Can you recommend an upconverting DVD player with component output that ignores region coding and allows me to perform any action at any time? [more inside]
posted on Sep 24, 2008 - 10 answers 
How do I go about channeling video from a computer with just a VGA output to a T.V. that only takes component and composite inputs? [more inside]
posted on Sep 9, 2008 - 4 answers
Daily Show clip with John Oliver talking about his previous gaffes covering the Olympics - where can I watch it online?
posted on Aug 26, 2008 - 8 answers
How can I watch the opening ceremony of the Olympics, now that I've missed it? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2008 - 12 answers
Why does TV video appear so different than that which is produced with normal video camcorder? [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2008 - 18 answers
Can Front Row be run in a window, or can videos being played in front row be bookmarked? I hate to have to try to skip back to where i was in a movie or tv show after doing something else...
posted on Jul 26, 2008 - 6 answers
Need help finding the right size/price for a tv I only need for videogames, and occasionally movies. Not looking to shell out, don't have a boner for graphics, don't have much space. [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 13 answers
Is there a good program to monitor progress in various TV shows? I.e. what episode I'm on in shows if watching multiple shows in different seasons irregularly. [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2008 - 11 answers
How do I set up a server to stream media ? A client has contacted us about developing a website with a streaming TV station and a streaming radio station. [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2008 - 5 answers
MacBook DVI output connected via adapter to my TV results in nothing. [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 17 answers
Do modern videographers ever think about sub-titles/overlays when composing shots? [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2008 - 3 answers
Ideas for creating a website for a campus TV station; basically a blog with embedded videos but I still need ideas and guidance. [more inside]
posted on Mar 24, 2008 - 3 answers
I'm going to shoot a TV program. How can I package and sell this germ of an idea? [more inside]
posted on Mar 17, 2008 - 4 answers
Can I display my screen output via firewire? It'd be nice if I could play, say, netflix on-demand movies just by hooking up a firewire cable between my pc and my "converter box". [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 7 answers
Can I get my hands on the pilot for the US version of "The Thick of It"? [more inside]
posted on Feb 15, 2008 - 2 answers
How can I keep up with television spread memes without watching (much) tv? [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2007 - 18 answers
How can I get both, ATSC and NTSC on a USB tv tuner, with options to switch between both of them? [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2007 - 2 answers
The Champions League Final starts in just over half an hour. I'm at work in LA. I have a net nanny. I can use vtunnel to get round it, but I can't access video on channelchooser using vtunnel. And there only 2 crappy sports channels on TVU.
How am I going to watch the final live online?
posted on May 23, 2007 - 11 answers
I am trying to connect my G4 iBook to my TV, but apparently I don't have the right combination of output cables. I need some advice here. [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2007 - 11 answers
I want to watch videos that are shared on my home network on my TV [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2007 - 19 answers
Help Mii with my Wii! [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2007 - 11 answers
Can I record video from my ATI DVR straight to my iPod? [more inside]
posted on Jan 15, 2007 - 2 answers
I am looking to buy a tv tuner capture card for my pc. I have a kind of old 1.8ghz P4 with 512mb of ram. [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2006 - 7 answers
I have a Freeview box with SCART output that I want to watch on my PC. It doesnt have any kind of video input yet, but thats where you lovely people come in. [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2006 - 7 answers
In last night's episode of Studio 60, Cal mentioned something sounding like Chi-ron (or Kai ron) as part of the preshow checklist they were running through. I remember hearing this same word a few times on Sports Night. What is it? [more inside]
posted on Oct 17, 2006 - 5 answers
How easy would it be to set up some PCs to record the local news on several channels for purposes of offering a media clipping service? [more inside]
posted on Oct 7, 2006 - 9 answers
Can one use RCA cables (red/white/yellow) in component jacks (red/blue/green)? I understand that the jacks carry much different data/signal/whatever, but I was told that there is no need to buy (very) pricey component cables...you can actually just hook up good quality red/white/yellow RCA cables to the component jacks for the same purpose. [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2006 - 17 answers
Why do I get an extreme amount of static on my TV when I have my computer connected to it? [more inside]
posted on Jul 7, 2006 - 20 answers
Any way to send 1 coax TV signal to a TV in another room wirelessly? [more inside]
posted on Mar 12, 2006 - 9 answers
Short version: Want to piggy back the audio/video output of my receiver onto my cable TV signal.
Long version: I want to take the output of my receiver which is in RCA plugs (2 audio, 1 video) and somehow put that onto coax that ALSO contains my basic cable channels. I'm sure I stumbled onto something like this while looking at home automation stuff months ago, but I'm not finding it now. Effectively what I want is to be able to put my receiver's output on channel 100 or something on my coax. This would allow me to split that coax and run it to other TV's in my house and have the output from the receiver available on any TV on channel 100, while still having the regular cable channels available as normal. This will allow me to play Xbox on any TV in my house with my wireless controller.
I found this but it only puts the one signal onto coax, it doesn't add it to coax with an existing set of channels. Not what I want, but its the closest thing I've found.
Is this even possible or am I dreaming that I have seen this before?
posted on Jan 6, 2006 - 4 answers
EyeCandyFilter: I'm looking for some stunning CGI visuals to show off a new A/V system. Psychedelic computer graphics a-la X-mix are what I have in mind - a shrine to the pulsating, shiny, magic thing. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2005 - 12 answers
I have an old Intel Celeron 501MHz PC sitting around collecting dust. I'm wondering whether it would be suitable as a video server for my television, assuming I upgrade it with WiFi and a TV card. I don't have/want cable, so I don't necessarily need TiVo-like capabilities, but it would be nice to have something that could access my WiFi network, grab my downloads (mostly fansubbed anime, foriegn shows, etc.), and play them on the home theatre system. Is it worthwhile to use such a system for this purpose? Is there a more elegant solution that I'm overlooking that doesn't involve burning a ton of DVDs?
posted on Nov 3, 2005 - 5 answers
Trying to use a 17 LCD monitor as TV with my VCR. Where can I get something, hopefully not too expensive, to connect the RCA composite output to the VGA input of the monitor. Not sure if i need to find a converter box or some adapter cables exist to do the job. Did not find much useful info by googling.
posted on Sep 17, 2005 - 9 answers
Is there a way to avoid a wireless router interfering with the signal from a wireless audio-video transmitter? [more inside]
posted on Aug 26, 2005 - 7 answers
I have an Apple 20" Aluminum Cinema Display. What do I need if I want to use it as a TV without a Mac attached? [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2005 - 6 answers
Is there any way to reverse tv burn-in on a widescreen tv? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2005 - 6 answers
I've got two s-video signals and one s-video jack on my TV. What's the cheapest way to mitigate this, assuming I don't have easy access to the back of my TV for constant switching? [more inside]
posted on Feb 21, 2005 - 12 answers
Over the past several years, I have been burned by poor quality in home electronics from various manufacturers. I have purchased pieces by Sony (home stereo), Panasonic (theatre-in-a-box) and RCA (various pieces of junk), and all have given out in one way or another far too quickly for my liking. In a renewed attempt to build a proper home theatre system (DVD/CD, receiver, speakers, etc), and recognizing that I haven't the money for really high-end stuff but will avoid anything cheap, I seek outside opinions as to which manufacturers are making products that are of reasonable quality, and reasonably priced. Your experiences, please.
posted on Feb 4, 2005 - 23 answers
PC video to TV filter!
posted on Jan 25, 2005 - 9 answers
Inspired by the question about publicly available news footage: Is it possible to download somewhere all 7 (?) parts of Frank Capra's WWII series "Why We Fight"? I know it's in the public domain, having been produced with taxpayer dollars, but all I can find is people selling it on DVD and VHS, with the exception of the final title, which Prelinger has. Are there MPEG-2 or avi versions of the other titles somewhere?
Also, if I could sneak in a twofer -- Where do Jon Stewart, SNL, etc. get the video and stills they use in their news parodies? I know parody is protected, so they probably don't have to clear rights, but do they just copy it down from regular programming? Or is there some kind of archive they're tapping? Does CBS, for instance, just give you this stuff if you ask for it?
posted on Dec 16, 2004 - 8 answers
The mother of a friend of the family was on NBC's Nightly News tonight in a short segment regarding soldiers away from tloved ones during the holidays. We missed the news broadcast today, and I can't find a clip of the video.
Looking around for torrents I TV shows, I found plenty of the usual suspects (sitcoms, cartoons, etc) but nothing on this newcast tonight. Heck no places that offer downloads of new programs period.
This would really mean a lot to my fiancee and brother in law. Can anyone help me out, please?
Thank you in advance.
posted on Nov 22, 2004 - 9 answers
How do I watch incoming S-video on my Windows PC? I have a GeForce 4 Ti4200 with Video-In/Video-Out and the nVidia WDM video capture driver. Is there a better app to view the video than dScaler?
posted on Nov 6, 2004 - 8 answers
I want to watch TV on my laptop via wifi. Does anyone know how I can do this? For example, Toshiba's new Qosmio laptops come with a 'Wifi TV Router'. Does anyone else make a WiFi TV router? Or, alternatively, I have another computer with a TV card in it. What software could I install to stream the live TV signal from my server? I know there are streaming video products, but I don't know if any of them can also handle changing channels on a live TV stream. Any helpful suggestions appreciated. Thanks!
posted on Sep 1, 2004 - 4 answers
I just picked up a second monitor and am running in dual-monitor mode, but my video card also has a VIVO tv-out port which I connect to my TV. Are there video players like BSPlayer/vlc that will output to the TV, without having to swap it back in as a "secondary" monitor?
posted on May 19, 2004 - 1 answers
Getting a video signal into a second room [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2004 - 5 answers
