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• Sound Advice: Screen can put projector in good light
  Q I am interested in setting up a home theater with a front projector but do not want to be limited to using the system only in dim light or total darkness. Are there any projectors with sufficient light output to do this?
  Sep 11, 2009
• Sound Advice: VCRs can still record cable TV
  Q We read your recent column about attaching a digital conversion box and a VCR to your television. Were you talking about the generic box that people must now attach if they have used an antenna for their TV reception, or was it a box like we have been given from our cable company? No matter what we do, we cannot figure out how to record TV shows anymore. We record a lot of TV programs, and now it appears we will be forced to pay more each month for the cable company's DVR so that we can record anything. Is it true that the digital switch was designed to kill the VCR?
  Sep 4, 2009
• Portable HD Radio now available
  Q I am disappointed in the electronics industry regarding a specific niche that is being ignored by radio manufacturers. My wife and I listen to KSJN, the public-radio station in St. Paul, in the mornings.
  Aug 28, 2009
• Tabletop units can deliver great sound
  Q Can you recommend speakers to go with an iPod? I am looking for a compact, transportable set and possibly something a bit bigger for my home.
  Aug 21, 2009
• Memory-card capacity can vary
  Q Sometimes my digital camera tells me I have 30 pictures remaining on the memory card, but I manage to squeeze in 34 or 35 before the card is full. Is there something wrong with my camera since this number is often incorrect?
  Aug 14, 2009
• Sound Advice: PlayStation 3 worth connecting to Internet
  Q I am going to get a PlayStation 3 for watching Blu-ray movies and playing games. It seems that you are emphatic about owners connecting the PS3 to the Internet. Why is this so important? Aren't all movies and games self-contained on discs?
  Aug 7, 2009
• Sound Advice: Camera card slow to save
  
  Jul 31, 2009
• Sound Advice: Converter box isn't always best
  Q You answered a reader regarding whether it would be possible to continue using his VCR to time shift and record programs while watching another TV program at the same time, now that TV broadcasts have switched to digital. You said he should update his VCR to one that has a digital tuner. Why he wouldn't be able to use a converter box?
  Jul 24, 2009
• Sound Advice: Disc formats deserve support
  Q Why should we invest in Blu-ray or any other DVD players? Isn't the next logical audio-video format going to be flash-drive-type devices?
  Jul 17, 2009
• VCR needs digital tuner to record
  Q I have an HDTV with an over-the-air antenna, no cable or satellite. Is there a way to continue using my VCR to record programs while watching another TV program at the same time? Since the change from analog to digital, I have been unable to do this.
  Jul 10, 2009

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