Crave I've never been very good at giving up on old technology. I held on to my audio cassettes well into the compact disc era; my old Handspring Visor is still sitting ...
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Review The Yamaha RX-V565 has four HDMI inputs and plenty of analog video connections, but lacks the ability to assign inputs, which limits its flexibility. It also has the ability to upconvert analog video signals to 1080p over its HDMI output, but the quality of the video is poor enough that you're...
Review We've been critical of some Yamaha receivers in the past for not offering as many features as the competition, but we've always been impressed by their sound quality. That's why when we previewed the Yamaha RX-V665, we were a little worried that the weight was substantially lower than last year's...
A/V receiver, 95W x 7 amplifier output, Output: HDMI x 1; component-video x 1, S-video x 1, A/V x 1, digital optical x 1; Input: HDMI x 2, component-video x 3, S-video x 5, composite x 5, digital optical x 4, digital coaxial x 2., 435 x 171 x 393 mm, 11.8 kg
ifbot - Dec 7, 2004
Crave It's hard enough getting our technophobic gramps to figure out the VCR Play button, let alone hug a hunka metallic programming. But that seems to be the name of the game ...
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Review Just a few years ago, HDMI connectivity was a major step-up feature on A/V receivers; now, it's standard for all but the least expensive models. That's mostly a good thing because although HDMI can be finicky, its one-cable simplicity makes it much easier to set up.
The Pioneer VSX-1018AH-S...
Crave Q: I have a Panasonic DMR-EZ48VK recorder that I recently purchased. This is all new to me. I would like to know what disc type I should buy for recording VCR ...
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Review The Pioneer KRP-500A might well be the pinnacle of the Japanese plasma advocate's offerings. That's because for future releases, the Kuro will be based on panels manufactured in Panasonic's factories paired with Pioneer's proprietary A/V electronics. How this will work out eventually, only time...
Features For years we've been saying that the so-called burn-in issue shouldn't concern shoppers considering plasma TVs. To further clarify, here are seven things you need to know.
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Crave English inventor James Larsson gave an aging video cassette recorder a new lease of life by converting it into an automatic cat feeder, using the VCR's timer to dispense food on ...
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Crave Panasonic DMP-BD70V Blu-ray/VHS player.
While Panasonic recently announced a new Blu-ray/VHS combo player at CES 2009 last month, the antique tape media is definitely giving up the ghost in the US. ...
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Features The new 3.0 TV standard will include both standby and power on certification for even greater power savings from home entertainment energy hogs.
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Review Setting up an A/V receiver isn't for the faint-hearted. Stripping speaker wire, multitudes of cables, inputs and outputs, confusing configuration--even the most grizzled A/V nerd is likely to make at least one mistake during the process. And even after you've completed the installation, the...
Features Just months away from closing out the first decade of the 21st century, we take stock of all the good and bad tech that happened over the last 10 years.
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Crave We have been hearing news about the upcoming HD recorders. Now it seems Sharp has jumped the gun with not one, but nine Blu-ray models! The Japan-only lineup (ouch!) includes a ...
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