Home Theater
Definitive Guide To Plex DVR Recording And Live TV Streaming
There’s always been a little mystery around how to cut the cord and dump the cable company that has been gouging you for years. Sure, there were always ways to make this work, but those ways entailed complicated and unsightly setups that are unacceptable to most humans. Plex DVR recording and live streaming of over […]
PCTechBytes Cord Cutting Guide Secret Tips and Tricks
The cable companies have you, and they know it. Or do they? This guide to cord cutting will help you wiggle out of the bundle trap you have been ensnared in for the past several years. Cord-cutting grew from merely a myth to a slight possibility for those who subscribed to online streaming services such […]
Samsung HW-F355 Is The Best Soundbar For The Price
As televisions get thinner and thinner, so do the speakers inside the screen. With some televisions being as thin as half an inch, it’s not hard to believe the sound quality on these expensive sets being so terrible. To get decent sound from your LED television, in most cases you’ll need to resort to an […]
Acoustic Wall Panels
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 […]
Roku Is Almost Great
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 […]
Record Television On Your Computer
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 […]
Cheap Cables Are Better For Your Home Theater
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 […]
Get The Best Picture With HDTV Calibration
Despite what you might think, your high-def television needs to be calibrated when you get it out of the box. Sure, it looks wonderful, but it doesn’t look the way it’s supposed to in a theater setup. The goal is to get the deepest blacks and the correct contrast ratio. Chances are, your television or […]
How To Setup A Home Theater System
When we say home theater system, we can either mean a living room with a high-def plasma television and 5.1 surround sound, or we can say a room or basement converted into a full-blown movie theater. There are more of the previous than the latter. But there is a distinction between the two. Aside from […]
