Tech DC Support

D.C. Computer Services:
- PC & Mac Computer Support
- Computer Training
- Computer Maintenance, Diagnostics, Repair, Recovery and Upgrades
- Website Development
- Network Administration
- TV / Home Theater Install
- Music Studio, Video Studio and Photo Studio Set Ups

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or call 202-709-3805 for
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in Virginia, D.C., and Maryland

Wireless Video Sent to a Second Room

It is common for a household to have their DVR in their living room.  But how can you watch your recorded shows in another room?  If you’ve got Tivo, you can transfer some allowed shows between tivos but that requires paying for a second tivo and hence a second monthly fee.  A cheaper alternative is [...]

Dish’s DTVPal DVR for Over-The-Air HD TV

Dish, the satellite people, sell the DTVPal DVR, a small box that is a digital video recorder (DVR) similar to TiVo. But this box only works with digital over-the-air TV. It gets its guide information for free digitally over-the-air as well. Therefore, unlike TiVo, it has no monthly fee. It costs $300 but is currently [...]

Rural Virginia HD Antenna Installation

We recently helped a local farm near Leesburg, Virginia, setup a Wineguard HD 8200U High Defintion Platinum VHF/UHF/FM Antenna. This is a massive 17 foot antenna. It’s size allowed it to pull in all the available digital television signals with a strong signal.

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Best TV Antenna For DC Metro

At Tech DC we have helped many people set up their TVs with antennas for digital over-the-air TV. This is a great way to get high quality digital programming without a cable or satellite bill.

Channels Available

Washington DC is mainly in the UHF spectrum, but channel 7 (ABC) is in VHF so an antenna [...]

Grandma Dealing With Digital TV Transition

In honor of today’s shut-off of analog over-the-air TV, we’re posting a link to this humorous video showing the difficulties of the digital transition.