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Tables of Contents for The Consumer Reports Home Entertainment 1998 Buying Guide
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
PREFACE
3
4
CHAPTER 1 SETTING THE STAGE
7
8
Electronics gear today
7
1
What's in the stores
8
4
Where to shop
12
1
When to buy
12
1
What to spend
13
2
CHAPTER 2 DESIGNING EASY-TO-USE PRODUCTS
15
6
Finding user-friendly equipment
15
1
This shape, that style
16
1
Remotes
17
4
CHAPTER 3 HOW WE TEST VIDEO AND AUDIO
21
4
About our tests
21
1
In the lab
22
3
CHAPTER 4 BUYING VIDEO
25
26
The future of TV
25
2
Cable and satellite
27
4
Home theater
31
1
How to improve the sound of your TV set
32
4
TV sets
36
5
VCRs
41
5
Camcorders
46
3
Q & A: High-definition television
49
2
CHAPTER 5 BUYING AUDIO
51
24
Deciding on a sound system
51
4
Minisystems
55
2
Receivers
57
4
Loudspeakers
61
3
CD players
64
4
Cassette decks
68
3
Q & A: Buying CDs
71
4
CHAPTER 6 RELIABILITY AND WARRANTIES
75
6
Assessing reliability
75
1
Repair histories
76
3
Extended warranties
79
2
CHAPTER 7 GAMES AND MUSIC
81
12
Computer games
81
2
Video-game systems
83
2
Q & A: Video games and kids
85
1
Pianos and keyboards
86
3
Guitars
89
4
CHAPTER 8 RATINGS
93
16
How to use the Ratings
93
1
Hi-fi VCRs
94
2
Budget speakers
96
2
Home-theater speakers
98
3
Camcorders
101
1
CD players
102
3
Keyboards and pianos
105
4
MANUFACTURERS' PHONE NUMBERS
109
2
GLOSSARY
111
8
MOVIES
119
6
INDEX
125