附註:Includes index.
""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""About the Author""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""What You'll Find in This Book""; ""Who This Book is For""; ""How This Book is Organized""; ""1 The Home Theater Difference""; ""Moving Up to Home Theater""; ""Movie Theater Sound in Your Home""; ""One Step at a Time""; ""More Than Just Movies""; ""Leverage What You Already Own""; ""Establishing and Sticking to a Budget""; ""Home Theater Components""; ""The Receiver�the Center of Your Home Theater""; ""Let Your Speakers Do the Talking""; ""Digital Picture and Sound""
""Setting Up Your System""""Making the Most of Your System""; ""Enjoying the End Result""; ""2 Surround Sound Formats""; ""Choosing a Surround Sound Format""; ""Dolby Pro Logic""; ""Dolby Digital""; ""DTS""; ""Dolby Pro Logic II""; ""6.1 and 7.1 Channel Formats""; ""Audio Formats""; ""CD Audio""; ""DVD-Audio Soundtracks""; ""Super Audio Compact Disc""; ""What is THX?""; ""The Choice is Yours""; ""3 Home Theater Audio Components""; ""Home Theater Receivers""; ""How Powerful is Your Receiver?""; ""Features and Inputs""; ""Home Theater Speakers""; ""Matching Your Speakers""; ""Speaker Types""
""Floor-Standing Speakers""""Bookshelf Speakers""; ""Dipolar and Bipolar Speakers""; ""In-Wall Speakers""; ""Speaker Features""; ""Bi-amping/Bi-wiring""; ""Sensitivity Rating""; ""Frequency Response""; ""Flatness, Imaging, and Dispersion""; ""Connections""; ""Powered Subwoofers""; ""Home Theater in a Box Solutions""; ""Separates""; ""Remote Controls""; ""4 Home Theater Video Components""; ""Televisions and Projectors""; ""CRT Tube-Based Televisions""; ""Rear Projection Television Sets""; ""Front Projection Displays""; ""Plasma Displays""; ""High Definition Television""; ""DVD Players""
""Composite Video""""S-Video""; ""Component Video""; ""Personal Video Recorders""; ""Video Cassette Recorders""; ""5 Setting a Budget""; ""How Much Do You Have to Spend?""; ""What Components Do You Already Own?""; ""Your TV""; ""Your VCR, DVD Player, or Laserdisc Player""; ""Your Speakers""; ""Establish Your Priorities""; ""My Ideal Budget Home Theater System""; ""Don't Forget the Extras""; ""Speaker Wire and Interconnect Cables""; ""Speaker Stands""; ""Entertainment Centers""; ""Calibration Hardware and Software""; ""Universal Remote Controls""; ""Demo Material""
""6 Selecting the Right Equipment""""Selecting a Television Set""; ""Choosing the Right Display Technology""; ""Features to Look For""; ""Selecting the Right DVD Player""; ""Selecting the Right Receiver""; ""Amplification and Features""; ""Inputs and Video Switching""; ""Selecting the Right Speakers""; ""Sensitivity, Resistance, and Power""; ""Frequency Range""; ""Connections""; ""Matching Speakers""; ""Speaker Components""; ""Tweeters""; ""Woofers""; ""Selecting the Right Powered Subwoofer""; ""7 Shopping for Your System""; ""Local Merchants""; ""Advantages of Buying Locally""
