Buying a home theater can be a very difficult, confusing and even frustrating process. We've provided research pages below on everything from 7.1 surround sound to HDMI to 1080p to Aspect Ratios and much more.
Rainbow effect is most commonly, pretty much exclusively, found in single-chip DLP projectors that use a color wheel to create all the different colors necessary for an image. ...
There is a solution for all the TV remotes stuck under couch cushions or chewed beyond repair. Grab your smartphone.
Answers to common questions about one of the most important purchases you make.
As weather turns warmer, many of you will consider investing in an outdoor TV setup. Séura, SunBrite and Samsung have options to consider.
A home theater provides a theater-like experience in your home. But what exactly does that entail? The quick answer is, there's no quick answer.
You can spend all the money in the world on gear, but it will never sound as good as possible if your room isn't properly set up. There...
The floorstanding loudspeaker is your traditional audiophile speaker. Because of their large size and to-the-floor design, floorstanding speakers have the most bass, the largest soundstage, and often produce the...
1.0 What is Blu-ray? Blu-ray is an optical disc format that competes with DVD and uses a blue (actually somewhat purple) laser to capture the information from the disc,...
The latest entry to the DTS suite of audio soundtrack options (which includes basic DTS and DTS-HD Master Audio), DTS:X falls into a new category that we call 3D...
Ultra HD Blu-ray is the latest home video disc format and includes support for a number of advanced picture technologies. First and most obvious, Ultra HD Blu-ray supports playback...
Love it or hate it, the Soap Opera Effect is a reality in many of today's top HDTVs. Adrienne Maxwell explains what it is, where it came from, and...
Dolby Atmos is a next-generation surround sound format that was announced by Dolby in April 2012. The first film to make use of the technology was Pixar's Brave at...
MHL stands for - Mobile High-Definition Link and is a technology found in many devices, displays and accessories today. MHL-enabled smartphones and tablets connect to HD displays, delivering HD...
DTS was created in 1993 and has since become an incredibly powerful competitor to Dolby, but there is a lot more to the technology than just that
If you want to go with a video projector for your home theater, you are going to need a projector mount. There are all kinds of different mounts...
Lighting control is a very important part of a home theater set up. If you want the best picture, it is important to have complete control of the...
A passive subwoofer is a sub without a power amplifier and possibly without a crossover network. Audiophiles sometimes like to mix and match amplifiers to get better performance from...
Aspect Ratio is a measurement of the horizontal width against the vertical height of an image. But that is a simplification as there is a lot more to...
Firmware updates are an amazing tool in consumer electronics. They allow companies to continue to improve their products and fix problems that may arise without having to release...
DTS-HD Master Audio is the DTS standard for high-definition audio output. This format competes with Dolby TrueHD. Though both these formats can appear on a Blu-ray disc,...
