The PC vs. Mac commercials look and sound funny on occasion, but to what degree are they true, and to what degree do they represent nothing more than slick marketing? The PC vs. Mac war has been raging for what seems nearly as long as the age-old battle of Ford vs. Chevy. People who use […]
What’s the difference between HDTV formats 720p and 1080i? What it comes down to is scan lines. And to understand scan lines I have to backtrack into history. The standard North American TV signal is what is called NTSC or 480i. It consists of 480 horizontal lines of visible picture. These lines of picture are […]
I’ve heard the type of TV programming you watch should influence the type of HDTV you purchase. As a sports fan, I keep reading that I should purchase a plasma over an LCD. Is this true? If so, why is this the case? Sports video tends to have fast action on screen, so you’ll want […]
Do you think computer screens, web sites and their video content will be eventually in HD too? Curiously enough, your computer may already be high-definition-capable. An HDTV picture has varying picture resolutions starting at 1280×720 pixels and going all the way up to 1920 x 1040 pixels. Resolution is a measurement of the amount of […]
Are there different types of HDMI cables? If so, what are the differences between them? There are three different types of HDMI cables, but you only have to be concerned with one, called Type A, which is used between your HDTV screen and a video source. There are two more versions: Type B, designed for […]