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Basic Home Theater - Book
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By: Gordon McComb
128 Pages
Basic Home Theater provides you everything you need to know to plan, design, install and maintain your very own home theater.
This book discusses in-depth the following topics:
- Chapter #1: What is home theater? - An overview of all the components needed to create your own theater and information that can help you decide whether to install the system yourself or have it done professionally
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- Chapter #2: Program Sources - Includes all the program source choices available from off-the-air broadcasts to the latest DVD players and satellite dish technology.
- Chapter #3: TV: The Silver Screen of Home Theater - Includes the latest advances in TVs, both large-screen tube and projection sets, and discusses the future of digital TV. Also covers aspects ratios, comb filters and more.
- Chapter #4: Sound: The Other Half of Home Theater - Discusses the latest advances in surround sound, from Dolby Pro-Logic to Dolby Digital 5.1 and THX, the types of speakers and the proper placement to achieve the perfect surround-sound environment.
- Chapter #5: Hooking Up the Home Theater System - Includes detailed diagrams of the proper way to connect the components to make using your home theater easy.
- Chapter #7: Wiring Your Home Theater - Includes illustrations on how to feed wires and cables through walls, attic or basement to create a professional-looking installation.
- Chapter #8: Room Design and Ergonomics - Helps you plan the best layout of your home theater den.
- Chapter #9: Home Theater Maintenance - Discusses how to keep your system in top operating condition, from cleaning your VCR to adjusting the TV for the best picture possible.
- Chapter #10: Troubleshooting Common Problems - Includes helpful troubleshooting charts to help you resolve problems ranging from no sound to interference from outside sources.
About the Author:
Gordon McComb has written over thirty-five books and 1,000 magazine articles, which have appeared in such publications as Popular Science, Video, Omni, Popular Electronics, and PC World, in addition to many other top consumer and trade publications. His writing has spanned a wide range of subjects, from computers, to video, to robotics.
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