TV Accessories

If you have an older television that only has a coaxial "In" port, you may find it difficult to connect outside devices to it. Although VHS, DVD and cable receivers all have coaxial cable ports,...

Building a television antenna can seem like a daunting project, but following basic steps and having the right parts means you can be HDTV surfing in no time. With a homemade high-def TV antenna,...

A DTV converts analog television signals to digital signals. This allows analog TVs to connect to digital television programming. It also connects a VCR to a DTV, allowing you to record content...

Computers have become very extensive media centers capable of playing music, movies and high-end video games. At the same time, televisions have become very versatile, with many outputs that...

Digital television (DTV) is defined on the DTV website as "an advanced broadcasting technology that has transformed the television viewing experience." It broadcasts greatly enhanced audio and...

With the increasing popularity of laptops and online digital media such as Youtube, Netflix and Hulu, connecting a PC to a TV has become a common way to watch videos on a larger screen. One...

Most computer monitors are rather small, especially when you compare them to average sized televisions. If you want to view and watch the content of your computer on a larger screen and own a...

Magnavox has long been one of the leading brands of televisions (TVs) in the country. The company produces a wide variety of TV sets, with all of the newer designs capable of receiving digital...

Those tired of paying premium prices for cable and satellite service have turned to alternate methods of watching television. Setting up a home theater PC (HTPC) is an inexpensive way to watch...

Flat-panel TVs have given people much wider decorating options because they don't need to sit on a stand or in a large piece of furniture and they can be hung on the wall like a picture. Wall...

Getting set up to enjoy HDTV (high definition television) is as simple as having an HD ready television and connecting an antenna to receive the free, over the air local broadcasts in your area....

A DTV (digital television) converter box allows your analog television to receive digital broadcast signals. If you have yet to connect both your DTV converter box and DVD player to your analog...

Indoor TV antennas are useful for occasions when directed television service is unavailable. In order to provide an alternative for cable or satellite service, an indoor antenna must be strong...

High-definition video envelopes you in a sea of stunning imagery with crisp detail. A Blu-ray player combined with an HDTV is the perfect marriage of hardware bringing forth HD content. However,...

An indoor television antenna connects to the TV with a coaxial cable. Following the conversion to digital broadcasting, older analog television sets also require a digital converter box connected...

Starting in June 12, 2009 all major broadcasting stations were required to have officially switched to a digital broadcasting signal. As a result, you will no longer receive analog broadcasts from...

In most cases, component and composite cables are interchangeable, but technical issues occasionally cause problems with older cables.

Tilting a TV mount can be done by anyone, you just need to pay attention to a few minor details. Having a tilting TV mount is great for changing viewing angles. If your TV is in a large room, you...

Computers have become all-out media centers, capable of playing movies, music, and video games and even of streaming live television. Modern computers also come with an assortment of ports and...

Connecting your television to your home theater's surround sound system will allow you to utilize the high-quality surround sound audio tracks transmitted with most high-definition programming....

If you receive your television programming from a cable provider, chances are you use some sort of receiver to obtain all of your channels. When this is the case you need to have a separate...

Flat-panel TVs have come to closely resemble our LCD computer monitors. In fact, the main differences are that a flat-panel TV possesses a TV tuner and speakers, while a monitor does not. Because...

If televisions are not connected to outside sources (such as DVD players and cable/satellite receivers) via HD methods, the fall back connector of choice is typically RCA cables. However, you may...

A coaxial cable, also known as RF connector, is a single circular wire that has a metal pin at the end of the cable. This cable is typically used to connect video electronics devices together,...

A cable ready television is a TV set that is capable of receiving cable broadcasts without a receiver. Most televisions made within the past several years are classified as a cable ready TV....

Although VCRs can be extremely helpful in recording content and playing back older videos, you may find, every once in a while, that the video playing on the TV screen seems to jerk and skip...

Large TVs have become commonplace in many homes as prices continue to fall to more affordable levels. Unfortunately, the trade off with having a big screen is the lack of privacy and the inability...

In early 2009, the nation made the big switch from analog to digital transmissions in order to free up airwaves for emergency communications, such as police and fire. This switch also allowed...

Despite the prevalence of DVD, Blu-ray and digital video recorders, many of us still have libraries of videotapes of personal memories or out-of-print movies and television programs. Luckily,...

Cox cable is a company that provides a variety of different services to areas throughout the country. Some of the services provided are high speed Internet, digital cable and telephone. Cox cable...

If you use an analog television to watch your television, you need to use a digital box converter to change the digital programming to analog. However, you can still watch and record content...

If you have an older, analog television, you need to use a converter DTV box to view programming. This is because in 2009, the U.S. federal government mandated all TV stations broadcast in...

Although DVRs and DVDs are in vogue these days as the go-to devices for watching and recording TV shows and movies, we can't discount the use and availability of VCRs. Furthermore, as many older...

If you've ever been watching TV, getting bad reception for one channel and good reception for another, then you realize how frustrating it can be. The reason for the differences is that different...

Despite many of the new technologies available for consumers, you may still have a VCR hooked up to your television. Toshiba VCRs have a channel storing feature that allows you to save channels to...

The RG59 and the RG6 are two types of coaxial cables--electric cables that are used to transmit frequency signals for radios, TVs and computer networks. The RG59 and the RG6 differ in manufacture,...

If you decide to install a plasma TV yourself, make sure you pay extra attention to where you hang your TV. If you hang your TV on the first spot you find on the wall, you risk your TV falling off...

Digital cameras have all but replaced film cameras in the general public. Thanks to the convenience of being able to see images right away, either through the camera's LCD screen or on your...

A DirecTV digital video recorder (DVR) can allow you to schedule when to watch your favorite shows or events on your time. After your event has been recorded, retrieving the event to watch can be...

Now that you have your new HDTV (high definition television), all you need is to connect an antenna. The good news, you can build your own antenna, that will allow you to receive free local over...

Mounting a LCD TV to a wall is a cost-effective way to display your TV prominently in any room without taking up space with an entertainment center. The most common type of wall to mount a LCD to...

Midway through the year of 2009, the United States federal government mandated all television broadcasts be converted to digital format. This opened up room for cell phone and emergency...

The Archos DVR station is a device that allows you to record live content and shows from your television onto a hard drive for later viewing. The Archos DVR works in a similar fashion to DVRs you...

A Motorola interactive digital cable box is capable of delivering video from your provider to your television. A Motorola box can be connected to any number of television types such as tube, LCD,...

The HDMI cable was designed as an all-in-one solution for connecting a video device to a television set. HDMI sends both high-definition video and surround sound audio through a single cable,...

Some vintage televisions never die. You may have a vintage television that still works fine. You want to use it with a VCR so you can record your favorite programs and watch movies on the...

On June 12, 2009, federal law required all full-power television broadcast stations to stop broadcasting in analog format and broadcast only in digital format. The national switch to digital...

A DVR, or digital video recorder, is a device that allows you to record live TV programming. These devices can be used with cable or satellite service, and often the DVR is built directly into the...

Dropping a 30-foot antenna tower can be done safely with planning and careful rigging work. A crane is the best way but, if can't get one, you can do it effectively with a pair of come-alongs and...