to find that Skype calls have the same fidelity as those made with a PC-connected headset. PSTN calls, however, sounded as they normally do, since the network, not the phone limits, the transmission of higher frequencies in order to save bandwidth. I also liked...

• -Review: Olympia Cordless DUALPhone for Skype

to connecting its Phone and Line jacks together so that you can make and receive PSTN calls. I made and received a few test calls and enjoyed not getting tangled in the long cord of the headset that I had been using for Skype calls. And I didn't really miss...

dragging us into a side article on audio mechanics, you just need to know that higher values here indicate more information and thus higher fidelity. CD-Audio records at 16-bit, 41,100 Hz (or 41.1 kHz). As you might already guess, this does not capture the...

used four tracks to encode two stereo tracks as two sides. Over time, improvements in tape composition resulted in higher and higher fidelity recording, leading to the release of the type IV metal-based tape in the 1980s. Portable cassette players were an early...

allow you to set the volume on the Sonos player, there may be times when you don’t want volume to be dictated by Sonos, and instead want your receiver to take the lead, since it should produce higher fidelity sound than the Sonos. If this is the case, there’s...

to extra-large 21" screens built into desktop-replacement workstations. Larger size is generally associated with a heavier computer weight—but not always. The size you choose is based primarily on personal preference. You know why you want a big screen or...

Tool, aka DHCAT, seeks to measure the capabilities of a digital home entertainment platform. These tests are based on how people actually use such machines in the home to deal with all kinds of media and standard playback and usage scenarios. DHCAT is based...

of five big-screen MCE notebook PCs. We return to this fertile field of technology, and find ourselves impressed by the quality and fidelity that HD-DVD players deliver, especially on big, capable HDTVs with HDMI inputs.. Yes, they're big, but they also...