System Configurations." And again, Linux doesn't necessarily need as much memory as Windows MCE does, but on systems where you want to record one (possibly hi-def) TV show at the same time as you watch something else (also possibly hi-def), more memory is...

• -Sidebar: HDMI, HDCP Gotchas And Workarounds, Continued

to find out you'll need to sell your car to buy all the necessary hook-ups. Even after you tap the twins' college fund to buy a handful of HDMI cables and bring out the Playstation 3, hi-def cable box and upconvert DVD player, you'll probably find yourself...

too cheap could be a big mistake. Format, size and technical specifications are all factors that must be considered. A good entry-level HDTV is a flat panel model with a screen size of at least 30" and a resolution of 720p. Honestly, no one really wants a hi-def...

they produce only a barely noticeable stereo effect. In addition, their sound quality is more akin to an old-fashioned radio than a hi-def audio device. In our opinion, the LW60 would have been better served had LG chosen to use higher quality loudspeakers...

that because the set-up lacks special video processing circuitry - such as that from Silicon Optix itself, Faroudja, and others - that is built into many high-end DVD players (hi-def and conventional), it doesn't do as good a job with cadencing or noise reduction...