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Consumer - Home Theatre Buying Guide - Components
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To enjoy the excitement
of custom home theater, you needa customized combination
of components that will deliver sights and sounds so
real it will blow you away! Our experts at TV Specialists
are experienced in designing home theater systems. We
understand what's new and what's best, and have the
technical expertise and experience to design the best
system for you price level.
TV Specialists, Inc. is a member of the Custom Electronic
Design and Installation Association (CEDIA), the only
global organization of experienced custom designers
and installers. We are licensed, insured professionals
who work directly with homeowners, or with their architects,
builders, and interior designers. Or, contact
us, and we'll help you do it yourself. |
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Receivers |
Preamplifiers |
Amplifiers |
Tuners |
DVD Players
DVD Recorders |
Home Automation |
Other Components
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Glossary: |
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Receiver: |
An audio component that
receives radio broadcast, switches and processes audio signals,
and amplifies the selected signal to drive speakers. (Is a
preamplifier, an amplifier, and a tuner all in one) |
Preamplifier: |
A component, or part of a
component, that switches and processes signals from a variety
of source components. |
Amplifier: |
A separate component, or
a section built into an integrated component, that strengthens
the electrical signal (increases its amplitude). A power amplifier,
which is designed to drive speakers, must be connected to
a preamplifier (or "control amplifier) to switch and
process the sound. |
Tuner: |
A component, or part of
a component, that receives radio or TV signals from an antenna
or cable connection, allows the user to select a station,
and demodulates the audio or audio/video signal from the broadcast
radio-frequency (RF) signal. |
DVD Players: |
A Video player that plays
DVD-Video, a format used almost exclusively for movies and
other image-intense program material; it employs MPEG-2 video
encoding and Dolby Digital or DTS and PCM stereo audio encoding.
Most movie DVDs offer up to 5.1 channels of surround sound,
and today most come in widescreen format. |
Home Theater
Automation: |
Whereas an off-the-shelf
stereo system sits obtrusively in one's living room and serves
only that space, a custom A/V system uses these components
plus others to form a nearly invisible system providing music
and video to any number of rooms - with the touch of only
a few buttons. |
Other
Components: |
Video Cassette Recorder
(VCR), DVD/VCR Combo Unit, DVD Recorder Unit, DVHS VCR |
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