- What is TiVo?
- TechLore - January 20, 2005
- Since the invention of the VCR, TV viewers have been blessed with the ability to record a television show and watch it at a later time. However, VCRs have never been perfect, since setting up recordings on a VCR isn't always intuitive, and using a re...
- Ask The Experts: Does the Built-In DVD Player on My TV Affect Other Things?
- TechLore - January 18, 2005
- Question: I have an RCA Scenium HDTV 52" with built in DVD player. I want to add an Apex DVD RECORDER AND RCA- VCR, but the television won't accept either one. Any Suggestions ? Does the built in dvd player effect the operation of other items? Thanks...
- Ask The Experts: Will a Canadian VCR Work in India?
- TechLore - January 15, 2005
- Question: Will any VCR purchased in Canada can work in India(Asia)????????? Please reply. Thanks. -submitted by ramwala Answer: Unfortunatley, no. Canadian VCRs are based on the NTSC television system, which is the analog TV system used in Canada, th...
- Ask The Experts: DVD Image Fading In and Out
- TechLore - January 5, 2005
- Question: dvd player some dvds make the picture red/orange, fading in and out. Is it the movie? What can I do to fix this? -submitted by bycynthia Answer: Many commercial DVDs employ a copyguard known as MacroVision. When a DVD player is connected or...
- Ask The Experts: Can I Save My Dying VCR?
- TechLore - January 3, 2005
- Question: I have a Symphonic VCR and when I go to put a tape in it is fuzzy. sometime you can she it but it bounced the other tapes are all white snow but when I put the tapes in my friends VCR it works perfect is there anything I can do with out spe...
- Ask The Experts: Remove a Jammed Tape from TV/VCR combo
- TechLore - December 27, 2004
- Question:My daughter has a 13" Emerson combo tv/vcr it shuts its self off after a few seconds is there any thing I can do, its not worth spending the money to fix it. If not how can I get the tape out of the vcr without it working.-submitted by KenAn...
- How To Convert VHS and Camcorder Tapes to DVD Using a DVD Recorder/VCR
- 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 want to use a DVD recorder to do the conversion, this article will assist you with that process. To view other options to convert an...
- Does TiVo Spy on You?
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- The TiVoLuTiOn. TiVo has been getting lots of media attention lately, and with the mass media reporting, a lot of facts seem to get twisted around to put a spin on the story. At this time, millions of people own a hard-disk drive recorder that time-...
- 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...
- 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...
- Saving Tivo Programs on the VCR
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Many new TiVo owners have little difficulty making the initial connections, getting the cable or satellite signal into their unit, and then connecting it to the TV and/or stereo for viewing. Oftentimes, this simple setup is sufficient for months of e...
- How To Record HDTV Programs
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- HDTV Is Spectacular - If You're Home To See It.One of the fundamental issues surrounding the adoption of HD is the busy life of the average person. If you've owned a TiVo, ReplayTV, or any other kind of DVR, you obviously know how difficult it can be...
- 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...
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