Can Watching TV In the Dark Hurt Your Eyesight?
Q. I often watch TV in a dark room because it reminds me of watching a movie in the movie theater. But I sometimes wonder if it’s bad for my eyes. I remember my parents [...]
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Does a Home Theater Projector Display a Sharp Picture?
Q. I have been thinking of building a Home Theater in my Man Cave, but I was wondering if I should get a projector with a big wall screen or just a big-screen TV. I hear a [...]
Why Do You Have to Re-Set Your TV Devices?
Q. I love all the new technology available to us today as TV viewers. I have a Smart Blu-ray player, a Smart TV in another room and a DIRECTV Genie HD DVR. But one thing [...]
How to Connect Your DVR to Your TV
Q. I know this may sound dumb, but I recently moved things around my house and I need to reconnect my TV to my basic equipment — satellite DVR and Blu-ray player [...]
Can I Remove the Black Bars On My TV Screen?
Q. I love my HDTV but sometimes the picture gets these black bars on the side of the picture and I can’t get rid of them. They cut off the picture and it drives me [...]
How Does a Redbox Kiosk Work?
Q. I love the way Blu-ray movies look. The picture is so much better than streaming or even my DIRECTV. But it’s expensive to buy the movies. I’m thinking of [...]
What Is ‘Picture Mode’ On My TV?
Q. I want to make sure I have the best possible picture on my TV but I’m confused about the Picture Mode setting. My choices include Cinema, Vivid, Standard and [...]
Where Should I Wall-Mount My TV?
Q. I just bought an awesome Sony 65-inch 4K TV and I want to mount it on my wall in our living room. But here’s the dilemma. My wife says it should be placed above our [...]
Update: Can You Record DIRECTV’s 4K Channel?
Q. I am excited to watch DIRECTV’s new 4K channel. But I’m curious about whether you will be able to record shows off it. Can you? And, if so, how many hours of recording [...]
What Does Hz On a TV Mean?
Q. I’m shopping for a new TV but I am very confused about the Hz rating on some sets. I see 60Hz, 120Hz and even 240Hz. What does it mean? Do you really get a better [...]