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Before choosing a DVD player or recorder, consult eHow’s collection of DVD How To articles. Wondering which DVD format is right for your plasma TV? Remove the guesswork when choosing between Blu Ray and HD DVD players. Traveling with the family? eHow can show you how to connect a portable DVD player to a gaming system, insuring that your kids will never be bored. eHow’s electronics experts have compiled an extensive library of DVD information to help educate you.

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How to Buy a DVD Recorder

By eHow Electronics Editor

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Do you want to be able to create your own DVD's in the comfort of your own home? A DVD recorder allows you to transfer home movies from old VHS tapes and digital recorders as well as make copies of movies in case the original gets damaged. Follow ... more »

How to Change Screen Setup Settings on the Sony DVP-CX850D CD/DVD Player

By eHow Electronics Editor

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Do you want to change the Screen Setup Settings on your Sony DVP-CX850D CD/DVD Player? You can do so by following a few steps in the proper order. You can configure the TV screen display as per playback conditions. You can change the TV type, ... more »

How to Clean Blu-Ray DVD's

By Qualitas

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You just decided to watch your favorite blu-ray movie and what do you know it looks dirty. The last thing you want to do is ruin a $20-$35 dollar DVD. So will walk you through cleaning your Blu-Ray DVD... more »

How to Connect the Audio Cords for the Sony DVP-CX777ES CD/DVD Player

By eHow Electronics Editor

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Learn how to set up your Sony DVP-CX777ES CD/DVD player so you can start enjoying it. Start by connecting the audio cords... more »

How to Connect the Panasonic DVD-LV57 Portable DVD Player to a 2-channel Amplifier With Analog Connections

By eHow Electronics Editor

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If you want a bigger sound, you can connect the Panasonic DVD-LV57 portable DVD Player to a 2-channel amplifier with analog connections. Sure, you are tied to the 2-channel amplifier, but you get a bigger sound picture to go along with your ... more »

How to Convert DVD onto Apple TV video

By superlee

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Cut the scraps! Here is the simplest way to convert DVD or video to the Apple TV... more »

How to Copy VHS to VHS

By QuinnBee

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Are you a recent broadcast journalism graduate who needs to make copies of your resume tape and lack the access to a studio to copy them or are you just needing to make copies of personal memories that you don't want to lose? Well you may think ... more »

How to Correct VHS Tapes Damaged by Water

By Swiftek

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Video tape like all magnetic tape is made of plastic tape impregnated with iron particles. If the tape itself is rusted or damaged rather than just stuck together and dirty, then I'm afraid it's a total loss. This will describe how to remove ... more »

How to fix a scratched cd

By sylva2453

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While compact discs (CDs) are remarkably durable, it’s nearly impossible to prevent scratches and scuffs from occurring from time to time. The resulting damage can be either a skip in your favorite 50 cent track or, in the case of data CDs, the ... more »

How to Fix VHS Tapes Damaged by Water

By dung0beetle

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This is a quick and easy way to clean the media tape inside a VHS cassette tape... more »

How to Fix VHS Tapes Damaged by Water

By DandelionMom

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Family videos are extremely precious, and when they get damaged it can feel devastating. Water damage is among the absolute worst kind of damage that can befall a VHS video. Luckily, here are the steps involved in rescuing a water damaged VHS tape... more »

How to Fix Water Damage to VHS Tapes

By LocoMoco

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This is a quick an easy way to fix a water damaged VHS I learned from a local t.v repair shop... more »

How to Have Fun Black Friday

By MIghtyDreamer

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The busiest sale day of the year is Black Friday. Incredible sales can be had as well as aggravation, because of the enormity of crowds. If you are going to take advantage of Black Friday, how about adding to the experience some fun things to do ... more »

How to Know When Your Movie Rentals Cost Too Much Money!

By RA Cologna

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Movie rental companies, and online movie renting, offer a convenient way for movie lovers to view lots of film genres and entertainment varieties....but how do you know if you're spending too much on the flicks you're watching - or not watching? ... more »

How to organize your DVD collection

By FUSILLI1OF4

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Do you have piles and piles of DVD's but don't watch them often because you lose track of what you do and do not own? Or maybe you are in the mood to watch a movie and now you can't find the DVD?.. more »

How to Pick A Movie Format

By duncan411

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With all different ways to view movies nowadays it can be hard to know which to pick. Here is a list of some different movie formats so you pick which one is best for you... more »

How to remove scratches from a cd or dvd

By koenemann

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It can be very frustrating to pop in a dvd and get all cozy with your spouse and your popcorn and half way through the movie it skips, or stutters, or just plain freezes and won't play at all. I found a quick and easy way to remove the scratches ... more »

How to Understand Blu-ray Players and Profiles

By jmessina10

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Blu-ray players are still in the process of becoming standardized. If you bought a Blu-ray player when they first came out in 2006, your player would have Profile 1.0. If your Blu-ray player is more current, then it will have Profile 1.1 which is ... more »

How to Build a DVD Collection.

By Neight23

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Want to impress your friends with an amazing collection of movies and not spend a fortune. Here is how I got my collection of DVDs and saved allot of money... more »

How to Buy a DVD Player for Video

By eHow Electronics Editor

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DVD, or Digital Versatile Disc, is a compact disc that holds movies instead of music. Because the format is digital, the picture and sound are extraordinary and rival that of a movie theater. A movie can be stored on just one side of the disc, so ... more »

How to buy a dvd recorder

By Ron Auerbach

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With so many brands and features, how can you decide which one is right for you? Well this article will help you make a wise choice and get the one that's right for you... more »

How to Choose the Right VCR

By eHow Electronics Editor

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Today's VCRs offer quite a variety of features. Do your homework before buying so you don't get stuck paying for options you aren't going to use... more »

How to Clean Water Damage to VHS Tapes

By brainiac84

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A step by step on how to fix VHS tapes damaged by water...you'll need a whole lot of patience!!!.. more »

How to Connect a DVD Player to an Older Television

By L1onherd

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I must say progression is a beautiful thing making life run smooth and more efficient. Not to mention to access information through our finger tips and through our TVs. With that in mind came the development of a handy little device called the ... more »

How to Discard Old VHS Movies

By 01KendraWrites

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VHS movies are a thing of the past. No longer can you walk into blockbuster and rent a tape. Almost every family now owns a DVD player. There is one problem: What do we do with all of these old VHS movies? They take up a lot of extra space and ... more »