Television Archive
Your parents or grandparents probably told you that you shouldn’t watch TV with the lights out. And for taking care of your eyes, that can actually be sound advice. Failing to develop a soft contrast between your screen and the environment around it, your eyes probably aren’t going to suffer a bunch of permanent damage. But they will be strained. It might even contribute to …
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 …
Most TV wall mounts are designed for flat panels, and if it hadn’t escaped your notice, curved panels aren’t flat. As a result, it can be slightly more difficult to find an appropriate mount for curved displays. Fewer curved televisions being used by consumers means there are fewer mounts made with curved panels specifically in mind. And less competition in some niche almost always means …
If you’re like many people, your RV is your second home. And whether you’re on the road for weeks, months, or even years, you want to have all of home’s amenities. That means hot water, a functioning refrigerator, and a television. Yes, we all love the dream of sitting outside under the stars. But the reality is that many evenings, foul weather or mosquitos will …
If you look at the average living room, a lot has changed over the past few decades. When TVs first became widespread, they were big, bulky appliances. Forget about a slim, flat panel. These were full-sized cabinets, with wooden enclosures. With advances in technology, CRT TVs got smaller, and screens got bigger. By the 1990s, it wasn’t unusual to see an entertainment center with a …
