Podcast #576: Nothing to stream already and it’s only April
This week, our podcaster really begins to feel the impact of the strikes last year. Are you feeling them too? Listen to find out what you can do. As always, shop at https://www.solidsignal.com for...
View ArticleDoes your TV work with MPEG-4? Here’s how to know for sure
If you’re planning to expand your commercial satellite TV setup, you’re going to need more TVs. It’s pretty tempting to go to your local big-box or department store and pick them up at a discount. But...
View ArticleBest of the Blog 2023, Volume 11
The Solid Signal Blog is your resource for thousands of articles and reviews, with new content coming every day. 2023 marks our seventeeth year since our humble beginnings, and today over 250,000...
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Ken Reid and Rolfe Kanefsky
This week Ken welcomes writer, director, producer Rolfe Kanefsky (There’s Nothing Out There, Nightmare Man, Pool Boy Nightmare) to the show. Ken and Rolfe discuss Fangoria, Gorezone, the Catch 22 of...
View ArticleFix marine satellite reception problems in one easy step
Are you reading this article while your boat’s in the marina? Are you reading it because you turned on your satellite TV and got the dreaded “loss of signal” message? I’m here to help. There are a lot...
View ArticleWhen should you use a Broadband DECA?
What you see above you is our DECA Broadband, also called Broadband DECA. The two terms have been competing for years. It doesn’t really matter what you call it. (At one time it was called a Cinema...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Five Years of weBoost Drive Reach
When you have a piece of tech from five years ago that’s still a top seller, you know you have something special. It’s pretty rare if you think about it. Would you be happy with an iPhone 11 or Galaxy...
View ArticleSustainability in the Workplace: How Electronics Can Reduce Environmental...
Sustainability is a noble, praiseworthy goal for modern business. Achieving more sustainable operations will resonate well with consumers. One in four consumers are willing to pay more for...
View ArticleWhat’s the difference between a DIRECTV SWM and a DSWM?
By now, if you’re a DIRECTV fan, you’ve heard the term “SWM.” Most people pronounce it “swim” and have since its release in 2009. It’s a technology that DIRECTV uses to allow for one wire to carry all...
View ArticleShould you wait until “next year’s antennas” come out?
Ah, the model year tango. We’re used to it with cars. We’ve seen it with TVs and other appliances. Cell phones — seems like we’re permanently wedded to it. What am I talking about? Every year it seems...
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HOW TO DO IT: Set up any DIRECTV remote to control the TV
Controlling the TV volume is something basic that every remote should be able to do. The folks at DIRECTV agree, and that’s why their remotes have always had that capability. It’s something that is...
View ArticleFUN FRIDAY: Hampsterdance.com
Do you remember the first time you heard the word “meme?” The word itself comes from some serious research in the 1970s. In the book The Selfish Gene, author Richard Dawkins used the term to describe...
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Cellular Signal Boosters for Medical Offices — here’s why you need one
The medical sector is growing faster than practically any other industry, and it’s not expected to stop. There are more seniors now than at any time in history, and that puts a lot of strain on...
View ArticleSTREAMING SATURDAY: The importance of professional film critics
Friends, I had this space reserved for my review of Rebel Moon Part 2. But, for the life of me, I can’t bring myself to watch it. The reviews have been scathing, although they imply that part 2 is...
View ArticleIs it time to talk about abandonware reform?
There’s been a lot of interest lately in retro gaming. I don’t know if it’s just because people are getting older and gaming was part of their youth. Hard to know why, but it seems like you’re hearing...
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What is hardline cable?
You might have heard of “hardlines.” If you have it’s very likely to be from an action movie, believe it or not. You’ll see a sequence like this: and you’ll think to yourself, “Hardlines? What’s...
View ArticleNICE AND EASY: Which DISH receivers need the Hybrid LNB?
The biggest change in DISH’s technology happened with the rollout of the Hopper 3 several years ago. DISH rolled out a new LNB series called “Hybrid” to make it easy for the 16-tuner Hopper 3 to get...
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What is the skin effect?
I know I have talked about the skin effect several times on this blog and yet I never did a whole article about it. It’s time to fix that. But before I even start, I have to cut through some...
View ArticleTap into the NEW TV Signal: ATSC 3.0
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Televes’ DATBOSS antennas have some parts that short out to the mast. Is this...
Our tech support department recently got a question from a customer who was very worried about the DATBOSS LR MIX antenna they’d bought from us. They asked us, When I assemble the antenna according to...
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