Setting Up HDTV

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Setting Up Your New HDTV

HDTV Tips

One of the most intimidating things about buying a new high definition television can be trying to figure out how to set it up. In this short video tutorial from CNET entitled Setting Up Your New HDTV, Editor-at-Large Brian Cooley quickly walks you through the basics of getting your set up and running.

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