Home theater hacks 100 industrial-strength tips & tools
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sebastopol, California :
O'Reilly
2005.
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| Edición: | First edition |
| Colección: | Hacks series.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009626933806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Home Theater Hacks; Credits; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; How to Use This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Conventions; Using Code Examples; How to Contact Us; Got a Hack?; Disclaimer; 1. Buying Gear; 1. Master Theater-Speak; 1.2.2. DVD Players; 1.2.3. VCRs; 1.2.4. Satellite and Cable Receivers; 1.2.5. Receivers; 1.2.6. Separates; 2. Audition Before You Buy; 1.3.2. Bring a Favorite DVD and Audio CD for Auditioning; 1.3.3. Avoid Switch Boxes; 1.3.4. Evaluate the Whole, Not the Parts; 1.3.5. Always Look at the Manual; 3. Buy from Chain Stores with Skepticism
- 1.4.2. Dress for the Best Service1.4.3. A Limited Inventory; 4. Buy in Person from Electronics Boutiques; 1.5.2. Prepare First, Shop Second; 1.5.3. Shop for the Complete Package; 5. Shop Intelligently at eBay; 1.6.2. Avoid Scams; 1.6.2.2. Pay attention to feedback; 1.6.2.3. Email, email, email; 6. Find High-End Equipment Online; 1.7.2. Retail Prices Are Useless; 1.7.3. Always Call Dealers; 7. Buy Cabinets for Your Gear; 1.8.2. The Real Deal; 1.8.3. Cable Management?; 1.8.4. Avoid Glass Like the Plague; 8. Plan Your Room Décor; 1.9.2. Lighting; 1.9.3. Posters; 1.9.4. Seating
- 1.9.5. The Little Things2. Video Components; 9. Get the Right TV; 2.2.2. Consider the Source; 2.2.3. Connectivity; 2.2.4. Size Is Everything...; 2.2.5. Which Brand?; 10. Your TV&s First Steps; 2.3.2. Prevent Early Burn-In; 11. Move Your TV Safely; 12. Fix Panasonic&s Picture Glitch; 2.5.2. Fixing the Picture; 2.5.3. What Happened?; 13. Figure Out Aspect Ratios; 2.6.2. Prevalent Aspect Ratios; 2.6.2.2. 1.66:1; 2.6.2.3. 1.78:1 (16:9); 2.6.2.4. 1.85:1; 2.6.2.5. 2.35:1; 2.6.3. What Does This Mean to Me?; 14. Avoid Cheap Projectors; 2.7.1.2. Liquid crystal display (LCD)
- 2.7.1.3. Digital light processing (DLP)2.7.1.4. Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS); 2.7.2. Black Is Beautiful; 2.7.3. High-End Projectors; 15. DVHS on a Budget; 2.8.2. Enter the Hackers; 2.8.3. Modding the VCR; 2.8.4. A DVHS Application; 16. Cover Black Bars with Letterbox Mattes; 2.9.2. Creating the Matte; 2.9.3. Attaching the Matte; 17. Improve the Picture on Rear Projection TVs; 18. Paint Your Theater a Neutral Color; 2.11.2. The Munsell Book of Color; 2.11.3. Putting It Together; 19. Backlight Your TV; 2.12.2. My Light Is Too Bright!; 20. Add Metal Plating to Support a Center Speaker
- 21. Squeeze Your TV into Your Basement2.14.2. Wiggle the Grill Off; 2.14.3. Remove Vented Rear Cover; 2.14.4. Remove the Screen; 2.14.5. Detach Wiring from the Screen Assembly; 2.14.6. Remove the TV&s Top Housing; 2.14.7. Move It!; 2.14.8. Reassemble; 3. Audio Components; 22. Get the Right Receiver; 3.2.2. Spending Some Money; 23. Watts Are Meaningless Without Context; 3.3.2. Relating Wattage to SPL; 3.3.3. Factoring in Distance; 24. Amplify the Front Soundstage; 3.4.2. Where&s the On/Off Switch?; 3.4.3. But That&s a Lot of Equipment; 3.4.4. Experiencing the Difference
- 25. The Mythical Burn-In Period
