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Home Theater For Dummies 3rd Edition
Author(s): Danny Briere (Author), Pat Hurley (Author)
- Publisher: For Dummies
- Publication Date: September 1, 2015
- Edition: 3rd
- Language: English
- Print length: 408 pages
- ISBN-10: 0470411899
- ISBN-13: 9780470411896
Book Description
Beginning with the most basic information, this guide helps you choose what you need and put it all together. It explains DLP, 3LCD, HDMI, DTV, and HDTV so you can talk intelligently with salespeople at the electronics store. You’ll find out about Blu-ray, explore HD and satellite radio options, and see how to incorporate a Wii, Xbox, or Playstation 3 into your set-up. Learn to:
- Choose among plasma, LCD, and projection TVs
- Know the difference between digital TV and HDTV
- Assess and choose an LCD TV, a new 3D TV, or an HD radio
- Set up your audio system and TV for maximum performance
- Use a Media Center or Home Theater PC
- Fine-tune your system and add cool touches such as accessing home theater content from your cell phone
- Explore HD and satellite radio options, CD players, DVD-Audio disks, and options for old cassettes and vinyl
- Set up your system with the proper cables for each component, or learn what it takes to go wireless
- Calibrate your video with a calibration disk, an optical comparator, or a DVD containing THX Optimizer
Get the perfect home theater experience by following the expert tips and techniques presented in Home Theater For Dummies, 3rd Edition. You’ll be watching movies and listening to audio in no time!
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From the Back Cover
Learn to:
- Choose between plasma, LCD, and projection TVs
- Know the difference between digital TV and HDTV
- Dig into the latest surround-sound formats such as Dolby True HD
- Set up your audio system and TV for maximum system performance
What do you need for the perfect home theater experience? You need this book!
Overwhelmed with options? Annoyed by acronyms? Take charge with this friendly, easy-to-understand guide! It begins with the most basic information, helps you choose what you need and put it all together, and finally takes you through fine-tuning your system and cool touches such as accessing home theater content from your cell phone.
- Just for you ― learn how to plan a home theater system and choose components that fit your budget, your lifestyle, and your room
- Alphabet soup ― actually understand DLP, 3LCD, HDMI, DTV, and HDTV, and be able to talk intelligently with salespeople at the electronics store
- Game time ― incorporate a Wii™, Xbox 360™, or PS3™ into your setup
- Don't be Blu ― know about Blu-ray™, why the VCR isn't quite dead yet, and the amazing abilities of the PVR
- Sounds you like ― explore HD and satellite radio options, CD players, DVD-Audio disks, and options for old cassettes and vinyl
- Be the cable guy ― set up your system with the proper cables for each component, or learn what it takes to go wireless
- Tuning up ― calibrate your video with a calibration disk, an optical comparator, or a DVD containing THX Optimizer
Open the book and find:
- The ABCs of home theater audio
- What the DTV transition is all about
- How to use a Media Center or Home Theater PC
- An update on MP3/digital music files
- How to incorporate Internet content
- What you want in speakers
- How to consolidate all those remotes
- Tips for taking home theater wherever you go
About the Author
Danny Briere is founder and CEO of TeleChoice, Inc. and CEO of mBlast. He's a respected analyst on communications news and breakthroughs. Pat Hurley is Director of Research with TeleChoice, specializing in emerging telecommunications technologies. They are also coauthors of all editions of Smart Homes For Dummies.
