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Digital Cameras - Explained
Over the last few years, the picture quality in digital cameras has becoming amazing. As recently as the year 2000, even the very best digital cameras you could buy produced grainy, poor-quality images that could never compare to what film had to offer. Today, though, digital cameras can easily rival and even exceed the quality of film, capturing pin-sharp digital images and never needing to be refilled with anything except power.Read more…PSP + Airtunes + Coverbuddy = Dance Party - Listening Test
Toddler_o_Geek and I danced until bedtime Sunday night.We started out with Gnarls Barkley (didn’t get us moving) and quickly switched to Futureheads. I pogoed, my daughter stomped.Read more…Wireless Speakers
Wireless speakers are a great choice for anyone that wants to get rid of the clutter and tangle of messy wires. Indeed they are also an excellent choice for outdoor use, when stringing wires is not even an option. Hear rock in the kitchen, listen the music in the bathroom & concentrate on your play in the playroom in a steady mind.Read more…Copy DVD To CD
Though it may sound a little complicated, especially for an inexperienced user, copying DVDs to CDs may not be too difficult after all. With a CD or a DVD burner and competent software, copying becomes relatively comfortable. The copied CDs can be played in a standard PC or a DVD player.Read more…TV Remote Controls
Today sitting on a couch, we can flip through hundreds of T.V. channels, tune the T.Read more…DVD Camcorders
When considering a camcorder purchase, there are several factors to take into consideration, Below are some suggestions for criteria you should examine before making a choice.Low-light performance is the most sought-after feature one should look for. If you are shooting in the dark, at night, or in a low-light area, this particular feature will help you maintain the same video or image quality that you have always aimed for.Read more…Dvd R Duplication
Your computer can prove to be your best friend in making your work a lot easier. It can also let you down if you are careless enough to store all your records and data on the hard drive without a backup system in place. If for some reason your computer crashes, without a backup, you will lose everything.Read more…Unravelling the Mystery of VESA Wall Mounting
When planning to mount your LCD or Plasma TV to the wall, ceiling or on a stand / trolley, you will no doubt come across VESA, a term used widely within the AV (Audio Visual) industry. In this article, I will clarify a few important points about this term and provide examples of the things a consumer needs to look for and consider.VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association)VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) is an international body, founded in the late 1980s by NEC Home Electronics and eight other video display adapter manufacturers whose aim was to establish an industry-wide interface standard designed for PC’s, workstations, flat panel monitors and TVs.Read more…DirecTV: Doing the Dishes
Direct TV Network satellite service gives you a lot more for a lot less than cable. In terms of quality of picture, price, and number of channels, the DirecTV Network satellite service wins out every time against cable. And because DirecTV has so many individual subscription options, it's easy to pick out a service plan that will be just right for you and your household.Read more…Copy VHS To DVD
There is technology available that allows users to transfer VHS movies to DVDs. This task consumes a lot of power. The volume of memory in the computer and the quickness of the CPU determine the rate and ease of the transfer.Read more…Universal Remote Controls
This is the age of the universal remote control, the mother of all remote controls. Remote controls basically operate on the principle of unique codes that are transmitted from them to the receiving device, which recognizes the code and decodes it.That is why your T.Read more…Camcorders
This new year, celebrate with your family and catch all the emotions with the latest digital camera available on the market. Some brands have come up with top-of-the-heap models, and some are doing well with slight modifications. Camcorder brands are looking ahead for high competition as consumers are gradually upgrading to digital performers.Read more…In-Ceiling Speaker Install - Audio Concepts B-Flat Coax 8"
This weekend I finally got around to finishing my Audio Concepts B-Flat Coax 8" in-ceiling surround speaker install. I detached the B-Flats from their ceiling mount and stuffed fiberglass insulation (the cotton candy kind, rated R13) in the cavity between ceiling joists. According to the B-Flat installation instructions and in-ceiling/wall tips elsewhere, the insulation should improve sound quality.Read more…Ceiling Mount a Home Theater Front Projector - Metalcraft Mounting System
After I fainted from sticker shock at the pricing of the official Sanyo PLV-Z3 projector ceiling mount ($200), I found a much cheaper solution. For $36.95 I could buy a Metalcraft all metal adjustable ceiling mount off ebay.Read more…Real Life DRM Problems: Atlantis the Lost Empire DVD
Most of the time I just want to casually watch a movie. I don’t need to own every DVD I have a passing interest in. I even have trouble watching movies I really love more than once.Read more…LTB 5.1 Personal Home Theater Headphones Review
When you have a family, you constantly have to deal with differing sleep schedules. Toddle_o_Geek goes to bed by 8 PM, Wife_o_Geek passes out by 10 PM and I like to stay up till whenever. Those times when I stay up late or even when my wife is enjoying some other form of entertainment in another part of the house (usually Desperate Housewives) I can’t raise the home theater’s volume to a level where I can hear a Eastern Bloc commando sneaking up from my back left speaker.Read more…PSP + Airtunes + Coverbuddy = Hi-Fi Music Server Dance Party - Introduction
Inspired by the "Creating an Audiophile Music Server" blog, I set up a user-friendly music server that I can control from my main listening room. Using my Sony PSP as a remote, I can play, pause, skip any song on any album in my iTunes library.Overjoyed with this new freedom of musical whim and access mixed with hi-fi, the family broke into two spontaneous dance parties over the weekend.Read more…PSP + Airtunes + Coverbuddy = Dance Party Software Setup
Not able to afford an additional $2500 investment in remote music server hi-fi equipment I had to make due with music server components I already owned: Airport Express, Mac Mini, Onkyo TX-DS989 AV Receiver and a Rogue Audio Magnum 99 Preamp. With some additional software on my Mac Mini I could remote control the music served to the remote system in my listening room with my Sony PSP.I bought the Airport Express to serve music to my listening room.Read more…PSP + Airtunes + Coverbuddy = Dance Party Hi-Fi Wiring
Now that I have my Mac Mini set up to deliver my whole iTunes library to my listening room through Airtunes with Sony PSP remote control, I needed to rewire my hi-fi components. The goal: deliver the digital Airtunes signal through the best DAC in the path and passing the analog signal cleanly through to my loudspeakers. I have no budget, so I must only use components I already own.Read more…Color Calibration for Home Theaters
Electronics stores often run the same video program to a wide number of displays to give you a chance to evaluate the picture quality of each. Step back a few feet and you will see a significant difference between the colors represented. Some look great and some look awful, and it is not always the quality of the TV that is to blame.Read more…
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