So, you’ve just bought a new A/V receiver or soundbar. Congratulations! But now it’s time to make all the connections, and you’ve got some decisions to make. Life wasn’t always this complicated. In the olden days, when dinosaurs ruled the earth, a simple coaxial cable got the job done for all connections. But we’re no …
Back in the year 2000, Netflix founders Reed Hastings and Mark Randolph were ready to cash out. They offered to sell the company to Blockbuster for a cool $50 million. Blockbuster refused. It’s only been 22 years, but this is already one of the world’s most famous business blunders. Today, Blockbuster is dead and streaming …
When manufacturers build TVs, monitors, and other displays, they advertise a certain resolution. You’ve probably seen a lot of terms like 480p, 720p, 1080p, and 4K. What do these numbers mean, and what is each type of display best for? In this guide, we’ll discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each different screen resolution. We’ll …
Some technologies never get old. Like a fine wine, they get better with age, and even gain a sort of retro appeal. Projectors and vinyl records are both excellent examples. Once upon a time, they were the standard. If you wanted to watch a movie at home, you had to use a reel-to-reel projector. If …
There’s nothing quite like the retro feel of watching a movie on a projector. Like listening to music on a record player, it has a unique old-school appeal that never gets stale. Also like vinyl records, home projectors nearly became extinct. Earlier projectors weren’t digital. They relied on reel-to-reel film, which was bulky and difficult …