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Home Toys
February 2006
Bob Hetherington |
CannonPC LX Series Media Center PC There are connections for almost everything you can dream up on this unit and you need to have some knowledge of PC's to get the most out of this equipment. Be prepared for some setup challenges.   |
Home Theater
March 2002
Mike McGann |
Get Plugged In The ins and outs of A/V connections... |
Home Toys
April 2005
Steve Faber |
How to Wire Your Home for Modern Entertainment and Control Systems As content delivery over broadband increases, especially with the advent of HDTV, bandwidth demands will skyrocket. Using a wired network will help ensure uninterrupted delivery of your favorite programming. |
Home Toys
June 2004
Jack Urrutia |
Modulating on Digital Cable Systems Even though digital cable may present interesting challenges, it is still possible to distribute video sources like security cameras around the house using a video modulator and the existing cable TV wiring. |
Home Toys
February 2004
Stuart Lindsay |
Installing Residential Modulators In Homes With Digital Cable Television Most residential modulators have output ranges on the CATV band from Channels 65-135. Since the output of the modulator and the digital cable signals are on the same frequency, they cannot be combined onto the same coaxial cable without interfering with each other. |
Home Toys
October 2002
Prasanna M. Shah |
Structured Wiring For Whole House Music Distribution This article describes ways of taking advantage of structured wiring for whole-house music distribution. |
Home Toys
October 2004
Tom Grounds |
Home Theater Project: Media Room Finding the right place for everything in your home theater system. |
Home Toys
June 2006 |
Home Theater Design and Construction Part 6: Component features and performance. The good news is that home theater equipment is better than ever, and more affordable to boot. In addition, there is much help available, on the Internet or from one of the many qualified custom installation firms in most areas. |
Home Toys
March 2003
Bob Hetherington |
Elan Z-Series Multi Room/Multi Source Audio/Video System with VIA! TouchPanel This is not a system that can be installed without a fair bit of expertise but the technology is solid and the reliability is good. |
PC Magazine
July 1, 2003
Bill Howard |
Build a Home Entertainment PC You don't have to spend a fortune to create a home entertainment PC. A few basic enhancements are all you need. |
Home Theater
January 2007
Chris Chiarella |
HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7580n HTPC Who is this rig ultimately for? Despite the great convenience, you can't be a total newbie to properly set up and use the Media Center TV m7580n. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2010
Glenn Derene |
The Cable Guide: Know Your Computer and TV Wires The different wires that are needed for your home entertainment equipment are listed here. |
Home Toys
June 2005
John E. Johnson |
Speaker Cables and Interconnects for Your Home Theater Out of all audio and video components we buy, perhaps the most misunderstood and underestimated are the cables we connect them all together with. Selecting cables for your home theater system is an important task. |
Home Toys
August 2002
Chris Grace |
Getting a Grip on All the Gear Applying computer technology to home theater, home automation, and security, is the key to making control of these systems not only simple, but also fun. |
PC World
January 2005
Josh Taylor |
The Ultimate Remote Want one clicker that can do it all? I cleared the coffee table and tested four controls designed to streamline home entertainment management. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Bob Hetherington |
Xantech Infrared Control Equipment Xantech manufactures all the bits and pieces required to build an IR network, allowing IR remotes to work from anywhere in the house. |
PC Magazine
May 31, 2006
Eric S. Fellen |
Wire It Yourself Carving holes in walls may seem like a no-no, but it's the only way to run (and hide) Ethernet, television cables, and even extra power jacks. Here's how. |
Home Theater
January 2006
John Higgins |
Putting a PC in your HT What to look for when buying a PC to improve your home theater experience. |
Home Theater
September 2005
John Higgens |
Universal Remote Roundup One For All URC 8910... RadioShack Kameleon 6-in-1... URC-100 Unifier... Sony RM-AV2500... Logitech Harmony 676... |
PC Magazine
May 20, 2010
Lance Ulanoff |
Google TV: 8 Big Questions The seamless integration of the Web and TV is the holy grail of home entertainment, but does Google's solution cover all the bases? |
Home Toys
February 2005
Pete Baker |
"When Push Comes to Touch..." Rules of Thumb for Selling Remote Controls While categorized as an "accessory," there's not a consumer out there who doesn't consider a remote control a necessity. If they have trouble using it, you could end up losing future business. |
PC World
March 2006
Ramon G. McLeod |
Harmony's Works-Through-Walls Remote Well-designed universal remote includes radio frequency capability. |
Home Theater
February 2006
John Higgins |
HP z556 Digital Entertainment Center The z556 is set to act (and look) like the center of your home theater, with storage for HD content, photos, music, and games. But it is first and foremost a computer and must be treated as such. |
Home Toys
February 2005
Jack Andresen |
Running 10BaseT Ethernet Over Existing but Unused Coax Cable Cable companies have, over the years, installed a lot of coaxial cable that is no longer in use, such as households that have installed or plan to install some version of DSL to bring video over the telephone line. Along with the video they get data, typically 10BaseT Ethernet. |
Home Toys
June 2003 |
Frequency vs. Signal Loss for RG-59 and RG-6 Coaxial Cable If you want to have the best possible pictures delivered by your distribution system, you will need to determine the signal losses that will occur through your cable system. |
Home Toys
October 2002
Tim Means |
Value Added by Convenience The challenge for "smart" products is to be in touch with what people really need or want. Accessories like remote controls are no exception. |
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2007
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Unchained From The Cable Box The FCC is breaking the cable hold on set-top boxes and letting rivals step in. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2006
Robert W. Lucky |
Remote Control Delving into the world of remote control hackers, this author/engineer develops a new appreciation for these humble devices. |
Home Toys
June 2004 |
Ideal Remote Controls Combining a remote with a controller can bring back the joy of having a simple remote control. Done right, there is no need to "understand" how the entertainment equipment is wired, nor a need to learn how to control it. It just works. In fact, it passes the babysitter test. |
Home Toys
April 2002
Brian McClung |
The OCELOT from Applied Digital, Inc. The OCELOT home automation controller appears a well-thought-out answer to home automation. Capable of interfacing with 4 different types of protocols (RS232, RS485, X-10, and IR) and with expansion capabilities, it seems capable of the manufacturer's claims. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Mark McCall |
IR - Hardwired Distribution A detailed account of a project to set up hard-wired distribution of infrared signals through a home network. |
Home Theater
June 2007
Chris Chiarella |
Windows on the World How Intel works with Windows Vista to create the "Ultimate" HTPC. |
Home Theater
September 14, 2007 |
FCC Adopts Cable Transition Rules This week the Federal Communications Commission finally decided on "must carry" rules. All channels on your local airwaves must be available to all cable subscribers, whether their TVs are digital or analog. |
Home Toys
February 2004
Anne Price |
Thinking About a Universal Remote? Consider Usage Model, Costs, Range Now that we have all this great home theater equipment, how can we manage the resulting remote clutter? |
PC Magazine
April 16, 2009
Joel Santo Domingo |
IR Not Working? Move the Sensor Find out where the IR sensor is on your Media Center PC, TV, or other bit of home-theater equipment. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2011
Tim Beyers |
Why Betting on Apple or Microsoft to Win the TV Wars May Be Folly Both have enviable product sets, but that's not likely to be enough. |
Home Toys
April 2004 |
Software Issues and the Home Theater Personal Computer If things remain as they are now, the growing family of software based media management products is not going to be taken seriously in the automation world. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2005
Steffen Koehler |
Advances in hybrid optical packaging enable high-bandwidth photonic RF transmission The challenge in exploiting optical fiber for RF transmission lies in getting the RF signals on and off the fiber without degrading the signals. Advances in optical packaging technology are making improvements to military equipment possible. |
