Introduction

1

Part I: Welcome to the World of Home Theater

7

Chapter 1: The Zen of Home Theater

9

Chapter 2: Defining Your Home-Theatered Home

17

Chapter 3: The ABCs of Home Theater Audio

31

Chapter 4: The (ABC) DEFs of Home Theater

43

Part II: What are You Going to Watch?: Source Devices

53

Chapter 5: Treating Your Ears to Music

55

Chapter 6: Feeding Video into Your Theater

67

Chapter 7: Feeding Your Home Theater from Outside Your Home

81

Chapter 8: Introducing the Home Theater PC

93

Chapter 9: Gaming Galore

103

Part III: Watching and Listening: Display and Control Devices

115

Chapter 10: The Heart of a Home Theater: The A/V Receiver

117

Chapter 11: Strictly Speakering

133

Chapter 12: Picking a Display

147

Chapter 13: Projecting a Good Image

165

Chapter 14: Remote Controlling Your Home Theater

181

Part IV: Putting It All Together

189

Chapter 15: Home Theater Cable Basics

191

Chapter 16: Hooking Up Your A/V System

209

Chapter 17: Plugging into a Whole-Home Network

221

Part V: Let Your Home Theater Be All It Can Be

239

Chapter 18: Tweaking Your A/V System

241

Chapter 19: Customizing Your Home Theater Environment

253

Chapter 20: Moving Up to the High End

267

Part VI: The Part of Tens

277

Chapter 21: Ten Accessories for Your Home Theater

279

Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Enjoy Your Home Theater Everywhere

287

Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Storing Your A/V Gear

297

Chapter 24: Ten Great Sources for Getting More Information

303

Index

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