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An aerial. This is an old time term and not used in the USA much today.

Computers are increasingly using digital video instead of VGA. Many computers now have a DVI connector in addition to the standard VGA connector. DVI carries digital video and happens to be the same signal format as used in HDMI cables. Using a DVI to HDMI cable allows most modern televisions to display the computer screen. There is one large difference between DVI and HDMI in that DVI connectors do not carry audio. If the computer has a DVI connector, there is definitely no audio carried. If the laptop has an HDMI connector, it may be the case that it still carries no audio. Some computers use HDMI as the video connector to save space but retain the DVI signal format, missing the audio signal completely. If this is the case, all is not lost. Most televisions that have an HDMI input also have an analog audio input connector linked to the same input. The setup menu normally allows a selection of digital audio (using the HDMI cable) or analog (using the analog connectors). If there is more than one HDMI input the analog option may be on just one connector. If this does not solve the sound problem, there might be a problem with the audio output on the computer itself. A search through the control panel help to eliminate the problem.

This message is generated by the cable box and means that the signal for the channel is not usable. This may be due to a loose cable connector at the back of the box, the TV outlet or splitters. This can also be due to a damaged drop cable, loose or corrorded or wet cable fittings. It could also be that your cable provider is having an outage in your area affecting some or all of the frequencies used to provide you television service via the cable box.

When something is digital that means means it is composed of ones and zeros, i.e., the language of computers. This is as opposed to "analog" or wave-based signals. Digital cable is something new cable companies are implementing and offering to their customers. It can mean much better sound and picture quality than the old, analog cable television. However, it can also sometimes mean outages when the networks get overloaded.

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Plasma televisions suffer from an effect known as plasma burn. It can happen if a static image is displayed for extended periods of time. The phosphors in the screen are slightly damaged over a period of time and the result is that the image is burnt onto the phospor permanently. It has been known to happen within a few days if, for example, a logo is left permanently displayed for several hours each day. Therefore, any games console that has fixed images on the screen may cause the problem, especially if the same game is being displayed continually. It is worth reading the user manual for the television carefully and following the advice. Normally, this effect is not covered by warranties. Avoid leaving static images on the screen. Avoid having high contrast or high color static images and don't set the brightness adjustments too high. As long as you are sensible with the use of games on a plasma, there shouln't be too many problems.

No, it will not. Europe generally uses the PAL system and the USA uses the NTSC and also digital formats. The two are completely incompatible, not to mention the differences in voltages available at the wall socket.

You can look at the in and out connectors on the TV and the amplifier. You have choices that depend on the tv and amplifier, basic stereo, surround sound and tos-link. As you know in and out are connected and out and in are connected. Do not connect in and in to each other and do not connect out and out to each other.

It has to be eye-catching and snappy. It could use slogans, logos, music and motos.

High Definition Television, as we know it today, was created by a Grand Alliance of companies working together to create the next generation of television. Members of the Grand alliance included General Instrument, Zenith, and Sarnoff Labs (RCA), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and AT&T Labs and Philips. The Grand Alliance was formed in May of 1993 under the auspices of the FCC and was tasked with producing a single set of standards that would allow HDTV transmission to be phased into use in the United States.

weak signal strength. Call up the signal strength bar from the menu then raise or rotate the antenna until the bar shows an increase.

all converter box's are the same.

Onn televisions are sold exclusively by Asda. All Onn products are made by the German company Schneider Electric.

YES!! .... But only if it has a digital input. Many DVD home theater systems cannot add other players to their system. They are essentially closed systems with the amplifier, tuner and player all built into one.

It is not possible to convert an analog television to a digital television. However, by using a digital set top receiver, it is possible to receive digital signals and deliver them as an analog signal to an analog television.

Digital receivers are not expensive, starting at around $25 in US and £20 in the UK. They will allow all terrestrial channels to be received in the same way that a digital television will.

Cable and satellite receivers can also receive digital signals and will provide an analog output that can be used with older televisions.

With these options, there is no need to replace analog televisions right away. Remember that analog only televisions will not be HD so don't expect a sudden increase in picture quality when the digital receivers are used.

Digital television is not so much an invention as development. There are several factors that have supported the introduction of digital television. Looking at the question from another perspective, digital television has only recently been available for consumers because the cost of computing hardware has been prohibitively expensive until recent years. The rapid decrease in the cost of large and complex electronic circuits over the last decade has enabled viewers to make use of digital television at a sensible cost. However, digital television has been around for 30 years. The early digital effects units made an entrance to the television production scene during the 70s and have been improving ever since. A DVE is the device used to resize, reshape and manipulate video images and today it is used on virtually every production in some way. With more and more digital equipment available for production, almost all broadcast studios now use digital signals from the camera to tape. The final program is archived on disc rather than tape in most modern facilities so the final link to the consumer inevitably was to become a digital signal. Digital storage has enabled quick and simple re-purposing. This is the process by which a program can be broadcast over traditional links to a television and also formatted ready for broadcast over the Internet, to Ipods or to mobile phones. The formats are very different but digital storage is the starting point for the formatting process. It has also enabled video on demand services that would be impossible with analog storage and transmission Television and computing are converging. Computer data and Internet communication is digital and as television is sharing many of the same lines, digital data makes it far easier to combine both services. As a result, a single fiber or copper link into a house can serve telephones, Internet and television services. The convergence will continue until there is little distinction between data and broadcast. Digital program delivery to homes allows more channels to be accommodated, more additional services to be provided like multi-language content and interactive services. The progression to digital has been planned for many years and we will see more ways to receive television programs in the coming years.

"Standard-definition" (meaning 480i) Cathode-ray tube televisions are analog. CRT TV's are easily identifiable by their immense weight and the fact that their depth nearly matches their width and height. Newer, hi-def (720p, 1080i/p) televisions are almost all either lcd, plasma, or dlp, all of which are digital. for digital TV monitor shouldnot be of CRT.

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HDMI cables are used as digital video and data links between video sources and televisions. HDMI is compatible with DVI interfaces so if the laptop has a DVI output, a DVI to HDMI cable can be used.

If the laptop does not have HDMI or DVI, then there is no way to connect the VGA output to an HDMI input. There are several USB based video displays that can be purchased to connect to the laptop. The display can be used as a copy of the internal screen or it can extend the desktop across both screens. Select a display port that has either DVI or HDMI outputs.

A digital camera can still work even if the monitor (lcd/tft) is broken, but in that case you would always have to connect it to a laptop or PC to be able to see what you have stored on the memmory card. a second question could be" is it whise to let the monitor be replaced by a new one?

In most cases the answer is No simply because digital cameras have become cheaper. Nowadays it is possible to spend very little money (in Europe about 70 - 150 euro) and have a new camera with much more possibilities as the old one.

The lcd can be fixed (replaced by a new one) but most of the time it simply costs more than buying a new camera"it can only be wirth the costs if you have a very special camera (read very expensive and lots of possiblilites) or if you have a emotional binding with the camera.

Upon research that I did on the Insignia TV that I bought I was able to determine that, as Best Buy's in-house brand name for electronics, the contracts for production are put out for bid and won and produced by various Chinese, Taiwanese and other third-world country manufaturing companies. No single company is the source company for Best Buy's Insignia products, it just depends upon the specific electronic item, its model or features, and the time at which the contract was awarded.

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data

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They're both good and at the same time, they both have their specific problems, depending on the manufacturer, size of screen and intended uses.

The LCD sets are becoming higher in resolution and are now comparable to the dlp sets. What I would suggest though, it that you decide which one you like looking at best and then at least decide on what type, LCD or DLP you'd rather have.

Keep in mind that the big box stores spend a lot of money on making sure the TV's displayed in the showroom display the highest quality picture. That's usually a high definition DVD or at the least, a HD satellite feed. Chances are that when you get it home, and unless you have all HD equipment, you'll not see the same picture quality you saw in the showroom.

With all that being said, this is where you have to do some homework. Check Consumer Reports, keeping in mind that they usually rate the new models and product's service history hasn't been established since the TV's are so new. Also check 'blogs and answer boards on the internet. Usually there, you'll hear about TV's that are a year old or older. Why do that? Because the manufacturer's past product lines and complaints could be a good guideline on what to expect.

Once you've gathered all your information and have made your decision, do one last thing: BUY THE EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT! The costs to have service come out and the costs of the parts could prevent you from being able to repair your set once the factory warranty runs out. The parts for today's TV's are very expensive and sometimes as much as the original cost of the TV.

Hope this helps,

Cubby

Yes. Some Blu-Ray players can even play photo CDs and some can even display data on SD cards
All players can, but not the very early ones (the first ones were manufactured in 2006)
All Blu-Ray players can play DVDs and CDs