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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| TV broadcasting | 9/20/2010 | Brad King |
| Q: I am curious about how TV signals are propagated. Are they still broadcasted through the air and ... A: Bob, To make it very simple with the new digital transmission of TV signals, it is basically a "0" ... | ||
| analog to digital transition | 8/11/2010 | Brad King |
| Q: comcast recently went digital, i lost a lot of channels. cable co. says i need a dta box from them ... A: John, You are able to buy a newer digital ready tv and this will allow you to receive the channels ... | ||
| Cable Box Requirements | 5/22/2010 | Brad King |
| Q: Brad: I understand that come June 1 of this year, all broadcast compnaies will be broadcasting in ... A: Nicholas, To simplify what is going to happen is all cable ready tv's that subscribe to a cable tv ... | ||
| VGA cable connection | 2/26/2010 | Brad King |
| Q: I just recently bought a wireless keyboard and mouse along with a VGA cable to bring my PC onto my ... A: Dennis, I probably suspect the tv input needs to be changed on tv or remote control. Depending on ... | ||
| USB to cat5 | 2/3/2010 | Brad King |
| Q: i just wondered if you could help me with this, i'm building a project and needed to convert from ... A: Hazem, Don't really have a specific answer for you on this except what is connection being used ... | ||
| Comcast digital cable problem | 12/2/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: I'm an AllExpert in entomology. Unfortunately, my knowledge of technology is at the opposite end of ... A: Eric, Just seen the question, and will try to help if possible (sorry if late). There may be a ... | ||
| cable box rebooting | 11/12/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: I have replaced 5 hd cable dvr boxes because 3 or 4 times a week the box would get stuck in the ... A: Don, Actually I have heard of a tv tuner being bad and sending AC voltage back out of tv set. ... | ||
| chewed cable | 10/13/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: my dog partially chewed my cable, however, the tv picture is fine. can I just leave the wire as is ... A: Heddy, The cable wire should not be of any danger, as far as an electrical shock concern. But if ... | ||
| Digital Cable TV | 7/8/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: Brad: There is something I don't understand about what the cable companies are doing regarding ... A: The biggest reason for the analog still being around is because a vast majority of the consumer tv ... | ||
| What is | 6/18/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: One of the technical specs of a video signal is the "pixel rate"? What does "pixel rate" mean? ... A: Green, I would start with the sony brand and second is pioneer and third would be panasonic. These ... | ||
| What is "pixel rate"? | 6/16/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: One of the technical specs of a video signal is the "pixel rate"? What does "pixel rate" mean? ... A: Green, This is a term used when a pixel turns from color to white back to color. This is gauged with ... | ||
| Internet Speeds | 5/30/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: I have a Dell XPS 420 running Windows Vista. My wife has an IBM ThinkPad that is about 3 months old ... A: Paul, Could be a variety of different reasons the connection slows. 1) age of router 2) cable modems ... | ||
| the digital switch in june | 5/28/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: I have a 32 inch Sony 'trinitron' TV from 1994 and have basic cable service from Comcast. They say ... A: Lee, I hope this answer will be a little more clearer for you. The majority of channels (discovery, ... | ||
| a simple video telephone call | 5/28/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: I currenlty watch Cable television system through a local pay for view cable box why and how far ... A: Michael, The technology is definitely there. The consumer electronic companies and satellite and ... | ||
| the digital switch in june | 5/25/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: I have a 32 inch Sony 'trinitron' TV from 1994 and have basic cable service from Comcast. They say ... A: Lee, The signal being transmitted will be fine on your set. The picture quality should actually be ... | ||
| Cable wire chewed | 4/23/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: My puppy recently chewed through the cable wire running into my apartment from the pole outside. Is ... A: Jamie, You should be able to pick up connectors at retail store (walmart, kmart,target,ie). ... | ||
| Internet Location | 4/2/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: I am a US citizen but currently travelling. I considered moving back to the USA, but I wonder where ... A: Victor, This is really a hard question to answer due to all the competition for your money in the ... | ||
| Dual Ground | 3/15/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: I have A ground block that has two ground connections on it. I am wondering, Can I connect a ground ... A: Shawn, Don't know the codes in your area, but most areas allow for a "common bond" or common ground ... | ||
| Digital Conversion | 2/1/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: Brad: I now subscribe to cable TV service (Cablevision),and have a couple of analog TV sets in the ... A: Nicholas, Thanks for the positive response. When the cable company receives there off-air signal ... | ||
| Digital Conversion | 1/31/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: Brad: I now subscribe to cable TV service (Cablevision),and have a couple of analog TV sets in the ... A: Nicholas, You will good to go with the cable service with Cablevision. The cable in a cable plant ... | ||
| VGA quality | 1/28/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: I recently bought a VGA splitter and VGA cable for use of my PC w/ my HD tv. I bought what I thought ... A: Derek, I assume ghosting is appearing on new TV. Would usually think the problem would be in cable ... | ||
| Verizon FIOS | 1/26/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: I am being forced to switch from Directv to either Verizon FIOS or Comcast cable because of where I ... A: Len, Not knowing exactly the area you live and the quality of plant or employee's , but the plant ... | ||
| Verizon FIOS | 1/23/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: I am being forced to switch from Directv to either Verizon FIOS or Comcast cable because of where I ... A: Len, As far as the Directv contract goes, I don't know exactly what the fine print is in your ... | ||
| 5.1 sound through satellite receiver | 1/12/2009 | Brad King |
| Q: I m having a Sony 5.1 receiver. I enjoy 5.1 sound through Dvd player. I want to know that whether ... A: I am not an expert in this particular area, but I have seen a few websites that may have what you ... | ||
| Connecting surround dound system | 10/31/2008 | Brad King |
| Q: I am thinking of getting Denon DHT789BA surround system and I am not sure that I will be able to ... A: Annette, Your Denon surr. system will be able to be feed from the audio outputs on back of Sony TV. ... | ||
| Zenith 22" LCD HDTV | 10/27/2008 | Brad King |
| Q: We might purchase the TV in the subject line - it's "cheap" as these TV's go - new for $250. (Costs ... A: Denis, Zenith has been made out of the states for many years now and that has probably dropped the ... | ||
| Please help sir | 6/6/2008 | Brad King |
| Q: i hope you would help me in connecting my laptop to the TV. the problem is i've only got one port in ... A: Try one of these links below to see if this is the cable you may be needing. It is very difficult to ... | ||
| buried catv cable | 4/12/2008 | Brad King |
| Q: What type of cable should be used for direct burial for catv + internet from pole to house? this is ... A: John, Their is a direct burial cable that uses a special gel filled encapsulate that will repel ... | ||
| Cable connection with a router? | 4/9/2008 | Brad King |
| Q: I hope you're able to answer this question for me. I am not an expert as you will see so please ... A: Seila, Your friends are correct when they say all you need is a router. A four port wireless router ... | ||
| Verizon FIOS--TV station drops out sometimes | 4/5/2008 | Brad King |
| Q: There seems to be an issue with the HDMI "handshake" that occurs between Motorola HD STB and my 2006 ... A: Ted, I am not that familiar with that Motorola set-top box. I would see if there is a possible ... | ||
| Labor markup | 2/29/2008 | Brad King |
| Q: I run a computer networking business, but am also doing some structured cabling. What are the ... A: Corey, This is not an area of expertise for me. But I am willing to give some insight on past ... | ||
| Cable trips breaker | 2/20/2008 | Brad King |
| Q: We have had the same issue as a previous question. . connecting the cable to our television blows a ... A: Most catv systems are grounded on exterior of home, before entering residence. This sounds to be a ... | ||
| VGA to Component Wire | 1/10/2008 | Brad King |
| Q: I have a Gateway MX3701 Laptop, and I have purchased the VGA to Component Wire. When i connect the ... A: Ahmed, I am not sure if problem is may lie in output voltage of laptop VGA output or not. I would ... | ||
| 2nd computer hookup | 11/12/2007 | Brad King |
| Q: I have comcast for my ISP and I'd like to hookup a 2nd computer for internet use. The computer is ... A: Alan, If modem is wireless there are a couple of ways. first it will most likely have a flexible ... | ||
| 2nd computer hookup | 11/6/2007 | Brad King |
| Q: I have comcast for my ISP and I'd like to hookup a 2nd computer for internet use. The computer is ... A: Alan, First question would be whether your modem provided by comcast is wireless router or not. If ... | ||
| computer modem connection | 10/22/2007 | Brad King |
| Q: I have Comcast cable TV and Internet and am experiencing an electrical feed back from either a TV or ... A: Don, They do make a voltage block inline filter that will suppress dc and ac voltage. The part is ... | ||
| Home Wired for Cable | 10/11/2007 | Brad King |
| Q: My home was built in 1991 and was 'pre-wired with cable'. I was told the cable was not the type used ... A: The cable required for most newer technologies is called RG-6, I am guessing that the house was ... | ||
| ANALOG SET TOP BOXES | 9/26/2007 | Brad King |
| Q: I am curently looking to purchase 200 set top boxes could you reccomend a source for inexpensive ... A: I have looked on numerous sites on web and have not had much luck finding the analog boxes. Your ... | ||
| Where can I find old analogue cable boxes? What happened to United Artist Cable? | 8/23/2007 | Brad King |
| Q: In April of '89, I rented a cable-converter from United Artist. It was obviously an analogue ... A: I try to be optimistic , but the "analog box" is slowly becoming "extinct". There is still a few ... | ||
| Don't want Digital Cable | 7/30/2007 | Brad King |
| Q: I'm moving to a new location, and it looks like basic cable (which I now have) is not available, and ... A: You probably don't have much of a choice if basic or "analog cable" (non-digital) is being phased ... | ||
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