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4 myths about the longevity of vinyl—and why we believe them anyway
Vinyl really can outlive you—but only if you hold up your end of the deal. These five durability myths could be quietly wearing down your collection.
Stop saving music as MP3, these 4 formats sound better and don't take up a ton of space
MP3 is a digital dinosaur that needs to be left behind.
Your old Roku may be long past its expiration date, here's how to check
It's an older Roku, sir, but it checks out.
3 useful things you can do with your TV's coaxial cable
Coaxial cables are practically fossils in the tech world, but they're still a valuable tool. Here are a few things they're still perfect for!
Your CD and DVD collection is slowly destroying itself
When's the last time you checked in on your collection?
The speaker matching rule that most home theaters get wrong
Stop mixing speakers from different brands, and your soundstage will thank you.
Please stop buying vinyl when CDs exist
Vinyl records have a long, storied history for music lovers—unfortunately, they're also inferior.
I fixed my laggy Fire TV with one setting Amazon never explains
Your Fire TV is slow because Amazon is playing ads you never asked for; stop letting Fire TV autoplay drain your device's performance.
I fed Claude my Steam game configs and found performance tweaks I didn't know existed
I was having some performance issues on a few of my Steam games. So I fed their config files to Claude and it came up with some helpful fixes.
Stop using your old HDMI cables on your new 4K TV
Is your HDMI cable secretly sabotaging your setup?
Fire TV Sticks slow down for one stupid reason, and it takes 30 seconds to fix
How to speed up your bloated streamer.
Why I'm buying every DVD I can find (before they're all gone)
Find out why buying DVDs now could be a smart move, as they may become collector's items in the future.
Google Home Speaker finally arrives with Gemini—and it's a real threat to Echo Dot Max
Google Home Speaker is finally available with Gemini and spatial audio
Your soundbar placement matters way more than you think, and here's why
How to 'feng shui' your room to experience better auio from your soundbar
Your $1,000 audio cable sounds identical to a $10 one—here's when that changes
You'll get more miles from a cheap pair of wires.
Why your Fire TV feels slower every month (and how I fixed mine)
Your Amazon Fire TV is going to get slower over time, but there is a way to make it fast gain, and it only requires a few minutes of time.
