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How to Buy a Great Flat Screen TV: Are extended warranties and interest-free deals too good to be true? 
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How to Buy a Great Flat Screen TV: Are extended warranties and interest-free deals too good to be true?

by Adam Turner  |  20 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
There's a lot of research that goes into buying a new television, but the "would you like an extended warranty?" question at the register can often catch you by surprise.
Intel WiDi beams your laptop screen to your TV wirelessly 
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Intel WiDi beams your laptop screen to your TV wirelessly View all Stuff Articles

by Stuff.tv blank  |  15 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
Intel unveiled its Wireless HD technology - or WiDi - at CES, showing how a laptop screen can be displayed on your TV wirelessly and in 720p HD
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: Sony bets on 3D to boost television sales 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: Sony bets on 3D to boost television sales

by Adam Turner  |  15 Dec 2009  |  Comment now
Sony is aiming for images that literally leap out of the screen with its push for 3D televisions
Buying a flat screen TV: HDMI formats from 1.1 to 1.4 explained 
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Buying a flat screen TV: HDMI formats from 1.1 to 1.4 explained

by Adam Turner  |  30 Nov 2009  |  Comment now
With the HDMI standard now up to 1.4, we look at your options when it comes to connecting your big screen TV and set top boxes.
Buying a flat screen TV: Will 2010 be the year of OLED? 
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Buying a flat screen TV: Will 2010 be the year of OLED?

by Adam Turner  |  27 Nov 2009  |  Comment now
Take a trip to the shops today and you'll see two main types of flat panel televisions on the shelves - plasma and LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). But will 2010 be the year OLED televisions storm our lounge rooms?
Super-thin TVs come at a price 
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Super-thin TVs come at a price

by Adam Turner  |  25 Nov 2009  |  Comment now
If you're shopping for a flat screen TV, be prepared to be wowed by wafer-thin LCD televisions. But while they certainly make a fashion statement, such dramatic weight loss can come at the expense of picture quality
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: What do all those digital stickers mean? 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: What do all those digital stickers mean?

by Adam Turner  |  8 Nov 2009  |  Comment now
All those confusing labels actually tell you a lot about a television, but you need to decode the marketing spin. Here's a quick primer to digital tv labelling
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: How big a TV is too big? 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: How big a TV is too big?

by Adam Turner  |  28 Oct 2009  |  Comment now
That 50in screen might seem like a good idea, but here's why you should be careful about falling victim to screen envy
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: Should I care about refresh rates? 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: Should I care about refresh rates?

by Adam Turner  |  21 Oct 2009  |  Comment now
It's easy to treat buying a television as a numbers game, but the truth is that most of the figures on a TV spec sheet are so rubbery as to be meaningless. Refresh rates are an exception to the rule, although this is changing.
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: How do I compare HDTVs in the store? 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: How do I compare HDTVs in the store?

by Adam Turner  |  13 Oct 2009  |  Comment now
If you want to compare big TVs sitting on the shelves, go shopping when there's sport on the TV.
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype - HDTV: Resist the need for speed 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype - HDTV: Resist the need for speed

by Adam Turner  |  6 Oct 2009  |  Comment now
When buying an LCD TV don't place too much importance on a panel's response time.
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: Wall mounting your TV 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: Wall mounting your TV

by Adam Turner  |  30 Sep 2009  |  Comment now
If you want to hang your television on your wall, make sure it's got holes in all the right places. Here's what you need to know
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: Hiding your television 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: Hiding your television

by Adam Turner  |  22 Sep 2009  |  Comment now
Part 12: Just because you've bought a hulking great plasma or LCD panel doesn't mean you need to stare at it all day. Here's two options for hiding your TV
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 11: calibrating your television 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 11: calibrating your television

by Adam Turner  |  16 Sep 2009  |  Comment now
With just a few tweaks you can dramatically improve the quality of your TV picture. Here's what you need to know
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 10: those pesky upscaling issues explained 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 10: those pesky upscaling issues explained

by Adam Turner  |  10 Sep 2009  |  Comment now
Some big screen televisions let you disable any overscan or other distortion by enabling a feature called 1:1 pixel mapping. Here's why it will help you get a perfect picture
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 9: video inputs and future proofing 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 9: video inputs and future proofing

by Adam Turner  |  1 Sep 2009  |  Comment now
If you plan down the line to add Blu-Ray, digital, and even pay tv to your TV, it pays to get a screen with the right connections. Here's what you need to know
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 8: Logitech Harmony vs AV Link remote controls 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 8: Logitech Harmony vs AV Link remote controls

by Adam Turner  |  25 Aug 2009  |  Comment now
Want to control your entire home theatre with a single, universal remote? We discuss Logitech's Harmony and the universal remote tech offered by the likes of Sony, Panasonic and Samsung.
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 7: Should you upgrade your TV for DLNA? 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 7: Should you upgrade your TV for DLNA?

by Adam Turner  |  18 Aug 2009  |  Comment now
If you'd like to stream video to your big screen TV, you need to know about DLNA. The number of DLNA-certified televisions has more than doubled in the last three months. Here's what you need to know.
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 6: TV tuners and "Digital Capable" 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 6: TV tuners and "Digital Capable"

by Adam Turner  |  14 Aug 2009  |  Comment now
If you're buying a flat screen TV, some marketing tactics when it comes to 1080p and 720p can be deceptive. Here's what you need to know
How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 5: HDMI and component ports 
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 5: HDMI and component ports

by Adam Turner  |  29 Jul 2009  |  Comment now
One of the important things you'll be doing with a new flat screen is connecting it to a set top box, Blu-Ray player or PVR like a TiVo. Here's what you need to know
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