rate

Which MP3 bit rate should I use?

Digital Living I want to use MP3s on a music player but I have no idea which bit rate to use. Which is the best rate to use for general music compression? The absolute lowest MP3 bit rate you should consider is 128kbps.

16 May 2007, 15:24

Should I buy my camcorder in the US for less?

Digital Living I'm off to Florida just after Christmas and wanted to make the most of the great exchange rate and cheaper prices the US has to offer. Our television system has slightly more resolution; theirs has a slightly faster frame rate.

20 December 2006, 11:42

How do I use my mobile phone as a modem for my laptop?

Digital Living It would be really useful because I'm already on a flat-rate data plan and I don't want to buy a separate data card. Some networks will charge you extra to access the Internet on your laptop using your phone, even if you're on a flat-rate data plan.

28 February 2007, 14:48

What's lossless audio and do I need it?

Digital Living This is where the term 'bit rate' comes into play -- the lower the bit rate, the more data that's been thrown away and, therefore, the lower the audio quality. A higher bit rate MP3 will give you a better quality audio file, and a larger file size...

18 July 2007, 12:55

What's the best TV for watching sport?

Digital Living LCD technology has developed at such an accelerated rate, however, that the difference between the competing technologies is now almost negligible. The standard UK TV system (PAL) uses 50Hz, but there are screens that feature 100Hz scanning (and...

6 December 2006, 14:32

Choose the right gear for high definition

Digital Living They also usually offer the best 'pound per inch' conversion rate, meaning they're a more economical way of buying a huge screen. A colour wheel then rotates to match the colours with the corresponding action of the mirror, at a rate quick enough...

4 June 2007, 15:46

How to get music onto your Walkman phone

Digital Living The Disc2Phone software also gives you the option to shuffle the music in a random order and lets you adjust the bit rate. The higher the bit rate, the better the audio quality will be, but you won't be able to store as many tracks.

31 August 2006, 17:18

Samsung Adidas miCoach F110

Digital Living With a pedometer and heart rate monitor, this handset could give you the kick-start you need. Have you lost your work-out mojo? Does it leave you breathless or just wanting to run away?

Tags: samsung, rate, heart, kick

28 March 2008, 13:16

What camcorder for filming kids in low light?

Digital Living Your situation poses a problem -- as available light decreases, the frame rate a camcorder uses will automatically decrease, resulting in blurred footage. I need a camcorder to take video of my 1-year-old to send to my parents in Australia.

14 September 2006, 16:02

What kind of camcorder is best for night-time shooting?

Digital Living In the same way that stills cameras automatically decrease shutter speeds when it gets darker to give more time for light to fall on the image sensor, camcorders will automatically lower the frame rate as available light decreases.

Tags: cameras, night, camcorders, camcorder

19 September 2007, 17:13

Do I need a TV with 1080i or 1080p?

Digital Living This happens at a rate so fast your eye can't tell, so you see one solid image. I want to buy a new TV and I've heard a lot about 1080i and 1080p -- which sort of screen should I go for? There's a lot of confusion about 1080i and 1080p.

6 June 2007, 12:14

How can I convert my vinyl collection to MP3?

Digital Living You can then clean up the waveform and convert the song to MP3 format at a high bit rate. Hello, call me a luddite, call me an Antiques Roadshow viewer, but I have a problem. I like my MP3s, but I love my old record collection.

6 April 2006, 12:28

How do I connect my laptop to my television?

Digital Living PC monitors and TVs have different scan rates (the speed at which the picture is drawn on the display), so the scan convertor is required to change the faster scan rate being spouted by your graphics card to a slower one that is compatible with...

25 October 2006, 16:26

Why isn't Freeview on LCD and plasmas as good as on my old TV?

Digital Living These fields represent half of the total picture and are sent at a rate of 50 per second. I keep looking to make the jump to a new TV, yet every time I look at them the standard Freeview picture is poor in comparison to my five-year-old Toshiba...

25 April 2007, 12:42

Which TV should I buy for gaming and a Media Center setup?

Digital Living The Samsung LE32R74 can do 1:1 pixel mapping and has a refresh rate of 8ms, so this is a good choice if you do a lot of gaming. I'm in the process of buying my first LCD TV. I have a Media Center PC, which I use a lot for PC games.

14 February 2007, 12:51