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Author :: Kristy Annely  |
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| Article Title :: Mini DV Technology |
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| Mini DV is one of three digital formats in which sound and picture recordings on cassette tape are done, the other two are DV CAM and DV PRO. Being a digital recording system, the Mini DV recordings have a good sound and sharp picture recording and playback quality.Mini DV is the most widely used DV tape format of all digitally recorded cassette tapes, and the reason for its popularity is its compatibility with almost all kinds of players. The Mini DV tape can even be played on devices meant for DVPRO and DVCAM playback. This is because the tiny Mini DV tape is identical to DV CAM and DVPRO tapes in all aspects except the format in which recording is done. The Mini DV tapes are (read full article) |
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| Category :: Home Audio Video Articles |
Author :: Steve Faber |
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| Article Title :: Eliminating that Terrible Hum From Your Home Theater Speakers |
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| You've all heard it, that dreaded 60Hz hum through the speakers of a home theater or house audio system. Hopefully you heard it at a friend's house and not your own. It can drive you completely nuts. You may have even tried, unsuccessfully, to fix the little noise problem. That can make you even more crazy. What causes that horrendous noise through your speakers?More often than not humming through your speakers is caused by a grounding problem. There are three main ground problems that cause problems in an audio / video system. These are ground loops, improper grounding and lack of a ground altogether. The other possible culprits that can cause noise are bad cables, a faulty piece (read full article) |
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| Category :: Home Audio Video Articles |
Author :: Andrew Lock |
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| Article Title :: Buying Advice for Purchasing a New HDV Camcorder - How to Get the Best Deal |
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| If you are in the market for an HDV camcorder, what model should you choose? Ultimately, it depends on what type of shooting you plan to do, the level of experience you posses, and your shooting style.Each manufacturer has geared their HDV products to different target markets. Weigh up the features that you feel you will most benefit from, and then see which camera fulfils those criteria.Obviously, budget plays a part too. It’s important not to lose sight of the fact that the whole point of the HDV format is to enable you to record High Definition in a cost-effective way. The problem with that is that everyone has a different idea of what is considered ‘cost-effective.â (read full article) |
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| Category :: Home Audio Video Articles |
Author :: Andrew Lock |
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| Article Title :: How to Buy the Most SuitableTapes for Your HDV Camcorder |
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| Current models of HDV cameras accept only the small size Mini-DV or DVCAM tapes. In theory, any Mini-DV tape will record HDV, but in practice tapes should be selected with care, as you’ll see. Your choice of media for HDV recording should involve much more than seeing who has the cheapest Mini-DV tapes.One of the downsides to HDV recording is that the MPEG-2 compression increases the negative effects of tape dropout and errors. If a tape dropout occurs while shooting DV, only a single frame is usually affected whereas with HDV, the dropout lasts for an entire group of 15 frames (GOP), which is about half a second. So a dropout on an HDV recording is serious, it will be clearly se (read full article) |
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| Category :: Home Audio Video Articles |
Author :: Jon Dow |
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| Article Title :: Blu-ray Vs HD-DVD |
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| Do we really need more capacity?Cynics amongst us may say that it’s just another way for the computer and consumer electronics industry to sell us all something new. While there is an element of truth in this, as not everyone needs the additional capacity but computers, software and applications do continue to be increasingly data hungry.Many users will welcome the additional amount of storage that both formats offer, as they are getting to full capacity with DVD and are starting to need multi-disc sets. The new formats will be the equivalent to five and ten times the size of a DVD. In addition to this, faster broadband speeds are allowing users to download increasi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Home Audio Video Articles |
Author :: Randy Rowles |
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| Article Title :: Can I Afford A Home Theater System? |
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| A lot of us view a home theater system as being something for only the people with lots of money. We see the fun times at the theater, with tiered seating, plush chairs, curtains over the screen and popcorn, hot dogs and drinks in the lobby.It’s true that only those with plenty of cash (and space) can build their own version of the downtown theater in their home, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us have to suffer with a either going downtown to the theater or making do with the little television in the corner.Home theater was once exclusively available only to the affluent is now readily available for almost anyone who wants to experience the thrills of the latest movi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Home Audio Video Articles |
Author :: Jeff Su |
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| Article Title :: Using HDMI Switch to Expand HD Theater System |
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| HDMI will continue to be the de-facto standard in home video transmission for 2 reasons: 1) uncompressed digital format ensures the best picture quality and 2) HDMI allows content providers to ensure that their intellectual property is protected through HDCP.It is clear that more equipment such as Cable/Satellite Set Top boxes, DVD players, HD DVD players, Personal video recorders, video game stations, and computer video cards will adopt HDMI/DVI. However, many early-generation HDTV monitors only had 1 or 2 HDMI input leaving the early adopter no way to easily add HDMI enabled sources. Furthermore many Surround Sound Audio Receivers do not include HDMI switching.End users ca (read full article) |
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| Category :: Home Audio Video Articles |
Author :: Jimmy Sturo |
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| Article Title :: Best LCD TVs |
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| Buying an LCD TV is more of an art than a purchase. Originally LCD TVs were available in only smaller sizes, but now they are available in sizes as big as 50 inches. Whether big or small screen, LCD TVs suffer from certain flaws: they have lower contrast ratios, slower refresh rates and narrow viewing angles. Despite that, if certain precautions are taken, you could end up with the best LCD TV in the market.Currently Sony, LG, Samsung, Panasonic, Philips, Sharp are the bigger brands in the LCD TV market. Even computer monitor manufacturers like Dell and Gateway have made a foray into the LCD TV market. But a big brand name does not ensure that the TV is the best. Even reputed compa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Home Audio Video Articles |
Author :: Jimmy Sturo |
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| Article Title :: Cheap LCD TVs |
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| As time passes, the prices of LCD TVs are going nowhere but down. A few years back, there were only a few name brands such as Sony, LG, Philips, Samsung, etc. But there are several new entrants in the LCD TV market such as Westinghouse, Maxent, Norcent, Syntax, Olevia, etc. These new companies are pricing TVs lower than the established brands, sometimes even by as much as $1000. Naturally this is creating a furor in the market as even big names are being forced to pull their prices down to keep up with the competition.The question always asked when buying a LCD TV is, why not go for a cheaper brand if it provides the same quality for a $1000 less? The purpose of a LCD TV is to prod (read full article) |
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| Category :: Home Audio Video Articles |
Author :: Jimmy Sturo |
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| Article Title :: LCD TV Monitors |
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| LCD monitors have an edge over other monitors as they have better resolution and sleek design. Due to the liquid crystal display technology, an LCD monitor can produce 16.7 million colors, which means, the tiniest of hues can be detected. LCD monitors are sleekly built, so they occupy less space on the table. They are also lightweight and very easy to transport.LCD TV monitors are a combination of monitors used for computers and a normal television. They have a TV tuner built into them, which can allow them to function as both. They also have audio visual inputs, which can allow speakers and even woofers to be attached.LCD TV monitors work on the principle of blocking unwant (read full article) |
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