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Over-the-air (OTA) high definition television is great. It provides free high definition programming that is higher bitrate (meaning higher quality) than high definition TV from cable, fios, or satellite. But it can be tricky to get antenna placement correct. Channel Spreadsheet I use a spreadsheet that I create from antennaweb.org data for installing HD OTA [...] At Tech DC, we regularly set up home theater systems for people. We rely on Monoprice for all our cables. They are great quality and only a fraction the cost of cables from big box and other retail stores. Local retail stores try to sell a HDMI video cable for $50 with every TV. See [...] If you have computers or electronics that you don’t want to be killed by power fluctuations, it’s a good idea to have a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply). The battery in the UPS keeps your equipment running through blackouts our brownouts (reduced power). Dead Battery The main problem with a UPS is that its battery might [...] The original Palm OS is dead. The company did not make a big deal about it, but they just recently stopped production of all older Palm devices that run the original Palm operating system (OS). Instead, they are focusing on their completely new WebOS used in the Palm Pre and upcoming Palm Pixi. While this [...] It is common for a household to have their DVR in their living room. But how can you watch your recorded shows in another room? If you’ve got Tivo, you can transfer some allowed shows between tivos but that requires paying for a second tivo and hence a second monthly fee. A cheaper alternative is [...] |
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