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• How to Optimize Your HDTV Have a new HDTV? Here are five settings that you can tweak to enhance your viewing experience.
• Find and Fix Input Lag in Your HDTV or Monitor Is your new HDTV slightly sluggish? Learn how to check your setup for input lag--and how to ensure that the next display you buy won't suffer from it.
• How to Buy a Flat-Screen TV Our video buying guide tells you what to look for when shopping.
• How to Buy a Camcorder Whether you want shots of your new baby or to be the next Stanley Kubrick, there's a digital camcorder out there for you. Let us be your guide.
• HDTV Buying Guide: Select the Right Flat-Panel Technology Before you drop hundreds or thousands of dollars on the wrong flat-panel HDTV, read our comprehensive breakdown of everything you need to know. Our HDTV buying guide might just help you save some money.
• HDTV Buying Guide: Making Sense of the Specifications Before you purchase an LCD or plasma flat-panel HDTV, read our comprehensive buying advice to learn what features to consider.
• HDTV Buying Guide: Shopping Tips Looking for a flat-panel HDTV? Our comprehensive guide will tell you all that you need to know. Keep these shopping tips in mind when you're browsing the store aisles.
• Parlay Your Photos Into Holiday Cards and Calendars Use image-editing software and Websites to turn your digital photos into handcrafted greeting cards and other holiday gifts.
• HDTV Motion: The 120Hz Difference How much difference does a higher refresh rate make to your high-def viewing experience? Our testing gives some answers.
• Does 120hz or 240hz Really Make A Difference? Carla Rowland wants to know the refresh rate’s importance when shopping for an HDTV
• Calibrate my HDTV Alex Goldstein wants to know the best way to adjust a new HDTV
• Take Spectacular Holiday Photos Follow these tips to take flattering photos of loved ones at Thanksgiving dinners and other family gatherings, as well as to capture the excitement of holiday decorations.
• TV on the Internet Warren Kernaghan asked where on the Internet he can find television programs comparable to what’s on cable
• What is 10-bit Color? Yaseen Abdalla wants to know what 10-bit color means in an HDTV's specs
• How We Test High-Definition TVs Get a glimpse into PC World's rigorous HDTV testing process.
• How to Boost Your Gadget's Battery Life Sick of running out of juice at the worst possible moment? Here's how to squeeze every last drop out of your gadgets' batteries and charge them up quickly and conveniently.
• Pillarboxed Broadcasts: Should I Worry About Burn-In? Norm Ruddock asked if watching pillarboxed HD broadcasts could ruin his HDTV
• How to Install Your HDTV If you were planning to mount your new set over the fireplace, stop right now. Our tips will make sure you get the best possible view of your new set.
• How to Improve the Picture and Sound on Your HDTV Calibrating your HDTV and carefully setting up your speakers will give you a great picture and rocking sound.
• How to Connect Your New HDTV Properly The right connections can make all the difference to your picture, but that doesn't mean you have to break the bank for really expensive cables.
• How to Get the Best Video Signal for Your HDTV Even the best TV can look lousy if it's not getting a great HD signal. These tips will help you make sure that you're getting the best possible picture, whatever your signal source or service.
• Ditch Cable and Satellite for Free Internet TV Between the Internet and over-the-air broadcasts, you can save big bucks on TV entertainment.
• Is Upconverting Worth It? Gordon Walter wants to know if an upscaling DVD player will improve the picture on his HDTV
• Power-Saving Tips for Your Home Theater HDTVs are energy gluttons, but you can help them consume less.
• Do I Need a 1080p HDTV? Len Rosenbaum plans to buy a small HDTV. Does he need 1080p?