I'm trying to figure out the thicket of terminology and buzzwords surrounding modern television sets and am stymied about one thing: what's the difference between an HD-capable and HD-ready HDTV?...

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What's going on? I have a fancy new LG BH100 Blu-Ray high-def video player and when I finally got my hands on Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer I was aghast to find that it just didn't work...

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This is a user-contributed article. TV has evolved in the last 5 years and can be difficult to understand. There are many technologies out there in the marketplace that are worth being conscious of as you go and buy an...

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This is the first part of a series of high tech buyer's guides we're releasing here at Ask Dave Taylor to help address many of the questions that we receive about confusing new technologies and gadgets. This first article addresses...

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I'm thinking about buying a high-def DVD player to enjoy the capabilities of my new TV, but I'm pretty baffled about whether I should purchase a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player. What's the difference between them and which do you think...

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