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1080 is a video standard and has nothing to do with the audio. Connect the stereo audio outputs of the tv to the inputs of the home theater. Check the HT menu to be sure it is set for multi channel audio on the input you are using.

eventually if they aren't used properly.

OLED is a form of LED and is making its way into television technology.

Currently, it is an expensive technology but expect it to drop in price during 2012 and 2013.

The technology uses LEDs to directly generate an image with a red, green and blue LED for every pixel. It has the capability to deliver high contrasts, fast response times and a simple assembly that reduces cabinet sizes down to well under an inch thick.

Long term LED life is currently an issue but this will be resolved in the fairly near future. It is likely that OLED will become the most common display technology in the coming years.

Consult with the screens manufacturer. They usually have repair kits available for just such a purpose.

Nothing. It doesn't cost anything per month. What you DO need is an internet connection.

only with a converter box, but then it becomes just standard definition

No. There is no composite video standard for high definition. If a video signal is composite, then it is also standard definition.

High definition television will normally need an HDMI connection. Although there are other HD interfaces, HDMI is the only one found on domestic equipment. Any other output on a DVD player or receiver is almost certain to be an SD output only.

A new low-end model with CFL backlight will be about 25 pounds. An LED model will be about 20.

There is no difference in optical cable in terms of sound. If the signal is passing through, it is working. Having gold-plated end plugs or other cosmetic features is not necessary, since it is not an electrical connection. The only concern is getting the cable long enough so that it reaches the two devices without kinking. Sharp bends in optical cable can impede or block the transmission.

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An old antenna blowing in the wind can be troublesome causing flickering in the picture, etc.

Radio Shack sells a switcher (15-316) to put four devices into one input. It does not have HDMI connectors but it does have S-video and component video plus the basic audio connectors. The instructions say it will pass up to 1080i signals. It also comes with a small remote.

Companies like Monoprice make HDMI switchers for adding HDMI inputs to your TV.

It is where you insert the HDMI cable for high quality...

Video streaming requires a streaming client - a piece of hardware that receives and decodes the data stream and turns it into a video signal. Increasingly, these streaming clients offer only HDMI outputs but there are still models that feature a composite video, an S-video or analog component output. All are analog signals and almost all analog televisions will have at least one of these inputs.

Take a look at the back of your television or look at the manual. Find out which inputs it has and then select a streaming unit that has at least one matching output.

= Answer = Yes. Component cables can carry an HD signal.

DVI and HDMI are the preferred ways to transfer an HD signal though because the signal is carried digitally across the cables as opposed to analoglly as with the component cables.

= Answer = There are high definition analogue component interfaces around for HD televisions but they are not common. I believe that almost all new televisions will have only digital interfaces (HDMI or DVI for example). I have used some older plasma screens that only had analogue inputs, so analogue component was the only interface available. The simple answer is, if the monitor and the signal source both have analogue component interfaces, then you can use component cables. It's worth remembering that all HD sources are digital, whether on DVD or off air. There is no benefit in converting to analogue as it will need to be converted back to a digital signal for processing inside an LCD or plasma screen.

All HDMI cables shoudl fit all HDMI sockets, but the mechanical size of the plugs jacket could be a problem if space is tight around the socket. Be aware that there are now mini versions of HDMI connectors (so-called type C). If your cable or connector are different sizes you can purchase type adapters.

Yes, if you buy it from Amazon themselves. Amazon hosts many retailers who have varying levels of service and satisfaction, from long time brick-and-mortar retailers to fly-by-night-used-gear-out-of-the-garage sales scams. Stick with a name you know and check out the approval rating of the sellers.

The very first televisions in the UK were available in 1929 and were at a price that ran into hundreds of pounds. With inflation, they would cost several thousand pounds today.

When NBC in America began color broadcasts in 1954 a color television from Westinghouse was in excess of $1000. Today's price would have been over $10,000.

There are several scenarios for using an externa TV tuner box. The first is if the Tuner box has a coax output (for channel 3 or 4) and the TV can be tuned to that channel it can be used in place of the TVs internal tuner. An example is if the UHF tuner is out (channels 14-69) it can be used to receive those channels. If the TV tuners VHF (2-13) and UHF (14-69) are out and the TV has an AV input (yellow-white and or red) the TV tuner box can be used to receive the antenna channels. Similarly the TV tuner box can usually also be set to receive cable TV channels by changing a switch on the box or changing a setting in a setup screen on the TV tuner box. The second instance (and this will become more important as we near the FCC analog signal cutoff date of Feb 17, 2009). All analog signals will be cut off on that date. Older TVs that do not also have the ATSC or QAM tuners in them will not receive antenna or digital cable signals. Many TVs sold after around May 2006 to present have those tuners built in. Virtually all HDTVs sold after that time will have them. The TV tuner boxes are available now, but generally are in the $150.00 - $200.00 price range. As we get closer to January 2008 we will see more of these offered in the market and will likely be much less expensive $40.00 - $50.00 range. The Federal Government has a program for issuing $40.00 vouchers for such TV tuner boxes and each family will be alloted up to two. Many consumer electronics shops and stores will have the boxes and be able to redeem the vouchers.

The pixels of LCD TV is filled with liquid crystals and arrayed from backlight or reflector to produce images. Plasma TV has many tiny cells between two panels of glass that hold a mixture of noble gas. The gas is electrically charge turned into plasma which produces lights and images. Plasma uses power per square meter, the brighter the image the greater its consumption. LCD is very efficient and power saver.

Neither, its a Turkish company, Arcelik.

Like DVDs, Blu-Rays can have double layers.

Nothing. An led is a solid state device.

A direct conversion is not possible. Whey are different technically.

The manufacturer of Dick Smith LCDs is Dick Smith Electronics Pty Limited. They also sell other brands in their online store like Sony, Panasonic, Hitachi, Philips, and more.