Tekzilla

Hosted by Patrick Norton, Robert Heron and Veronica Belmont. New episodes Tuesdays & Thursdays

Tekzilla feeds your tech hunger! Patrick Norton, Robert Heron and Veronica Belmont bring you hands on reviews of the latest gear, tips and tricks that improve the tech you already own and conversations with the most informative experts around. Read More

Windows Activation Secrets, Top Blu-rays of 2010, iPhone Universal Remote, Best Buy HDTV Calibration, Mixing Brands of RAM, CES: We Want Your Questions!

Monday, January 3rd, 2011 – running time 25:56

More Tech Bargain Sites, How To Install Windows on a Clean Drive from an Upgrade Disk. UnityRemote from GEAR4 Reviewed: Can You Dump Your Universal Remote for an iPhone? Our Top Blu-ray's of 2010, Mixing Brands of Memory, Windows Activation: There's nothing to fear! The New Blu-ray Releases for January 4th, 2010!

Send CES Questions! No More Bad Camera. Happy 2011!

Welcome to our first show of 2011! Curious about a product or announcement at  CES 2011? Ask us a question! Email us: tekzilla@revision3.com. Or tweet us... just make sure you use the #TZCES hashtag on Twitter!

01:16 | Play

Windows Activation: How Many Installs?

Robert suggested in episode 176 that a clean install of windows 7 could squeeze some extra speed out of your PC. How did this affect your online activation of Windows? How many windows 7 allow you to activate after a clean install? We've got personal experience, and info from Microsoft via the  Activating Windows FAQ!

02:35 | Play

HD Nation: Best Buy HDTV Calibration, Top Blu-rays of 2010, New Blu-ray Releases for January 4th, 2011

Our favorite Blu-ray Titles of 2011. Josh asks if it's worth getting a Plasma TV calibrated by Best Buy. The new releases for this week include El Mariachi / Desperado (Two-Pack), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Machete, and more! Watch the video for the complete list.

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iOS Universal Remote: Gear4's UnityRemote Reviewed!

Robert's got an iPhone and a lot of home theater gear. Can Gear4's UnityRemote running on the iOS stack up to  Harmony universal remotes? Watch the video to find out!

14:37 | Play

Mixing Brands of RAM

Jordan in Anchorage Alasaka is wondering about combining different brands or RAM. The RAM he originally bought is no longer available. Should he try to mix and match or would it be easier just to replace all the ram with a new set?

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Clean Install from A Windows 7 Upgrade Disk

Jay knows we love installing Windows 7 from scratch, but the  Windows 7 Family Pack is an upgrade version, so there must be an old version on the PC, right? Not exactly, Jay... the best info on this is on Paul Thurrot's Clean Install Windows 7 With Upgrade Media page. Robert explains the big points in the video!

21:40 | Play

TechBargains.com vs. BensBargains.com

Jeff over at TechBargains.com was somewhat dismayed by our website pick, BensBargains.com, a few weeks ago, and writes, "we think our website has much better tech deal content for your tech viewers." OK, Jeff. Just so you know, Roger checks -both- these sites, and quite a few shopping sites before he buys any tech gear. So should you!

23:00 | Play

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Show Title:
Tekzilla
Description:
Tekzilla feeds your tech hunger! Patrick Norton, Robert Heron and Veronica Belmont bring you hands on reviews of the latest gear, tips and tricks that improve the tech you already own and conversations with the most informative experts around.
Categories:
How-To & DIY, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Sep 1, 2007
Episodes:
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