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Bigger is better, right? People buying shiny new TVs always struggle as to how big a TV you should buy. With the prices of HDTVs falling, people can afford to buy bigger and bigger TVs.
To help everyone find the right size TV, THX has developed a quick process for calculating the optimum viewing distance [...]

In my office at home, I use my computer as a second TV, so when my wife is watching something I find boring, I can watch what I want. Righit now I have a Silver Sensor indoor antenna and use BeyondTV as my DVR.
Before I originally bought the the antenna, a tuner card, [...]

Missingremote.com has a great article on how to add a HD-DVD or Blu-ray drive to your media center computer. Computer drives for the next generation of DVDs have dropped and price and are actually somewhat reasonable. Based on the article this is what you need to watch the next generation of DVDs on [...]

The Snapstream blog has posted a video overview of the set-up process for their Beyond TV software. From the post:
This demonstration focuses on the process of setting up Beyond TV. A quick overview of what is covered in the video:

installing and setting up a USB TV tuning device
downloading and installing Beyond TV
setting up Beyond [...]

Most people assume you need either cable or DirecTV to get high definition television channels. In every major city in the U.S., the major television networks broadcast in high definition (1080i or 720p). Reception of this high definition signal is free and requires two things: an ASTC HD tuner and an antenna. [...]

When you are in high school or college, music is a social medium. Kids are passionate about artists that they like then give that music to friends to listen to. As I get older, I am getting exposed to new music less and less. That is until I found Pandora, which takes [...]

Pvrwire recently had an article on how expensive are HTPCs are in relation to other computers. To me, the big additions in cost are tuner cards and the computer cases. HTPC cases have typically been very expensive with prices well over $150, which is alot to pay for any enclosure. That got [...]

If you are looking to buy a gift for a tech savvy friend or to just treat yourself to the latest tech gadget, now is a good time to find bargains with the holiday shopping season approaching. Finding deals or coupon codes online can be time consuming but these 4 sites should make it [...]

Most widescreen laptops are perfect for watching high definition video. Watching HDTV on a laptop does have advantages, mainly being portable. ATSC, a digital broadcast standard, is available in many areas of the United States, especially in most major cities. Her are some quick tips:

Most television stations in major cities broadcast in high definition. Receiving high definition (HD) over the air is free, except for about $100 in hardware costs. Over the air HD is perfect for watching sporting events, especially since most sporting events are broadcast in HD. For a sports fan, the only thing you are missing [...]