- 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...
- How To Convert VHS Tapes to DVD Using a Computer and an External Video Capture Device
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- If you have analog home videos, either VHS tapes or analog camcorder tapes (Hi-8, etc.), to convert into DVDs and you don't own or intend to own a digital camcorder in the near future, this article will assist you with that process. To view other opt...
- How To Convert VHS Tapes to DVD Using a Digital Camcorder
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- If you have analog home videos, either VHS tapes or analog camcorder tapes (Hi-8, etc.), to convert into DVDs and you own a digital camcorder, this article will assist you with that process. To view other options to convert analog tapes to DVDs, read...
- 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...
- How To Convert VHS Tapes to DVD Using a Computer with a Video Capture Card
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- If you have analog home videos, either VHS tapes or analog camcorder tapes (Hi-8, etc.), to convert into DVDs and your computer has a video capture card, this article will assist you with that process.
- How To Convert Your VHS and Analog Camcorder Tapes to DVD
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Most people know of the benefits of upgrading from VHS to DVD. One of the biggest reasons is that videotapes degrade in quality over time and with every playback. This means that many of your old home videos could be unwatchable in the near future. A...
- Tech Myth: 'Universal' Remote Controls
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- It's no doubt that many people own aftermarket universal remote controls purchased from grocery stores, gas stations, and hardware stores. In a pinch, these $10 wonders can perform many functions of hundreds of devices, but can also be a little decei...
- How To Connect Your Digital Camcorder To Your TV
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Digital camcorders have captured many precious family moments over the years. It is unfortunate that more people do not take the time to view their digital video footage at home. For many, it is just not pleasant to watch a video on the camcorder's t...
- Transferring Digital Video from a Digital Camcorder to my PC
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- I have taken quite a bit of footage with my digital camcorder over the years. I have all of my mini-DV tapes laying around in my home office from all of the home videos that I have taken. I have only ever...
- I own an Archos AV340 Video Jukebox/Recorder
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- I had been waiting for a long time for this to come out and bought it as soon as it was available. That was September of 2003 and only now, after more than a year later, are there any real competitors in the portable video jukebox market. I bought it...
- Navigating the Device Menu on Your Components
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Have you ever purchased a consumer electronic device, plugged it in and used it without ever adjusting any of the factory settings? Or do you even realize that your device has settings that can be adjusted? Configuring basic settings on your componen...
- How to Adjust Your Picture Using Video Test Patterns
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Have you ever adjusted the picture controls on your TV? If you haven't, then you need to know that their current settings are most likely NOT intended for home use. In fact, most TVs are usually setup for...
- Protecting Your Home Theater System
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Thinking About Power Protection If you've laid down your hard-earned cash on a new home theater system and not thought about power protection, then you're missing an important piece of the puzzle. If you think that the $4.99 power strip from your loc...
- How To Improve A/V Performance By Using the Best Connections
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- In the world of today's consumer electronics, you have a wide variety of connection choices. If you're somewhat with the times, you abandoned the screw-type RF connection years ago, and went to a line level "composite video connection." Composite vid...
- Picking The Right Cables
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Why better cables?In 1979, a man named Noel Lee made a discovery. He determined that different cable materials impacted the sound when used to connect speakers to amplifiers. Noel used his discovery and crafted a special speaker wire using the name M...