Home Theater

Where is the best place to purchase home theater equipment?

Shared by Madlyn: I am looking into purchasing some home theater components in the next month, and I am curious as to what store(s) have the best selection, service, and price.
Please keep in mind that some stories are subsidiaries of other stores (such as Future Shop is a Subsidiary of Best Buy).


How can I make a home theater from a game room that is already wired for surround sound?

Shared by Mohamed: I already have the speaker connectons on the walls but I want to put a projector and other things necessary for a home theater.
I want to use it for movies and tv and video games.
i want to hook up my gamecube.


how to connect a dvd/ home theater with surround sound to a samsung hdtv?

Shared by Kelsey: so ive got a samsung series 550 hdtv. Ive also got a dvd player, with a bunch of speakers and surround sound. I wanted to know if there was any way to connect my tv to the dvd/home theater system, so that when im watching tv, it uses the surround sound speakers? [...]


What can use to transmit to my home theater speakers wirelessly?

Shared by Concetta: Yamaha Home Theater…..running cable for the back speakers is really gonna be tough….and wireless looks like it might be an option.


How should I upgrade my home theater system?

Shared by Dreama: My home theater system sounds like crap. I have an entry-level dvd player and A/V receiver. The picture is ok, but the sound is real tinny. I have a pair of Bose 201s and a subwoofer (decent speakers). Any ideas? Should I invest in a better DVD [...]


How do you reset a Home Theater surround system back to the original factory setting?

Shared by Ray: My home theater surround system doe’s not sound the way it used to.


What is the best way to configure my home theater system?

Shared by Millie: I would like to hook up both my x-box 360 (which is my DVD player) and my satellite box. My home theater receiver has one digital audio optical interface port. I have this plugged into the x-box. Now, however, my satellite box only has either red and white cables [...]


business projector versus a home theater projector? Is there that much of a difference in black levels?

Shared by Mari: I am budgeting about 500-600 for the project and about 100 for the screen. I can afford a 2000 projector.
A ViewSonic PJ506D SVGA (800×600) 4:3/16:9 2000 lumens business projector is going for 500 with a mail free screen and mount offer.
An InFocus In72 WVGA (852×480) 900 lumens home theater projector is [...]


How do I acquire a home theater installation license?

Shared by Melani: I want to start my own home theater biz but my friend tells me i need a license to install it. how do i get one?


How do I connect my laptop to my home theater system to listen to the music through the theater speakers?

Shared by Angelique: I want to listen to Yahoo Radio stations on my louder home theater system instead of the smaller laptop speakers. I have an Onkyo receiver that has surround sound speakers and I would like to set up my computer to play music from online radio stations at a party I am [...]