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I personally own this camera, and really, for a budget camera it’s not bad. Though, don’t be fooled by the high MP count, it takes DECENT pictures but not amazing or overly amazing. I mean, what do you really expect out of a $139.95 camera?

Anyway, it DOES have a nice, long list of features you can look over on the amazon page: Panasonic DMC-FH25K 16.1MP Digital Camera with 8x Wide Angle Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Black)

If you’re in the market for a camera and on a budget, this is one of the top rated for its cost. Just don’t expect the absolute best pictures out of it, you need to go a bit higher to get the kind of lenses required. Most of what is included in this particular camera are digital enhancements for a lower class lens.

Again, when you think about it, what do you expect out of a $139.99 camera that’s just point and shoot? If all you need it for is general picture taking, this is probably the camera for you and why it’s so popular.

Personally, I haven’t had any problems with it since I bought it and it takes decent pictures. If you’re ready to buy, check the amazon page: Panasonic DMC-FH25K 16.1MP Digital Camera with 8x Wide Angle Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Black)

For the most part, the LG Passive Cinema screens have been getting rave reviews. Let’s see how it stacks up.

Pros

• Lightweight Glasses
• Cheap glasses, so you can break them without worrying about the cost.
• No need for batteries/recharging.
• Decent 3D quality.
• Great 2D display.

Cons

• Not as good 3D as active.

Now, if you don’t know the difference between plasma, led, and lcd you might want to refer to my LCD vs LED vs Plasma guide. That will give you a good idea of what you’re actually looking for in a TV, along with 3D.

As far as cinema screens go from LG, they’re basically top of the line when it comes to passive. There’s a little difference between active screens made by Samsung, but there’s really not that huge of a difference. Right now Amazon has a deal on this particular set, $800, plus 6 free pairs of 3D glasses. You can get that here: LG 42LM6200 42-Inch Cinema 3D 1080p 120 Hz LED-LCD HDTV with Smart TV and Six Pairs of 3D Glasses.  At that price, I’m not sure you could go wrong.

If you want something a little bigger just upgrade to the LG Cinema Screen 47LM7600 47-Inch Cinema 3D 1080p 240 Hz LED-LCD HDTV

A megapixel, in general terms, is just 1 million pixels. What does this mean? Well consider your computer monitor. It has a resolution of 800×600 let’s say. That means it has 480,000 pixels. If you happen to have seen an 800×600 display, you could probably get close enough to the screen to actually see a “dot” of color. That is basically what a pixel is.

In terms of megapixels on digital cameras, it has to do with how much color and data from the lens it can pick up. If you take a 12MP picture you can blow it up to a really large size and put it on your wall if you wanted, but a 1 MP camera would look blurred and distorted at larger sizes.

Nowadays, with cameras almost always being above 6MP or even 9MP, megapixels don’t matter as much. Picture quality is more important. If you happen to be familiar with computers, this is kinda similar to the MHz race, where MHz or RAM don’t matter as much as optimizing clock cycles.

If that made no sense, don’t worry. The main thing to take away is that you need to look at the picture quality the camera can actually take rather than the megapixels it says on the box. My phone for instance, can take 9MP pictures, but in general they look like crap.

Don’t be fooled by the megapixels on the box. Go for quality of the photos being taken.

As I mentioned in a previous post, buying HDMI cables at a box store like Wal-mart or Best buy is a bad idea. You get ripped off, plain and simple. There is a great HDMI scam going on and consumers don’t even realize it.

Anyway, let’s list the best HDMI cables based on lenght & price:

6FT HDMI Cable

Good for connecting things close to the TV like Blu-ray players and such.

DVI Gear HDMI Cable 2M (6 Feet) $1.58 shipped

One thing to note is that the cable itself is very thin, it might not last forever, but at this price you have to wonder if it really matters.

Mediabridge Ultra Series – High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet – (6 Feet) $10 shipped

This one is a little bit higher quality, so if you happen to step on it or have things that might destroy a lesser quality cable, this would be the one to go with.

15FT HDMI Cable

If you need to connect something a little further away, this will do the trick.

HDMI Cable (15 feet) $4.27 Shipped

Again, a little bit on the thin side.

Mediabridge Ultra Series – High Speed HDMI Cable With Ethernet – (15 Feet) $13.99 shipped.

Thicker version.

Need longer?

Well since I’m not going to list every single HDMI cable length out there – you get the general gist. These cables will do the job fine and they’re cheap enough that it won’t break the bank. Just pick them up from Amazon so you won’t have to worry about the reputation of the company you’re buying from.

That’s about it really – if you want to know more about HDMI cables, refer to this post. Should clarify for you what’s going on with HDMI cables at the big box stores. Buying online is definitely the way to go.