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Author :: Jakob Culver  |
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| Article Title :: How Plasma TVs Work |
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| We're all familiar with the common cathode-ray tube (CRT) technology that has been the backbone of television for decades. Inside each CRT, an electron gun similar to a laser fires a negatively charged beam of electrons at groups of gas molecules (the pixels), which causes them to change color; producing the pictures we see everyday. These televisions work well and produce very crisp pictures, but they are notoriously bulky and heavy. This is because as the screen gets larger, the electron gun must be moved farther back so that it has a good angle to hit every pixel with its beam. Thus, the larger the screen, the deeper the TV.Enter the plasma flat panel television. Arriving with t (read full article) |
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Author :: Douglas Hanna |
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| Article Title :: HDTV – You've Got It But Can You Really See It? |
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| You paid a lot of money for an HDTV. But you may not actually be seeing high definition programs. How can this be?You see, it's not enough to just buy an HDTV receiver. You must be able to receive programs that are broadcast in HDTV.For example, many local stations are broadcasting some programs in HDTV. But to see these programs, you must either live very close to their broadcasting towers or have a special, HDTV antenna on your roof.If you subscribe to "analog" cable, you won't be able to see HDTV even if it says the program your watching is being broadcast in High definition. To see HDTV programming, you must first upgrade to digital cable. Once you have digital ca (read full article) |
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Author :: Maureen Cook |
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| Article Title :: Digital Video Camera Rental: Putting You in the Picture |
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| Digital video cameras continue to be as popular as ever. As they become more technologically sophisticated they're offering better quality and more functions in ever smaller packages. Top-of-the-range, high definition videocams can cost in excess of $3000 to buy. This figure would be even higher if existing mechanisms, which allow HD videos to be recorded on a conventional DV tape, couldn not be used.It's hardly surprising, then, that digital video camera rental is fast becoming the preferred option for digital videocam users who only need to use the equipment for special occasions. With improvements in the technology moving fast, so fast that chances are a new model will alrea (read full article) |
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Author :: Jakob Culver |
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| Article Title :: Plasma TV Cabling |
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| Many people that buy a plasma tv let themselves down and the plasma tv down by not connecting the cables right and not buying the correct ones. Because of this the display you get out of your plasma and sound quality through speakers is not a good as it should be. Before I explain how to hook up your plasma tv let me ask you one question:“If you spend let say $3000 on a plasma tv don't you want to get the most out of it? Its like if you buy a prestige piece of land - you will put a beautiful prestige house on it.”1) Cable QualityFirst off you need to choose the type of cable you need - composite, component, S-Video, AV, DVI(digital) or HDMI(digital). Next you need (read full article) |
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Author :: Christine Bettridge |
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| Article Title :: Home Theaters: Which Ones Should I Invest In? |
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| Going to the theatres is fast becoming out of fashion. Thanks to the advantages offered by latest technologies like DVD and satellite, folks are turning more and more to watching movies at home. Home theatres are fast gaining popularity as a good set offers one great advantage – You can watch your old favorite movies which are still on VHS tapes, something which you really enjoy. Moreover, the sound is a lot better with “surround sound” technology and so are the latest DVD players, which offer nice quality and can copy over VCR. The video display unit, however, plays a significant role in making or spoiling your entire experience. For most of us, the display unit is just a regular t (read full article) |
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Author :: Andrew Seltz |
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| Article Title :: Getting HDTV Into Your Home Theater |
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| Feeding your HDTV video system an actual HDTV signal makes a world of difference. I recently worked on the installation of a very high-end home theater system (six figure price tag on this job) and when the time came to test it, it was hard to watch anything but a true HDTV channel on the big 20 foot projection screen.A high definition television system has a native resolution and every signal is either scaled up or scaled down until it matches this native resolution. The optimum situation is to feed it a signal that matches the native resolution so no scaling is required.When a standard definition tv signal is displayed on an HDTV, the result is like looking at a low qualit (read full article) |
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Author :: Lee Blue |
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| Article Title :: No More Distractions with Noise Reduction Headphones |
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| Sleeping – If you have trouble sleeping, noise reduction headphones may aid you in getting some rest. Barking dogs, traffic, and awake family members can contribute to sleepless nights, and for those who are sensitive to noise when they're trying to sleep, noise reduction headphones create a sound-free environment so they can rest.Playing Music – Musicians often use noise reduction headphones to help them block out sounds that may interfere with them hearing their instrument. Once the background noise is blocked, they are free to concentrate purely on the sounds they are making rather than the sounds around them. This creates an environment of total immersion into their music a (read full article) |
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Author :: Doug Pederson |
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| Article Title :: Why Are So Few Camcorders Being Used? |
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| People are not buying camcorders because of "The Video Editing Hassles".There is no need for editing, when you shoot what you intend and keep the video clips short.
(Turning the camera off and on, creates a new file on DVD Camcorders)
Play only those that are up to par.
Rearrange the play order by renaming the video files.
That's all there is to it!Video forum bullies sure don't like the idea that unedited video can be OK.
They makes it sound like without editing you have nothing.
Why the big Lie / Secret? (You have to edit - you don't have to edit)It doesn't matter how many stupid editing tricks one knows or
the software packages mastered. That doesn't mak (read full article) |
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Author :: Carl Chesal |
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| Article Title :: How to Create a Quick Slide Show for Your DVD Player Using a CD of JPG Images |
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| As a photographer, I like easy ways of storing, editing and producing digital pictures. As a moderate user of Adobe Photoshop, I have now discovered Picasa (http://picasa.google.ca), Free Software from Google that allows you to simply catalogue, store and perform some post production enhancements to your digital pictures.Like many Digital Photographers, you may want duplicates (multiple versions) of your digital pictures, to which you apply various enhancements - cropping, B&W, softening, etc. If you are using Picasa, then you will need to apply some file renaming to ensure your pictures are grouped together: picture original, picture copy1, picture copy2,,,picture (read full article) |
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Author :: Eric Gov |
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| Article Title :: No Such Thing As an HDTV Antenna! |
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| Over-the-air (OTA) HDTV becomes more and more popular. For someone who is used to noisy analog TV pictures, it is hard to believe how amazing a quality of HDTV broadcasts can be. In fact, HDTV channels received over the air free of charge often have better quality than the same channels received through a paid satellite HDTV subscription. All you need to enjoy OTA HDTV is a HD television with a built-in HDTV tuner and an HDTV antenna.
Huh? Which kind of antenna?! If you have Ph.D in Electrical Engineering and have never heard about the antenna type called "HDTV antenna", it's not because you were a bad student. HDTV antenna has nothing to do with physics and engineering. It wa (read full article) |
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