The best way to understand DVD recorders is to compare them with VCRs. They are similar both in shape, function and features. You can say about a DVD recorder that it’s an optical disk recorder that uses a laser beam to write media on a blank DVD. Usually the term of DVD recorder is applied to standalone units that are used in home theater systems, in studios, etc, but there are other types of DVD recorders and DVD recorder combos out there. For example DVD recorders mounted in a computer Read More

If you already own a high definition television set and receiver, you can pick up HDTV signals for free with an HDTV antenna. If you live in a metropolitan area or large suburb, you will probably be able to pick up all network TV stations including ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, and PBS with the help of an HGTV antenna. In addition, depending on the area you are from, there may be a few other HDTV channels that are available for free and easily picked up with an HDTV antenna. An Read More

TV channel frequencies are radio spectrum frequencies that are assigned to specific television channels. Because the radio spectrum is so large, most television channels are able to associate themselves with a range of radio frequencies, usually on the MHz scale, at which television receivers can tune into their specific broadcasts. TV channel frequencies are crucial with respect to how televisions communicate with broadcasting systems.   How TV Channel Frequencies Work When a television subscriber changes the channel on his/her television set, he/she is actually tuning the television to a specific Read More

ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) is a group which defines the standards for digital television transmission in the United States and many other counties. ATSC is the digital replacement for the earlier analog standard, NTSC. The ATSC standards are created by the Advanced Television Steering Committee, whose charter members are the Electronic Industries Association (EIA), the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the National Cable Television Association (NCTA), and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). The ATSC standards include high Read More

HDTV stands for High Definition TV and while the FCC does not have a standard definition for HDTV, it is widely agreed upon that HDTV is defined as having higher quality video, audio and a wider image aspect ratio than standard television broadcast signals. HDTV is part of a larger set of standards called ATSC. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has mandated that all licensed television stations be capable of broadcasting DTV by 2007. To understand how much higher the quality HDTV is, you need to know the quality of Read More

S-Video Separate Video (S-Video) is an analog video transmission technology that sends video signals via cable, as two detached signals known as lumen and chroma. Lumen indicates the brightness and chroma the color aspects of the video transmission. The S-Video technology is ideal for television sets as they are built to display separate lumen and chroma signals. It is one of the most commonly used video transmission technologies today. Electronic devices such as TVs, DVD players, digital TV receivers, game consoles, and graphic cards utilize S-Video. The most readily available Read More

RPC, Regional Playback Control, is a system utilized by DVD manufacturers to limit the use of DVD’s to limited geographic regions. RPC is implemented on most commercial DVD’s and on most DVD players. RPC Regions 0 No Region Coding 1 United States of America, Canada 2 Europe, including France, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Arabia, Japan and South Africa 3 Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo and Indonesia 4 Australia and New Zealand, Mexico, the Carribean, and South America 5 India, Africa, Russia and former USSR countries 6 Peoples Republic of China 7 Unused Read More

DVDs are one of the most popular types of media sold today. They hold feature length motion pictures, videos, audio and countless other types of media such as software and data. DVD’s not only can be played in standalone DVD players, but also most computers have a DVD drive. If a DVD includes media such as a feature length motion picture, this media has been encoded and sometimes compressed. In order for this type of DVD to be played on a computer’s DVD drive, the data on the DVD must Read More

The problem with the technology age is that there are so many different remote controls to go with each piece of hardware we purchase. Programming the Philips universal remote requires that you have the codes of all the different pieces of hardware to configure with the remote. Once you've configured, you'll be able to use the remote on all the equipment in your entertainment center–sound, television, DVD player–and can shelve the excess remotes. The first step is to collect all of the paperwork for your different remotes. For example, if Read More

Most people characterize home entertainment as both audio and video components that can play a variety of media in a comfortable and convenient home setting. Some people might say that a home theater system is synonymous with home entertainment. A home theater system is where both audio and video work together to produce a cinema experience in the comfort of your own home. Home Theaters Systems Most home theater systems have two components; an audio component and a video component. In a home theater system, both of these components work Read More