- A Petite but Finicky Windows Mobile Handheld
- PC World Articles - March 17, 2006
- The Pharos Traveler GPS 525 packs GPS and Wi-Fi into a tiny package, but usability and performance sometimes disappoint.
- PDA Pundit: Lots of News in Handheld Land
- PC World Articles - October 18, 2005
- A new HP IPaq, new services, and new Palm PDAs: It's been a busy few weeks.
- 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...
- Receiver and Subwoofer Crossover Setup
- eCoustics Articles - July 11, 2005
- 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 ...
- Why I returned my Sony RM-AV3100 universal remote...
- TechLore - June 14, 2005
- Got the new TV. Love it. Got the new DirecTV receiver. Pretty much have it working the way I want it to.Got the Sony RM-AV3100 "Integrated Remote Commander". Not sure I'm keeping it.Here's what I'm thinking...It's universalIt's got codes for everythi...
- Configuring Your Receiver for a Passive Subwoofer
- TechLore - May 7, 2005
- Setting up an audio system is a lot trickier today than it was many years ago. In the past, speakers were designed to reproduce bass frequencies, so the need for subwoofers were non-existant. When the size of speakers began shrinking, the need for su...
- 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.
- Set Your Speakers to "Small" in Your Receiver Setup
- eCoustics Articles - March 30, 2005
- Ask The Experts: Why Does My Receiver Say 'Protect'
- TechLore - February 22, 2005
- Question: Why does my new audio system for my tv say "protect" and then shut its self off? -submitted by mtnman Answer: Receivers can go into a protect mode for a few reasons. The most likely is that the positive and negative wires on one of the spe...
- Ask The Experts: Intermittent Sound on 5.1 DVDs
- TechLore - December 31, 2004
- Question:I resently upgraded from pro logic reciever to a digital one. My problem is when in digital mode 5.1 or dts there are skips in sound track every few minutes for maybe a second. I own a fisher dvd player that is probly 4 or 5 years old. I am ...
- Ask The Experts: Send Audio &Video Signals Across the Room Without Wires
- TechLore - December 20, 2004
- Question: Hi, We have a great 36" Panasonic HDTV on one side of our family room and a great Onkyo receiver on the other side. We want to play the audio of our TV through the stereo. How can I connect the 2 without tearing up our wall to install new w...
- 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...
- Determining the Best Speaker Configuration for a Surround Sound System
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- There are many different types of surround sound systems - 5.1, 6.1, &7.1 configurations as well as other products that only use one or two speakers. So many configurations make it difficult to determine the right number of speakers a surround sound ...