Home Theater Hacks
Brett McLaughlin
- 出版商: O'Reilly|英文2書85折
- 出版日期: 2004-12-14
- 定價: $850
- 售價: 2.3 折 $199
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 416
- 裝訂: Paperback
- ISBN: 0596007043
- ISBN-13: 9780596007041
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It might be the long lines at the theater, the $4.00 for a small bag of popcorn, or the cutting-edge technology that's now so readily available to the home market. Whatever the reason, the home theater market today is booming like the soundtrack to Star Wars! Want proof? A Google search for home theater reveals over three million results. Yikes!
It's simply undeniable: More and more people prefer watching their favorite movies, television shows, and videos from the comfort of their own sofas and couches. What's also undeniable is the inexperience of most people who choose to install or upgrade their home theaters.
Until now, the knowledge, technique, and experiences of those who've encountered similar conditions to yours could only be accessed through laborious web searches, stacks of magazines, and water cooler conversations. Home Theater Hacks from O'Reilly is the perfect remedy for this group.
A smart collection of insider tips and tricks, Home Theater Hacks covers home theater installation from start to finish, purchase to experience. Just imagine: no frustrating trial and error process and better yet, no expensive appointments with installation experts. Home Theater Hacks prevents both by imparting down-and-dirty technique not found anywhere else.
The book begins with a quick glossary of terms so you can speak the lingo when you go shopping, and then dives right into hush-hush, insider tricks. It's all covered where to find the right audio and video components, how to deal with speakers and wiring, understanding cable connectivity, mastering remote controls, how to fully grasp TiVo, and so much more. And to top it off, each of these insider tips is presented in a concise yet delightfully entertaining style. Bringing the Jurassic Park dinosaurs into your living room has never been so easy!
A seasoned veteran with numerous O'Reilly titles under his belt, author Brett McLaughlin leaves no stone unturned in helping you customize your home theater experience to your own personal environment.
Table of Contents:
Credits
Preface
Chapter 1. Buying Gear
1. Master Theater-Speak
2. Audition Before You Buy
3. Buy from Chain Stores with Skepticism
4. Buy in Person from Electronics Boutiques
5. Shop Intelligently at eBay
6. Find High-End Equipment Online
7. Buy Cabinets for Your Gear
8. Plan Your Room D嶰or
Chapter 2. Video Components
9. Get the Right TV
10. Your TV's First Steps
11. Move Your TV Safely
12. Fix Panasonic's Picture Glitch
13. Figure Out Aspect Ratios
14. Avoid Cheap Projectors
15. DVHS on a Budget
16. Cover Black Bars with Letterbox Mattes
17. Improve the Picture on Rear Projection TVs
18. Paint Your Theater a Neutral Color
19. Backlight Your TV
20. Add Metal Plating to Support a Center Speaker
21. Squeeze Your TV into Your Basement
Chapter 3. Audio Components
22. Get the Right Receiver
23. Watts Are Meaningless Without Context
24. Amplify the Front Soundstage
25. The Mythical Burn-In Period
26. Use Gain Offset to Regulate Volume
27. Use Dynamic Range Compression to Regulate Volume
Chapter 4. High Definition
28. Ensure You Can Get HD Programming
29. Get the Right Type of HD Set
30. Add a Set Top Box
31. Properly Size Your HD Image
32. Get the Right Antenna
33. Erect an OTA Antenna
34. Don't Use Portable Signal Strength Meters
35. Resolve Problems After Buying an HDTV
Chapter 5. Speakers and Wiring
36. Organize Your A/V Racks
37. Get the Right Speakers for the Job
38. Select the Perfect Rear and Side Speakers
39. Little Speakers Can Create Big Problems
40. Add Bass Shakers to Feel the Lows
41. Lower the Resonant Frequency of Aura Bass Shakers
42. Use Subwoofers as a Poor Man's Bass Shaker
43. Convert In-Wall Speakers to In-Ceiling Speakers
44. Banana Plugs Trump Bare Wires
45. Use the Same Speaker Wire Lengths (Not!)
46. Use Thicker Wiring for Longer Runs
47. Bi-Wiring and Bi-Amping Speakers
Chapter 6. Subwoofers
48. Learn Sub Talk
49. Choose the Right Subwoofer
50. Match the Sub to Your Room
51. Hook Up Your Subwoofer Correctly
52. Optimize Subwoofer Placement
53. Use Multiple Subwoofers
54. Remove Subwoofer Hum
Chapter 7. Connectivity
55. Cable Basics
56. Watch Out for Entertainment Centers
57. Don't Be Swindled into Buying Overly Expensive Cables
58. Use Your Receiver for Video Switching
59. Understand Component Video Switching
Chapter 8. Calibration
60. Choose the Right Seating Distance
61. Get the Best Calibration Tools
62. Choose the Right Calibration DVD
63. Calibrate Speakers with a Sound Meter
64. Set the Receiver's Reference Level
65. Avoid Using THX Optimizer
66. Avoid Using Internal Test Tones
67. Set Your Speakers to "Small" in Your Receiver Setup
68. Hack Your TV's Service Menu
69. Clean the Optics on RPTVs
70. Reduce Focus Problems on RPTVs
71. Reduce Lens Flare on RPTVs
72. Focus Your Front Projector
73. Don't Mess with Odd Screws
74. Annual Home Theater Tune-Up
Chapter 9. Do It Yourself
75. Build Your Own Speaker Stands
76. Add Rollers and a Stand to Your TV
77. Construct a Screen for Projection
78. Mask Your Screen
79. Construct Speaker Cables Using CAT 5
80. Home-Grow Your Power Cables
81. Build a 16-Bay UHF Antenna
82. Ground Your Outdoor Antenna
83. Build a Lens Hood for Your RPTV
Chapter 10. Remote Controls
84. Add a Programmable Remote
85. Program Your Remote with ProntoEdit
86. Create Custom Graphics for Color Remotes
87. Learn IR Codes the Smart Way
88. Work around Proprietary Remote Systems
89. Disable NetCommand for Faster Response
Chapter 11. HTPC
90. Choose the Right Display Resolution for Analog-Input HDTVs
91. Add Custom Resolutions with PowerStrip
92. Adjust the Overscan on Your HDTV Display
93. Play Video Games in Custom Resolutions on HDTVs
Chapter 12. TiVo
94. Must-Skim TV
95. Navigation Shortcuts
96. The 30-Second Commercial Skip
97. Streaming Internet Audio Broadcasts to TiVo
98. Signing Up for the Home Media Option
99. Remotely Scheduling a Recording
100. Moving Shows Between TiVo Units
Index
商品描述(中文翻譯)
描述:
可能是戲院排隊長、4美元一小包爆米花,或是現在家庭市場上隨處可見的尖端技術。不管原因是什麼,如今家庭影院市場正像《星際大戰》的配樂一樣蓬勃發展!想要證明嗎?在Google上搜索家庭影院,會出現超過三百萬個結果。天哪!
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直到現在,那些遇到與你相似情況的人的知識、技巧和經驗只能通過繁瑣的網絡搜索、一堆雜誌和茶水間的對話來獲取。O'Reilly的《家庭影院秘訣》是這個群體的完美解決方案。
《家庭影院秘訣》是一本內幕技巧的智慧收集,從安裝到體驗,從購買到完成,全面涵蓋家庭影院安裝的方方面面。想象一下:不再煩人的試錯過程,更重要的是,不再需要昂貴的安裝專家。《家庭影院秘訣》通過傳授其他地方找不到的實用技巧來防止這兩種情況發生。
本書以快速詞彙表開始,讓您在購物時能夠談論行話,然後立即揭示內幕技巧。全書涵蓋了如何找到合適的音頻和視頻組件,如何處理揚聲器和布線,理解電纜連接,掌握遙控器,如何充分理解TiVo等等。更重要的是,每一個內幕技巧都以簡潔而有趣的方式呈現。將《侏羅紀公園》的恐龍帶進您的客廳從未如此輕鬆!
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目錄:
致謝
前言
第1章 購買設備
1. 掌握影院術語
2. 購買前試聽
3. 懷疑連鎖店
4. 在專賣店親自購買
5. 在eBay上聰明購物
6. 在網上找到高端設備
7. 為您的設備購買櫃子
8. 計劃您的房間裝飾
第2章 視頻組件
9. 選擇合適的電視
10. 您的電視的第一步
11. 安全搬運您的電視
12. 修復松下的圖像故障
13. 理解寬高比
14. 避免廉價投影機
15. 以預算使用DVHS
16. 用信封帶遮蓋黑邊