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Category Archives: Video
Screen in the Bedroom – Part Three: Roku
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
Posted in Appliances, Gadgets, Video
Tagged 1080p, apple tv, game controller, line of sight, maximum bandwidth, nowhere man, open platform, private channels, rca cables, stiff wire
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Screen in the Bedroom – Part Two: AppleTV
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
Posted in Appliances, Gadgets, Video
Tagged 20th century, 3rd generation, generation apple, itunes, little apple, netflix, planned obsolescence, predecessor, video store, youtube
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Screen in the Bedroom – Part One: TiVo
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
Posted in Appliances, Gadgets, Video
Tagged broadcast antennas, cable box, cable company, favorite sports, good stuff, master bedroom, screen tv, search capability, sports teams, tivos
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A Projector and a Screen Will Give You The Biggest TV On the Block
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
Posted in Gifts for Men, Video
Tagged front projector screen, projector screen, screen
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Home Theater Video Projector
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
Posted in Gifts for Men, Video
Tagged DLP projector, front projector, home theater, LCD projector, projector, video projector
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Panasonic AG1980P Professional VCR
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
Posted in Video
Tagged ebay, industrial strength, library sales, Panasonic, room 2c, stereo audio, VCR, VHS, video, videocassette
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Aura Pro Bass Shaker
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
