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Taped music can be moved to MP3 format |
| 2008-03-18 |
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Q: I have several cassette tapes containing Indian film music that isn't available online. How can I copy the songs from the tape onto my computer in the MP3 format so I can load them onto my iPod? Is there any hardware to buy?
ANANTH SHANKAR, MAPLEWOOD
A: There are two ways to accomplish this: the do-it-yourself approach that involves minimal cost, or the preprogrammed method in which you buy a $100-to-$160 unit that does everything for you.
The former is a good alternative if you're a technical person at heart. You can connect your tape player to your PC with cables, then use software (some of it free) to convert the sound to MP3s and clean up any background noise.
If you just want to keep things simple, there are tape-to-MP3 conversion devices that attach to a PC. Find them at www.startribune.com/a4122.
Q As a hearing-impaired adult, I rely on closed captioning on TV and DVDs where subtitles aren't available. But after purchasing an HDTV and an upgraded DVD player, I could not access closed captions on a DVD because the two were connected with an HDMI cable. Why is this, and is there a way to correct it?
TOM NORRBOHM, BLOOMINGTON
A There is a solution to this, but it isn't well explained in most HDTV owner's manuals. These complaints began surfacing last year as HDMI cables became the most popular way of connecting HDTVs to DVD players or to cable or satellite TV set-top boxes.
The problem is that analog and digital TVs use different methods to provide closed captions. An analog TV decodes the closed-caption information itself and displays it on the screen, but an HDTV using an HDMI cable relies on the source to do the work: an attached DVD player or cable or satellite TV set-top box. Those attached units decode the digital signal, then send it over the HDMI cable to the HDTV. How to set this up depends on the equipment.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says consumers should read the manual for the DVD player or set-top box carefully; make sure closed-captioning is turned on for the player or set-top box, and for the digital TV. If you can't get it to work, call your cable or satellite company. |
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