Friday, December 30, 2011
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High definition television are becoming more and more popular, many people are getting a HDTV because they believe that this is turning out to be the next standard in television sets, there is no wonder to this belief since the transmission quality is definitely superior to anything that came before it. The most common thing you can hear is that someone that just got a HDTV set says that he would not have believed how fast he would get used to this phenomenal quality.
In fact, most of the HDTV users say they don’t understand how they watched television “the old way”, and that they can not stand to watch a regular television because of its poor quality, this is even worst for sport addicts who confess that HDTV is almost a necessity for those football games.
It is not surprising then that...
Sunday, December 25, 2011
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It is quite easy to spend several hours a day glued to the screen of a television set. It is estimated that on average an individual watches approximately two full months worth of television over the course of a year. Some suggest that this fascination with television has contributed immensely to the obesity problem in North America. Finding an alternative to watching hours of television a day may pose a difficult task for some people who simply cannot miss a particular show that they watch on a regular basis. However, despite the temptation television creates, there are far more enjoyable activities one can participate in during those few hours regularly spent in front on the small screen.
Since television is a major contributor to weight problems, exercising seems like a logical thing to...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
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DO touch that dial to avoid fake news
Government agencies, corporations, industry groups, and other large organizations contaminate the airwaves with fake news. These organizations produce pre-packaged news segments called VNRs, or Video News Releases. These segments look like real news. In fact, VNRs are little more that propaganda pieces for their producers. Stations have routinely used these fake news segments since at least the 1980s, usually without disclosing their source.
There is nothing inherently wrong with the government and other social actors creating interesting audio or video pieces to communicate with the public. The problem is that these propaganda pieces do not properly identify the source. They are made to look and feel like independent news casts with government/corporate...
Sunday, December 18, 2011
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What is the most popular activity on the face of the Earth, no holds barred? Why, it's TV of course!
No other activity even comes close to the popularity of TV. We watch it, talk about it, pattern our behavior after it, laugh and cry because of it, and have it in nearly every household in America.
Ponder a few of the following facts about TV:
The average TV viewer will see an estimated 20,000 commercials every year. That's about 55 commercials each day. All the while we watch TV our perceptions about self-image, a healthy lifestyle and human behavior are being slowly and systematically changed, and in some cases, distorted.
American youth watch an average of 1,023 hours of TV yearly, while they only spend about 900 hours in school.
In year 2000, a National Assessment of Educational...
Friday, December 09, 2011
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Game show lovers gather around the television once a week for NBC's runaway hit show Deal or No Deal. This extremely popular and exciting hour long show is hosted by none other than Howie Mandel, the loveable stand up comedian who offers average citizens the chance to strike it rich.
Mandel's likeable nature and comical banter combined with the enthusiasm shown by contestants would make for good TV in itself. The real hook of the show though is the way the tension builds as deals are cut with the mysterious banker up in the shadows.
The game of Deal or No Deal does require some strategy, but ultimately it comes down to luck. The game involves trying to choose the case which contains 1 million dollars out of 26 cases which hold various dollar amounts. The cases are held and opened by 26 of...
Monday, December 05, 2011
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Are you thinking about investing in a plasma television for your home? Plasma televisions can provide an excellent television viewing experience, and are becoming increasingly popular among those when want to enjoy a high quality home theater experience.
As with most technology purchases, there are advantages and drawbacks associated with investing in this type of television. Before investing in your next television set, it's important to understand the basics of plasma televisions.
Image Quality
One of the primary reasons that plasma televisions are so popular is their high quality image displays. These types of televisions offer very high resolution images with sharp details and true to life color.
Convenient Display
Plasma television sets can easily blend into the design of just...
Friday, December 02, 2011
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FT2 is committed to assisting the film and television industry achieve a diverse workforce,which more closely represents the makeup of society as a whole. We are an organisation dedicated to training those with talent, enthusiasm and committment, to develop a career within the British film and television industry. Includes articles of film and television music critique, opinion, and research, and a selected soundtrack of the week. ATA hosts a series of film and video screenings, exhibitions and performances by emerging and established artists and a weekly cable access television program. The CFTPA is a non-profit trade association representing almost 400 Canadian production companies involved in television, film and interactive media. Film and video editors edit soundtracks, film, and...
Sunday, November 27, 2011
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Studies show: TV makes you fat
This large amount of time spent motionlessly staring at a screen is also hazardous to your health and girth. Numerous studies show a relationship between TV watching and obesity. The most striking were several studies published in The American Journal of Public Health. These studies found that people who watched three or more hours of television per day were almost twice as likely to be obese than people who watched less than one hour per day. Men, women, and children all had similar results. The waistlines of men, women, and children are all victims of their TV-watching habit.
40 studies found children's TV watching was related to weight
Reviewing 40 recent studies involving TV and childhood obesity, a Kaiser Permanente study found a definite link between...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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He was recognized by his trademark phrase - “I don’t get no respect.”
Born on November 22, 1921 in Babylon, New York, Rodney Dangerfield began writing jokes at age 15 and performing his comedy by his late teens. For ten years, he struggled as a stand up comedian and worked as a singing waiter to make ends meet. When his comedy career failed to really take off, Dangerfield, who had been working in entertainment as Jack Roy, left show business for a regular job. He spent the 1950’s selling aluminum siding in New Jersey while supporting his first wife and two children.
He took another chance at show business after his divorce in 1961 and became known for the rest of his life as Rodney Dangerfield. By this time, he was approaching his fortieth birthday. His big break came when he appeared as...
Friday, November 18, 2011
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Modern technology is just getting better and better and everything is becoming more and more convenient. When different tasks are combined into one place it is so much easier to do what you want and to do it whenever you want to instead of waiting and timing what you want to do around things that you can't control.
The internet has become such a vital aspect of our lives that it is hard to imagine doing anything without it. The speed of being online and the way we can network with millions of people get news, weather reports, do research, and stay in touch with all our acquaintances is truly amazing.
Research has been taking place over the past few years to make the internet even more useful for us so that we can combine our tasks even more and more. Now, after seven years of research...
Thursday, November 17, 2011
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Television is a very important place in entertainment world and it has been entertaining us from past many decades. But now that television has dumbed us down, will Internet TV weird us out?
Internet has a very important place in today’s era. With the help of free TV show on the internet we are able to view our favorite television shows on internet fro free. Numbers of online sites have aims to be the online version of public television with a nonprofit Internet channel anyone can use to distribute video. The Internet gives you the freedom to do what you actually envisioned.
If you have missed out any serial or program with internet TV you can see all, so now you don’t have to worry if you can’t take out time from your busy schedule to watch program according to their telecast timing. Just...
Sunday, November 13, 2011
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In recent years, it has become a growing trend to buy and watch classic television shows on DVD for your family entertainment. The availability of some of the all-time favorite classic TV shows on DVD and video has become pervasive throughout the U.S. This allows families to not only catch up on the past seasons of the television shows that they might have missed, but to go back to the classics that we and our parents grew up watching. It is now easier than ever to find seasons of shows that were produced 30 or 40 years ago, right alongside the DVDs of the television shows that are currently on the air. America seems to have become infatuated with remembering the characters and situations produced during the early years of television. What are the reasons for the increased popularity of classic...
Thursday, November 10, 2011
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Movies are a big business and the internet is helping them along quite well. Thanks to the new technology that allows movies to be played on the computer you are easily capable of having an entire movie collection right on your desktop providing you have the right type of computer. The free movie download is something that entices a good many people to make the change to the internet format of movies and all that comes with it. Barring any unforeseen circumstances in the near future, people will spend a fair amount of time downloading their favorite films right onto their computers and then playing them on the DVD players and such that grace their entertainment centers. But there is the matter of copyright and piracy laws that you should be aware of. There is not always the legal right...
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
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There are a huge number of people looking to buy a decent television. Myself included! We have to bang on the top of my television whenever it decides to go snowy.
We call her Betsy and it seems like she has a mind of her own. Betsy only seems to mess up when our best shows are on.
Even my seven year old grandson knows the drill. We get a real kick out of watching him trek across the living room floor to give her the good ole one two.
Seems to me like flat screen televisions are the way to go. They seem to be able to do unusual things. However, believe it or not the regular televisions sets are enjoying increased sales. I thought that was great news.
Everyone felt for sure that those fancy LCD’s and Plasma televisions were going to leave the regulars in the dust. But not so! The reason...
Saturday, November 05, 2011
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High-definition television (HDTV) became popular at the end of the 1900’s. They were in essence super TV’s boasting digital surround sound, hi-tech resolution, widescreen-compatible for old-time movie formats. But amid the different types that have popped up, there can be confusion for consumers, so let’s take a look at what’s out there today.
Analog
An analog television receives signals via satellite, over the air or through a cable; whereas older (standard) televisions accepted signals from radio waves transformed into sounds and screen images.
Digital
Digital television (DTV) converts signals for DVD players to analog. However, limited pixels limit resolution for viewers, affecting quality imaging on the television screen.
Reportedly U.S. broadcasts are moving in the direction of DTV...
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
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Everyone loves to reminisce about the “good old days:” the movies and shows we watched, the things we did. We tell the younger generations about our all-time favorite TV shows and films and scoff when they don’t have a clue what we’re talking about. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could play them a few episodes of that old-time show or cherished movie? Now, with Rare TV, you have the chance to!
Rare TV specializes in finding and reproducing rare television shows, films, games, and music. With hundreds of DVDs already restored and in stock, there’s no doubt that Rare TV will continue to increase its inventory. Currently, the company has music DVDs, pilot episode DVDs, full television season DVDs, and just about any movie you can think of on DVD.
The shocking truth is that many actors are struggling...
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
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Bored with all local and national programming? Looking for more variety in your TV viewing? Now watch hundreds of foreign TV drama, comedy, news, and action shows right on your PC. Get over 700 TV channels available 24 hours a day 7 days a week in the privacy of your computer.
Free internet TV has all the programming you need from China, sports in England, European commercials, Mexican talk shows, plus a lot more diverse quality entertainment from the world over. You can view all this without TV Tuner card. It is easy in use as it installs easily and plays immediately.
Get today free internet TV on your pc receive unlimited global TV shows at the click of your mouse button from all over the world according to your time preference and mode.
With free internet TV you can view channels of...
Friday, October 28, 2011
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One of the newest additions in television technology, Plasma Televisions are the 21st century display devices which are fast becoming a popular choice among television viewers. Plasma televisions have higher resolution and quality performance than other conventional televisions; they guarantee crisp and clear images, and superior quality.
Plasma televisions became a reality after the successful invention of the plasma display panel in 1964, by Donald L. Bitzer and H. Gene Slottow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Embracing a unique technology, Plasma televisions produce pictures from a combination of inert gases such as xenon and neon. When the gas is charged using electrodes, the atoms collide with each other and release energy in the form of invisible ultra violet (UV)...
Thursday, October 20, 2011
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Finding the perfect complementary plasma television console for your living room or den can be stressful. But with plasma television sets becoming so popular today, there are more options than ever before.
Why A Plasma Television Console?
A plasma television console can be a more forgiving piece of furniture to have in your living room if you have a lot clutter that you need to hide, such as a gaming console, a ton of movies, a DVD player and maybe a stereo system. It’s just not feasible to have one of those cute shelf-like systems that will display your clutter and make your hot streamline television look like the flag atop a pile of rubble.
A plasma television console comes is in wood or a nice metal finish would be the perfect addition to set off your new TV set. This type of set...
Sunday, October 16, 2011
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Free online internet TV is good. Internet TV is an internet television tuner program which allows you to watch and enjoy 1000’s of television channels on your personal computer.
For free online internet you don’t have to buy any TV tuner card you can watch all the television show online. With free online internet TV you receive many online channels which are daily broadcasted form all over the world. With online TV you can watch all the channels from different countries which I quit interesting than old television set.
Free internet TV is a program which allows you to watch TV shows on internet. Although good internet connection is adequate, a high speed internet connection will deliver you good and superior audio and video quality.
Free internet TV allows you to watch your daily show...
Sunday, October 16, 2011
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Television, one of the greatest entertainment devices ever created.
Back in the day, people were outstanded by the capability of being able to watch broadcasts in black & white.
People were amazed by the technology of being able to watch live broadcasts from across the world, films and sports all whilst not having to leave their homes.
Then came along colour!
Obviously, we have come a long way since then, what with the capabilities of computers and the internet, video calling and other technological advances, having colour television all seems a bit primitive.
Since colour television there also have been some more advances for our viewing pleasure.
There was the VCR, giving people the choice of recording their programmes or buying video’s for their kids.
Then came along DVD....
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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The expansion of hdtv is High-definition television. The hdtv means television signals broadcast with a higher resolution than traditional formats like NTSC, SÉCAM, PAL. The hdtv is broadcasted digitally, except for early analog formats in Europe and Japan.
Historically, the term high-definition television was also used to refer to television standards developed in the 1930s to replace the early experimental systems, although, not so long afterwards, Philo T. Farnsworth, John Logie Baird and Vladimir Zworkin had each developed competing TV systems but resolution was not the issue that separated their substantially different technologies. It was patent interference lawsuits and deployment issues given the tumultuous financial climate of the late 20's and 30's. Most patents were expiring by...
Monday, October 10, 2011
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What's so cool about interactive TV? It puts you in (almost) total control of your viewing experience. You can the change camera angles on sports events, games and order food. In its broadest sense - promoted by the interactive industry - interactive TV is anything that allows consumers to have more control over their televisions such as video on demand to watch your favorite movies whenever you want.
Lean Back & Relax - Interactive TV
You sit at your computer all day that gives you a stiff neck. Interactive TV is a "lean back" or should we say "lay back" and relax viewing experience. Ever wonder what makes Interactive television work? Software, what else? The interactive elements are controlled by the set-top box on your TV set for Interactive capabilities like T-commerce, tickers,...
Sunday, October 09, 2011
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The new fourth-generation Samsung 42 plasma is out, offering state-of-the-art high performance high-definition display and resolution.
As opposed to the liquid crystal type display technology, plasmas create their stunningly life-like pictures through a complicated gas-based system. The plasma display idea has been around since 1964, but is only now coming into its own for practicality.
At a slim and trim 3.4 inches in depth, the flat-screened plasma takes up virtually no space in your room, making it the screen of choice for both home and office. This plasma's high-end display resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels gives a picture quality and depth of color that are outstanding.
The Samsung plasma television screen under discussion is 42 inches, measured diagonally. Plasmas range in sizes from...
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
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For the average person, even a regular television set is something of a technological marvel that becomes almost unbelievable when considering today’s latest and greatest advances, including the plasma TV. Take a brief look at the history of the technology that we now take for granted.
As early as the 1950s, people were beginning to have television sets in their homes, though the practice of a home television set wouldn’t become widespread until the 1960s. Suddenly, the average person could be a bystander for historic events, catch the latest news and spend hours being entertained.
In those early days of television, an analog signal transmitted the audio and video that would become a picture on the home television set. The early home sets used a tube technology – it took ages to warm up...
Friday, September 30, 2011
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Plasma Television is certainly the latest craze in television technology. Its patrons have grown into a great number that manufacturers have been receiving many orders from them. Since the demand for the unit has turned into an enormous number it is very likely that prices will be go down.
Plasma TVs are the new type of display that uses technology that is different from other television models. Although it is an innovation that was formulated decades ago, it was only in recent times that the technology has been manufactured in cheap price.
Plasma Television has been on the market for quite sometime now and it had enthralled many home viewer aficionados because of their size and weight, but the first ones were very pricey and lacked picture quality unlike the ones that are manufactured today.
However,...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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Plasma televisions have flooded the market, but there are some important facts you should know first. They are a premium price but they offer one of the best combinations of features for a High Definition television today. Plasma screens offer a flat screen of 4” thick that have one of the best pictures available. The newest televisions have resolution capabilities of up to 1080p. This is a huge leap in resolution compared to DVD which only has capabilities of 480i. This means that HD capable plasma televisions can produce more than twice the resolution of a DVD.
The reason that a plasma television can produce such images in a thin layer is the technology that was actually created about 35 years ago. Plasma technology starts with two thin pieces of glass that are filled with xenon and neon...
Saturday, September 24, 2011
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In today's society, convenience is clearly a driving force for consumers. And now more than ever before, Americans are using the Internet to get what they want, when they want it.
In fact, in 2004 American consumers racked up $117 billion in online spending, with a fair share of that amount spent on entertainment and entertainment news.
One of the latest entertainment options - Blockbuster Online - is a new, easy-to-use online DVD rental service that can bring the movie store right to your door with just a few clicks of a computer mouse. With more than 30,000 titles to choose from, movie lovers can rent all the movies they want, from the hottest new releases to independent, special interest and hard-to-find films.
For less than $15 a month, Blockbuster Online users can rent up to three...
Thursday, September 22, 2011
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If you love visual entertainment on the cutting edge, HDTV – or High Definition Television gives you a preview of the future; images and sound that is so real it takes you into the experience. High-definition television takes digital television or DTV to the next level. Or least that is what we have been promised. When the first HDTV announcement was made in 1998, high-tech fans along with movie buffs anxiously awaited its release. But several years have passed since the introduction of this technology for many people it has failed to live up to their expectations.
Part of the problem is that HDTV, analog and digital terms have a lot of people confused. As the United States broadcasters move closer to the date where their signals must be converted from analog to digital in 2009, consumers...
Sunday, September 18, 2011
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The Internet the best place to buy the right plasma TV. There one can shop with confidence at the world's leading plasma television dealers. Whether it's needed for home or business, the Internet carries all the major brand names, the best pictures, and at the best prices with the fastest delivery.
But rushing out to buy a brand-new plasma television there are many questions that must be answered first. Here are just a few of the things that need to be considered.
What makes plasma TVs so much better?
Plasma TV offers an enormous, flat, bright, sharp, flicker-free display that projects rich, life-like color. Most plasma screens are only a few inches deep, so they require far less space than a CRT television of the same screen size. In fact, most plasma TVs can even be wall-mounted. Many...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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If you’re looking to purchase your first plasma flat screen television, there are 4 simple steps to insure a pleasant shopping experience.
First, you must decide how much money you want to spend. Take an inventory of your financial situation, and think about what you really want. If you’re on a budget and can’t afford to spend $2,000, you should begin your search with the lower priced models in the 37”- 42” range. Conversely, if you can afford more than $2,000 your screen choice is unlimited.
Second, decide the screen size and manufacturer you like. Plasma monitors are measured diagonally across the screen, as are other television sets and monitors. Plasma screens start at 32" and increase in size up to 103". The most typical sizes are: 37", 42", 43", 50", 61", and 63". The best selling...
