What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
Q: My television has a CableCARD slot on the side but I have no idea what it used for. What is a CableCARD and why would I need one? A: Your television is slightly ahead of its time but that’s nothing to worry about. CableCARD is an upcoming technology that divorces your television programming from your set-top box. In other words, the CableCARD contains all of the programming from your cable company on a credit card sized device that can be inserted into your television or your own set-top box, not necessarily the set-top box from your cable company. There… Continue reading...
Q: Someone I work with mentioned a DVD player that edits out parts of a movie like language and violence. Does such a thing really exist? A: Such a thing really does exist and it is called ClearPlay. Here’s how it works. The first thing you need to do is to purchase a ClearPlay compatible DVD player. The DVD players are available at most Target stores or you can buy one online at the ClearPlay web site at www.clearplay.com. The DVD player is set up just like any other DVD player so there’s no need to worry about any kind… Continue reading...
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Q: Please settle an argument my friend and I are having. He says that a DVR cannot record high definition programming and I say it can. Who’s right? A: As much as I’d like to award bragging rights to just one of you, I have to be honest and say that you are both right. A lot of people get confused because DVR, which stands for digital video recorder, has the word digital in it and they have been told that high definition television is broadcast digitally. So naturally you would think that a digital recorder could record any digital… Continue reading...
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Q: My DVD drive on my laptop says it is dual-layer. What does that mean and will I need to get special discs for it? A: In the most basic sense, dual-layer refers to the capacity of the DVD. In other words, how much stuff can you fit on the DVD. A standard, single-layer DVD holds up to 4.7 gigabytes of data. That’s roughly the equivalent of 6 CDs. A dual-layer DVD, on the other hand, can hold up to 8.5 gigabytes of data or roughly 10 or 11 CDs. The increased capacity is due to the fact that dual-layer… Continue reading...
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Last week I was running an errand at Target and I noticed a video display featuring a ClearPlay DVD player. Up until this point, for whatever reason, ClearPlay has escaped my technology radar. But never fear noobies, I picked one up on the spot and took it home with me. What is ClearPlay? In a nutshell, ClearPlay allows you to watch the DVDs you already own minus the bad parts you don’t want your kids to see. You do this by downloading filters for each movie you want to watch from the ClearPlay web site. Once you have the filter… Continue reading...
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