Cargando…
Build your own home theater /
Written to provide information on all price ranges of equipment to everyone from the beginner to the experienced home theater owner, Build Your Own Home Theater has been completely updated for today's audience. This new edition contains valuable consumer information on the latest digital home t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Boston :
Newnes,
©2002.
©2002 |
| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Build Your Own Home Theater; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Credits and Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. What Goes into a Home Theater System?; WHAT IS A HOME THEATER?; HOME THEATER STAGES; WHAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE? A SHORT QUESTIONNAIRE; HOME THEATER SOUND; THE HOME THEATER MONITOR/TELEVISION SET; WHERE TO GET THOSE VITAL A/V SIGNALS; ENVIRONMENT; CHAPTER 2. Fitting the System in Without Buying a New House; PICKING THE ROOM (OR PORTION OF A ROOM); ROOM SIZE; INTRUSIVE BACKGROUND NOISE; NOISE THAT WILL DISTURB OTHERS
- UNWANTED ECHOES AND VIBRATIONS IN THE ROOMCOMPONENT LOCATION; WRAP UP; CHAPTER 3. Building a System for 1,500 to 15,000; WHAT GOES INTO A SYSTEM; BUILDING A BASIC SYSTEM FOR UNDER 1,500; PURCHASING POWER; BUILDING YOUR OWN SYSTEM; WHAT ABOUT WARRANTIES?; NOTES ON OTHER EQUIPMENT; COMPLETE SYSTEMS; REVIEWS AND PURCHASING ADVICE; CHAPTER 4. The Big Screen; CLARITY; RESOLUTION; COLOR; IS BIGGER CLEARER?; THE LINE STRUCTURE PROBLEM; THE THREE SCREEN OPTIONS; GETTING THE RIGHT TV/LIGHT ENVIRONMENT; TUNING THE COLOR ON YOUR SET; THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION IS DIGITAL; WRAP UP
- CHAPTER 5. The Modern A/V Receiver: Nerve Center of the Home TheaterDo I REALLY NEED AN A/V RECEIVER?; WHAT IS AN AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER?; TUNER/RECEIVER; SURROUND SOUND DECODERS; THX CONTROLLER; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; POWER AMPLIFIERS; WRAP UP; CHAPTER 6. Surround Sound Demystified: Dolby® and DTS®; EQUIPMENT; DOLBY LABORATORIES; DOLBY SURROUND; IN THE BEGINNING; ALONG COMES DOLBY DIGITAL; DOLBY DIGITAL SURROUND EXTM MAKES AN ENTRANCE; DOLBY AT HOME; DOLBY DIGITAL COMES HOME; SURROUND EXTM IN THE HOME; PRO LOGIC II; THE DOLBY SYSTEMS; SURROUND SOUND; SUBWOOFERS; VOLUME CONTROLS
- TUNING YOUR SYSTEMMORE INFORMATION ON DOLBY; DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEM® (DTS®); WRAP UP; CHAPTER 7. Home THX®: Maximizing the Audio; How IT ALL STARTED; TELEVISION PROGRAMS IN THX; COMPANIES OFFERING HOME THX EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT OFFERED; THE THX ULTRA AND THX SELECT PROGRAM; How IT WORKS; SPEAKER SETUP; THE HEART OF THE SYSTEM; AMPLIFIERS; THE ULTIMATE IN HOME THEATER; THX® SURROUND EXTM: THE ULTIMATE SURROUND SOUND EXPERIENCE; THX SIMPLICITY; SUMMARY; CHAPTER 8. Speaking of Speakers; WHAT IS A LOUDSPEAKER?; A/V LOUDSPEAKERS; THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF LOUDSPEAKERS; USING EXISTING SPEAKERS
- HOME THEATER SPEAKERSNOTES ON EACH LOUDSPEAKER; AUDITIONING SPEAKERS; HIDING SPEAKERS; THE MANY KINDS OF SPEAKERS; SELECTING YOUR SPEAKERS; HEADPHONES; CHAPTER 9. Players and Recorders: VCRs, Laserdiscs, DVD Players, and Tapeless Video Recorders; SAVING THOSE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: RECORDING; THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IN VCRS; WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A VCR; WATCHING WITH LIGHT; DIGITAL VIDEO DISC PLAYERS; THE DISC; WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF DVD?; WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A DVD PLAYER; LASERDISC PLAYERS; FUTURE VIDEO STOREHOUSES: DVD RECORDABLE AND TVRS; CHAPTER 10. Camcorders and Home Theater