Here We like big things, big-big cars, big cities, big sights, big sounds. But it wasn't until recently that you could get bigscreen thrills outside the cineplex. In the past, you couldn't hear each window pane shatter as Godzilla's foot crushed another building, and the Titanic might have looked like a rowboat on your tiny TV screen. But as video catches up with audio in the move to digital format, home theater is biggerand better.
Sounds are clearer and pictures are sharper.
From the comfort of your couch, you can be in the cockpit with Luke Skywalker as he aims for the core of the Death Star, or in the front row for all the bone-crushing action on Super Bowl Sunday. Digital technology isn't adding to the basic components, but it is making each of them better. The most dramatic improvement is in the television component. Digital TValso known as highdefinition television, or HDTV-has arrived from Sony, Panasonic, RCA, Philips, and other manufacturers. But don't expect to see HDTV in every home on the block just yet.