Owner`s manual

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Home Theater
Surge suppressors and AC line
conditioners – page 99
Protect your gear from surges,
lightning — and more — with
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You can’t get clean
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Speakers & Powered Subwoofer
Home theater speakers include a pair of front left
and right speakers for audio that moves across the
front soundstage (and stereo music);
a video-shielded center channel
speaker for dialogue and on-screen
action; between two and four
surround speakers for ambience
and effects; and a powered sub-
woofer for reproducing low bass.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR:
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Great front left and right speakers. Vital for movies and music — many audio
fans use high-quality tower or bookshelf speakers.
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Center. Your center channel carries a heavy load in home theater — dialogue,
on-screen effects and more. Get a good speaker with a wide frequency range.
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Surrounds. Choose surrounds that are closely matched to the other speakers
in your system, and also work easily with your room’s placement limitations.
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Voice-matching. For enveloping surround sound and smooth transitions, all your
speakers should be voice-matched — that is, possess the same tonal characteristics.
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Thump! What makes a sub great? Large driver size, an amplifier with high power
(more watts), and a low frequency response are three important features to look for.
Speakers and subwoofers – pages 116-127
Television
Your TV’s critical
contribution is a
sharp, natural picture.
Whether you choose
a conventional TV,
a flat-panel plasma or
LCD TV, or an HDTV-
capable set, crisp,
bright images are key.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR:
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Video inputs. Simply put, the more video inputs it has,
the more sources you can connect directly to it.
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HDTV-capability. The future of television is HDTV,
and high-definition programming is available now.
Consider a TV with the high-resolution clarity of HDTV
and progressive-scan handling.
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Screen size. For home theater, you should go as large as
your room and budget can handle. If you watch lots of
widescreen DVDs or receive HDTV broadcasts, consider
a TV with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
TVs – pages 140-147
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