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2answers
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3D HDTV: Is “advanced high-speed” HDMI cable (1.4?) required for 1080P 3D sources?
I'm looking at a Best Buy Canada flyer that seems to imply their expensive (~$100) Rocketfish "Advanced High-Speed HDMI Cable" (model# RF-G4101) ... "will transmit 3D signals with …
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1answer
23 views
Do you need an hdmi cable for a PS3 to watch blu-ray movies?
Do you need an HDMI cable for a PS3 to watch blu-ray movies?
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2answers
37 views
Why don’t many hotels allow A/V equipment to be connected to the room TVs?
The last two times I stayed at a hotel with my family while on vacation, we were dismayed that we couldn't hook up the portable DVD player or laptop computer to the hotel TV, in or …
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2answers
39 views
Why are speaker connections black and red?
Is there a reason why speaker connections, like binding posts, are black and red?
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1answer
152 views
Why do Blu-ray players need an internet connection?
Is it to provide extra content or for security or something? Can I watch a blu-ray without an internet connection?
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1answer
67 views
Connecting iPhone 3GS video/audio to a TV/home theater/receiver: Best dock/cables for that?
I just got an iPhone 3GS. It's sweet. I especially like to use it on the train while on the way to work.
Anyway, while my family has an Apple TV in our main TV room, I'm wonderi …
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1answer
211 views
What resolution can Sky HD output over component
If I connect a Sky Hd box to my TV using component, what is the maximum resolution I will be able to get?
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0answers
30 views
Connecting my PC to my HDMI TV port
I connect my PC to my HDMI TV port but do not get any signal. What do I have to do to make it work
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1answer
86 views
What’s the difference between DVI-A and DVI-D?
I was aware of DVI-D, but I just came across a reference to DVI-A on this site. What's the difference? Inquiring minds want to know. :-)
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1answer
47 views
What resolution can component support?
Assuming there isn't some downgrading going on because of HDCP, what resolution can a component connection support?
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1answer
70 views
no sky upstairs…
I recently got Sky+ HD fitted downstairs, and before that I always had Sky linked to my bedroom upstairs using the RF out socket on the box which went to my bedroom TV.
Now I can' …
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1answer
19 views
Is the RCA video connector different to the audio ones?
Is there any reason why the RCA video connector is yellow other than to match it to the right socket? Is the lead physically any different?
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1answer
12 views
How to watch PSP on the TV?
Is there a simple way to watch movies on my PSP through the TV?
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1answer
12 views
Are gold connections really better?
Seems to me it's just a way to make things more expensive/desirable.
What benefit does gold plating connections really give over say steel, copper or aluminium?
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1answer
11 views
How to output from iPod to TV?
What connectors are needed and what resolution can be achieved?