DISH lets you do it. We hear that all the time. It’s true, DISH lets you move recordings onto an external drive and then play them from another DVR on your account. DIRECTV doesn’t. If you’re…
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If you’re looking for the ideal spot to put your own cell booster antenna, a signal meter is a great choice. This CMMETER from SureCall gives you deep detail on the frequencies you’re getting and how strongly you’re…
It does seem like it would work. Put a more modern LNB (the front end of the satellite) on an older dish and voila, you’re all set and you don’t have to aim anything or drill…
I hardly need to introduce you to the lowly F-connector. You probably have a few dozen cables, devices, and connectors in your home with this connector. It’s used for satellite, antenna, and cellular booster signals, and…
Yes, it works, but it nags you. DIRECTV’s C61K 4K Genie Mini Client will work with a non-4K TV, almost as well as it works with a 4K TV. I have personally confirmed this. However, there…
A streaming box for people who love free TV. Obviously you have a lot of choices for streaming hardware, but there’s just one that combines the power of Android TV (and pretty much every app you…
Can you do without your favorite team? As sports programming gets more and more expensive, you may have to make choices. It’s a sad but true fact that even though sports teams play in stadiums funded…
So the other day… A client calls and says that they are having satellite problems. They are pretty sure, they say, the cable is in backwards. Now, that’s impossible. Cables don’t have a front and…
Netflix’s The OA asks viewers to “trust in the unknown.” After watching the pilot episode, that’s exactly what I did with the streaming service’s future hit. Stuart Sweet challenged me to watch the first episode of The OA and…
Not the most dramatic thing to look at, this Genie Mini Client does tricks that almost no other cable or satellite box can do. It connects wirelessly, so while you do need to plug it into the TV…
In researching this week’s Fun Friday topics, I came across this article on Lifehacker that talks about how to safely delete data from a hard drive. I agree with what it suggests, but when it comes to my personal…
The world’s changed a lot since 2006. The RAZR phone was king of the hill, the top song of the year was Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day,” and you definitely knew some guy with hair over his…
The location of the antenna is one of the most important elements of signal reception for radio waves. DTV is using the same frequencies for the stations as before except that channels below 7 are no…
Watching live TV on your Mac has never been easier! Watch live, pause, and even set recordings on your Mac using this EyeTV U6 Antenna Adapter. It works with virtually any antenna, indoors or outdoors,…
The internet never forgets. So, if things in the broadcast world don’t go the way I expected, there won’t be any escape for me. This article I posted in 2013 wasn’t the first or last time I forecasted…