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While the CD G continues to be one of the most popular formats for at home karaoke, the karaoke DVD is a sensible choice too. In addition to having scrolling lyrics moving across the screen, many video karaoke discs feature special bonuses unavailable on any other format. For example, Abba’s karaoke DVD is a video biography that goes from the band’s creation to their last performance. The Beatles karaoke edition features bonus interview clips. Additionally, the “Original Footage Music Video Karaoke DVD Pack” (found at www.acekaraoke.com) shows music videos and live performances to provide added value for buyers.

You don’t have to break the bank buying home karaoke machines. For instance, the Cavs 105G DVD ($119, www.sumamic.com) comes with a microphone, remote control, audio-video cable and karaoke DVD machine that plays music CDs, DVD movies and special karaoke CD Gs. Singers will enjoy key control, voice cancel, volume control, microphone mixing and superior 5.1 Dolby Digital sound. Another option is the VocoPro DVG399K ($110 at www.zzsounds.com), which works exactly the same way. Or, if you would like a professional looking karaoke system, then you can try The Singing Machine’s STVD-1001 Pedestal DVD/CDG Karaoke System with Tower Speakers ($79 at www.amazon.com), which allows you to play both CD G and DVD karaoke songs.

According to online retailer Amazon, the kid karaoke DVD offerings tend to sell best. Disney’s “High School Musical” 1 & 2, “Hannah Montana,” “Disney Radio Hits” 1 & 2, as well as “Jump & Jive with Hi-5″ and Sesame Street’s “Sesame Sings Karaoke” are all karaoke hits. For older teens and adults, Billboard released a “Top 10 Karaoke Box Set” that includes 40 songs including John Lennon, Neil Diamond, Dolly Parton and Sting, to name a few artists. Also, Party Tyme offers a multitude of karaoke songs on DVD for $13.99, with themes including: Broadway, Country, Old Country, Greatest Hits, Oldies, Pop, Rock and Love Songs. Startrax offers fun genre DVDs too, including 80s movies, 80s pop, alternative anthems, another top 20 hits, at the movies, back to school, boogie nights, classic R&B, country classics, dancing in the streets, disco classics, girls night and kids, to name a few.

Did you know you can create your own customized Karaoke DVD? Simply go to www.powerkaraoke.com and download the free trial or the full-version karaoke software for $49. You may be able to fit up to 300 songs using this customized method. However, your computer will need to have: Windows XP or Vista, a DVD-burner drive, a 1 GHz processor or better, at least 512 MB RAM, a 32-bit display, and you will need to buy CD-DVDs as well. You may also need software that can convert your existing mp3s into CD+G tracks or else you’ll have to buy special karaoke songs. This method is only recommended for extremely computer savvy individuals who don’t mind putting in the time to learn the software. For everyone else, there are pre-made karaoke DVDs and CD+Gs ready to use.

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