- The 'Bassics' of Bass Management
- TechLore - May 6, 2005
- Ever wondered what that small or large setting on your home theater receiver actually does? Read on to learn about bass management, and how to set it up right to give you the best sound.
- DIY Home Theater: Backlight your TV
- CNET Videos: Insider Secrets - May 3, 2005
- By placing a simple light behind your TV, you create the illusion of depth, resulting in less eyestrain and a more pleasant viewing experience.
- WinBook PowerSpec MCE 410
- CNET Reviews - April 15, 2005
- A home-theater PC and 30-inch LCD for less than two grand? The living room-friendly WinBook PowerSpec 410 is one sweet deal.
- Totem Acoustic Drum Couch Shaker
- Secrets of Home Theater - April 7, 2005
- Couch shakers are a definite must-have for any home theater system. Anyone out there looking for one more piece of the story should check this out. The ease of installation and ability to add more modules makes the Drum a very user-friendly product. ...
- Polk Audio PSW505 Subwoofer
- Secrets of Home Theater - April 4, 2005
- The PSW505 is an attractive subwoofer with excellent fit and finish. I liked how the Polk performed on most popular music; it easily handles low E on the bass guitar, kick drum, and tom strikes. In my mid-size home theater room, the Polk belted out r...
- Ask The Experts: DVD Won't Eject From DVD Changer
- TechLore - February 11, 2005
- The DVD player (Sony DAV C770) was functioning fine. When the last movie was inserted it refuses to eject it. I never set up a "Parental Lock" on it.
- Ask The Experts: How Do I Play My Camera's Video Clips on My DVD Player
- TechLore - February 10, 2005
- Question Dear Sir, please can you help. I Have a Canon digital camera which records and plays 30 seconds clips of video. These can be copied to a CD and played in a program called QuickTime on my computer, but it they will not play in my home DVD pla...
- Do It Yourself HDTV
- TechLore - February 10, 2005
- While it's great that high definition-capable displays are getting so cheap nowadays, there still seems to be a lingering problem with most of them: if you actually want to watch anything in HDTV, it's still going to cost you an arm and a leg for a t...
- Canon S1 IS Digital Camera
- TechLore - January 25, 2005
- While I am not a professional photographer by any means, I like to think that I can learn to operate a moderately complex digital camera with minimal ramp-up time and get decent results. Well, if my experiences with my Canon S1 IS Digital Camera ar...
- Understanding Amplifier &Receiver Power Specifications
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- It's no secret that it takes a lot of knowledge to truly understand the world of home audio, which is littered with confusing numbers and terms. Wattage, current, distortion, frequencies, and impedance are just a few of the specifications anyone look...
- Finding the Best Location for Your Subwoofer
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- A surround sound system can be one of the biggest upgrades to your home video and audio experience, but can also be very challenging to setup properly. Specifically, in order to get the most enjoyable audio experience from your home theater, your spe...
- What is Dolby Digital?
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Dolby Laboratories, founded in 1965, has been arguably the most influential company in the sound industry since its inception. Most people are familiar with the Dolby Logo, stemming back to when analog cassette tapes were the standard for music liste...
- CRT Televisions are Still the Best
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Home theater enthusiasts and videophiles are getting nervous these days. As more modern technologies take over the video world, certain sacrifices are being made...
- What is DTS?
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- You may have looked at the front of a home theater receiver or at the back of a DVD box and wondered what "DTS" stood for. DTS is the acronynm for Digital Theater Systems. This company develops standards for compressing multi-channel audio informatio...
- Hide Your A/V Components By Using an IR Repeater System
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- One of the challenges when designing a home theater system is determining the location of the home theater components, such as a DVD player and stereo receiver. It is often incorrectly assumed that these components must be out in the open in a direct...
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