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 How Home Theater and HDTV Work

 

Published by: QUE
Author: Miller, Michael; Troller, Michael
Number of pages: 254
Group: PCS - HOME THEATRE
ISBN: 0789734451/9780789734457
User level: Beginner/Intermediate
Objective: Tutorial
Date Published: November 2005
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Home theater and HDTV are hot, but most consumers know little or nothing about these technologies. You no longer have to rely on sales people to direct you to underpowered and overpriced equipment that doesn't meet your needs and is quickly outdated. Take matters into your own hands with How HDTV and Home Theater Works. Armed with this book, you will not only understand what you want, but why you want it and how to hook it all up. This book covers topics and most likely interest and confuse you, including:

  • Broadcast vs. cable vs. satellite television
  • Standard defintion vs. high definition TV
  • Surround sound
  • DVD and TiVo recorders
With all of this great information, presented to you in a highly-visual, four-color format, How HDTV and Home Theater Work is the only home theater book that you'll need to not only show you how to hook up your system, but how to maximize its performance.