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Optical audio cables, also known as TOSLINK cables, are essential for transmitting audio signals between devices in your home cinema setup. They are particularly useful for connecting older sound ...

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Over-the-air (OTA) broadcast television may be making a comeback with major networks now sending HDTV signals capable of being picked up by the humble rooftop antenna. But subscriber TV services from ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA.—As television engineers age, those brought up in the era of analog signals and the subsequent transition to digital are retiring and talking hard-earned knowledge with them. Younger ...

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Let's dispel the mystery about the back of your DVD player by using the most complex type of DVD player available as our example, the Universal DVD player. Universal DVD players like Onkyo's DV-SP1000 ...

Reader Glen Lanier has two devices that seem to have difficulty communicating. He writes: I just put a small TV and Apple TV in my bedroom and connected them with an HDMI cable. The problem is that ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Today, however, most offer such analogue inputs alongside digital ones – optical, coaxial and USB ...