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, SC
A: SXRD […]
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 totally different data […]
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 the […]
Week of May 7, 2006
Q: I want to buy a new stereo system, for music reproduction only not TV or movies. My music is still primarily on my record albums which are in great condition. I like my old rock music and enjoy classical music, especially sad violins played really loud. […]
Q: We have tried unsuccessfully to have our Technics turntable repaired at the local authorized repair shop. Could you advise us where-oh-where we could buy a new turntable, and which brand you would recommend? We still have many LP records which we would love to be able to listen to, although when CDs […]
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 April 24, 2005
Q: My husband has a home office in a bedroom upstairs in our home. He has converted the closet into an entertainment center and set up a TV/surround sound system in it. The room currently has carpet. I’d like to put in hardwood floors and a real brick veneer […]
Week 8, 2003
Q) I would like to know if I can connect my turntable to any of the audio input jacks in the back of my Sony receiver, which does not have a phono input connection.
-Mike Naper
A) You cannot connect a turntable directly to a receiver lacking a phono […]
Original publication August 31, 2002
Q. There is a whole bunch of folks who have LP’s that they would like to transfer onto new formats like MP3 or hard drives. They also have VHS video of their families that is starting to degrade due to its age. How can we convert […]
