Consider using acoustic wall panels or other methods to absord sound in your theater. When designing your ultimate man cave or home movie theater, most people forget about controlling sound reflection. You buy a nice receiver, a sub-woofer, and great satellite speakers, but you notice they do not sound as good as they can. There’s [...]

The Roku player is an Internet TV device that allows you to watch many different types of IP TV channels. It’s most notably known for carrying Netflix, Amazon and now Hulu Plus. While the device is pretty straight-forward and easy to use, it’s not quite the solution for those looking to toss their cable Set [...]

You can record television on your computer just as you would on a DVR or Tivo device. You will need some additional hardware, however, unless you specifically purchased a media PC with a TV tuner card already installed. You computer needs to interface with your cable or satellite box, just as your television does. For [...]

Your living room of media room is the place where your family congregates to enjoy television or a movie, a place where you can allow the horrors and stresses of the day melt away as you become immersed in your favorite show. You’ve spent hundreds–or maybe even thousands–creating the perfect home theater system. What about [...]

We’ve all been waiting for this day ever since the very first cable box appeared a few decades ago. The time when we, The People, dictate the type of content we consume without having to be force-fed television from major cable TV provides. Cable companies have always scoffed at the notion of A La Carte [...]

Everything you have already recorded can be accessed using the List button on the remote. The List shows recording from newest to oldest, with any series being grouped together. If a series has more than one recording it will have a folder symbol. Using the arrows buttons to highlight a group and then pushing the [...]

How to Record With a Direct TV DVR You can choose to record only one episode or you can choose to record the entire series. Choosing to record the series will bring up a choice of options, beginning with the choice of whether to record reruns, only new episodes or both. The default setting is [...]

Direct TV DVR Menu options are My Playlist, On Demand, Manage Recordings, Caller ID, TVMail and Parental Control, Fav’s and Setup. The Playlist is what you have recorded and can be opened by pressing the List button on the remote. Manage Recordings lets you choose the priority of shows you want to record. If there [...]