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Tech Tuesday – Top 5 Home Cinema Soundbars to suit any budget

Not the sort of BAR that you buy a drink from, Soundbars are the new and fashionable way to get better sound at home Let’s face it in this day and age of super slim LED Flat-Screen TVs it is often style over substance when it comes to the sound...
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 04 Oct 2011 | Daily Posts, Tech Tuesday | 9 Comments
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Tech Tuesday – Media Streamers

It is Tuesday and I want to talk to you about Media streamers. In this day and age we are storing more and more information and media on our computers and respective hard drives. Whether it is MP3’s, Photos, Movies and TV Shows, never before has our life become more...
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 20 Sep 2011 | Daily Posts, Tech Tuesday | 10 Comments
These are NOT SMART TVs

Tech Tuesday – FRC’s Top 5 Smart TVs to fit every budget

Everything is getting smarter these days, TVs included. Here is a look at our top 5 SMART TVs to fit every budget. I remember when I was a boy we had to get up to select a TV channel from an analog switch on the actual TV in the front...
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 13 Sep 2011 | Uncategorized | 14 Comments
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Tech Tuesday – GUEST POST, Is Seeing Films on IMAX worth it?

This weeks Tech Tuesday is being taken over by my fellow AV geek Ted S. This week my friend asks the question is it worth viewing films at an IMAX theatre? Within the last few years Hollywood has been putting out films on the IMAX format, so is it worth...
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 06 Sep 2011 | Daily Posts, Tech Tuesday | 29 Comments
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Tech Tuesday – My Top Blu Ray Players For Any Budget

This weeks Tech Tuesday I want to talk to you all about Blu Ray players. Namely my favourite players this year, 2011. I remember when Blu Ray players were just about getting HD material onto your TV. Back when it was cool and expensive to jump on the HD bandwagon....
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 30 Aug 2011 | Daily Posts, Tech Tuesday | 22 Comments
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Tech Tuesday – The Surprising Amount of 3-D TV Watched by TV Owners

Now you all know my views on 3-D, but just to show that this website is not totally biased against it, here is a little report on how much owners are now actually watching 3-D content. I find this very interesting, a poll that was recently published showed that a...
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 23 Aug 2011 | Daily Posts, Tech Tuesday | 12 Comments
This is where we should have been....

Weekend Round-Up Part 2, Empire Present’s Big Screen Day Two

Todays Tech Tuesday has been hijacked by Big Screen. Without further of a do here is the round-up from Day 2. What a difference a day makes? Being a Saturday the train was pretty empty and lovely to be on. No commuters, just strange people up and on a train...
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 16 Aug 2011 | Daily Posts, Weekend Round-Up | 30 Comments

Midweek Mumbling – Time to celebrate, 200th post

Who would have ever believed that I would make it to 200 posts this fast? Well in this weeks midweek I discuss the highs and lows of it all… I know that to some of you these milestones are not a big deal. But to me they most definitely are....
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 10 Aug 2011 | Daily Posts, Midweek Mumbling | 45 Comments

Tech Tuesday – TV Calibration 101

Today is Tech Tuesday and I want to talk to you a little bit about TV Calibration. In fact not only TV but projector or any type of display Now I know you’re excited. You have just got home from your local with you ...
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 09 Aug 2011 | Daily Posts, Tech Tuesday | 20 Comments
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Tech Tuesday – Speakers and Their Placement

In this weeks Tech Tuesday I want to talk to you about those big black boxes in the corner of the room, your speakers. A few weeks ago I talked to you about Surround Sound and the different ways to get it, also, Ted posted all about the new HD...
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 02 Aug 2011 | Daily Posts, Tech Tuesday | 7 Comments
You can bet this guy never forgets the wire!!

Tech Tuesday – Let Us Not Forget the Wires!!!

We Have talked a lot about Displays, Projectors and what to play on them. But this weeks Tech Tuesday we are going to talk about the unseen hero of Home Cinema – The Wires By now you should be chomping at the bit to go and buy your system. Your...
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 19 Jul 2011 | Daily Posts, Tech Tuesday | 14 Comments

Tech Tuesday – HD Surround Sound Formats, Explained!

Welcome to Tech Tuesday, this week Ted S. explains the difference to all those sound formats listed on your blu-ray disks… What are the HD surround sounds? So you’ve just bought a Blu-ray player and home theater surround sound system. But you’re wondering what does Dolby Digital-Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD...
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 14 Jun 2011 | Home Cinema, Tech Tuesday | 9 Comments

Tech Tuesday – Surround Sound and Ways to get it Part 1

Welcome to Tech Tuesday. Today, I am going to talk to you about surround sound and different ways to achieve it. I guess you are wondering why on earth would I spend all this money on a new TV and then not use the speakers provided? Well as I mentioned...
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 07 Jun 2011 | Tech Tuesday | 16 Comments

Tech Tuesday – Choosing the right Source for your Home Cinema

This weeks AV Tech post is all about what kind of source you can use to watch films/tv on in your Front Room Cinema       We now have your Display set up at the right distance and speakers all aligned to give you the best ever sound. But how do we...
Posted by Scott Lawlor | 17 May 2011 | Tech Tuesday | 15 Comments