RSL HomeTheater GuideHow To Get A Great Home TheaterWithout Spending a Fortune!Since 1970
3D TelevisionsWhen 3D was first introduced, there were those who felt that this new formatmay not catch on and go the way of Betamax and or the HD Vid
Smart TVsSmart TVs refers to sets that have built in applications and Internet access. They usu-ally cost a little more. Smart applications can includ
SHOULD YOU GET A 5.1 OR 7.1 SYSTEM?Our industry is continually coming up with creative ways for you to spend moremoney on your home theater speaker sy
AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVERS (AVRs)In this guide we refer to Audio/Video receivers as AVRs and A/V receivers. It iseasy to be overwhelmed when trying to choo
Video FeaturesYour AVR is the heart of your home theater system. All of your audio and videocomponents connect to it. Modern video components will con
After DolbyTMPro Logic, DolbyTMDigital and DTSTMsurround were introduced.These offered 5 discrete channels along with an LFE (low frequency effects) b
Equalization And Automatic Room SetupAll rooms have unique sonic characteristics. Few have perfect acoustics. Theacoustical properties of your room ar
THXTMTHXTMis a licensing organization. THXTMis a series of specifications for equip-ment and the way it is set up for both movie theaters and home the
Second ZoneMany AVRs can independently control another set of speakers in a secondzone either in another room or outside. If you have a 7.1 AVR and yo
Other Things To Consider In An AVRPower RatingIn the days of stereo, a receiver gave their power ratings with both stereochannels operating, which was
IntroductionThank you for downloading this guide. Putting together a home theater can bea confusing and intimidating process. There are so many choice
Read The Manual Before You BuyThis is very important. Quite often, manufacturers put a lot of effort into the fea-tures of their AVRs and little effor
BLU-RAY PLAYERSChoosing a blu-ray player is a lot easier than choosing an AVR or TV. Stickwith a major brand and you pretty much can’t go wrong. The d
Netflix And Other SourcesIn addition to playing discs, Blu-ray players include other features like Netflixinstant downloads, Amazon player and the abi
Size Used To MatterOver the years we have made hun-dreds of models of all sizes, many of themlarge. It used to be true that if you wantedbig sound, yo
In many of today’s systems, the deep bass tones are handled by the sub-woofer, while the rest of the sound is handled by smaller (satellite) speakers.
What About Bi-pole and Di-pole surround Speakers?Bi-Pole and di-pole surround speakers have additional speakers to dispersethe sound in different dire
With a ‘cheap’ subwoofer, regardless of the frequency, the same one-notebass always emerges. This is very fatiguing to listen to. In addition, an infe
Wireless SolutionsYou may find yourself in a situation where it is inconvenient or impossible torun wires to your surround and rear speakers. Fortunat
CONNECTION CABLESBefore the days of HDMI cables, hooking up an audio/video system was anightmare. There were numerous connections for both the audio a
Thank you for reading this guide. We hope it has beenhelpful.As we mentioned at the beginning of this guide, If you are consideringsetting up your hom
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WHERE TO PURCHASE HOME THEATER COMPONENTSRetail StoresHave you ever visited a store that specializes in Home Theater? Sometimes referredto as boutique
The main advantages to online stores are price and selection. Depending onwhere you live, it may be difficult to find a local dealer that stocks the p
TIPS ON BUYING HOME THEATER EQUIPMENTTelevisionsThe TV I was raised watching had snow, ghosts and was often fuzzy. Therewas no such thing as high defi
LCD TelevisionsCurrently, this is the most popular category of television . Because of this, prices onLCD flat panels have dropped tremendously. When
OLED sets do not require any backlighting. As a result the contrast is report-edly amazing. In addition the colors are very vivid. The first OLED tele
Front Projection TelevisionsFor the ultimate home theater, nothing matches the giant picture of a videoprojector. The progress that’s been made in pro
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