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Review of Home Theater Fundamentals: Part 2

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The recognized and most common format today is 5.1. This means 5 speakers and a subwoofer. The ‘1’ stands for the number of subwoofers, so you can even have a 7.2 system which would mean seven speakers and 2 subwoofers.There are more formats doing the rounds, like 6.1 and 7.1, though frankly they are not of much use as very few DVDs have their audio encoded more than 5.1.

There are two major companies producing surround sound formats, Dolby and DTS. This format is stored on the DVD along with the video, and is sent to your AV receiver.The decoder inside your AV receiver reads the file and sends five separate audio streams to the five speakers, plus one special stream to the subwoofer.

Projectors:-
Projectors are the other side of the coin in the display section of your home theater. Prices can vary widely, but there are mainly two types, viz. DLP and LCD. DLP is considered to have more saturation and contrast. Projectors come with a burden of something known as ‘lamp life’, which means the lamp is going to go off, maybe sooner than you think if you don’t maintain your projector. Another thing is you need to be in a dark room for most of the models.

Conclusion:-
The main goal of setting up a home theater is to achieve a comfortable position first, and then the quality and performance of your equipment must be top notch, harmoniously syncing with each other. It’s like a team performing together; any mismatch or bad link in the chain will screw up your sound.
The main goal of projector is that, it’s the ultimate style of viewing, as the screen size can be larger than your wildest expectations. If set correctly, the image quality is brilliant too.

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