Get Out Of The Stone Age

Writen by Jason Montag

If you have visited your local electronics retailer lately, I'm sure you felt like I do when I go in, completely overwhelmed. Every day more and more products flood the marketplace and it seems like a never ending array of features and options. On bad days, I walk around in a daze stupidly staring at the signs and reading the descriptions that I don't understand. On good days, I bribe one of my tech geek friends to accompany me and translate into English what all those options actually mean.

My latest shopping expeditions have been for a navigational system. I am getting ready to move to another state and decided that I would be proactive and get the system before I get there so that I have time to learn how to use it. That would be a great idea if I could figure out which one to buy. Dozens of brands, dozens of options and a huge price range make it nearly impossible to make a decision. I have learned the hard way that its not always best to buy the cheapest electronic possible but I also don't have unlimited funds to buy the nicest one either. Finding some middle ground would be nice but how do you know what options you need until you've actually owned one and seen how it works?

So far, internet research has been my biggest help. My husband laughs at me for spending time pouring over online reviews and retailers websites trying to find a machine that suits me, but I need to feel confident that my money was well spent and that I got the best price available to me. Naturally, two weeks after I choose the prices will probably drop another fifty dollars, but unfortunately that is the nature of the beast. Electronics are getting faster, smarter and cheaper every day but you have to take that plunge some time.

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Turn Your Pc Into A Tv Watch Tv Online

Writen by Albert Lee

Combining PC and TV seems to be next phase in technology. Those who don't have time to stay at home can watch their favorite tv shows online.

Here are some concerns that people might have which are worth mentioning.

- Many do not believe that this is legal but the truth is, it is. To be able to access these stations which number more than 3,000, all the individual needs is to download the software that the developers made from the Internet.

- The channels available feature shopping, entertainment, news, cartoons and just about anything else a viewer could imagine. Just to give an example, those who love sports such as soccer or basketball have over 50 to select. Those who are tired of watching MTV or music television can switch over to the other 29 channels.

- The user will just pay a one time fee and that's it. Some consider this to be a better bargain than satellite TV that will charge the customer for the monthly maintenance of the unit.

- Because of the technology available to make this happen, the person can watch shows from any part of the world. All the user has to do is select the show and country of origin to begin getting live feed.

- Those who developed this took over three years to complete. People who are concerned of getting spyware, adware or viruses should not worry because it is checked often to prevent any of these from entering the system.

- Though it does not have yet the technology to record shows that are missed for the viewer to catch later, people should not be surprised should this happen less than a year or two from now.

- There is no need to worry if the user doesn't have the latest operating system for the laptop or desktop. This is because the software used is compatible for those from Windows 95 all the way to the latest which is XP.

Are you interested in a software that turns your PC into a TV? You can learn more at http://www.Watch-TV-Online.info/

Inside Camcorders Terms Definitions Dvd Formatscapacities What Camcorder Is Best For You

Writen by Jennifer Johnston-Giuliano

WHAT IS THE CAPACITY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MINIDV AND FULL SIZE DVD'S?

DVD's come in Two Sizes. The mini CD size of 80 mm (about 3 1/8" in diameter) and the Standard CD size of 120 mm (about 4 ¾" in diameter). The Full Size DVD's look just like Standard CD's. DVD's have two useable sides. Each side can have two layers for a total of four layers per disc.

DVD FORMATS AND CAPACITIES
120 mm (4 ¾") DVD – FULL SIZE DVD
DVD ROM (Read Only Memory) (Full Size DVD 120 mm)
Maximum of two layers per side

Top Layer: 4.27 Gigabytes
Bottom Layer: 4.27 Gigabytes

Single Sided (two layers) 9.4 Gigabytes
Double Sided (two layers per side) 17 Gigabytes

80 mm (3 1/8") MiniDV
DVD ROM (Read Only Memory)
Maximum of two layers per side

Top Layer: 1.46 Gigabytes
Bottom Layer: 1.46 Gigabytes

Single Sided (two layers) 2.92 Gigabytes
Double Sided (two layers per side) 5.32 Gigabytes

120 mm (4 ¾") DVD – FULL SIZE DVD
DVD WORM (Write Once, Read Many)
Maximum of one layers per side

Single Sided (one layer) 4.7 Gigabytes
Double Sided (one layer per side) 9.4 Gigabytes

120 mm (4 ¾") DVD – FULL SIZE DVD
DVD RW (Read Write, Rewritable) and RAM (Random Access Memory) Maximum of one layers per side

Single Sided (one layer) 4.7 Gigabytes
Double Sided (one layer per side) 9.4 Gigabytes

If you just want to preserve and watch your raw video footage and don't want to do anything else, a DVD camcorder is good choice. Today the miniDV is still the Camcorder of choice. They offer the best quality, the largest selection and the highest compatibility with video editing programs.

Camcorders that record to hard drive are probably going to reign in the future, however you will be stuck with lower quality MPEG-2 and lower compatibility with video editing programs.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN OPTICAL ZOOM AND DIGITAL ZOOM?

A digital camcorder's optical zoom involves the use of actual moving lenses to zoom in (like in a binocular) while the digital zoom goes in closer digitally and enlarges the picture electronically. This results in a lower resolution thereby producing a lower quality picture. When using optical zoom, there is no loss in quality, but when digital zoom is used, the image may become grainy. Look for a camcorder with a decent amount of optical zoom like 10x or 20x. If you plan to use your Camcorder to tape sporting events, a 20x or 25x optical is best.

WHAT IS CCD?

A CCD camcorder uses a small, rectangular piece of silicon rather than a piece of film to receive incoming light called a Charge-Coupled Device (CCD). The CCD is the most element of the camcorder because it is a grid of individual light-sensitive cells called "photosites" or pixels. Each photosite is one element of the whole picture that is formed and is called a picture element or "pixel". The more common CCDs found in camcorders and other retail devices have a pixel array that is a few hundred pixels high by a few hundred pixels wide (e.g., 500x300, or 320x200), yielding tens of thousands of pixels.

DO YOU KNOW AN IMAGE MADE FOR WIDESCREEN IS DIFFERENT THAN ONE ADAPTED TO WIDESCREEN?

So why is the way you record widescreen images so important? Because you want an image made for widescreen, not adapted for widescreen. Widescreen is the future-every HD television is widescreen. Camcorders should use the entire width of its image sensor to capture your precious video in true 16:9 format. What difference does that make? With more pixels captured, you get better image quality. Some camcorders force the wider picture into a smaller space on the sensor - giving you a less true image, with fewer pixels and lower quality. Remember - widescreen is the future - be sure you invest in that future when choosing your Camcorder.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HD AND HDV?

HDV is a video tape recording format developed to record HD signals. Therefore, HDV is real high definition. It has two distinguishing characteristics from earlier HD recording formats. First, it utilizes widely available and economical DV tape cassettes as a storage medium. Secondly, it employs highly efficient MPEG-2 compression.

WHAT IS RGB?

Bayer color filter array is a popular format for digital acquisition of color images. In order to obtain color information, the color image sensor is covered with either a red, a green, or a blue filter, in a repeating pattern. This pattern, or sequence, of filters can vary, but the widely adopted "Bayer" pattern, which was invented at Kodak, is a repeating 2x2 arrangement.

When the image sensor is read out, line by line, the pixel sequence comes out GRGRGR, etc., and then the alternate line sequence is BGBGBG, etc. This output is called sequential RGB (or sRGB).

Jennifer Giuliano
ECommerce Retailer & Stay at Home Mother of Three
http://www.electrifymenow.com
info@electrifymenow.com

After being "job eliminated" from my employer after almost 16 years, I decided it was time for me to start a business of my own. One my children could be involved with and one that could be handed down to them later in life. I currently have two online businesses and am in the process of opening four more that I hope to have operating by July 2006.

I chose eCommerce Retail because there are many things I am passionate about and one was helping people. I am able to do a variety of things that make a positive impact on people and families. It also allows me to be home with my children during the most precious times of their life and this is what I am most passionate about!