV receivers have a “sleep” mode?
Well, not really, but sort of. If you want to fall asleep in front of the TV, you’ll probably want to use your TV’s sleep timer instead. However, you can save a little energy by…
FUN FRIDAY: Justice for Barb
Spoilers for Stranger Things ahead. One of the rare surprises in a summer filled with duds came in the form of Netflix’s Stranger Things. The nearly-perfect recreation of a 1980s’ kid-horror-suspense film brought Gen-Xers back to their own childhoods, and…
Can cell phones affect TV reception?
Yes, and here’s the solution. Many cell phones broadcast in the 700-800MHz bands right in the middle of the broadcast TV spectrum. In many cases, this doesn’t cause any problem, but we’ve found that some users…