Microsoft Reduces Price Of Xbox 360
As we told you in Xbox 360 Prepares For Price Drop, it looked like Microsoft was preparing to lower the price of the Xbox 360 gaming console, and it came to be this week.
If you’re feeling a bit confused by the three options out there, and don’t know what to get your family for the [...]
2.4 GHz vs 5.8 GHz Cordless Phones
There are a lot of choices when it comes to buying cordless phones, but two of the most common options you’ll see are 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz. What does this mean, and why should you care?
All cordless phones operate on a frequency, like radio waves. As frequencies get more crowded, the Federal Communications [...]
Evidence You Should Avoid Blu-ray
We mentioned a while back that we recommend you avoid Blu-ray, but now it isn’t only us, but also the people who manufacture it.
As we said in our previous article, we here at StarterTech feel Blu-ray may end up having too short of a lifespan, and you should just continue on with your standard definition [...]
Internet Ports Coming To TVs
Soon your TV will be getting media directly from the Internet, and the world will be a happier place.
The other day we mentioned Voter Registration Comes To The Xbox that you could now register to vote via the Xbox 360, and how we felt this was a sign of things becoming more interconnected and interactive. [...]
Things To Look For In A Power Strip
I’m in the middle of doing some major rearranging of my electronic gear in my family room, and a lot of this involves running the electrical cords again so that they make more sense.
The house is 23-years-old, and we are in severe need of more outlets. We did wire the house pretty heavily, so running [...]
Sling Media Upgrades To Sling Player Software 2.0
While we normally don’t cover software updates on products here at StarterTech, this new release from Sling Media is worth it.
Sling Media makes a line of placeshifting hardware called Sling Boxes that allow you to watch your home television from wherever you may be in the world via your computer. While this has been a [...]
Should You Dive Into Blu-ray
When the Blu-ray vs HD-DVD format war ended some months ago, the digital media industry expected consumers to flock to the Blu-ray format. Six months later they seem to still be waiting.
While the two high definition formats duked it out for superiority, it made sense that no one flocked to one or the other. We [...]
When To Purchase Electronics
We recently talked about Knowing When To Buy Apple Products, but what about other electronics that don’t have as many warning signs or indicators?
A good example of this is home video game systems. Between August and the all important Thanksgiving shopping season in the USA, it is never a good idea to buy a new [...]
What To Do When Your Cable Modem Stops Working
We’ve all had that scary moment where our cable modem stops working with no real explanation, but the question is what you do about it.
Most people will think to call their cabble service provider first, but that can take up quite a bit of time waiting on hold, but there are things you can try [...]
What To Do With Your VHS Tapes
With each passing day your VHS tapes are getting more outdated, but what can you do to get rid of them without hurting the environment?
There is certainly nothing wrong with keeping your VHS cassettes if you want, but if they are just taking up too much room in your life, what can you do with [...]
