Using specifications such as wattage, etc, how can I tell the quality of a home theater system? I want to find a good set for around $100-$200 but I don’t know a lot about sound fidelity. Also, any home theater system suggestions?
A wise man once said-
"Good stuff not cheap, cheap stuff not good…"
That being said, if you do your research and you know what you’re looking for, you CAN put together a budget system that sounds decent.
Choosing speakers is a very personal thing; what sounds good to one person may sound horrible to another. The speaker recommendations you will get here will cost you ten times your price range. No one will recommend the "HTiB from Wal~Mart for $49.99 is all the surround sound you will ever need."
If you are serious about home theater, start saving your pennies and start doing some research. By the time you have the money saved that you will need, you will be able to make a confident, informed purchase.
This is the process of converting my single car garage into a home theater.
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Hey guys just recently got the LG surround sound home theater system. I have a high definition television with direct tv and would like to use my surround system with my direct tv. Does anybody know how to do this or how to connect it? Thanks
Hi both my surround sound and direct tv have hdmi outputs I guess my real question s how to get the hdmi to work on both
Connect HDMI or component cables from Direct TV box to TV for video and optical or composite cables ( red & white ) from Direct TV box to Home Theater system for audio.
The JVC TH-L1 Home Theater System offers a complete home theater system with 1080p HDMI inputs, and all the other expected inputs, all at a great price.
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I have dish network, and have a new vizio LCD tv with a RCA home theater system hooked up to the tv. The back of the theater system has an optical audio cable input along with the tv but the satellite receiver does not.
Connect composite cables ( red & white ) from satellite receiver to Theater system for audio.
I found different options by different vendors on home theater system and HIFI music system. Both have almost same price and both capable for playing dvd and giving 5.1 channel output with equal number of speakers. Then why it is categorizing as home theater and home music system. Appearance is the only this i could make out.
Hi-fi stands for high fidelity. A true hi-fi system with have only two speakers! these are usually towers with passive bass woofers. That said most of us can not afford a $200,000 stand alone hi-fi stereo. Most higher end and some medium manufactures understand this and they make receivers and preamp/processors capable of rendering good quality sound for both. Typically ‘hi-fi’ systems are two channel only – with dedicated components , cd player, turntable, 2 speakers, possibly a pre-amp and seperate amplifier or integrated amp. – made for listening to music through.
Home Theatre systems are geared towards watching movies and have complex internal components to decipher 5.1 surround info, multiple internal amplifiers etc..
Here is a bit of video designed to help users determine if the new 1080p true HD $999 projectors or the current best selling projectors are a better fit for their needs. Given the limits of recording apples to apples differences, please be aware that brightness, contrast, and other differences may be more or less dramatic in person than in the video. We have chosen to compare the new Optoma HD20 $999 1080 p projector and the Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB $2k+ projector to illustrate the differences between the two categories – entry level versus high end home theater. This video is meant to provide a broader overview of the two categories of home theater projection – new entry level DLP, and high end LCD.
Quick Video Log
0:08 – 1:50 : Overviews / specification comparison
1:53 – 2:25 : Contrast comparison
2:30 – 3:30 : Zoom lenses compared
3:32 – 4:20 : Lens shift demonstrated
4:20 – 5:01 : 60hz vs. 120hz
Please Note : You will see some artifacts from the compression of the video that are not caused by either projector. Particularly when our narrator passes in front of the screen, or when the image is moving quickly. These artifcats were not present before compression. If you are interested in a higher quality version of this video, please email me. Thanks!
[ more here : http://articles.projectorpeople.com/home-theater-tech-news/999-hd1080p-compared-to-high-end-1080p-home-theater-projectors/ ]
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When the speakers are on, you can hear the radio, but its not connected to any radio reciever, just the DVD player and the subwoofer, this is a Coby home theater system, with dvd player, a sub and two speakers. It works well, just has the radio background which is annoying. I’ve looked for answers but cannot find anything exactly with what I need. Can anybody help me?
Yes, you are picking up radio waves from your system. There
are devices to filter out these interferences. See my source…
Ask the people from Crutchfield or Parts Express, and they will
get you the right item to fix your problem. Or, just go to your lo-
cal Radio Shack and they will have what you need as well.
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I have a home theater system and I want to hang some speakers on the walls but the problem is, is that the speaker wires hang from the bottom and I have a white wall. It looks ugly like if ACTUALL wires were hanging out of the walls. What would be the best way to hide the wires?
Also, I CANNOT PUT FURNITURE TO COVER UP THE WIRES.
PS: I already bought the home speaker set for a ton of cash, and I’m sure not as hell planning to return or buy some different set.
If you have drywall you can drill holes and feed the wires behind the wall. You can use nice mounting plates (like they do for tv antennas) so it looks professional.
If you can’t get behind the wall then you are a bit limited. If you buy special flat cable in a color to match the wall, then you can fix it so it isn’t very noticeable.
Or you can mount on the ceiling or on floor stands, so that you don’t have to run cables up or down the wall.
This is a major thing with home theater installations. People seem to pretend that it isn’t a problem, but to me it’s always the first thing I worry about!
Let us know what you decide.
Finally finished building my home theater! It took longer than I thought but was well worth it. This is an 110″ screen with a 1.78:1 aspect ratio. I am using a JVC RS2 HD Projector with B&W speakers, Lexicon Pre-amp and Bryston amps. I added the riser in the second row for stadium seating. This room brings many hours of enjoyment. I know that when I was building my Home Theater I looked for as many others that I could find for ideas. So, I am adding this one to the collection to help anybody else who wants to build one.
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