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Clean your TV Vents!
Have you ever been watching your DLP TV and see this message come accros the screen? “TV will shut down in a few seconds. Please check if the air flow is blocked ” Not only...
Last Post: July 3, 2008 12:29 AM by KT
Circuits of the Basic TV and What They Do - Part 3
In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we discussed many things: the standby power supply, main power supply, horizontal and vertical deflection circuits, degaussing, and tuners. In Part 3 of this series, we will...
Why a TiVo DVR isn't Like any Other DVR
These days, TiVo has become a generic term for any DVR on the market, and for good reason. They paved the way for the rest of the industry, innovating unique features like trick play and...
Using Windows Media Player 11
Windows Media Player is a media player for all your digital media (audio, photos and video) for computers running Windows XP and Vista. It is available as a downloadable application for Windows XP directly from...
How To: The Perfect TV for Your Room
Finding the right size TV for your room is easier than you might think. But picking the right resolution is just as important. Written by Dennis Burger - Maybe it’s due to my job, maybe...
So Your LCD Monitor Went Black?
Do you have a LCD monitor that turns on but has no picture? Does it display for only a few seconds than go blank, or maybe it just turns off completely? I've been seeing this...
JVC KWAV810 In Dash Navigation System Review
It is becoming more and more popular for the aftermarket in-dash units to meet all of our needs. We often dream about having a car receiver that can just do everything. Something we could simply...
How-To: Motorola v3 Housing Change
All or most service providers are offering the Motorola V3 for practically free nowadays. What really gets people though is the colors offered. Some offer black, others offer blue, but it seems none offer them...
A Mom's Guide to DVD Players -- The good, the Bad and the Ugly
Keeping kids entertained in the car can be a monumental task. Whether you are running errands around town or on a cross country trip, keeping little minds occupied and little hands out of trouble can...
The Past, Present and Future of Blu-ray
With the dust settling on the hi-def format war, let's take a moment to study how the winner came to be, and where it's going. Written by Francis Vale - For the past couple of...
Dash Express: First Impressions of My New GPS
GPS devices will bring the Internet to the car and my new Dash Express is leading the charge. My first 48 hours with the device were exactly what I had hoped for and it is...
Clean up your tags with BeaTunes - good data is good for you.
Everyone with a digital music collection of any size has this problem: their music tags are far from perfect. Maybe it's because you ripped the songs from a CD before it was in cddb or...
Will the Marriage Work, Or Is Movie Rental Nirvana a Long Way Off?
There have been a lot of rumors recently about a possible collaboration between Netflix and Microsoft. Specifically, the rumors hint at the introduction of a service that would allow Netflix customers to download movies from...
Is it Always This Much Better the Second Time Around?
Apple recently released a major upgrade to its Apple TV software that sports a new interface as well as additional features; the most significant of which is movie rentals. They're offered in both standard definition...
Why Music Lovers Love iTunes
Since the invention of the Walkman in the 1980s, music lovers everywhere have been able to take their music wherever they go. The introduction of the iPod MP3 player in the year 2001 has refueled...
Wireless-N: More Speed and Range For Your Network
Wireless networking has become so common in the average household; virtually everyone is connected to the internet wirelessly with their laptops, game consoles, and other devices. More recently, it's become important for users to have...
Wireless-N: How to Supercharge your Network!
Wireless networking has become so common in the average household; virtually everyone is connected to the internet wirelessly with their laptops, game consoles, and other devices. More recently, it's become important for users to have...
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