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Surge to Protect Your Home Theater: Surge Protection and Uninterruptible Power Supplies

The enemy of your home theater is electricity. There’s a good chance a power failure, brownout or power surge is waiting to destroy your electronic components. Beat the AC by having surge protection and an uninterruptible power supply on tap and ready to rumble.

Published by marshalr (5,038 pts ) on Nov 9, 2009 to
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Connecting a PlayStation 3 to your TV without HDMI

If your television does not support HDMI inputs and you would like to connect a PlayStation 3 then there are various other options. This article shows you how to link up your PS3 to your television with Component AV, S-Video or Composite connections.

Published by Simon Hill (27,486 pts ) on Nov 8, 2009 to
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How to Connect a Wii to an LCD TV

The Wii is an innovative game console that gets you up off the couch and into the game. There are a couple of ways to connect a Wii to an LCD TV, including hooking it up through the HDMI input.

Published by Tricia Goss (10,603 pts ) on Nov 8, 2009 to
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What is BD-Live?

Blue Ray devices offer far more than incredibly clear visuals and audio, and not only the bonus content that you may think of first. Additional features such as interactivity, and additional down-loadable content come to us courtesy of BD-Live.

Published by Tolga BALCI (23,398 pts ) on Nov 8, 2009 to
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Top Five 52 Inch LCD Televisions

If you are in the market for a new television this article will help you choose the best big screen out there. We recommend the highest rated 52 inch LCD televisions currently available and supply details on features and performance.

Published by Simon Hill (27,486 pts ) on Nov 8, 2009 to
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How to Program a Philips Universal Remote

Philips has brought innovation to consumers since the late 19th century and continues to do so with products such as universal remote controls that are able to operate up to ten separate devices. Learn how to program your Philips universal remote with unique codes to replace all those other remotes.

Published by Tricia Goss (10,603 pts ) on Nov 8, 2009 to
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Troubleshooting Your HDTV Tuner

Buying a tuner for your HDTV or having a tuner for your computer doesn’t necessarily mean everything is going to be perfect all the time when watching over-the-air hi-def channels. Yes, it’s the HDTV tuner’s fault in this case.

Published by Gregoriancant (360 pts ) on Nov 8, 2009 to
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Free Blu Ray Burning Software Downloads

If you have Blu Ray technology in your home, you know all of the benefits. Enjoy your Blu Ray viewing even more by downloading free software that will allow you to burn your own discs.

Published by Tricia Goss (10,603 pts ) on Nov 7, 2009 to
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From DVI to HDMI: Adapters and More

DVI and HDMI are both very common media formats seen in homes today. As a result, it isn't unusual to run into a situation where it is needed to relay information from a device with only a DVI output to one with only a HDMI input. Luckily, this situation is easy to solve.

Published by M.S. Smith (32,321 pts ) on Nov 7, 2009 to
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Wireless HDMI - Top Dollar, Less Picture?

Everyone likes the idea of Wireless HDMI. The ability to wirelessly transmit HD content would help clean up the wiring of home theaters and would reduce the problems associated with running long lengths of HDMI wire. But Wireless HDMI has limitations which prevent it from being the next big thing.

Published by M.S. Smith (32,321 pts ) on Nov 7, 2009 to
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