Home Theater For Dummies
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 roomAlphabet soup — actually understand DLP, 3LCD, HDMI, DTV, and HDTV, and be able to talk intelligently with salespeople at the electronics storeGame time — incorporate a Wii, Xbox 360, or PS3 into your setupDon't be Blu — know about Blu-ray, why the VCR isn't quite dead yet, and the amazing abilities of the PVRSounds you like — explore HD and satellite radio options, CD players, DVD-Audio disks, and options for old cassettes and vinylBe the cable guy — set up your system with the proper cables for each component, or learn what it takes to go wirelessTuning up — calibrate your video with a calibration disk, an optical comparator, or a DVD containing THX OptimizerOpen the book and find:The ABCs of home theater audioWhat the DTV transition is all aboutHow to use a Media Center or Home Theater PCAn update on MP3/digital music filesWhat you want in speakersHow to consolidate all those remotesTips for taking home theater wherever you go