- How To: Setup an HDMI Home Theater
- Digital Trends Guides - January 29, 2009
- Although today’s high-definition televisions (HDTVs) are more technically advanced than ever, the good news for everyday users is that connecting home theater components keeps getting simpler. Thank the advent of HDMI, an all-in-one digital cab...
- Technology Dictionary: Common Terms Defined
- Digital Trends Guides - January 20, 2009
- Listen to two tech-savvy people chat away and your head will spin: It’s all gigahertz this and megapixel that. Thankfully for those who can’t tell the difference between Blu-ray and Bluetooth, HDMI and HDTV, we’re happy to provide a...
- Budget Home Audio and Speakers
- Digital Trends Guides - December 30, 2008
- You’ve purchased a beautiful big-screen HDTV, and now you want a tuneful home theater audio system to go with it. Shopping for a surround-sound system, however, can be mind-boggling. Not only is the difference in quality across the spectrum of ...
- Ten Tips for Hassle-Free Tech Merchandise Returns
- PC World Articles - December 23, 2008
- Retailers often play by different rules in accepting electronics returns. Here are some tips to help you navigate the tricky world of returns, exchanges, and warranties.
- 10 Best Home Projectors
- Digital Trends Guides - December 4, 2008
- Flat panel HDTVs are certainly popular, but to get a really big picture, you’re talking really big money. At sizes over 100 inches, expect to pay five or six figures – and that’s before considering the cost of the hassles associated...
- Six Common HDTV Showroom Pitfalls
- PC World Articles - November 26, 2008
- HDTV buyers beware: Things that you see or hear when inspecting sets in a store can be extremely misleading.
- Dream Screens: Top Luxury TVs
- Digital Trends Features - November 24, 2008
- From gigantic HDTVs big enough to fill the side of a building to super-skinny models so slim you could cut bread with them, the future looks big and bright for digital television indeed. Here are just a few of the world’s most luxurious sets to...
- LCD or Plasma HDTVs: Which to Choose?
- Digital Trends Guides - October 30, 2008
- The war between plasma and LCD flat-panel TVs rages on, and no doubt you’ve heard the propaganda from both camps. While LCD has traditionally been more expensive than plasma at the larger sizes, that gap is diminishing—making other factor...
- Holiday Preview: HDTV Buying Guide
- Digital Trends Guides - October 30, 2008
- With prices on high-definition television sets at rock-bottom lows, there’s no reason you can’t enjoy great home entertainment for the holidays. Enter the hottest HDTVs around for hardcore gamers, movie buffs and people who can’t te...
- HDTV Tune-up Guide: Improving Picture Quality
- Digital Trends Guides - October 28, 2008
- You’ve made the investment in a new HDTV, but ask yourself: Are you really getting the most for your money? Something many new HDTV owners might not realize is that they likely aren’t enjoying the best possible picture quality right out o...
- Digital TV Transition Survival Guide
- Digital Trends Guides - October 17, 2008
- For most of today’s primetime audience, the questions are simple. For example: Which HDTV to buy? Whether to catch tonight’s episodes of The Office and Grey’s Anatomy or record them to DVR instead? And, of course, our personal favor...
- 7 Common HDTV Myths and Misconceptions
- eCoustics Articles - September 28, 2008
- Why Do I Still Get Black Bars On My HDTV?
- PC World Articles - August 31, 2008
- Karlheinz Tyler wants to know why, even with a Blu-Ray player and discs, movies still don't fill the HDTV's screen
- Playstation 3 Media Server Setup
- Digital Trends Guides - July 21, 2008
- My digital media was scattered among various drives, computers, and discs. I wanted seamless central control over all of it, so I decided to use my Sony PlayStation 3 as a media hub, with my 40-inch Samsung HDTV as a monitor. Now I can view or listen...
- How to Calibrate Your HDTV
- PC World Articles - July 19, 2008
- If you haven't calibrated your HDTV, you're probably not seeing the picture you paid for. Here's how to get a near-perfect image on your high-def screen without breaking the bank.