Browse Video hardware Help and Tips

Browse Video hardware Help and Tips

Full-sized HD camcorders buying guide
How to choose the right HD camcorder? We’ve got some shopping tips if you’re in the market for one this holiday season. And we’ve got a few camcorder recommendations based on what we’ve reviewed over the past year.
Create a central media library
With a Mac, iTunes 9, and Apple TV, and an HDTV, you can access all of your audio and video content from the couch. Here's how.
Associate files to applications using Services in Snow Leopard
If you don't like Snow Leopard's inability to automatically open certain documents in the program that create that document, you're not alone. While there's no permanent solution in sight, this hint provides a relatively easy way to associate a document with an application.
Make your iPhone video pop
How to shoot crisp and colorful video on your iPhone without the typical jerky-camera look.
Beyond HandBrake's defaults
HandBrake is a terrific tool for easily ripping DVDs but there may come times when you want to go beyond its preset settings. Here's a look beneath the surface for doing just that.
Bugs & Fixes: Tying up loose ends
Ted Landau revisits recent Bugs & Fixes columns to see if there are updates for troubles involving the Apple TV and iPhone.
Bugs & Fixes: Apple TV deletes files
Has iTunes started unexpectedly copying several hundred files to your Apple TV when you try syncing your set-top box? It's happened to Ted Landau, so he does some digging to find out the cause.
Capturing video over HDMI
You say you'd like to capture uncompressed HD video from your camera or camcorder? With a card, a Mac Pro, and a disk array, you can.
iMovie and the uncooperative camera
You've just purchased a spiffy new HD camcorder yet iMovie ’09 refuses to see its footage. Here are hints for finding and importing it.
Group movies into folders on Apple TV
Learn a simple trick to organize your movies into folders on your Apple TV
Thinking outside the Apple TV with Boxee
If Apple's not going to provide compelling Apple TV updates, maybe it's time you took matters into your own hands.
Force-restoring the Apple TV
Does your Apple TV refuse to move beyond the Apple logo screen? Both sides of my brain offer a solution.
MacBook to projector connector
Need to connect your MacBook to a projector? All you need is the right Apple adapter.
Updating Boot Camp video drivers
You've just purchased a new graphics card for your Mac Pro and now Windows lights up a single monitor when two should shine? Time to think like a Windows user.
Dust kills
Dan Frakes takes his own advice about Mac maintenance and winds up fixing a problem involving dusty internal components.
PC World: HDTV buying advice
PC World tells you what to do when you're ready to buy a high-definition television set.