Greg Tarr
Latest Addition to the HDGURU.com, An Interactive Connections Guide
New Connections Guide. An easy to use, interactive tutorial to teach you how to make the best connection between your HDTV and source devices. The Connections Guide button is located on the top button bar. The HD Guru  ÂÂ
Sony Announces Future Upgrades For BDP-S1
Less than a week after Sony released its first freestanding Blu-ray player, (see our exclusive review below) it has announced upgrades to be available in 2007 to solve a problem the HD Guru encountered while testing the player, its inablility to play BD-R/RE recordable discs. Currently the…
EXCLUSIVE: First Review Of The Sony BDP-S1 Blu-Ray Player
Please Note For those of you not familiar with high definition discs and players, there are two competing formats battling for your eyes and dollars this holiday season. They are Blu-ray and HD DVD. These formats are incompatible and have overlapping studio support as well…
Lechner Distance: The Number You Need to Know Before Buying an HDTV
Bernard Lechner is an award winning television engineer. At RCA he was heavily involved in the development of HDTV. Lechner researched the typical distance between a viewer and their television screen by taking measurements in many American homes. The median distance complied from all his…
Will A Line Conditioner Improve Your Image?
The HD Guru’s readers have asked for the real story on power line conditioners. Are they really needed with an HDTV? Do they provide a sharper picture as some salesmen claim? How well do they protect the TV in case of a lightening strike or…
Chicago Tribune Asks The HD Guru
Below is an intervew of the HD Guru by Kevin Hunt appearing in the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers around the country this week. Kevin asked questions about my favorite subject. OUR A/V GUY Up close and personal with HDTV expert By Kevin Hunt Tribune…
Are You Getting All the Resolution You are Paying For? More Tests
In the November 2006 issue of Home Theater Magazine the HD Guru tested 61 new HDTVs using the 1080i HDTV format that most of the HDTV channels use (including CBS, NBC, CW, MTV HD, and Wealth HD), as well as the current HD DVD and…
LCD vs. Plasma- The Pros and Cons
Large screen high-definition flat panels make the top ten list in “must purchase†surveys this year-and for good reason. They bring a Jetsons-like future to the present, with the best models delivering bright, clear, sharp high-definition pictures with deep colors and rich life like sound,…
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