Week of August 24, 2003 Q: I am building a home theater system and have a Denon surround sound receiver that will be its center. In my closet I have a pair of excellent Synthesis floorstanding speakers. I bought them about 15 years ago for around $900/pair. Would it be better to […]
Week of August 17, 2003 Q: I recently bought a professional digital camera and am becoming quite serious about photography. I want to buy a laptop computer to use with my camera and want to get the best screen possible. What do you recommend? -Sharon, State College, PA A: […]
Week 34, 2003 Q: I recently bought a Hughes Platinum HDTV satellite receiver and everything works fine. I also installed a Terk TV55 antenna to be able to receive local over-the-air HDTV. That’s when my problems started. I know my local stations sometimes have HDTV programming, but when I try to watch […]
Week 33, 2003 Q: In your most recent column, you said, “Visit your retailer and have them connect the projection HDTV you are considering to a satellite service delivering analog channels.” How do I do that? Aren’t all satellite channels digital? That’s what the ads say. Which ones are not? -Gordon Walter, Iowa […]
Week 30, 2003 Q: I bought a Canon ES75 Hi8 camcorder. The guy who sold it to me said it could be hooked up to the PC so I can download, edit, and make my own videos. I haven’t seen this anywhere else. Can it be hooked up to the PC? […]
Week 28, 2003 Q: My roommate bought an Advent TV from Best Buy in Deerfield, IL in September 2002. He bought the Advent because it was the cheapest and they said it had a one-year warranty. He did not buy the extended warranty. It ceased to function in February of this […]
Week 20, 2003 Q) In my previous car, I Pioneer 2-way, 6×8 inch 150 watt speakers installed in the front. These gave me a punchy, bright, high-end sound. In my new car I have Pioneer 3-way, 6×8 inch 220 watt speakers. Now I don’t get quite the same bright, punchy, high-end sound which […]
Week 17, 2003 Q) I purchased a Canon S830D printer based on your website’s recommendation. I used the sample pack of 4×6 Canon paper that came with the printer for my first photographic prints and they looked wonderful. I then tried some Kodak paper I bought along with the printer, and now the […]
Week 15, 2003 Q) The digital camera I was considering- the Canon S30- is being discontinued. During my search, a new camera has surfaced–the Canon A300. It’s supposed to be a fixed auto focus, but has a digital zoom–how is that possible? Anyway, it’s 3.2 megapixels and is selling for $199. Your thoughts on this […]
Week 13, 2003 Q) We have an Advent 20″ flat screen tube TV that was purchased from Best Buy. The TV is not working and is still under warranty, but past the return period. I went to Best Buy and they want to charge me $25 to get it repaired because we […]
