Home Theater For Dummies, 3rd Edition

What do you need for the perfect home theater experience? You need this book!

Overwhelmed with options? Annoyed by acronyms? Take charge with this friendly, easy-to-understand guide! It begins with the most basic information, helps you choose what you need and put it all together, and finally takes you through fine-tuning your system and cool touches such as accessing home theater content from your cell phone.

• Just for you — learn how to plan a home theater system and choose components that fit your budget, your lifestyle, and your room

• Alphabet soup — actually understand DLP, 3LCD, HDMI, DTV, and HDTV, and be able to talk intelligently with salespeople at the electronics store

• Game time — incorporate a Wii, Xbox 360, or PS3 into your setup

• Don't be Blu — know about Blu-ray, why the VCR isn't quite dead yet, and the amazing abilities of the PVR

• Sounds you like — explore HD and satellite radio options, CD players, DVD-Audio disks, and options for old cassettes and vinyl

• Be the cable guy — set up your system with the proper cables for each component, or learn what it takes to go wireless

• Tuning up — calibrate your video with a calibration disk, an optical comparator, or a DVD containing THX Optimizer

Open the book and find:

• The ABCs of home theater audio

• What the DTV transition is all about

• How to use a Media Center or Home Theater PC

• An update on MP3/digital music files

• What you want in speakers

• How to consolidate all those remotes

• Tips for taking home theater wherever you go