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Posted by admin on May 18, 2010 in Electronics, Featured Articles | 3 comments

Connections and set-up for HD TV, Sky+ HD, Blu-Ray, iPod and 5.1 Surround Sound

How to set up an HD TV system with 5.1 surround sound. Elements Include: HD TV Sky + HD Satellite Receiver Blu-ray Disc Player Multi Channel AV Receiver Home Theatre System 5.1 Speaker Package iPod Various cables and connectors Universal Remote Control The goal was to get 5.1 surround sound from both the blu-ray disc player and the sky plus HD satellite receiver. Some connections are obvious; simply use an HDMI cable to connect the Blu-Ray disc player to the AV receiver and another HDMI cable to...

Posted by India Drummond on Jul 26, 2010 | 0 comments

Book Reivew: The Magician&...

The Magician’s Guild by Trudi Canavan is the first in the Black Magician’s Trilogy, although trilogy is perhaps the wrong word, since after the publication of the three, Canavan published a prequel and then a subsequent standalone novel. Regardless of the time frame, The Magician’s Guild is the one readers will want to take on first. Canavan creates a wonderful fantasy world devoid of the...

Posted by India Drummond on Jul 14, 2010 | 1 comment

Book Review: The Chemistry...

There are primarily two types of books I read: gory crime books and sci-fi/fantasy. I like my crime books full of forensic details and smart cops. The crazier the psychopath murderer, the better. So, yeah, Criminal Minds is my favourite TV show by far. I just finished reading Chemistry In Death by Simon Beckett. It’s about a forensic pathologist who loses his wife and daughter and out of dismay,...

Posted by India Drummond on Jun 29, 2010 | 0 comments

Book Review: The Black Ice

Having read the first book in this series by Michael Connelly, I really wanted to like The Black Ice . But 5 chapters in and I’m looking for any excuse to find something else to do rather than finish the second book featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch. I think what’s getting me is the cliché of cop who knows the right thing to do, but the brass upstairs just won’t let him do his job. You’ve...

Posted by admin on Jun 12, 2010 | 0 comments

Setup for Sky HD and Surro...

Since the previous article, the system has been updated, and the Sony STR-DH800 receiver has been replaced with a Yamaha RX-V1065 receiver. The basic features in this system are still the same and include the following: HD TV Sky + HD Satellite Receiver Blu-ray Disc Player Multi Channel AV Receiver Home Theatre System 5.1 Speaker Package iPod Various cables and connectors Universal Remote...

Posted by admin on May 18, 2010 | 3 comments