Category Archives: Video

Screen in the Bedroom – Part Three: Roku

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Maxwell Perkins

The Roku box looks almost exactly like the Apple TV from the last post and does almost the same job. The differences are quite subtle, and which one you might end up wanting to buy might be as simple as … Continue reading →

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Screen in the Bedroom – Part Two: AppleTV

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Maxwell Perkins

     If the TiVo from my earlier post is not for you (you don’t have cable, it’s too 20th century, it’s too big), it’s now the perfect time to pick up the 3rd generation Apple TV. The brand spanking new version was just introduced … Continue reading →

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Screen in the Bedroom – Part One: TiVo

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Maxwell Perkins

     You get a new, big screen TV for the living room or the master bedroom – then what do you do with the old, not-so-big-screen you already have? Or if you are leaning the other way and want to … Continue reading →

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A Projector and a Screen Will Give You The Biggest TV On the Block

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Maxwell Perkins

There have been some outrageously large plasma screen TVs created, but unless you are a Russian oligarch or perhaps a member of an oil rich nation’s royal family, it might be out of your price range. You would also need … Continue reading →

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Home Theater Video Projector

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Maxwell Perkins

Hook up a DLP or LCD video projector to a DVD or Blu-ray player or even to your cable box and you can watch movies in your home theater that are at least four times as big as the biggest … Continue reading →

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Panasonic AG1980P Professional VCR

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Maxwell Perkins

There are still a lot of movies on VCR around: in people’s closets, yard sales, public library sales and many other places. You might be old enough to still have some that you bought or had given to you. Hammacher … Continue reading →

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Aura Pro Bass Shaker

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Maxwell Perkins

No matter how big your television is or how good your Dolby surround system is for watching movies at home, the theater experience is better and more immersive in every way. However, you can attain a whole level of realism … Continue reading →

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