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- Tuner
- An electronic part of a radio or TV that locks on to a selected carrier frequency (station, channel) and filters out the audio and video signals for amplification and display.
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- Panasonic DMR-EA18K
- In preparation from the upcoming analog-to-digital DTV transition, any device manufactured since 2007 and equipped with a standard analog NTSC tuner has been federally mandated to also include a digital ATSC tuner. For manufacturers of DVD recorders, that leaves two options: include a digital tuner, which increases the price a...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, tuner, Panasonic DMR-EA18K, Direct Navigator, recorder, Panasonic
- Product reviews 2008-07-16
- FCC fines stores over TV labeling
- FCC fines stores over TV labelingWhat they said and what it means...Sears was “surprised.” (Blah!)Best Buy was “extremely disappointed.” (Blah!Wal-Mart has “voluntarily invested millions of dollars in new technology, training, new product and consumer education” for the transition. (Blah! Blah! Blah!)Grand total? Blah, blah, blah, blah,...
- Tags: Federal government, TVs, TV & Home Theater, FCC, TV
- Discussion threads 2008-04-11
- FAQ: What the digital TV switch actually means
- FAQ: What the digital TV switch actually meansI'm a minority...People often gasp when I mention that I'm using rabbit ears for TV. Since it seems to be such a stretch of the imagination, I guess it's a pretty uncommon thing. I used to have satellite service, but...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, FCC, TV, cable, digital television, tuner
- Discussion threads 2008-01-30
- Comcast introduces open-cable platform
- Comcast introduces open-cable platformI don't mind buying more stuffas long as it works exactly the way I want. But anything less and my money stays with me.It is new stuffJust not High Def stuff.Here's what I see the issues is. My cable company want to lock me in with their...
- Tags: DVR, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, personal video recorder, Comcast Corp., TV, cable, tuner
- Discussion threads 2008-01-08
- AVerTV Hybrid Ultra USB
- AVerMedia bills the AVerTV Hybrid Ultra USB as a Media Center Upgrade Kit. The upgrade it brings to your Media Center PC is the ability to watch and record TV. This $130 external TV tuner avoids one of the pitfalls of PC-based TV tuners--the often shoddy bundled DVR software--simply by...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Cable, TV & Home Theater, Microsoft Windows XP, AVerMedia, tuner, AVerTV Hybrid Ultra USB, Media Center PC, IR Blaster, laptop computer, cable box, TV
- Product reviews 2007-06-04
- Plextor PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver
- Plextor's PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver may very well be the cheapest and easiest way to watch and record over-the-air HDTV on your PC. It's also the smallest external tuner we've seen, making it a good fit for laptops. In addition to the tiny tuner that's no bigger than a...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Plextor, tuner, Plextor PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver, laptop computer, Media Center PC, HDTV
- Product reviews 2007-05-22
- Panasonic DMR-EZ47VK
- Just when you thought DVD recorders had finally run out of life, the federal government stepped in to spice things up. Because of the looming analog TV cutoff date, all DVD recorders this year include digital ATSC tuners, which means you can tune into local digital stations using an antenna....
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, Panasonic DMR-EZ47VK, ATSC, ATSC tuner, recorder, tuner, DVD recorder, DVD-recorder/VCR, Panasonic
- Product reviews 2007-04-30
- A big-screen TV with a not-so-big price
- A big-screen TV with a not-so-big priceWhat about Sceptre?; $1300 1080p 42" LCDI'm just curious how the Vizio units compare to Sceptre units, especially the 42" one mentioned in this article. Costco.com is currently offering the Sceptre 42" 1080p LCD model for about $1300. I had bought one earlier this...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV, plasma, LCD, Vizio, NTSC, tuner, 1080p, Costco
- Discussion threads 2006-12-17
- Dump your Cable or Satellite bill with free HDTV
- Its that time of year again when we kick off the Christmas shopping season with the biggest sale of the year after Thanksgiving called the Black Friday sales. If youre going to buy things for this holiday season, this would be a very good day to...
- Tags: HDTV, tuner, Fun Stuff, Hardware
- Blog posts 2006-11-22
- Digital media systems: a feature comparison
- Digital media systems: a feature comparisonThere is a Series 2 Dual Tuner boxTivo released the Series 2 DT Dual Tuner boxes earlier this year (May, I think) and I know at least one person who actually uses one.http://www.tivo.com/2.0.boxdetails.asp?box=series280hrDTDVRTiVo CorrectionsThe TiVo Series3 has basically all of the features of the Series2...
- Tags: Corporate communications, DVR, Digital video, Network technology, Vista MCE, digital media, S2DT, tuner, TiVo Inc., video, cable, TiVo Series3
- Discussion threads 2006-10-25
- Samsung SIR-T451
- The cable and satellite companies don't want you to know this, but you can get free HDTV with surround-sound audio with just a regular old antenna and tuner. That might sound like a late-night infomercial scam, but it's the truth. Samsung's SIR-T451 is one of the more popular tuners on...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, Network technology, Samsung SIR-T451, tuner, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2006-10-05
- New TiVo boxes let users record two shows at once
- New TiVo boxes let users record two shows at onceUm, they have been doing this for yearsI have a first generation tivo that has dual tuners. I can record 2 shows at the same time while watching a recorded one.A bit behind aren't they, triple tuners are avaibleI can get...
- Tags: DVR, TVs, TV & Home Theater, E-mail, Consumer electronics, TiVo Inc., tuner
- Discussion threads 2006-04-25
- Sony KLV-U100M BRAVIA series
- Quick Take: Sony released two series of entry-level BRAVIA-branded flat-panel LCD HDTVs in 2006, and the two lowest-priced models comprise the Sony KLV-U100M series. It consists of two televisions: the 32-inch KLV-32U100M ($1,700) and the 40-inch KLV-40U100M ($2,800). They differ from their somewhat higher-priced--by $200, to be exact--brethren, the KDL-S2000...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, tuner, TV, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2006-03-16
- DVD recorder sales doubled in 2004, will grow 87% in 2005
- DVD recorders are beginning to drive the market for non-PC DVD hardware, a trend that keeps the overall global DVD hardware market on the rise, according to In-Stat. The DVD recorder market not including units connected to PCs doubled in size in 2004 and will grow by 87% in 2005....
- Tags: DVD-recorder
- Blog posts 2005-03-28
- DVD recorder sales doubled in 2004, will grow 87% in 2005
- DVD recorders are beginning to drive the market for non-PC DVD hardware, a trend that keeps the overall global DVD hardware market on the rise, according to In-Stat. The DVD recorder market not including units connected to PCs doubled in size in 2004 and will grow by 87% in 2005....
- Tags: DVD-recorder
- Blog posts 2005-03-28
- AP Tuner (exe)
- AP Tuner is a full feature chromatic tuner for your PC. The tuner is responsive and accurate (~0.1 cents). The detection algorithm has been improved to better find low and inharmonic notes. The tuning system is fully customizable with a custom temperaments and stretch tables, as well as adjusting Middle...
- Tags: Associated Press, Tuner, AP Tuner, Detection Algorithm, Engineering, Construction
- Software downloads 2004-12-04
- Full-court press for HDTV begins
- Full-court press for HDTV beginsTHE BIG QUESTIONI have seen several 'specials' on HDTV on cable stations, but not one has answered THE BIG QUESTION: what do the people without HDTV tuners do?What about the millions of TV viewers that have old sets without HDTV tuners? What about the viewers that...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, HDTV, tuner, cable, TV
- Discussion threads 2004-03-16
Additional Resources
- HP Compaq CQ50-115NR
- Note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.We were excited when HP announced the revival of the Compaq Presario brand earlier this year. Here was the promise of a family of basic, entertainment-oriented laptops at...
- Tags: Desktops, Compaq Presario, Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2008-07-21
- Zenith DTT901
- Editors' note: The DTT901 is nearly identical to the Zenith DTT900, except the DTT901 adds the ability to pass analog signals to a TV and has slightly better sound. Otherwise, the reviews are virtually identical.The FCC has pushed back the DTV transition several times already, but it looks as if...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, RCA DTA800, Zenith DTT901, digital television
- Product reviews 2008-07-21
- DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...
- Shortly after I posted my diatribe on my problems with my DIRECTV HD receivers and the company's horrible customer service, I was contacted by Stuart Sweet, a moderator on a popular Satellite TV forums site, DBSTalk. Apparently, my post had created quite a stir and I was asked to register...
- Tags: Digital Video Recorder, DirecTV, Satellite, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-20
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