- The iPhone and the Next Big Thing
- Digital Trends Talk Backs - June 11, 2009
- This decade has largely been defined largely by Apple products in the consumer space. The first part was all about the iPod, and the last part, the iPhone. This is where the lines and excitement were. In the 90s, it was about Windows and PCs, with Wi...
- Digital Converters and VCRs
- PC World Articles - January 28, 2009
- Gene Janowski wants to know if he'll be able to record programs on his VCR after broadcast television switches to all digital.
- Watch the Shows You Missed Last Night
- PC World Articles - November 11, 2008
- Forgot to set the VCR/DVR? No problem. You can watch your show online the next day.
- Review of the EyeTV 250 Plus From Elgato
- TechLore - September 29, 2008
- If you're looking for a svelte, effective, and fun solution for recording and watching television on your Mac, the Elgato EyeTV 250 is just the ticket.
- Getting to Know Neuros OSD - The Analog to Digital Bridge
- TechLore - December 5, 2007
- ...I wanted to give the Neuros OSD a spin. When I first heard about it last year, I knew it was a unique product, but it wasn't until I got my hands on one that I figured out how useful something like this can be. Don't get me wrong, it's not 100% in...
- Introducing the All New TiVo HD Digital Video Recorder
- TechLore - July 24, 2007
- Call in the band and strike up the fanfare; there’s finally a high definition TiVo that doesn’t cost as much as one month's rent! In fact, at $299, you could call TiVo's newest addition, the TiVo HD DVR, affordable! If all you nee...
- Are You locked Out?
- TechLore - June 7, 2007
- I'm sure you've been there; your son, daughter, husband, wife, etc. entered a code into the parental control setting and now can't remember, or you purchase something used that was locked with a code from a previous owner. Either way, now...
- Ask The Experts: Where Are My UHF Channels?
- TechLore - August 30, 2006
- I have a 61" Hitachi Ultravision, circa 2000. The electricity went off
the other day, and when it came back on, my television works as good as
before except I do not receive any UHF channels. I have an outside
antenna that is connected with...
- 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...
- Using Headphones on TVs with Broken or Without Jacks
- TechLore - December 8, 2005
- The RCA jacks in the back of the TV work wonders. As I mentioned in the previous article, my headphone jack is broken and I get no sound in the speakers, as a result. I already bought the box which has three sets of RCA jack (red, white, yellow), so...
- Ask The Experts: Why am I Hearing AM Radio on my Phone, VCR, and TV!?
- TechLore - March 4, 2005
- tim1996 asked the age-old question , "Why do I hear AM radio on my phone, VCR, or TV when used or on mute?" Read this article to learn why it happens, and what you can do to minimize this phenomenon.
- 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...
- Ask The Experts: Why is There a Big Black Box On My Screen?
- TechLore - February 25, 2005
- I have a TOSHIBA MW20FP1 TV/VCR/DVD combo. Why does my screen get a big black box sometimes? I cannot take it off except by changing channels and then it comes back again. Also how do I get the info screen off?
- Ask The Experts: Closed Caption Text Not Appearing
- TechLore - February 19, 2005
- Question: Help! I have an immediate need for help with my magnavox vcr. I have a deaf student who needs the closed captioning enabled. I can get the t.v. (samsung) to show the closed captioning, but when I put in a movie, with cc listed on its box - ...
- Ask The Experts: Black and White Image From VCR
- TechLore - February 8, 2005
- Question:Our JVC HR-J4434 VCR switches from color picture to black and white and back many times during playback. This only happens when playing video tapes; not when viewing cable input through the VCR. Will a tape head cleaner correct this? If serv...