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Will Using an eARC HDMI Connection from the TV to My AVR Improve the Sound?
John Sciacca  |  May 23, 2023
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q Can I get better audio by connecting the TV’s eARC HDMI to my Pioneer AV receiver? I don’t believe the AVR supports eARC technology, but I’d like to get the best audio possible. —Chris Murphy

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Will You Buy an Ultra HD Blu-ray Player?
John Sciacca  |  Dec 09, 2015
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The Connected Life
Working With a Custom Installer, Part 1
John Sciacca  |  Nov 15, 2022
If you’re looking to hire an installer for a job — or really have any trade come and work in your home — here are some suggestions for making the project go smoother for everyone, starting with things you should do and be aware of leading up to installation day.
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The Connected Life
Working With a Custom Installer, Part 2
John Sciacca  |  Jan 16, 2023
If you’re looking to hire an installer for a job — or really have any trade come and work in your home — here are some suggestions to help make the project go smoother for everyone. In Part 1 of this mini-series we covered what to do and be aware of leading up to installation day. Here, we cover what to expect on the day of the installation.
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The Connected Life
Working With a Custom Installer, Part 3
John Sciacca  |  Mar 07, 2023
In the third and final part of a series, the focus is on things you should expect after the installation is completed, whether on that day if it’s a small job or in the days after a larger project.
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The Connected Life
Working with a Custom Installer: Fundamentals Never Change
John Sciacca  |  May 11, 2018
As I’ve mentioned in previous columns, prior to becoming a custom installer I was a golf professional at a club in California’s Bay Area. I bring this up because we recently started receiving Golf magazine in the mail. (Bizarrely we’re also suddenly getting The New Yorker and Money, none of which we subscribed to.) As I flipped through a recent issue of Golf, I was reminded of really how little has changed in the golf world since I left.
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Other Tech
Xbox 360
John Sciacca  |  Jan 14, 2006

Forget about DLP vs. LCoS or Blu-ray vs. HD DVD. The biggest battle heating up in the home-entertainment world right now is over who's going to rule the next generation of gaming. And Microsoft just launched the first strike - 100 megatons worth of silicon known as Xbox 360.

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Other Tech
XM Announces Surround Sound via Satellite
John Sciacca  |  Jan 06, 2006

XM Satellite Radio tuner and 5.1-channel Neural Surround decoder

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Custom Installation How-To
Yamaha Musiccast 2 Network Music System
John Sciacca  |  May 07, 2010

Wireless media streaming once seemed exotic, but these days we take it for granted. Between Blu-ray Disc players, A/V receivers, TVs, and gaming systems, chances are you have multiple components in your home capable of shuttling music (or even photos and videos) from one room to another.

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Custom Installation How-To
Yamaha Musiccast 2 Network Music System Page 2
John Sciacca  |  May 07, 2010

Wireless media streaming once seemed exotic, but these days we take it for granted. Between Blu-ray Disc players, A/V receivers, TVs, and gaming systems, chances are you have multiple components in your home capable of shuttling music (or even photos and videos) from one room to another.

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