Choosing an HDMI cable can be a complex task. There are several factors that must be considered in order to select the best HDMI cable to meet the user’s requirements: HDMI standards compliance HDMI Cable Categories Cable length Cable quality Active cables HDMI devices Price HDMI Standards Compliance Each HDMI cable is rated to comply with a specific revision of the HDMI standards. A cable rated for HDMI 1.2a should meet the requirements of HDMI 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2, but is not guaranteed to meet the standards for HDMI 1.3. Read More

An HDTV receiver is essentially a device that receives and decodes high definition TV signals. HDTV receivers are needed along with a High Definition Ready TV set to view high definition programming. Sometimes an HDTV receiver is also referred to as an HDTV tuner or HDTV decoder. One of the first questions that should be asked before purchasing an HDTV receiver is whether the HDTV already has a receiver built in. Usually, the TV states that it has a built-in receiver or tuner. If the HDTV does not have a Read More

A new trend now-a-days is to connect your TV to your PC and record television shows directly to your computer. This may have seemed like an insane dream a decade ago but believe it or not, there are many methods that exist today that allow you to record television shows to your computer to watch at a later time. In this article, we have laid out some of the easiest and most reliable methods that allow you to record shows on your PC. DVR For those of you have not Read More

One of the great things about a laptop and a TV is that, with the right cables, you can connect the two together. This gives you the option to work from your television or you can download video onto your laptop and then have it play on the much larger screen of the TV. Regardless, there are really only two steps that go into connecting a laptop to a TV. The first is to get the right cable that works with your laptop and your TV. The second is to Read More

Widescreen TV's are TV sets that have a screen format that are wider than standard TV sets. The normal widescreen format is an aspect ratio of 16:9. This is the same aspect ratio of films shown in most cinemas and widescreens allow the viewer at home to watch movies in their original format. A widescreen TV refers to the shape of a screen. Most standard TV's produce an image that has an aspect ratio of 4:3; this aspect ratio is similar to that of a square. Widescreen TV's are shaped Read More

Fiber optics have quickly become a namesake in our modern world of technology. First there was the fiber optic Internet connection, then there were fiber optic landline telephones, and now there is fiver optic television. Fiber optic television is easy to use, provides more functionality than cable and satellite television, is highly reliable, and has much better quality than cable and satellite television. In this article, we will explain what fiber optic television is, how it compares with cable and satellite television, terms such as FTTN, FTTP, and HomePNA, and Read More

Video on Demand is the term used for the system by which content providers allow their users to request visual and/or audio content and serve that content to their users, in contrast to programming that is established in advance which the user cannot control. VOD can also be referred to as AVOD (Audio Video on Demand). Most Video on Demand services allow the user fine control over the requested content, including pausing it, reviewing previously viewed content (also called “rewinding”), advancing through it (also called “fast-forward”), as well as slow-motion Read More

Before one can truly appreciate how to convert a video graphics array (VGA) to a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), one has to first understand what they are. Why make the change if one doesn't even understand what the two are. What is VGA? VGA started as a chip in the IBM computers. It was meant as a way of providing graphics. However, as time has gone on, it has gained a second name, replacing array with adapter. Therefore, adapters like the 15-pin adapter is a VGA adapter. It pushes VGA through Read More

A High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) signal is sent through an HDMI cable. It is designed to be used with extra high resolution video feeds coming from DVD, Bluray, etc., which are then routed to a compatible viewing screen such as a television or computer monitor. HDMI cables are capable of different speeds based on the materials used to create them. HDMI uncompressed digital signals can be carried through a cable with resolutions of up to 1080 pixels in vertical size (which is commonly set to 1920 pixels horizontally), although Read More

An outdoor TV antenna is one that receives radio signals from satellites or Earth-based radio transmitters. Outdoor TV antennas often receive a better signal than indoor TV antennas because they are in direct sight of a transmitter without interference from walls, electrical wiring, or any electronic devices. Outdoor TV antennas range dramatically in design and usually receive VHF (Very High Frequencies) or UHF (Ultra High Frequencies). How Outdoor TV Antennas Work An outdoor TV antenna, like every other type of antenna, is a transducer that converts electromagnetic waves into electricity Read More