Although TVs are complex in their circuitry there are a lot of problems that owners can diagnose and repair themselves. Sometimes the repairs are worth attempting if the parts are cheap and methods are easy.
One of the most common problems is when you turn on your TV and there is sound but no video. There is no video at all meaning that the startup logo does not appear and no images appear …
In the past 10 years people have been moving away from Traditional Pay Cable and Dish Television and moving to Paid Streaming Options and the reasons for this can be many. Some people are on the go and like to watch content from their devices. Others like the option of watching marathons of a television show all at once and yet some other people just can’t stand watching the advertising that plays …
There are a lot of options when it comes to Android TV Boxes and most of them today can display full 4k resolution. Unfortunately out of the box a lot of developers have the system defaulted to 720p.
To get a higher resolution the first thing that is necessary is your TV must support that higher resolution. If you have a 4k Television then it should be able to stream content at any …
A friend is asking about some reception problems they are having and we thought it would be a good time to go over the best way to install and point your TV antenna.
No matter what type of antenna you get the location that you install it and how you point it will have dramatic differences in your reception.
When installing your antenna height really makes a lot of difference. If you are able to mount …
Whether you just cut the cord and you are on an Antenna or if you are still on Cable and you want to create an archive of shows for later watching there are some good, better and best ways to create your archive and play it back on your devices.
For Cable subscribers you will have to get a device that can use a CableCard. It is a credit card sized card that your cable …
If you are someone that records TV off of Antenna or Cable or maybe you are someone that takes a lot of video on your phone and you need a central place to store it so all of your devices can access the content and offload for storage then you should consider setting up a media server in your home.
In our home we have the ability to access our NAS server from each of …
There are a number of people that are cutting the cord and moving to Antenna only or a combination of Antenna and Streaming as a lower cost solution for their home entertainment.
With this requires the use of an antenna to pick up local or even not so local broadcasts. The farther the broadcast tower is from you and the more obstructions between you and your broadcaster’s tower will force you to choose a roof …
There are many reasons that people look into using their Television as a computer monitor. The first is that they may want to play videos or streaming content on a second monitor and space considerations of having both a television and a monitor come into play. The second is wanting to perform some work at home or have a second device for other family members. Whatever your reason for using your television as a computer …
There are a lot of people that are cutting the cord to save money on their cable television bill and manufacturers are starting to take notice in an important way.
Previously if you wanted to watch Antenna TV and also make use of the Internet for shows you can’t get or specialty networks like HBO you had to use separate inputs on your television and you had to go through a number of menus just to …
If you are contemplating cutting the cord and going with an antenna and a broadband subscription for Netflix, Hulu and whatever else then one of the hardest parts is rewiring your home. In many cases homes that already have a Dish or Cable TV subscription have existing coax to each room. The quality of the install including the layout, coax type and equipment such as splitters will differ based on the age of the home …