I wish I could magically run wires for speakers without cutting any
holes, but it doesn’t work that way.
I went out to visit a potential home theater client last week. They
just finished an extensive media room remodeling project and
now wanted help with their home theater system install. I asked
him if they had pre-wired for surround sound speakers before the
sheetrock went up.
PRE-WIRED?
Apparently they had never thought ahead as to how they were
going to get all of the speakers for the 5.1 surround sound system
back to their equipment source. You should have seen their faces
as I tried to explain how many holes would need to be cut to run
the speaker wires after-the-fact. You should have seen the
customer counting on his finger and toes as he tried estimating in
his head the hundreds...even thousands of dollars of drywall
repair, sanding, finishing and painting that was going to be
needed.
Here is the lesson learned…
Ask for help before it’s too late.
A home theater consultant should be consulted long before
drywall is even stacked in the home.
If you are serious about having a professional help you, we offer
on-site home theater consultations.
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Okay, you've saved money for big screen hdtv in your
dreams. You look at shops and websites and got
confused with terms:
Full HD, HD Ready, HDMI, 1080p, contrast, refresh rate
and etc..
You got the money but you don't know what to choose.
This hub is the guide to the big screen television world.
What is HDTV?
HDTV is the high definition television standard. If you
don't have any idea about what high definition and
resolution is play with the resolution settings of your
computer monitor. This will give you an idea. The normal
televisions provide you a resolution of 480 for NTSC and
576 for PAL systems. (Resolutions are indicated as
interlaced lines of resolution).
HDTV offers you 1080 pixels.
The difference is clear but is it the resolution only that
matters? No, there are more factors you should consider
when choosing a TV.
There are lots of terms you will come across while you
are searching for your big screen TV.
FULL HD: It shows that the TV offers 1080 pixels.
HD Ready: HD ready televisions aren't 1080 pixels but
they offer 768 or 720 pixels which can display High
Definition broadcasts. (They aren't necessarily worse
than Full HD)
Refresh Rate: It is the frequency of the image refreshing
of your tv. The lower refresh rate represents for a better
quality as the more image will be shown in a time interval.
Contrast: The contrast stands for the color depth of the
television. The higher contrast is the better image
quality.
The trickiest part of buying a HDTV is reading the
numbers well. I see a lot of televisions with the label
FULL HD but the image quality is worse then HD Ready
TV's. If the TV you are thinking of buying isn't super size
then you should consider buying a HD Ready TV with 720
pixel resolution but with a higher contrast and lower
refresh rate. If the screen size isn't extra large than the
resolution loses importance and other factors are more
likely to effect the quality of image. I hope you have fun
watching your HDTV.
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