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the quality of the programming you enjoy. With satellite, digital cable, and Blu-Ray discs, the preferred input is called HDMI. It provides the best quality, and also has the benefit of carrying both video and audio signals in a single cable, which reduces clutter. So if your source (cable, satellite, etc.) has an HDMI output, and your TV has an HDMI input, that’s the best and easiest route to take.DVI is another digital format, identical in • quality to HDMI but without the audio sig-nal. (So you’ll have to use a second cable to transmit the sound.) Composite video uses three analog RCA cables to transmit the video. This should be fine for televi-sions that scan no higher than 720, but again, you’ll have to use a separate audio cable.On the lower end of the spectrum are S-• video and component video, both of which are beginning to lose their luster. The less-er quality of these connections aren’t well suited for today’s sharper, clearer TV sets. And finally, don’t skimp by purchasing the cheapest cables you can find, but don’t feel obligated to buy super-expensive gold-plated ones, either. A good middle-of-the-road set of cables will provide a picture you’ll be happy with.

THE ABCs of TODAY’S TVs (continued)the next few years. What’s more, if you en-joy watching post-1950 feature films, the wide-screen format more closely matches what you would see in a cinema.When comparing resolutions like 480p • and 1080i, consider the number first, and then the letter. A higher number means that more scan lines are used to create the picture, so higher is better. 480 represents standard definition signals (like the TVs of 20 years ago), while 720 and 1080 modes are used for high-definition, widescreen broadcasts. And the letters following the numbers? The p stands for progressive-scan, which provides a better image than those marked i (noninterlaced). If the term “progressive scan” sounds familiar, it’s probably because the technology has long been employed in DVD players to improve the visual quality.A 1080p television is considered top-of-the • line, followed by 1080i, 720p, and 720i. High-definition TVs are compatible with lower-mode signals, too. So while a 1080i TV won’t play in higher-quality 1080p, it will be able to show 720 or 480 program-ming. (For the record, all HDTVs can also show standard-definition programs.)What does this mean to you? Well, if • you’re buying a smaller TV or have poor eyesight, it’s quite possible that the only difference you’ll notice between a 1080p TV and a 720p model is in the price tag. You’ll pay a premium for the higher-reso-lution sets. Of course, if you’re really seri-ous about “home cinema,” a 1080p set will likely serve you longer before video tech-nology outpaces it.Today’s flat-screen TVs are either plas-• ma models or LCD models. In a nutshell, most critics claim that plasma TVs offer a brighter, better-quality image, while LCD TVs tend to last longer. This may be an important consideration: While older, pic-ture-tube television sets could be left on 24/7 for decades without damage, newer plasma and LCD sets have a much shorter “active” life.After a period of time (perhaps thousands • or tens of thousands of hours of watching), the picture quality of an LCD or plasma TV will become duller and darker, and the set itself will eventually fail. As a result, even though newer sets are much more energy-efficient than their older counterparts, it’s best to turn the unit off unless you’re ac-tively watching it. Do you watch TV dur-ing dinner? Or do you just listen to it? Try the radio instead. The two or three hours a week that you save might add an extra

year (or even more) to the overall life span of a new TV.What about projection TVs? They’re fine • as long as you have the space. Unlike flatscreen sets, projection televisions re-quire a larger footprint. But if your TV room is spacious, you will find that you can pur-chase a projection TV with a much larger screen for the same price as a smaller LCD or plasma unit. There are a few va-rieties of projection television units, each of which have certain benefits and draw-backs. One key to remember is that since these TVs use light to project video onto the screen, they look best in darker rooms. This is particularly true with external pro-jectors that throw the image onto a screen located across the room.Most TV salespersons are honest, hard-• working people, but there are exceptions. Some – but not all – use questionable tac-tics to move their stock. A good retailer will ask you how you plan to use the unit, and will steer you to a quality set that will meet your needs without breaking your bud-get. Whatever you do, don’t allow anyone to press you into buying a larger or more complex TV than you require. A 60-inch model sounds fab, but it’s far too large for a smaller room. Your eyes would be more comfortable watching a smaller set, and you’d save money as well.Picture it: You find a great bargain adver-• tised in the newspaper, and head to the store to examine the no-name TV being offered. Funny, though… the picture and sound of the sale model aren’t half as clear as the more expensive, name-brand TV blaring nearby. To make the bargain set less appealing, an employee may have set the color in an unflattering way or used a lower-quality input setting. You’ve made up your mind to come home with a brand-new TV, however, so you shell out an ex-tra $700 for the “better” model. Cha-ching! You’ve just been “taken.”What about inputs? Again, it depends on •

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On • March 28, 1915, the first American is killed in the eight-month-old European conflict that would become known as the First World War. Leon Thrasher, a 31-year-old mining engineer and native of Massachusetts, drowned when a German submarine torpedoed the cargo-passenger ship Falaba, on its way from Liverpool to West Africa, off the coast of England.

On • March 25, 1933, President Herbert Hoover accepts the newly commissioned USS Sequoia as the official presidential yacht. Before it was commissioned as the presidential yacht, the Department of Commerce used the Sequoia as a decoy to catch Prohibition law-breakers.

On • March 24, 1958, Elvis Presley is inducted into the U.S. Army. Although he had been drafted the previous December, the Army granted him a deferral so he could finish shooting the film “King Creole.”

On • March 27, 1964, the strongest earthquake in U.S. history, measuring 8.4 on the Richter scale, slams southern Alaska, creating a deadly tsunami. Some 125 people were killed and thousands injured. The tidal wave, which measured over 100 feet at points, devastated towns along the Gulf of Alaska and caused carnage in British Columbia, Canada; Hawaii; and the West Coast of the United States.

On • March 26, 1970, the classic documentary “Woodstock,” showing the August 1969 concert that drew half a million people to a dairy farm in New York, premieres. The film won an Oscar for Best Documentary.

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