Entries from December 25th, 2008

The HD GURU’s Guide To New HDTV Set-Up

December 25th, 2008 · 12 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, Microdisplay Rear Projection, Plasma, Reference Materials

If Santa delivered a new HDTV to your home today, use this list to help get your HDTV up, running and looking good. Please read the owner’s manual before proceeding. 1) Get It Ready If it is flat, (LCD or Plasma) the HDTV may need attachment to its table stand (if you’re not wall mounting [...]

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HD GURU’s Recommended Last Minute Holiday Gifts

December 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · DVR, Headphones, Sling Box

With Christmas rapidly approaching, the HD Guru has picked some of his favorite gadgets and accessories for holiday gifting. By Cha Merson VUDU With VUDU you wouldn’t need to go to a video store or wait for a disc in the mail from Netflix, you can download the latest DVD releases and see the movie [...]

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Will You Pay a Price By Purchasing a “Tier Three” HDTV?

December 16th, 2008 · 26 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, Plasma

There are three TV manufacturing “tiers.”  Tier 1 companies such as Samsung and Panasonic design and market their own HDTVs. The second tier consists of secondary brands from established TV makers such as Zenith (owned by LG) and Magnavox (Philips). The third tier, including brands like Polaroid, Vizio and TruTech, are marketing ventures that use [...]

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The Best Deals and Steals On The HD GURU’s Recommended HDTVs

December 7th, 2008 · 15 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, Plasma

Originally Posted December 7, 2008 Update December 8, 2008 6 Avenue Electronics on line (6ave.com) has coupon codes to save you an additional 5%,  along with added coupon code specials for two HD GURU recommended Pioneer HDTVs. The codes are as follows and are from listings at dealtaker.com : 5% off on entire order (Excludes: [...]

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HDTV Christmas Buyer’s Guide and Recommended Models -Part II

December 4th, 2008 · 43 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, Plasma

Use this guide to help you choose the HDTV flat panel that best fits your needs. Part II covers screen size, LCD and plasma technology and a list of HD GURU® recommended displays. The criteria for choosing the optimum screen size are viewing distance and a display’s native resolution. The HD Guru has a chart [...]

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