Home-theatre systems as tax deductions

In America, Uncle Sam might help pay for home-entertainment systems providing taxpayers follow a few simple rules for deducting those expenses.

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U.S. women more at ease with some tech than men are

Men are trailing women in the U.S. in the use of certain new technologies, such as streaming network-TV shows over the Internet, use of DVRs, visiting social-networking sites and casual gaming, a new research report says. The Solutions Research Group report found that 15% of women streamed a network-TV show during the month of February, which compared with 11% of men.

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Avoid Windex, and other home-theatre cleaning tips

Experts warn to be careful when giving that flat-screen TV and the rest of the home-entertainment system the once-over. This article provides 13 tips for keeping equipment spotless, but undamaged.  Sound & Vision (4/2008)

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HDTV poised for growth in the U.S.

HDTV adoption will increase by 17 million homes to 47 million in the U.S. by the close of this year, according to Pike & Fischer, which predicts the number of U.S. households paying for some sort of HDTV service or equipment will skyrocket to 103 million by year-end 2012. Multichannel video providers will see revenue of $2.6 billion in the next four years.

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