Reply-To: "Merilee:::Kern Communications" From: "Merilee:::Kern Communications" To: Subject: Arkansas Democrat Gazette Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 10:06:05 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0F3A_01C9A09E.A8D8FEC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0F3A_01C9A09E.A8D8FEC0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0F3B_01C9A09E.A8DB6FC0" ------=_NextPart_001_0F3B_01C9A09E.A8DB6FC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Style/254335/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition Posted on Saturday, March 7, 2009 How should I position my new HDTV?=20 Welcome to the high-definition home theater lifestyle. The first step is = to take your plasma or LCD-screen TV out of its box. Then consider these = tips on placement and care from the experts at CableOrganizer. com:=20 Screen mounts: If you're planning on hanging that new flat screen on a = wall or from a ceiling, you're going to need a strong and secure monitor = mount. There are several types available, with each functioning a little = differently based on how you want your screen to be positioned in = relation to your viewing area.=20 1. Fixed. As long as you won't need to swivel or reposition your flat = screen to achieve different viewing angles, the basic fixed-monitor = mount is a terrific choice for wall-mounting high-definition = televisions. While they may not seem very exciting compared to some of = the mobile screen mounts, fixed mounts not only keep HDTVs snugly = against the wall and out of the way, they also provide excellent support = and won't allow the screen to tip over.=20 2. Tilting. For an HDTV that's being hung high on a wall, a tilting = monitor mount will allow you to angle the screen as needed so viewers = down below can get a good look at it without straining their eyes or = necks. Many mounts in this category provide around 15 inches of tilt = (up, down, right and left), and some models feature tension knobs that = lock the screen in place once the desired angle is achieved.=20 3. Swinging arm. Swinging arm mounts move flat screen displays closer to = or farther away from the wall. They have the ability to tilt or swivel = in any direction. With a range of motion like that, swinging arm mounts = are perfect for use in great rooms and other multipurpose spaces in = which you may want to vary screen placement according to which part of = the room you'll be viewing from.=20 4. Ceiling: If you want to skip entertainment centers and wall mounts in = favor of suspending your flat-panel TV in midair, a ceiling mount is the = way to go. Because they require nothing more than overhead joists for = support, ceiling mounts make it possible to install a flat screen = anywhere in a room, independent of walls and furniture. They also let = you rotate your screen up to 360 degrees.=20 HDMI cables: Once you have your HDTV situated where you want it, it's = time to think about connection. High-definition TVs call for = high-definition cables, and that means HDMI. As you shop for HDMI = cables, beware of people who will tell you that high-end boutique cables = are the only way to go. HDMI cables aren't status symbols. They exist to = move signals from your DVD player to your TV. And besides, when it comes = to HDMI, certification is the name of the game.=20 It doesn't matter how fancy the packaging is or how recognizable the = brand. The only true indicator of a cable's performance is whether it's = HDMI-certified. While some audio-visual retailers would have you pay = over $130 for a six-foot HDMI cable, others offer a comparable HDMI = cable for less than $10, complete with the same HDMI 1.3 certification = and gold-plated connectors.=20 Screen cleaning supplies:=20 Sooner or later that pristine HDTV is going to get dirty. And when that = day comes, the last things you should reach for are rubbing alcohol or = glass cleaner, and paper towels, all of which can damage delicate = high-definition screens. Instead, stick with syntheticbased microfiber = cloths (which are free from scratchy woodbased fibers), and ammoniafree = screen cleaners that are specially formulated for plasma and LCD = displays.=20 ------=_NextPart_001_0F3B_01C9A09E.A8DB6FC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.nwanews.com/= adg/Style/254335/
 
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition

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How should I position my new HDTV?

Welcome to the high-definition home theater lifestyle. The first step = is to=20 take your plasma or LCD-screen TV out of its box. Then consider these = tips on=20 placement and care from the experts at CableOrganizer. com:

Screen mounts: If you're planning on hanging that new flat screen on = a wall=20 or from a ceiling, you're going to need a strong and secure monitor = mount. There=20 are several types available, with each functioning a little differently = based on=20 how you want your screen to be positioned in relation to your viewing = area.

1. Fixed. As long as you won't need to swivel or reposition your flat = screen=20 to achieve different viewing angles, the basic fixed-monitor mount is a = terrific=20 choice for wall-mounting high-definition televisions. While they may not = seem=20 very exciting compared to some of the mobile screen mounts, fixed mounts = not=20 only keep HDTVs snugly against the wall and out of the way, they also = provide=20 excellent support and won't allow the screen to tip over.

2. Tilting. For an HDTV that's being hung high on a wall, a tilting = monitor=20 mount will allow you to angle the screen as needed so viewers down below = can get=20 a good look at it without straining their eyes or necks. Many mounts in = this=20 category provide around 15 inches of tilt (up, down, right and left), = and some=20 models feature tension knobs that lock the screen in place once the = desired=20 angle is achieved.

3. Swinging arm. Swinging arm mounts move flat screen displays closer = to or=20 farther away from the wall. They have the ability to tilt or swivel in = any=20 direction. With a range of motion like that, swinging arm mounts are = perfect for=20 use in great rooms and other multipurpose spaces in which you may want = to vary=20 screen placement according to which part of the room you'll be viewing = from.=20

4. Ceiling: If you want to skip entertainment centers and wall mounts = in=20 favor of suspending your flat-panel TV in midair, a ceiling mount is the = way to=20 go. Because they require nothing more than overhead joists for support, = ceiling=20 mounts make it possible to install a flat screen anywhere in a room, = independent=20 of walls and furniture. They also let you rotate your screen up to 360 = degrees.=20

HDMI cables: Once you have your HDTV situated where you want it, it's = time to=20 think about connection. High-definition TVs call for high-definition = cables, and=20 that means HDMI. As you shop for HDMI cables, beware of people who will = tell you=20 that high-end boutique cables are the only way to go. HDMI cables aren't = status=20 symbols. They exist to move signals from your DVD player to your TV. And = besides, when it comes to HDMI, certification is the name of the game. =

It doesn't matter how fancy the packaging is or how recognizable the = brand.=20 The only true indicator of a cable's performance is whether it's = HDMI-certified.=20 While some audio-visual retailers would have you pay over $130 for a = six-foot=20 HDMI cable, others offer a comparable HDMI cable for less than $10, = complete=20 with the same HDMI 1.3 certification and gold-plated connectors.

Screen cleaning supplies:

Sooner or later that pristine HDTV is going to get dirty. And when = that day=20 comes, the last things you should reach for are rubbing alcohol or glass = cleaner, and paper towels, all of which can damage delicate = high-definition=20 screens. Instead, stick with syntheticbased microfiber cloths (which are = free=20 from scratchy woodbased fibers), and ammoniafree screen cleaners that = are=20 specially formulated for plasma and LCD displays. =

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