A VOB (Video Object) file is based on the MPEG format, although it has certain limitations. A VOB file may contain MPEG-1 Part 2 or H 262/MPEG-2 Part 2 video, MPEG-2 audio layer II or MPEG-1 audio layer II audio. However, there are several restrictions in a VOB file, when it comes to usage of these formats. VOB files can contain DTS or AC 3 audio, liner PCM or subtitles, but can’t contain MPEG-4 formats or AAC. VOB files are widely used in production of DVDs. How to Burn a Read More

Adding songs to an MP3 player is easy, no matter which type of an MP3 player you have. There are several ways to do this. Traditional Method The easiest method of transferring music to an MP3 player is to simply plug your MP3 player into your computer and go to “My Computer”  (the icon is located either on your desktop or Start menu). Next, find your MP3 player’s icon which should be listed next to other drives. Click on this folder, open it and then drag your music files into Read More

Digital media files come in many different formats but not all formats are supported by certain programs or hardware. Likewise, some formats simply function better than others. For these reasons, many people find themselves in the position of needing to convert a file from one format to another. For example, MP3 players generally only support the MP3 file format so when a user has a particular song, video, or other file that he/she wants to put on his/her MP3 player and the file is not in MP3 format, the user Read More

Standard professional satellite dish installation is free for those interested in receiving DirecTV service. However, customers can easily install the DirecTV satellite dish on their own. Here are some tips. When installing a DirecTV satellite dish it is important to first have all the major parts necessary to install it and connect it to the TV set. These parts include the DirecTV satellite dish, any hardware necessary to install the dish, special cable, telephone line cable, DirecTV satellite dish receiver, and a TV set. DirecTV Satellite Dish The DirecTV satellite Read More

A MKV file is a container format that can be used to store audio and video formats and is considered a competing format to the MP4 and AVI container formats. MKV (Matroska) is an open source format based on EBML (Extensible Binary Meta Language), and includes a greater number of features than supported by other container formats used in industry. The standard stores data in a compressed state along with an encoder. In order to play MKV files, a supporting codec is required. What is a MKV File? The MKV Read More

An HD Upconverter (High Definition Upconverter) is a device that converts the digital data embedded in DVDs into a format that can be directly viewed on a HDTV (High-Definition Television) without an intermediate conversion to an analog signal. An upconverter also digitally enhances and enlarges the standard lower resolution of some DVDs and ‘upconverts’ it so it can be seen clearly on a HDTV. In addition, some of the modern HD upconverters can even convert the frame rate of 35 mm movies to that of HDTV’s so that flickering is Read More

Although video content stored in DVD format is high quality, it is saved uncompressed and bloated in size. Additionally, a single DVD movie will typically be saved in a number of files that require the device playing the content to be capable of direct DVD playback. A common task that arises for end-users is converting DVD to MPEG format in order to save hard drive space and support play-back on portable multi-media devices. The conversion task can be accomplished using commercial or open source software such as the DVDx project. Read More

RCE, Regional Coding Enhancement, is an upgrade to RPC (Regional Playback Control). RCE enables a RPC/RCE protected DVD to refuse to play on a DVD player which is not region protected. Under RPC, the logic flow was “IF this region is allowed, THEN play this disk.” Under RPC/RCE, the logic flow is “IF other regions are allowed, THEN do not play this disk. RCE Adoption Currently, RPC/RCE only exists on a small number of DVD’s and only works on a small percentage of DVD players. RCE Work-Arounds If you have Read More

IPTV is an acronym for Internet Protocol TV. It essentially is a technology that delivers video or TV broadcasts over the Internet. Instead of receiving television or video over the broadcast waves, cable lines or through a satellite TV service, your TV is hooked directly into a broadband Internet router and receives digital signal directly over the Internet. Many analysts have stated that IPTV is definitely the trend for the future of television broadcasts. Many broadband operators, telephone companies and cable companies that already pipe in broadband Internet to homes Read More

Pay per view is usually defined as any TV entertainment that is purchased to be viewed once or for a set period of time. The most popular forms of pay per view programming are usually purchased and shown through cable TV or Satellite TV services. These programs include live sporting events such as boxing matches, football games, the Olympics, baseball games or special wrestling matches. In addition to sporting events, another popular venue for pay per view is first run movies on cable or satellite services. For instance, the normal Read More