BUY A HOME THEATER SYSTEM

A home theater system (also called a home entertainment center) consists usually of a high definition television (HDTV), a DVD player and a surround sound system. A home theater system gives a theatrical experience when viewing your favorite movies.

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HDTV

A high definition television (HDTV) as the name implies delivers high resolution video from your DVD player.
Ideally the HDTV was a standard designed to deliver high resolution TV broadcast to your home. To get the best out of your home theater system you need a TV that will give you pictures with great clarity.

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A progressive scan TV can be a substitute for the HDTV. The progressive scan TV also called the Enhanced Definition television (EDTV) is a good choice if you have a DVD player with progressive scan capability.

DVD PLAYER

The dream of high quality video and surround sound will be impossible without this wonderful gadget called the DVD player. A DVD player will deliver high quality video and audio to your HDTV and surround sound.

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When you want to buy a DVD player chose a player with progressive scan capability. Also ensure that the DVD player can play multiple-media format.

However, if you have a HDTV set you must buy a DVD player with HD up-conversion capability. Such a DVD player will convert your media to high definition quality.

SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM

A typical surround sound system for an entertainment center usually consists of six speakers. These speakers are positioned in strategic points in a room in order to give a surround sound experience. Normally one speaker is placed on top of the TV. Two are placed on both side of the TV. Another two are placed on the other side directly opposite the TV. These two are placed in such a way that they are at the back of the viewer. The largest speaker is usually placed in front of the TV.



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WHAT IS BLU-RAY?

Blu-ray (BR) is the next generation optical disc format that will eventually take over from the Digital Video Disc (DVD). The standard was jointly developed by the Blu-ray disc associated (BDA). The BDA is made up of over 170 world’s leading consumer electronics, personal computer (PC) and media manufacturers and is seen by many as the natural successor to the DVD format.

The BDA boasts of companies like Samsung, Sony, Pioneer, Apple, Panasonic and Thomson in its alliance.

The Blu-ray is named after the type of laser used to read or write data on the disc. While the DVD uses a red laser to read or write data the blu-ray disc (BD) uses a blue-violet laser (blue-ray) instead. The blue-violet laser has a shorter wavelength than the red laser. This reduces the footprint of the laser beam, hence making it possible for more data to be packed within a given area.

This is the reason why BDs even though they are of the same size as DVDs, hold more data than DVDs.

The major advantage (if not the only advantage) of the BD over the DVD is its higher storage capacity. The BD offers about 5 times more storage space than traditional DVD and can hold up to 25 GB on a single layer disc and 50 GB on a double layer disc. Blu-ray will be backward compatible with CDs and DVDs through the use of BD/DVD/CD compatible pick-up unit.
This technology will definitely increase storage space for your media. It will also be useful in the storage of High-Definition (HD) contents for mass distribution. It can also compete with hard drives in the storage space for PCs.

BD is set to take over from the DVD with major movies studios announcing titles on BD. New feature films are now available in both BD and DVD.