Consumer Electronics - 19 December 2006

Here at my house we use the VCR a lot. We tape a lot of shows when we can't watch them, 5 minutes of news we want to keep for some reason, football games, etc. There is no tivo in Portugal and apparently nothing similar is going to be available in the near future. :o(

While we use a DVD player, we do not own a DVD recorder. I'm thinking of buying my family one this Christmas. That's why I'm asking for your opinion: what are the biggest differences between a DVD recorder and a VCR (besides the quality and durability, of course)? Is it easy for someone who is used to working a VCR to adapt to the DVD recorder? Is programming as easy as with the VCR? Also, what advantages are there to buy a DVD recorder with HDD?

I know I could buy a combo, but I prefer just the DVD recorder. I appreciate any useful info. Thanks!

2006-12-19 12:07:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in TiVO & DVRs

2006-12-19 12:06:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cell Phones & Plans

Ok look. I am a Sony fan and I love the PS2, but I want either a 360 or PS3. I really like the gaming pad for the 360, but Sony has better games for their console, although there are great games for both systems. I have $900 and I only want to buy one of the systems. Which system will have a better future? (And dont talk about the damn Wii..)

2006-12-19 11:56:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Gear

2006-12-19 11:56:03 · 5 answers · asked by Christian N 1 in Games & Gear

2006-12-19 11:55:31 · 11 answers · asked by luvmario2001 1 in Cell Phones & Plans

it has all of my num=mbers and i need to text my friends. I cant live without it

2006-12-19 11:50:36 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cell Phones & Plans

2006-12-19 11:47:47 · 3 answers · asked by DEAN R 1 in Other - Electronics

How are they??? Are they as good as an IPOD???

2006-12-19 11:47:27 · 1 answers · asked by BearCAT44146 1 in Music & Music Players

2006-12-19 11:42:50 · 7 answers · asked by cabaret44 2 in TiVO & DVRs

I had read somewhere that you could borrow a friends iPod and hook it up to your computer and basically "share" all of their songs.

Must be some kind of software solution, but I'd like to know where to start.

Thanks!

2006-12-19 11:42:47 · 4 answers · asked by James O 2 in Music & Music Players

2006-12-19 11:40:49 · 7 answers · asked by MightyMan50 3 in Music & Music Players

i have been given a play station game and wondered if i can use a laptop as the screen instead of a television as we don,t have spacefor a second tele i would be gratefull if someone could answer this as i know nothing about the electronic world

2006-12-19 11:40:44 · 6 answers · asked by steviegunner 2 in Games & Gear

2006-12-19 11:38:26 · 6 answers · asked by wilko 1 in Music & Music Players

I have a fire wire but no fire wire port on my computer to connect it to. Is there a wire that connects to the USB Port and then connects to the fire wire?

2006-12-19 11:32:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Electronics

Can you resell music you bought ,with a gift card, from itunes?

2006-12-19 11:31:16 · 3 answers · asked by NotThatKindOfGirl 5 in Music & Music Players

I'm doing an install at a clients house and have yet to select an amp (receiver) It needs to be powerfull as he has 5 additional rooms with a pair of in-ceiling speakers in each one, plus outside zone with Bose 191's. He already has an existing switching box to select which rooms he wishes to have on. I already understand he will not have volume control for each independant zone, yet his existing amp doesnt seem to be powerfull enough as it will swich off when turned up to a fair volume. His budget is around £600 but if more, he will streatch. He likes the Denon and especially sony. Would the Sony DA1200 be up to the job? Thankyou to anyone who helps. Sorry if there are any spelling errors in this question.

2006-12-19 11:26:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home Theater

2006-12-19 11:24:18 · 4 answers · asked by poppyhope2003 1 in TVs

I have a Digital Camera but it wont come on.its fully charged though.why???please help.christmas is coming and i need to record somethings

2006-12-19 11:24:17 · 1 answers · asked by tiye h 1 in Music & Music Players

2006-12-19 11:15:34 · 5 answers · asked by Chad F 1 in Cameras

PLEASE TELL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2006-12-19 11:12:43 · 2 answers · asked by ? 1 in Games & Gear

how can i figure out if a number is a home number or a wireless carrier number , a mobile number ?

2006-12-19 11:08:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cell Phones & Plans

And, is there a way to do it without costing me anything?
Can you also use Windows Media Player?
Please tell me : ))

2006-12-19 11:08:41 · 3 answers · asked by ep840 2 in Camcorders

2006-12-19 11:08:23 · 3 answers · asked by luvmario2001 1 in Cell Phones & Plans

i want a gamecube really bad just so that i can play ATV: quad power racing 2, and some other games. is it worth buying? because there are other game systems out now, and i dont want it to be hard to find things for the game cube.

2006-12-19 10:58:49 · 8 answers · asked by snickelfritz 4 in Games & Gear

Is my 17 ich LCD computer monitor picture the same as LCD HDTV's. How much different? Thank you.

2006-12-19 10:58:15 · 2 answers · asked by Rolands G 1 in TVs

http://www.plasma-lcd-facts.co.uk/home/

seen some good facts about both types of tv...

for those of you considering to buy a new tv ...check out this website before you make up your mind.

2006-12-19 10:57:45 · 10 answers · asked by p1kaur1 1 in TVs

2006-12-19 10:55:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Gear

Our cable was shut off at the pole today, because we owe $80.
our company sucks, but any way, we have no stations that come in at all. I thought we would at least get our basic channels like abc, nbc and so on. Any idea how we can get any channels just for the night (legally) till we can pay it tomorrow?

2006-12-19 10:47:27 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in TVs

Hi I am looking for lenses for my D50 and was wondering which lens will be the best fore shooting sports: The Nikon 55-200 mm F/4-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Lens for 150 or the
Quantaray 70-300 mm DI f/4-5.6 Digital Series AF Zoom Lens for Nikon for also 150 dollars.

Thanks

2006-12-19 10:43:24 · 5 answers · asked by Sean C 2 in Cameras

i want to know a good cd product cause i have a product called
clean cd dr

2006-12-19 10:37:02 · 2 answers · asked by ortonchampion 1 in Other - Electronics