This provide a few tips for building a home theater that will make you feel like you’re at the movies, and easy to install.
Blu-ray players need a receiver to match
Look for the monikers Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio to make sure you’re getting the best sound.
Make sure that your receiver can handle your speakers
Every speaker will come with a published power rating. That rating will be measured in Watts, and will be either a “continuous” or “peak power” rating. The peak rating is how much power your speaker can handle without audibly distorting, but doesn’t necessarily mean that it can handle that amount of power continuously for sustained periods of time. Using the continuous wattage figure, opt for speakers whose power-handling capability is higher than your receiver’s power output.
HDTV
If you are going to use HDMI, be careful, there are complaints from homeowners who have hung their flat-panel TV, running HDMI cable through the wall to avoid ghastly wires marring their living room decor, only to find that when they try to watch a Blu-ray, little electrical blips appear onscreen, making the movie virtually unwatchable. What have they done wrong? Most likely they’ve installed HDMI cable that is not in-wall rated. In-wall HDMI cables are “shielded” from interference from other electrical wires in your wall, which can cause problems with on-screen images
Connections matter
If you have an older TV, but a new Blu-ray player, satellite receiver, cable box, or gaming console capable of high-definition output, you will not get the best quality capable, make sure your TV has HDMI inputs to accommodate all your high-def sources. Of course, if you’re really concerned with getting the latest and greatest, consider gear that’s compatible with the HDMI 1.4 format, which is the latest standard.
Be careful when choosing an audio system.
There are sound bars, satellite speaker systems that include a subwoofer, traditional speakers, and home theater in a box systems just to name a few options. Thankfully, these models are not that difficult to figure out. Generally, if the system includes any kind of player, like a Blu-ray player. The speakers only work with that source, which isn’t necessarily the best option for those who want surround sound on more than just their movies.
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