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How to Calibrate Your HDTV

Our sister site, Sound & Vision, just published a great guide to getting the most out of your HDTV. Thanks to Black Friday/mass consumerism/the return of Parks & Recreation, a lot of people will be buying shiny new HDTVs and then neglecting to properly calibrate them. This guide should set those regrettable buyers straight.

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By Dan Nosowitz Posted 11.29.2010 at 1:39 pm 0 Comments

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9 Ways Your Home Theater Could Kill You

Our sister site, Sound & Vision, has a great feature up on the various ways your nefarious home theater is trying to kill you--plus all the ways to foil its plans. Find out how to protect yourself from electrical shock, deep vein thrombosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and explosive and/or concussive TVs over at the S&V site.

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By Dan Nosowitz Posted 11.11.2010 at 3:32 pm 0 Comments

read more about > audio, danger, HDTVs, health, home theater, sound & vision, stereo, Video

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Is Your HDMI-Connected Gear Ready for 3D?

With evolving gear and constantly changing standards, staying current is getting trickier.

By Ken C. Pohlmann Posted 0 Comments

Oh, boy. Where do I begin? Fasten your seatbelts; it's going to be a bumpy night. So…wires. You plug one end into A and the other end into B. Then electrons or some other things take care of the rest. Pretty simple, right? In the analog audio and video days, as long as the connectors were compatible, that usually worked.

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read more about > 3DTV, HDMI, HDTVs, home theater, TVs

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3D Glasses: Can They Have Universal Appeal?

The search for the perfect pair of 3D specs for HDTVs is just beginning

By Kevin James Posted 0 Comments

While 3D movies have been doing blockbuster business in theaters, for some potential viewers the idea of wearing (and buying) expensive, uncomfortable 3D glasses at home has all the appeal of Carrot Top/Pauly Shore double feature.

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read more about > 3d glasses, 3d tvs, 3DTV, glasses, HDTVs, reald, shutter glasses, TVs

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The Top 5 3DTVs

The five best 3DTVs, decided by the staff of 3DTV Buying Guide

By 3DTV Buying Guide Staff Posted 0 Comments

Below are the best 3D TVs as recommended by our editors at CEAG. We have reviewed the picture quality, features offerings, and value to price comparison and come up with this list. This list does not take into account best sellers in the marketplace but instead is made up of our top-reviewed models, taking as many variable qualities into account as possible. We even consider how well the accompanying 3D glasses work, how much they cost, and whether they come with the TV. This list changes frequently, so check back regularly!

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read more about > 3d, 3DTV, HDTVs, LG, panasonic, samsung, top 5, TVs

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The Custom Installer: 3D TV Demystified

Before you try to jump on the 3D bandwagon, make sure you know what you need

By John Sciacca Posted 0 Comments

My dad called me the other day. He had just rented Avatar and he wanted to know if I had seen it and if the version I watched was in 3D and why his wasn’t. A client sent me an e-mail asking whether he could use a new 3D TV to watch regular, non-3D programming. Another client asked if his PlayStation3 would deliver full-resolution, 1080p 3D Blu-ray playback after the promised firmware update. Another client asked if the cabling we installed would support 3D. And another client asked. . .

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read more about > 3d tv, 3DTV, BLU-RAY, demystified, HDTVs, home theater, myths, primers, TVs

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Cedia 2010: 3D Projector Preview

2011 is going to be a big year in the world of 3D projection

By John Sciacca Posted 0 Comments

The 3D train has definitely left the station, but until recently if you wanted to hitch a ride on board, that meant purchasing a flat panel display. Now, flat panels have some inherent benefits for showing 3D, namely their scorchingly high light output which is incredibly beneficial for displaying 3D material. However, as wonderful as these flat panels are, they are unable to deliver a truly immersive 3D experience like the large screen of a two-piece projection system. Like the 3D that you experience at the theater. You know.

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read more about > 3d projectors, 3DTV, cedia, conventions, HDTVs, projectors, TVs

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Test Report: LG 47LX6500 3D LCD HDTV

Solid 3D and a wide viewing angle distinguish LG's 6500 series TVs

By Al Griffin Posted 0 Comments

For some, 3D TV’s arrival came on a bit too suddenly. Avatar was still lighting up theater screens when the first 3D sets checked in to tempt us with the promise of stereoscopic golf tournaments — as if that alone was reason enough to buy a new TV. But while it’s easy to dismiss the whole matter as a marketing-driven phenomenon, even the most cynical consumer would be foolish to not at least consider the possibility that they might one day want to watch things in 3D.

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read more about > 3d, 3d tvs, 3DTV, HDTVs, home theater, LG, lg 6500

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It's About Time: Satellite Video Delivery That Finally Makes Discs Obsolete

By Tom Conlon 1 Comment

If your video store isn’t already six feet under, XStreamHD will finally put it there. The company is launching the first set-top system able to download movies that are the exact quality of Blu-ray discs: 1080p high-def, near-flawless images, and 7.1 surround sound. Subscribers can rent or buy 200 best-selling titles starting this month, with the full high-def film and TV catalogs of all major studios not far behind.

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Watching the World Cup On a 3-D TV: Is Anyone Tuning In?

With the recent hubbub over 3D TV, I wanted to find out if people could take the technology seriously. So I called all my friends over to watch the World Cup

By Nicole Dyer 29 Comments

When I decided to invite some people over to my house last Friday to watch the World Cup on a new 50-inch plasma 3-D TV, a loaner from Panasonic, I made the mistake of emailing out a picture of myself wearing the 3-D glasses. My brother, bless him, replied, “I love the third dimension!” Everyone else seemed a little put off. “If I can extract a promise that no photos of me will appear on Popsci.com, I’m in,” emailed one friend.
I can understand the hesitation. 3-D glasses flatter no one. You'd feel less conspicuous wearing a clown nose. But that was the half the point of the party. With the recent hubbub over 3-D TV, I wanted to find out if people could take the technology seriously. Can you wear the glasses without feeling as though you’re part of the entertainment? Is it possible to enjoy an entire soccer game with such an awkward, uncomfortable accessory strapped to your face, and in the company of others? I figured I’d let my friends be the judge. And judge they did.

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read more about > 3-D TVs, 3DTV, directv, HDTVs, HOME ENTERTAINMENT, home theater, panasonic, soccer, world cup

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