QuickTips Index

Video Copy Protection and DVD Recording
Video Copy Protection and DVD Recording: Just as you can't copy commercially made video tapes to another VCR due to Macrovision anti-copy encoding, the same applies to making copies to DVD. DVD recorders cannot bypass the anti-copy signal on commercial VHS tapes or DVDs. To find out more on this, check out my Quick Tip: Video Copy Protection and DVD Recording.

HDMI Facts - An Overview of HDMI
HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface. However, what does HDMI really do and how does it relate to Home Theater? HDMI is an evolving connection standard for home theater applications there are several versions, based on when each version was released. To find out more about HDMI and its several versions check out my article: HDMI Facts.

Demystifying CRT, Plasma, LCD, and DLP Television Technologies
Buying a television for your home theater can be very confusing these days, especially with several types of TV technologies to choose from. Gone are the bulky CRT sets that dominated living rooms in the second half of the twentieth century. Here is a brief overview that should shed some light on the difference between CRT and current television technologies.

What You Need To See High Definition on an HDTV
Many consumers, after they purchase their HDTV, assume that everything they will watch on it is in High Definition. Needless to say, many are disappointed when they find out that their VHS videos and analog cable channels many times actually look worse on their new HDTV than they did on their old analog set. So, after investing a lot of money on an new HDTV, how do you get the High Definition picture everyone is talking about? To find out the answer, read on...

DVD Video Upscaling - Important Facts
Video Upscaling - With the advent of HDTV, the development of DVD players to match the resolution capabilities of HDTV are becoming more important. Many DVD players are now equipped with "upscaling" capability to better match the performance the capabilities of the today's HDTV's. However, the introduction of Blu-ray and HD-DVD has confused the issue between standard DVD upscaling and the true HD capability of Blu-ray and HD-DVD. For more on this, check out my article...

Quick Tip - The Difference Between S-VHS and S-Video
A common question I get is: "How Come Standard VHS VCRs Don't Have S-Video Connections?". Find out the answer to this question and more about what S-Video actually is, and why it is also sometimes confused with S-VHS, in my Quick Tip: The Difference Between S-VHS and S-Video.