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Author :: Philip Liu  |
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| Article Title :: How to Purchase a Flat Panel TV |
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| When purchasing a flat panel TV, there are a few things to keep in mind. Here, we’ve listed a number of considerations for you to evaluate.High Definition Upgradeable or HDTV-ReadyIf you see either of these terms used when deciding to purchase a flat screen TV, it means that the TV is capable of producing the highest resolutions possible for digital television today. “Upgradeable” means that you’ll need to first add a separate HDTV receiver before you can view the pictures in high definition mode (1080i or 720p). But, even if you don’t upgrade, the picture will still look fantastic. When watching regular DVDs or TV broadcasts, the picture will be almost as g (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Philip Liu |
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| Article Title :: Buying a Plasma or LCD TV FAQs |
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| This article focuses on frequently asked questions by buyers of plasma and LCD televisions.Q: Does the "plasma" in plasma televisions need to be recharged or replaced over time?A: No. The plasma gases are sealed in individual cells when they are manufactured. There is no way to recharge or replace the gases. However, plasma TVs, when used normally, will last you many, many years (up to 20 years) so you don't have to worry about the screen burning out for a long time.Q: Are plasma and LCD TVs difficult to install?A: While you may want to hire a professional electrician to help you with wiring if you are installing your plasma or LCD television on a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Kenny Hemphill |
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| Article Title :: Blu-ray: A Primer |
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| Blu-ray is an optical disc format which is set to rival HD-DVDin the race to be the
de-facto standard storage medium for HDTV. The HD-DVD vs Blu-ray battle resembles
that between Betamax and VHS and DVD+RW and DVD-RW.Currently, the major Hollywood film studios are split evenly in their support for Blu-
ray and HD-DVD, but most of the electronics industry is currently in the blue corner.The key difference between these new players and recorders and current optical disc
technology is that Blu-ray, as its name suggests, uses a blue-violet laser to read
and write data rather than a red one. Blue light has a shorter wavelength than red
light, and according to the Blu-ray Dis (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Kenny Hemphill |
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| Article Title :: High Definition DVD |
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| High definition DVD, also known as HD-DVD (which actually stands for High Density
DVD), is one of two competing high definition storage format - the other being Blu-ray.The need for a
new, high capacity storage format, has been primarily brought about by the rapid
rise in popularity of HDTV in Japan and the US. HDTV has much higher bandwidth
than either NTSC or regular DVD discs, so in order to record programs from HD-
DVD higher capacity discs, of at least 30GB, are required.High definition video is also being used increasingly to make Hollywood movies as it
offers comparable quality to film at much less cost. Therefore, the studios plan to
release future movies on o (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Brad Triggs |
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| Article Title :: RAID Disk Recovery |
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| RAID is short for Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks, a category of disk drives that employ two or more drives in combination for fault tolerance and performance. RAID disk drives are used frequently on servers and increasingly being employed on personal computers. Array is the operative word, which also dictates what the cure is going to be, when a RAID disk recovery situation arises.RAID disk repair, as you may expect is quite a complicated process. But the good thing going for it is the chances for retrieving lost data is higher than with most other types of disks because the typical RAID architecture strategically distributes data randomly across the array. W (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Larry Andrew |
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| Article Title :: What Everybody Should Know About An Inkjet Printer: The One-Year Cost Of Printing |
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| You can purchase an inkjet printer for as little as $39. With a rebate, it may even be less. Not many people would argue about the good deal they got when they purchased their printer. However, the purchase price of an inkjet printer really doesn’t tell you much about your cost of printing. After all, you do need paper and inkjet cartridges to keep your printer printing.If you go to a local car lot and look at the sticker price of a car, you’d see some of the following items: the base price of the car, the cost for each additional feature or package, the number of miles per gallon for both city and road, and the cost of gasoline for one year under normal driving conditions. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Larry Andrew |
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| Article Title :: Ten Ways (plus 1) to Save on Printer Ink and Toner Cartridges |
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| Are you getting tired of the high cost of printing? You’re not alone. Many consumers are up in arms. For example, they believe paying $22 per ounce for printer ink and $150 to $300 (or more) for a toner cartridge is way too much.Most of the major printer manufacturers have adopted the same marketing model as the razor blade, TiVo and cell phone industry. Simply stated, they sell you the printer for cost or less in order to sell you printer ink and toner cartridges at huge markups. In many instances, they charge seven to ten times what it costs to manufacture these products.In addition, these major companies spend thousands of dollars trying to convince you to purchase only (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Robert Hartness |
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| Article Title :: Does Size Really Matter In Our Digital Age? |
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| Well, we’ve all seen the advert, but that’s not what I want to talk about, so get that out of your head straight away. No, let’s think about what many call the “Queen of Arts” - namely painting.Have you ever wandered around a huge Art Gallery and marvelled at the works by Tintoretto, Raphael, Constable or any master painter who has produced huge canvasses? Then again, we have many fine examples of beautiful artwork in cameos and miniatures. In fact, in all sizes between these two extremes the evidence of creative genius can be found down through the ages.However, it’s patently obvious that the correlation between size and creative genius is poor. Mere size on the (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Tyler Casselman |
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| Article Title :: How to Save Money With Cheap Computers |
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| We all know that computers change more then any other type of technology. There constant changing can also leave are wallets completely empty. But do we really need all that expensive hardware? Probably not. Lets take look at how you can cut some corners when buying a new computer.
For the average computer user you really wont need anything more that a basic computer package. You see most people use there PC to do Internet, email, word processing, and a few other basic tasks. Running these sorts of applications don't require much computer power.
Now of days just about any new machine that you can buy will handle those sorts of tasks with ease. Even a machine for $500 o (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: John Gibb |
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| Article Title :: DVD ROMs |
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| DVD CD ROMs have become predominantly the most used CD drive for desktop and notebook computers. They are very reliable and now come as a standard in most computers. If you are looking for a laptop then make sure it has a DVD ROM, this will give you extra speed for normal Cds, and you will be able to watch your favourite DVDs while you travel.I often sit up late watching DVDs on my laptop after a hard working day.If you are interested in Desktop computers, then the DVD drive will enable you to watch your favourite DVDs on your monitor. I currently have a 21-inch monitor and a 5.1 computer surround kit. This brings DVDs to life and acts just like a home cinema system, however (read full article) |
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