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Home video projectors have a unique place in the world of entertainment. They’re both the oldest way to watch a movie, as well as one of the most advanced. Before the days of video tape, a projector was the only way to enjoy a movie at home. These old-school projectors were clunky and expensive, and required reel-to-reel film. As a result, only rich people and …

These days, our TVs keep getting bigger and bigger. A lot of this is due to the ubiquity of HD and even 2K content. A 70-inch CRT TV looked like garbage unless you were far away. But a crisp LCD display looks beautiful even at a distance of just a few feet. Another reason our TVs are getting bigger is that LCD technology itself is …

Before digital video, before camcorders and cassette tapes, people still took home videos. But as was necessary for the times, they used 8mm film. These old-school cameras were very popular in the 1950s and 60s. However, as video camcorders became more affordable, they fell out of favor. But the cameras themselves, particularly the Kodak Super 8, were very well-engineered. They went on to be used …

Projectors are one of those technologies that never seem to die. Like vinyl, they’ve been around since our grandparents’ times, and they’re still useful today. In vinyl’s case, the technology was nearly killed by CDs. CDs were smaller, you could use them in a car, and they provided nearly as good quality as vinyl. But then came MP3s and streaming music, which have more or …

It’s no secret that many kids are scared of the dark. If you’re a human being with a pulse, there’s a good chance you used to be one of them. But at some point, your kids need to sleep, and a brightly-lit room is not the best environment for that. One solution is to use a simple nightlight. As a matter of fact, it’s such …