Archive for January 2008

Mood Dude asked: I know it looks better in the HDTV but is the difference a lot?

Posted Tue, Jan 29th, 2008. Listed under: Playstation. 2 Comments.

Lubbie asked: Are the standard cables that Comcast supplies for their HDTV converter boxes good enough instead of investing in gold tipped cables? Which cables are best for quality and price?

Posted Mon, Jan 28th, 2008. Listed under: TVs. 1 Comment.

Alice asked: I have a IBM Thinkpad T60 with only a VGA output, and an HDTV with only DVI and S-video input. Would it work if I used a DVI to VGA adapter and then a VGA cable to connect my laptop to the TV?

Posted Sat, Jan 26th, 2008. Listed under: Other - Electronics. 1 Comment.

ohboyyy asked: PC has VGA and S-Video.
HDTV has HDMI, VGA, S-Video, Composite Video Port (yellow), and the Component Port (blue, green, and red “Pr”).
Any answer is appreciated. Thank you!

Posted Wed, Jan 23rd, 2008. Listed under: Monitors. 3 Comments.

trentrockport asked: I’m hearing about some very expen$$$$$$$ive flat panel HDTV’s coming out of the CES. They’re talking about this being the next big thing in HDTV. My point of view aside, how much would *you* be willing to spend to cut the thickness and weight of a flat panel television in half? Please include [...]

Posted Fri, Jan 18th, 2008. Listed under: TVs. 1 Comment.

jeff s asked: I have a brand new Mac desktop and a brand new Sharp Aquos HDTV 1080. Is there a way that I can hook up my computer so that whatever is on it comes out on my TV. Like the TV is a monitor. It must be wireless though because my computer room [...]

Posted Thu, Jan 17th, 2008. Listed under: Uncategorized. 1 Comment.

JD asked: I am planning on moving to an apartment using my PC as my entertainment center. Using my TV I would like to hook up my Wii and an HDTV tuner. I am assuming that I would need a specific video card to do this. What video card (or features in one) would I [...]

Posted Thu, Jan 17th, 2008. Listed under: Home Theater. 2 Comments.

*stick to the b.E.a.T* asked: My PS3 was set up to work on an HDTV but not i’d like to move it to a regular TV as odd as that sounds. When i hook it up to the normal tv it doesn’t work because it’s in HD mode or something. Apparently i have [...]

Posted Thu, Jan 10th, 2008. Listed under: TVs. 3 Comments.

gene k asked: I have purchased a rca hdtv/dvd combo, a 26 inch flat screen tv. Bought the display model and they didn’t have the remote for it. I inquired RCA and they stated remote control for this model is no longer available. Can you suggest which universal would be good for this. The model [...]

Posted Thu, Jan 10th, 2008. Listed under: TVs. 3 Comments.

Butterfly asked: I have a really big wide screen HDTV but the downside of it is that when everyone’s in bed I’d like to turn the tv all the way down and read the captions. I can’t get the captions to work on this HDTV I’ve tried all different settings(C1, C2, T1, T2) none [...]

Posted Wed, Jan 9th, 2008. Listed under: TVs. 2 Comments.