DVD Players & Recorders

Don't throw out your old VHS tape that happen to get chewed up in an aging VCR. Consider it a strong possibility that at least one of your old videotapes may break if the tape is more than 25...

VHS videotape was the most popular consumer video recording format in the 1980s and 1990s. You may be thinking about copying these old tapes to a DVD or to a computer hard drive for editing. There...

With the emergence of higher-quality DVD technology, the VHS format for videos has become obsolete. VHS is a less concise method of video playback and is more prone to breakdown from overuse. One...

Burning a DVD from a file ripped to your computer is relatively simple if you have the right software. In order to make a copy that is playable in any DVD player, you will need a blank DVD, DVD...

A DVD player uses a laser diode to read the disc. The data that is seen is then transferred into the electronics and transmitted out of the player and into the TV as both video and audio. A...

A DVD screening room is like having your own private movie theater where what is playing is always what you want to see. Building a home theater DVD screening room requires a space where the audio...

A DVD was once so highly desired that people would steal them right out of the box. This forced retailers and even libraries to protect the DVDs with a special locking mechanism called a "magic...

Shooting video for the Web takes practice, but using tips from experienced Web videographers can help. Once you know the basic functions of your individual camera, you must plan ahead so you can...

A DVD player is normally connected to a single television, but it is possible to connect a single DVD player to two televisions at the same time if you have cable or satellite TV. The procedure...

Sony digital camcorders, like all quality camcorders, have many features to consider. The process of shopping for one involves multiple factors depending on the quality and functionality that best...

NTSC is the standard format for DVD players in America and Japan, while PAL is the format commonly used in Europe and some parts of Asia. If you try to play a DVD formatted for NTSC in a PAL DVD...

Most DVD drives are region-locked. This means that if you are locked in region 1, which is the U.S., you cannot play a region 4, Australia DVD. This can be quite a problem sometimes, and Windows...

Have you purchased an iTunes movie thinking how great the graphics would appear on your new high definition television? With the legal copyright on their videos, Digital Rights Management, Apple...

This is for those of you who still have VHS tapes and would like to back them up onto DVD's. It Takes time, patience, and a little work...but it is worth it. This is the cheap and easy way to save...

Listening to music on a CD player that skips no matter what CD is being played or, worse, a player that cannot "find" the disk inside is frustrating. The fix may be as easy as cleaning the device...

It is rarely needed to connect a DVD player directly to a DISH Network (or any satellite TV) receiver box. In fact, it will only make sense if the player is also a DVD recorder. The only other...

Converting your Super 8 films is fairly easy once you know how, but it requires quite a bit of hardware and software to get it done properly.

Many people using Sony's DVD Architect Studio have encountered problems with recompression. They upload video files that that originally take up megabytes of memory and Architect recompresses them...

With the switch to digital television happening in Feb 2009, there are some who don't have cable or sattelite and will need a digital tuner. But that doesn't mean you can't watch one channel and...

A video tape that suffers severe water damage is not always repairable. However there are ways to try to save your precious moments, even if they have temporarily been used as a cup holder.

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...

Many cable and sattelite TV subscribers are unable to record one station while watching another. This article will show you how to solve this problem. And I'll walk you through each and every...

Sony Corporation introduced the Beta videocassette recorder (VCR) in 1975. The Video Home System (VHS) was introduced in 1976 as a direct competitor to the Beta. While Beta technology is...

If you'd like to perform an optical calibration of your DVD player, there are a few things you should consider. First of all, this isn't the kind of operation that's generally done in the home. If...

Do you have a DVD stuck in your DVD player? Follow these steps to remove it.

If you've got a favorite or irreplaceable videocassette that's been broken or damaged, resist the temptation to try splicing it. A poorly spliced videotape could ruin the video-head drum in your...