Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 29, 2007 Q: I am currently using a Kodak EasyShare DX 6490 camera and except for the very slow response time, I have found it to be easy to use and the pictures are sort of satisfactory, though a little grainy. Most of my pictures are of grandchildren who […]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 28, 2007 Q: I started talking about plasma and LCD TVs with a man at a local electronics shop and he said that he has heard that by 2010 plasmas will be phased out due to their high cost of repairs. He went on to say that LCDs and […]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 27, 2007 Q: I am looking to buy a new lens for my Canon Digital Rebel. I want to be able to take close ups, mostly portraits and have heard lots about the Tamron AF 18-250 F/3.5-6.3. I am also considering the Sigma 70mm F2.8 EX DG Macro. What […]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 27, 2007 Q: I am looking to buy a new lens for my Canon Digital Rebel. I want to be able to take close ups, mostly portraits and have heard lots about the Tamron AF 18-250 F/3.5-6.3. I am also considering the Sigma 70mm F2.8 EX DG Macro. What […]
Cambridge SoundWorks 820HD- a great product, but HD Radio technology has a ways to go… Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 26, 2007 Q: What do you recommend for a digital radio? The only one I could find was a Coby am/fm/digital table model for $69. (By digital I mean HD Radio.) -Don Lehman, […]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 25, 2007 Q) Where does one go for electronic equipment? Circuit City just did themselves in again, I won’t go to Best Buy considering their “eminent domain” land grab and their return policies. Here in Connecticut we’re don’t have much for local audiophile or computer stores. Any suggestions about […]
Epson Stylus Photo RX580 Scanner/ Photo Printer/Copier Sound Buys Product Review By Don Lindich An all-in-one scanner/printer/copier is an excellent choice for many home computer users, though some compromises are usually involved. Most all-in-ones don’t perform quite as their standalone counterparts, especially in terms of photographic print quality. A dedicated photo printer usually produces more […]
Last year I wrote a recommendation for Kodak’s P880 camera after some extensive testing. You can read it at the post linked below: http://www.soundadviceblog.com/?p=190 I had been looking for a small camera to use for general purpose shooting and for when I don’t want to drag my SLRs around. I recently found a P880 on […]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 20, 2007 Q: I have never owned a digital camera before and I wanted to get some advice from America’s foremost expert to guide me in my initial choice. I read on your blog where a higher number of pixels doesn’t always translate into better pictures. I now understand […]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 19, 2007 Q: I have a laptop Mac running OS 10.3 Panther. Is there any way I can transfer cassettes of my parents voices to CD’s? -Virginia Patton, Minneapolis, MN A: Yes. You can buy the $39.95 Griffin iMic I mentioned in last week’s column and use it with […]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 12, 2007 Q: With so many tripods available it’s very hard to find a good, reliable one. Do you have any small (12″ or less) tripod recommendations for a digital camera? -Greg Voyzey, State College, PA A: First of all, I commend you on your desire […]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 10, 2007 Q: My wife bought Pinnacle Studio to burn home movies to disc. I am attempting this on a Dell Dimension computer outfitted with a CD burner. So far I have been unable to burn DVDs and obtain poor quality burning to CD-Rs. Do I need to buy […]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 9, 2007 Q:I normally take pictures with my digital camera, transfer them to my hard drive and make jpgs on CD-R and show them on our DVD player like a slideshow. At reunions I make a bunch of duplicate CD-Rs and give them to friends, etc, and it […]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 2, 2007 Q: What is the difference between LCD and plasma flat-panel TVs? Also, has an HDTV standard for the US been officially adopted? I am thinking about purchasing a new TV set and am not sure whether it’s wise to do now or wait. -Frank Humphries, Minneapolis, MN […]
Week 1, 2007 Q: Is there a cheap way to completely erase used 8 mm camcorder tapes so I can reuse them? When I looked on line for the handheld magnetic erasers they were rather expensive. -Doug Sneddon A: Take your camcorder and put on the lens cap, rewind to the beginning, press record […]
Oppo Digital DV-970HD DVD player Oppo DV-970HD DVD Player Sound Buys product review By Don Lindich Though most consumers are unfamiliar with the name Oppo Digital, chances are you have owned or seen some of Oppo’s cousins in stores around the world. Oppo Digital is a new venture of BBK Electronics, one […]
Week 49, 2006 Q: I have a new HDTV and DVD player and want to add a home theater audio system, keeping within a budget. I was hoping to get something for about $1000 and was considering the Bose 18 system, but was told from a few people that it is not that good and […]
Week 48, 2006 Q: I saw your recent article on receivers and have a few questions as I am buying one soon. I found two receiver I am interested in. One has HDMI, this is a Yamaha, and the other only has HDMI pass through, this is by Sony. There is a difference in price […]
Week 47, 2006 Q: On the last hour of the last day of a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Greece and Turkey, a new 2 GB SD card containing 350+ pictures from the whole trip failed, and the camera screen read: Memory Card Error. I could neither take more pictures nor could I view the shots onscreen […]
Week 46, 2006 Q: I’m confused by the wide variety of formats supported by the new home theatre receivers, including THX and the various Dolby versions, as well as the choice of HDMI vs. component connections. These choices can add quite a bit to the price of these units. Can you decipher which of the […]
