A low-tech way to understand a high-tech system! Create the home entertainment center that fits your home and your tastes Gadget fans, a home theater setup is the stuff your dreams are made of. This book keeps the dream from becoming a nightmare! Here's how to select, set up, and optimize a system, translate the salesperson's geek-speak, connect all the parts throughout your home, and even do cool stuff like accessing your system from your laptop computer. Discover how to * Choose the right space for your system * Select and connect source devices * Understand speakers, TV types, and remotes * Create a whole-home network * Access your system away from home

Explains how to turn a television set into a home theater, how to choose the best components within a budget, and how to avoid buying yesterday's technology.

Provides information on what a HDTV is, how to choose one, how to connect it to other equipment, programming choices, and adding accessories.