Week 8, 2014: Should I use vintage lenses on my digital SLR?
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 8, 2014 Q. I have a 35mm Pentax K1000 SLR camera body and ZX-7 body with lenses. Which Pentax digital SLR should I get to use with my existing […]
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Week 9, 2014: Blocked remote sensor on TV, the importance of lens hoods
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 9, 2014 Q. I have a soundbar that needs mounted on the television because when it is on the stand it blocks the TV’s remote IR receiver. There is […]
Week 7, 2014: Upgrade camera or buy new lens?
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 7, 2014 Q. If I have a base-level SLR camera (in my case a 10.1-megapixel CanonXTi) that’s about five to six years old, are there any advantages to updating […]
Week 6, 2014: When to upgrade your sound system, and some solid speaker and receiver choices
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 6, 2014 I have a question about my audio system, which is rather old but still puts out good sound. (At least it sounds good to me!) I’m wondering […]
Week 5, 2014: Cable tier pricing and the FCC, Pentax digital SLR
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 5, 2014 Q. When I lived in Rockford, Illinois about 15 years go, the local cable provider had several classes of service that were below the standard package at […]
Week 4, 2014: Varying sound on Blu-ray movies, turning down commercial volume
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 4, 2014 Q. Why is the sound on a Blu-ray disc not uniform? I am playing them through my Samsung Blu-ray player and an HD Panasonic TV. I don’t […]
Week 3, 2014: Surround system with “big sound” for toddler-friendly room
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 3, 2014 Q. I am interested in having very good speakers in a family room that will soon need to be “toddler-friendly.” The room is 13 by 22 feet […]
Week 2, 2014: More on encrypted local HD cable
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 2, 2014 Q. Do you know in what specific regions Comcast has encryption and charges basic cable customers for HD channels? -John M., Greensburg, PA A. I don’t know […]
Week 1, 2014: Some cable companies and regions charging extra for HD converter box
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 1, 2014 Q. What’s up with the Comcast cable encryption you are writing about? Wasn’t cable always encrypted? -A. Muszalski, Castle Shannon, PA A. Not all cable channels were […]