Panasonic DMP-BD70V Blu-ray/VHS player
Ever since I mentioned it in my newspaper column, the Panasonic DMP-BD70V Blu-ray/VHS player has been the subject of intense reader interest. A lot of people have VHS tapes they are not ready to let go of and the DMP-BD70V is the first Blu-ray/VHS combination player to […]
Sound Advice
By Don Lindich
Distributed By McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
Q: Do I need to buy a special subwoofer cable to connect the subwoofer to my receiver?
CHERYL BRESSO
Clinton, PA
A: You do not need a special cable, just a cable with RCA jacks on each end. When connecting with the subwoofer cable you set the receiver to “Subwoofer>Yes” and […]
Sound Advice
By Don Lindich
Week 34, 2007
Q: I made the mistake of buying an LCD TV that requires a cable or satellite box. The TV is not returnable. The store’s tech guy said I can use a VCR to watch the TV. I don’t even own a VCR anymore. What’s your advice?
GEORGE ACTIVE,
Ocean City, NJ
A: Since […]
Sound Advice
By Don Lindich
Week of October 29, 2006
Q: I just read your column about using a DVD burner to make DVDs. My question comes before this. How do I EDIT my old home movies that are on VCR tapes and then burn them onto a DVD?
-B.A.Kieffer
A: There are two ways to edit your footage: with […]
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 and let it […]
Week of July 23, 2006
Q: In one of your articles you recommended a less expensive competitor to the Bose table radio. We want one that can play CDs. Could you please advise on which one to buy?
-Bob Charny
A: You are referring to the Cambridge SoundWorks Radio CD 740, which sells for $349. It has better […]
Week of April 23, 2006
Q: When my sister and I would visit my parents’ house we used to love renting VHS movies and watching them together as a family. Then the video stores converted to DVDs. It would seem to be a simple solution - buy a DVD player. However, my mother insists […]
Q: I have a lot of Hi8 and VHS tapes I want to import into my computer for editing and burning to DVD. I have a Canon ZR70 digital camcorder that apparently can be used ti convert analog video to digital. How does one go about this?
Hyunchul Shin,
Pittsburgh, PA
A: The camcorder […]
Week of June 26, 2005
Q: Don, I would appreciate advice on camcorders. It is time to upgrade the old analog VHS system we got as a wedding gift 10 years ago. I really don’t understand, nor do I have the time to fight through all the rhetoric that is out there. (A long way […]
Week of April 17, 2005
Q: I have a Hi8 camcorder that is getting old and I would like to convert the Hi8 tapes to DVD. How do I do it, is it difficult, and any recommendations on what to buy?
-Susie Rosenberg, O’Hara Township,PA
A: The cable used to connect your camcorder to a television can […]
Week of February 6, 2005
Q: How do you feel about TV’s with built-in DVD players and VCRs? We are thinking of getting one in a 20 inch size and space is an issue as it will go on top of a dresser. Any brand suggestions, or do you simply get what you pay for?
-Jim Buckmaster, […]
Week of October 17, 2004
Q: I want to buy a digital video recorder to replace my VCR. I want the
functions of my old VCR without the hassles of tapes. I am only interested in the channels I can pick up with my antenna and do not want to subscribe to any service. Does such a […]
Week of November 16, 2003
Q: I have a three year-old HP printer/scanner/copier. I was recently given a Fuji digital camera and I take lots of photos with it.
The two don’t like each other. The driver from the camera displaces the scanner driver. Four times I have had to go through a dreadful process when […]
Week of November 2, 2003
Q: I was recently given a digital camcorder that uses MiniDV tapes. I use it to videotape my grandchildren and the picture looks beautiful on my big screen TV.
I recently used my last MiniDV tape and went to Wal-Mart to buy more. The salesclerk suggested I connect the […]
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? I […]
Week 29, 2003
Q: Can you hook up cable television through a front projector? If so, is there anything special needed for the hookup?
-Sam Mursau, Appleton, Wisconsin
A: You can use cable television with a front projector, but you cannot connect a front projector directly to the cable coming from the […]
Week 26, 2003
Q) I am in a bit of a quandary with my new speakers. I did my research on the web for a set of bookshelf speakers in the $250 - $300 per pair price range. I listened to them at the store yesterday and they sounded great. Now that I […]
Week 25, 2007
I am a teacher and have taken a lot of digital camera photographs this year. I would like to transfer those digital pictures to a VHS tape to play on a VCR at school. How would I go about doing this?
-Jenny Angelo, Beaumont, Texas
A) If you check the archive on […]
Week 18, 2003
Q) I’m one of the few who still have a Betamax VCR in my possession. Unfortunately, it is in need of repair. I called several VCR repair shops, but they all tell me that parts are not available for Beta’s because it is almost 15 years since they were manufactured and […]
Week 7, 2003
Q) I have been wondering for some time about the impact of time on my recorded VHS tapes and have been unable to receive a reliable answer. Some sources say the tapes decay with time, and some are more equivocal. There are several aspects to this problem; such as, do […]
