I have a VIZIO TV and an HDMI capable cheap-o Phillips DVD player connected to it with a 2' generic HDMI cable. About a week or two ago, the DVD player started acting up. Video and audio would fail in ...

I need an external DVD/BR drive for my next computer setup for sure. My next laptop will be an ultrabook (probably Dell's linux lappie, once they come out with a Haswell version), that will never have ...

A single cable direct connection is possible, but only if both the DVD player and monitor have HDMI sockets. However, this is a fairly recent innovation and there is a good chance that you won’t have ...