| Home theater is entertainment at home with a bit of | | | | the benefits that HDTV has so richly to offer when it |
| excitement thrown in. It is basically a combination of | | | | comes to details seen in visual images could go well |
| video and audio equipment set up in your home in such | | | | beyond what the present technology of DVDs are, in |
| a way that you feel you are actually sitting in a movie | | | | particular in regards to projections on large screens. |
| theater as opposed to in your own living room or | | | | In order to set up your own home theater to receive |
| family room. Contrary to popular belief, home theater | | | | HDTV signals, you must first determine what particular |
| does not have to run you into scores of big bucks. | | | | sources are available in your area. HDTV can be |
| Instead it can be whatever you want to make it. A | | | | obtained from three different sources. The first and |
| home theater can consist of as simple or as elaborate | | | | most commonly accessible source is over-the-air |
| a system as you prefer. For example a 32-inch | | | | (otherwise known as terrestrial) broadcasts that can |
| television set coupled with a DVD player and/or a HiFi | | | | be received by way of an aerial (or rooftop) antenna. |
| VCR with a stereo and speakers can equal a home | | | | In order to make use of this source of HDTV signals |
| theater experience. Make it whatever you wish. | | | | for your home theater you must live within a sixty-mile |
| HDTV programming is gaining strength all of the time, in | | | | radius of the nearest transmitter and your property |
| the form of broadcast, cable and satellite service. | | | | must have an unobstructed view for the signals to |
| Home theater can intensify tremendously with HDTV. | | | | clearly come through. |
| For example the audio that is part and parcel of | | | | HDTV signals can also be transmitted by satellite. This |
| HDTV video comes in surround sound. What this does | | | | is the second most widely used source. Presently |
| is it takes complete advantage of the surround sound | | | | there are only two networks by way of satellite that |
| receiver of HDTV broadcasting. | | | | broadcast HDTV. These are DirecTV and Dish |
| Although a DVD (which stands for digital versatile disc) | | | | Network. DirecTV offers the channels HBO, Showtime |
| is not available in a high-resolution format, it displays | | | | and HDNET, while Dish Network offers the Discovery |
| what is known as a progressive scan signal. It is a | | | | channel, HBO, Showtime, a 24-hour pay-per-view |
| progressive scan which makes the DVD player work | | | | channel, an HD demo channel and the national feed of |
| to its optimum best. The majority of DVD players | | | | CBS HD. |
| have the ability to give off progressive scanning and it | | | | Cable is the third source of HDTV for home theater. |
| is this function that gives the movie watcher an image | | | | Not all cable systems carry HDTV broadcasting as it |
| that is clear, smooth and greatly resembles the quality | | | | varies from place to place. Keep in mind an important |
| of a film seen in a movie theater. | | | | point, and that is that a "digital cable system" has no |
| As well more and more DVD players in today's | | | | association whatsoever with DTV transmitted by way |
| electronics world have the capability of HD-up scaling. | | | | of cable. Digital cable is basically just regular cable that |
| This up scaling takes high definition capacities of | | | | is digitally transmitted but with a multitude of other |
| HD-compatible televisions to greater heights. In addition, | | | | channels. The closest thing this could compare to is |
| DVD continues towards greater advancements. | | | | digital satellite. If you want to go this route it is important |
| Blu-ray and HD-DVD are both forms of high definition | | | | that you get in touch with your local cable company to |
| DVD that are up and coming elements of HDTV. All of | | | | find out if it is even possible to do so. |