On to Ian’s next comment.  In response to Obama’s Bowl of Soup , he wrote: Many of your criticisms of European state policies are valid, especially Wilcox’s comments. However you do not seem to see that it is an inevitable accompaniment to the consumerism that has thoroughly infected Europe but originated in America. Nothing more than that has destroyed...

We reviewed the original Slingbox way back in 2005. Ara currently has two of them and has been able to watch TV from his hotel in Chicago, Denver, and Europe. But the main way the Slingbox is used in the Derderian family is to extend TV reception to any room in the house. While the Slingbox works well via the Internet it works really well on your local network. The issue...

I'm in Europe, and I have a 50" plasma tv by LG. You frequently hear warnings that you should not leave a movie paused for a long period of time, because the image can get permanently burnt into the screen. How long before that could happen? Also, is the default splash screen which appears when you stop a movie (the various shades of blue and white) less likely...

I am looking to buy a new tv and need to know (without a comission chasing sales rep) what the difference is between the two types of tv. The size is hopefully going to be around 46" and up to 50" (inches) If that makes a difference. LCD – is the everyman HDTV. It is cost effective, hence its popularity. It is also physically lighter than Plasma. It tends...

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