- Ask The Experts: My TV is Missing the Red Connector!
- TechLore - February 8, 2006
- My mother has a Sylvania SSC192 TV/VCR combo. I bought her a DVD player for her birthday, and I can't help her connect it over the phone. Her TV/VCR unit only has a place for the white and yellow connectors, but not the red. Plus, her remote does not...
- Tips & Tweaks: Cheapskates Unite
- PC World Articles - January 25, 2006
- Inexpensive DVD player; free drivers, DLLs, and malware remover; plus a smart meeting strategy.
- Squids, Dance Mats, and Other Cool Things I Saw at CES 2006
- TechLore - January 14, 2006
- It took me awhile to sift through all the products and gear I took in at the show but I think I have finally narrowed down my list of "cool things" to this group of products. I think most of us can safely ignore the bulk of the announcements as they ...
- 2006 is the Year of Portable Video
- TechLore - January 1, 2006
- This is admittedly a hastily written article but I felt I needed to get some thoughts down and share with the TechLore community. As we turn the calendar to start the new year, it occurs to me that 2006 just might the Year of Portable Video. I know, ...
- Gadget Tips: Windows Media Player Updates Your Podcasts
- PC World Articles - September 26, 2005
- Also: Convert cell-phone videos to a DVD-froiendly format; watch videos on a PlayStation Portable.
- Mastering DVDs
- PC World Articles - August 31, 2005
- Homemade DVDs don't have to look homemade. Here's how to create slick discs that hold more than video and that work in any player.
- Ask The Experts: Can my TV Stay in the Cold?
- TechLore - August 22, 2005
- I have an RCA 27" TV, and I want to know if it will hurt it by leaving it in our unheated cabin over the winter months in up state Illinois? Also, will it hurt to leave the dvd player there also? Yes, the temperature will get below freezing.
- How to Connect Audio from a DVD Player to a Stereo Receiver
- TechLore - July 29, 2005
- Remember the days when connecting your turntable, 8-track, and tape player all used the same two cables? For years connecting audio to a receiver was a snap because there was only one way to do it. Those days are gone. Digital technologies have...
- Selecting the Right Audio Format for DVD Playback
- TechLore - July 26, 2005
- There are many who've spent thousands on a killer digital surround sound system to achieve the ultimate cinematic experience in the comfort of their living room. Yet, one of the most important steps to getting the best sound quality possible is so of...
- Ask The Experts: Receiver not Decoding Multichannel Audio
- TechLore - June 14, 2005
- Question:I was given a Sony STR-DA30ES receiver. There is a light that is supposed to light up when the unit is decoding a multichannel signal. I have the dvd player hooked to the the receiver through RCA cords (red ,white ,yellow). Do I need to use ...
- Ask The Experts: DVD Picture is Flipping
- TechLore - June 1, 2005
- Question:I have a Koss DVD player, almost brand new, and with or without a disc in the picture flips nonstop!!!!!!!!!!!!it is driving me insane! Help!-submitted by lindaidaAnswer:Since we don't want you to lose your mind, here's some info that may he...
- HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Not To Merge - War on the Horizon
- TechLore - May 24, 2005
- It looks like the 2 camps just can't play nice. There had been talks between Blu-Ray advocates Sony &Matsushita and HD-DVD key player Toshiba to end the format war before it started - by introducing one standardized format for the next generation
- Ask The Experts: My DVD Image is Garbled!
- TechLore - May 19, 2005
- Question:I have a Toshiba SD-K620 DVD Player. Sometimes it works fine and sometimes the movies get garbled. Is the tracking off? Is there anything I can do to correct this?-submitted by ERICAnswer:There can be many reasons why a DVD movie will not pl...
- Ask The Experts: Sony DVD Player Won't Read Recordable DVDs
- TechLore - February 25, 2005
- Question: I recently purchased the new Sony DVP-NC875V/B DVD chnager. I really like the unit but it won't play DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs (it's supposed to). I have tried both Memeorex and Sony media. Those DVDs play on my Sony DVD/VCR combo player (less tha...
- Finally, a High Definition DVD
- TechLore - February 24, 2005
- A number of new digital video disc formats have arrived on the scene to bring us high definition video on disc. And it's about time. Recently, while shopping for a digital television, I had the you-need-way-more-than-just-this-TV...
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