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 […]
Week 45, 2006 Q: We own a Pentax *ist DS camera purchased 2 years ago. With the prices of SD cards going through the floor, I’d like to get some 2 GB SD cards. However, I don’t know if our camera can address that much memory. Nowhere in the camera manual is there a discussion […]
Week 43, 2006 Q: I found an entertainment center that I think would be a good fit for the television I am going to purchase soon- a 42″ LCD or plasma set. It is from Broyhill and I found it at a local furniture store. Is there any advice you can give to someone […]
Week 42, 2006 Q: You recently mentioned Insignia speakers in your column. What is your opinion of the Insignia home theatre receiver selling for $129.99? It is rated at 100 watts per channel over 6 channels. Is this a good buy or should I spend a little more ? -John Jambo, Pittsburgh, PA […]
Sound Advice Week 41, 2006 Q: I have a Sony digital camera and I use a 512 MB memory stick, which will record 30 minutes of video in movie mode. I download the memory stick into an iMac computer and then burn the video on a DVD-R disc My problem is that the DVD will […]
Week of October 29, 2006 Q: I work in what is basically a concrete bunker. Radio reception is terrible. I’ve done a little reading on the internet and also picked my dad’s brain (he’s an electrical engineer) and I still can’t tell if the reception would be any better with HD Radio, or satellite for […]
Week of October 22, 2006 Q: I have an iPod and I wanted to listen to it in my car while traveling. I purchased an FM transmitter which slips over the docking connection and adds very little size or weight to the iPod. I like it very much except for one aspect. In order […]
Week of October 15, 2006 Q: I am confused by the difference between the SXRD and DLP technologies that compete in the rear projection TV market. What is the difference and is one better than the other? What is the big deal about “1080P” that I hear about with these new TVs? -G. Frank, Ridgeland, […]
Week of October 1, 2006 Q: I followed your suggestion and purchased the Onkyo TX-SR303 surround sound receiver and two pairs of speakers. You mentioned in your column about a “phantom” setting on the Onkyo. I have 4 speakers and have to set the back speakers on speaker “B” connections so I don’t really have […]
Week of October 1, 2006 Q: Is there an adapter that will convert FireWire connections to USB? I recently acquired an older iPod and it is FireWire-only. My Dell laptop only has USB connections, so I need to convert the signal somehow. -Steven Lee, Shadyside, PA A: No such adapter exists- USB and FireWire are […]
Week of September 24, 2006 Q: I have several Minolta cameras the latest of which is the XE-7. My favorite was my very first, the SRT 101. The time has come to move to digital. My lenses are MC Rokkors. Other than being non- auto focus, would they be appropriate for the Sony Alpha-1? I […]
Week of September 17, 2006 Q: I know very little about sound systems and would like to get the most for my money. My brother-in-law said you recently wrote a column about stereo speakers that are a very good value. I’d like to know about them. I’d also like to know of a quality surround […]
Week of September 10, 2006 Q: I have a TV with a digital out port that is an RCA connection. Is there any way to run it through my old Kenwood stereo receiver that has L and R in RCA jacks? I tried going with a single RCA cable from the TV to one of […]
Week of September 3, 2006 Q: We’ll be spending 15 days on the Hawaiian Islands next month, and would like to have a reliable digital camera with us. Right now we have a 3 year old Minolta DiMage S414 with 4.0 megapixels. This is our 1st digital camera and we have been happy with it. […]
Week of August 27, 2006 Q: I want to have a TV in my garage, but don’t want to wire it for satelite. (That is what I use in the rest of the house.) Is there a product that can project the signal from the house to the garage? -Don Anderson, Minneapolis, MN A: The […]
Week of August 20, 2006 Q: I purchased a Sony DSC-F717 digital camera in April 2003 and it is broken. The repair outlets say pitch it- the problem is with the lens and repairs are too costly. I find it hard to trash such a beautiful camera. What do you suggest? I own 2 other […]
Week of August 13, 2006 Q: I’d like to get a table radio/CD player like the Polk i-Sonic or Cambridge Soundworks you’ve mentioned in your columns, but I’d also like to be able to use it with an LP turntable. Is that possible with either of these products? If not, is there anything similar on […]
