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A home theater is a theater built in a home, designed to mimic (or exceed) commercial theater performance and feeling, more commonly known as a hom...

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DVD Player with an MPEG-2 Decoder - What is this?

bybrothertruffle880
2
I have to purchase a DVD player with a MPEG-2 decoder.  What is MPEG-2 video?  Is this common? A …
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Use a Laptop PC as a Video Server for Your Home Entertainment System

byDanRollins
3
As more and more media become available over broadband Internet, a common question is:  How can I …
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DVR options

byRobert Ehinger
8
I would really like to get rid of cable TV. The only reason I keep it is so we can record shows with…
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Smart TV vs. non smart.

bynickg5
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As we look around for a TV for YouTube TV we came across one with these details:

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Need better references for troubleshooting projectors

byMark O'Brien
51
Hi techs,
Since I am a desktop support tech now, I seem to be getting more requests to fix the …
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PVR Software w/API support

bysidwelle
4
Does anyone know anything about PVR software ?  (Personal Video Recorder)

I was looking at some USB

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Is burn-in a big concern on OLED TVs?

byIP4IT Staff
3
Hi,

We have someone interested in buying an OLED TV but they have been warned about burn-in.

Is this a …
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YouTube TV and how to set-up with older Lenovo desktop.

bynickg5
5
Would this TV let us access YouTube TV? HDMI connection and what else do we need?
Roku and if so …
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I need some advice on streaming hardware and services..

byBert2005
10
Hi experts,

Some time ago when I set up my HDTV for movies, my OPPO DVD player which was obsolete…
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Auto program TVs on a Rotor controlled antenna ...

bysidwelle
3
We have an antenna tower with a antenna rotor.
How do I auto program the channels with the rotor in …
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What Does ROKU Offer That I Don't Already Have?

bybrothertruffle880
3
What does ROKU offer?
The web site gives a lot of marketing jibberish but precisely what is ROKU …
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Why do I only get two channels from Sound Blaster Z?

byDoctorK12008
5
I have a Sound Blaster Z installed in my computer and have connected the orange, black and green out…
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Have to have a second screen to get surround sound

bykasperEH
3
I have a desktop gamer PC where I have connected a Samsung home theater to get surround sound. I …
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How to eliminate PC static noise? High end entertainment PC.

byCompTroub
25
Hello All,

I am having a rather annoying problem with static noise through headphones. The PC …
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Samsung S8 Cell Phone -- external microphone and speakers ?

byfinance_teacher
2
Sometimes I work from a different room and don't want to hold my Samsung S8 cell phone when talking …
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Serve Up Your Video Files to Your DLNA-Compliant TV

byDanRollins
2
I don't watch much broadcast TV directly (I hate commercials), but I do have an extensive …
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Ways to connect LCD TV to a laptop

byTiras25
10
I want to connect my LCD TV to a laptop about 25-30ft away.  Stream movies.  Now its sitting right …
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No headphone socket on newly-bought TV? But need it because of hearing difficulty. Any way round this

byMichael Murphy
20
It is a LG 55 series  TV.  It does not have an input socket for headphones. (I'm told a lot dont …
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HDMI Tv connection

byspeedtofly
21
Hi here is my issue

I added directly an HDMI TV to from my ROku Box to My TV
(Before the new …
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Sound deadening mat & what's MILsssssSc

bysunhux
19
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