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Harmony 520 Universal Remote

Ed. Note: This remote was also featured in our Ultimate Gift Guide

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Kameleon 6 Hybrid Remote

Ed. Note: This remote was also featured in our Ultimate Gift Guide

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Kameleon 8 Remote

Ed. Note: This remote was also featured in our Ultimate Gift Guide

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Harman Kardon TC30 Universal Remote

The Short Form $299 / 8.9 x 2.1 x 1 IN / 4.6 OZ / harmankardon.com / 516-496-3400
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The Custom Installer: The Media Server Revolution

How the hard drive changed everything

Back in high school, I had to write an essay on "the more things change, the more they stay the same." (I'm sure the teacher enjoyed reading it about as much as I enjoyed writing it.) While that might hold true for many things, it couldn't be more off base when describing the constantly evolving world of technology.

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Step By Step: How to Install a Music Server

Like a giant iPod, a music server puts all your music at your fingertips, sorted by artist, title, and genre. If you're still loading discs into a megachanger or putting on headphones to enjoy MP3s, a server can take care of your needs.

Step 1: Check file compatibility While computers can accept a variety of music file types, servers have more limited compatibility. If your server isn't "friendly" with your formats, you'll either have to re-rip, download, or buy them all over again, or convert them to a compatible format, which will cause additional compression artifacts.

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Step By Step: How to Run Wire Through a Wall

Jeremy Levee of Houston, Texas, wrote to say that he enjoyed my "Step by Step" column on how to mount a flat-panel TV. But he realized that a TV on the wall is just artwork until you've fed it the proper cabling and asked if I might shed some light on wiring behind walls. Jeremy, your wish is my command!

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The Custom Installer: Your Home Theater's Newest Addition

How to protect both your gear and your newest family member

With all the hullabaloo over format wars and switching to server-based storage, many of you are probably planning new additions to your home theater system. Well, I'm planning one, too, but it won't be a Blu-ray or HD DVD player, a hard-disk video server, or any other cutting-edge piece of technology.

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Humax LD2060 20-inch DirecTV/LCD Combo

For every job, there is the "right" tool. Just as you wouldn't grab a hammer to open a bottle of champagne, you wouldn't install a front projection system in a sunny room. DirecTV subscribers, unfortunately, have always needed an extra, often unwanted, "tool" in the form of a standalone satellite receiver.

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URC MX-900, TX-1000, & MX-3000 Universal Remotes

Ever drive a car where the controls just didn't feel right? Recently, my wife and I were shopping for a small SUV, and we looked at the Honda CRV. But at nearly 6-foot-4, I was unable to get my knees under the steering wheel. It might be the best SUV in the world, but ergonomically, it just didn't work for me.

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