Forum: Home Entertainment

I have recorded a number of movies to a small external hard drive using a PVR which exports in the Ext2 file system.. Using the Ext2 Volume Manager on my computer I have transfered the files to a 1.5tb WD External harddrive NTFS file system. Now in Windows Explorer some of them show as 0 length...

I have a number of FLV files I would like to watch on my tv. I was considering the Micca MPLAY-HD player. The link of the product is below. I have an external hard drive that I might use with this device or I might just use a flash drive. Does anyone use this product? I am open to have...

I want to hook my TV's audio output to the 5.1 channel audio speakers, which are normally connected to my computer. The problem is that I have seen that there are only two RCA output for audio on the back of my LG Tv set. I have a DVD player which has got support for 5.1 channel audio as there...

Have HD TV--LG WiFI BluRay Player--PC with Wi-Fi--All functional. I have tried several things but no success in watching You Tube Videos from PC to TV. I assume I need to share video using umbed?? Please advise. Thanks. TV, Blu-Ray and PC all recognize each other. :confused:

I have a Seagate External USB3 HD nearing capacity with files I do not want to loose. The HD is formatted CDFS. I have a new Seagate External HD with a larger capacity. I WOULD LIKE TO COPY the files from the smaller drive to the larger but my computer (Using Win XP) does not see the smaller...

I have kind of an unusual problem and need some advice. I have four AV components that have digital audio outputs and switching cables between them and my old Technics SH-AC300 is becoming a PITA so I decided to get one of these switches. My thought was that the digital audio signals would get...

Guys I am new here and need some help. I want to take a video output either HDMI, DVI, VGA whatever from my computer, to 3 seperate LED TVs as monitors. I want to take that signal and divide it into 3 separate pieces. One piece on each monitor. So if you were to look at my main monitor and...

I recently purchased a LG 55"3D Smart TV and was looking forward to watching some 3D movies. I have a PS3 (120gb version) that I haven't had a bit of trouble with since I've owned it. I went to my local video store and rented Wrath of the Titans and The Avengers. When I started, I made sure to...

I asked this a couple years ago, but have not done it for long time, which converter is best for.mov files so they will play on a dvd player? which format is it they have to be in?, Maybe my dvd manuals say that also? Is it DVD FLICK http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvdflick/ ? Or are there...

I have an RCA Guide+ Gold Gemstar model #F27442. Its a good TV but its too dark in movies or shows that have a dark ambiance, like the X-files. Its watchable but you can miss a bit of the detail etc. It was actually discarded by the previous owner and found by my roommate and given to me. I...

Sony VCR model SLV-ED1 can record and playback perfectly on another vcr machine but shows horizontal lines interference if played on the same machine. Both the above playbacks are done using RF signal. The preset channels from the problem vcr also show horizontal lines interference. Please advise.

As the title explains, I am having problems with the hdmi from the tv to hd dvr. I have Cox cable. The hdmi works from the Blu ray player on all hdmi connections and with the multiple cords i have, but no luck witht the box, on the other hand the cable works in component mode, just not in hdmi...

You guys seem to have the answer to everything, so here is my current problem. I have a Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HDC digital video recorder which I rent from my cable company every month. Unfortunately, it is almost always full. Not sure how large the hard drive is on it (30gigs?), but I...

Hi there, I have recently converted a 7 part TV series from vob to avi and am trying to burn it to a DVD+R. Using CD Burner XP, the info tells me (as does selecting all the files and selecting Properties) that the total size is 4507 mb (ie 4.5gb.) But when I insert my normal, blank DVD+R...

I have a Sony Receiver STR-DH810 with a Verizon Fio DVR QIP72322 going into the receivers HDMI input, and a Samsung TV going into the receivers HDMI output. Audio is a 5.1 setup. It all works great. Now, I have some programs on the DVR that I would I would like to transfer to a PC to free up...

I want to learn how HDTV works. So far I can only find online info on how the screen works - the pixels, the Liquid Crystals, etc, etc. I am not interested in that. I want to know how it works from the point of signal going in and what happens from there. Just can't find anything. Maybe I just...

I have been renting a TiVo Premium with my RCN cable tv service. I am leaving RCN and thinking to get FIOS which is finally available in my neighborhood. But I love the TiVo. Anyone has any hand-on experience wth Verizon's DVR? In particular, I am most concern with 3 things: 1) With the TiVo,...

Any ideas? Not real expensive but not cheap either, say between $50, and a $!00.

Hi to all. First time here, and think it's a nice fit with comptuers, etc. Have a year old Philips 37". Now geting a standby pulse, in red, featuring one long and four short pulses repeated in sequence. System does not power up with either the onboard power switch or remove device. Tried all...

I have a high quality home theater system (Panasonic ST series plasma, Marantz receiver, Definitive loud speakers, Roku XDS media box). My Internet service provider is Comcast and using their speed test, I'm seeking over 16-22 mbps at the router and have a Netgear WRN3500 wireless router placed in...

Is there away to copy recorded shows from your cable DVR set-top box onto a usb or LAN on top my computer? MOTOROLA QIP7232 2

Hi there, During the Olympics, we watched quite a lot of live broadcasting from the BBC, via the internet and quite a lot via the BBC iPlayer. It was pretty darned good, as was the quality that came over the internet. In the last two days, I have tried to watch another few programs on...

I have been trying to record from the cable TV box to a VCR, PC using different cables. The Video records OK but the audio plays back garbled. Is it a copywrite issue ? and is there some special software/ hardware I can buy, to solve the problem

Any one know anythng good about this brand? I am buying a new bigger tv in a few months and reading about Vizio TVs, I've only known brands such as Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp and RCA. The one I'm looking has 3D capability. @ $698, I can swing the price of this one in two months. Linky

I've been using my old P4/2.4G XP system as a media server on my 37" HiDef tv to watch mostly streaming media, sporting events etc via VGA input. It does work although it really struggles desperately with anything higher than 480i especially viewing full screen (or even half screen). CPU hits...

Hi, I was given the above mentioned DVD Recorder and I am struggling to get it to work. I can play DVD's no problem but it won't recognise the DVD-RW and DVD-R disks I bought (even thought the notes tell me the logo's on the disks I've bought should work), keeps saying 'Invalid Disk'. I'm...

My company has 3 AMX NXT-CA7 touch panels and NI-2100 controllers to go with them in our conference rooms. We are tired of dealing with AMX's stringent rules and controls. What would be a good, independent programmer friendly, alternative that we could use to design, program, and install our own...

I have a combo DVD-VHS player attached to my TV, which also has a converter box attached. Haven't used the player in several years, but I know it was perfectly functional the last time. We tried a DVD last week, and I can hear it spinning, but there's no video or audio.. The TV was set to AV,...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me, I am looking to connect my G51 speakers to a TV, currently the G51 are connected to the PC with 3, 3.5 male jacks, the connections I have on the TV are RCA, scart and HDMI, is there some kind of converter from 3.5 male to RCA. I know it...

http://www.wikihow.com/Build-Your-Own-Tivo It doesnt look cheap,BUT THEN AGAIN IT WOULD BE WORTH IT! (If you didnt have a VCR that is (The cable company couldnt force you to watch spam ads,etc))

Anybody know where I can download a copy of the Universal Remote's MX-900 Editor software? I can't get it from their site because I'm not a professional installer. ThankS!.

Few years ago I bought LG 43" HD 1080p flat screen. Included with the pruchase was an LG 5 cd suround sound advertised at 1,000 watts rms. Added to that a sony 3D blue ray player and a VCR to cover all my media. Couple months ago I upgraded to a Samsung 3D 55" LED 6500 Series smart tv , and for...

Perhaps someone here has an answer. I am looking for either a Boombox or a DVD player that will not only play MP3, but would have a decent display that would show both the artists name & title of the song. Needless to say, I am tired of buying & returning such items because the display for the MP3...

I am in a computer club and we would like to use a cable to plug into an iphone,ipad, ianything and show it on our projector which has a VGA input. We bought a cable from the apple store here and it did not work. We took it back and exchanged it and it still did not work. Does anyone know of a...

I have an LG 42PJ350 Plasma TV and an LG BD570 WiFi Blu-ray Disc Player. For some odd reason LG does not make Hulu Plus available to my player. I can get Netflix, but that service is getting lamer and lamer by the month. What I would like to do is connect my older Dell Inspiron E1705 video...