HDTV and Home Theater Podcast #378 - Tips for Tuning Your Surround Sound
Today's Show:
Never a shortage of things to talk about, topics in this episode range from the best football movie of all time - and yes, we are talking about American football (although Goal! would have been up there if we weren't). We dive into projectors a little bit and talk about the new HD streaming service Epix. The show closes with a discussion of an article from Electronic House about how to tune your surround sound system.
Five Easy Steps to Superior Home Theater Sound
Excerpt from the article by Robert Archer:
"People are fixated on video. After all, it's the most obvious part of the home theater. But it's a huge oversight if your system's audio doesn't match the quality of its video.
Why this happens is obvious: The video guys have done a better job of educating consumers on the benefits of a calibrated video system. Led by the efforts of people like Joel Silver of the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) and Joe Kane of Joe Kane Productions (JKP), video experts and manufacturers have enlightened and educated consumers and professional installers on why a video system needs calibration.
Conversely, the audio community has had a difficult time making the transition from two-channel to home theater, and its educational efforts have been primarily equipment-centric, which has limited the public's knowledge on the topic of audio calibration.
The effort to educate installers on the benefits of calibrated audio have been led by Jerry Lemay of the Home Acoustics Alliance (HAA). Lemay's curriculum emphasizes the fundamentals of acoustics and best practices on how to deal with the problems associated with reproducing audio within a small-room environment."
Episode Notes
Never a shortage of things to talk about, topics in this episode range from the best football movie of all time - and yes, we are talking about American football (although Goal! would have been up there if we weren't). We dive into projectors a little bit and talk about the new HD streaming service Epix. The show closes with a discussion of an article from Electronic House about how to tune your surround sound system.
Todays Show:
Featured items:
- Upconverting DVD Players & 3X1 HDMI Switcher from Oppo Digital
- Roku Digital Video Player now available at the HT Guys Store
News:
- FCC Fields 317K Calls on DTV Transition Day
- Redbox to add kiosks in Albertson's stores
- New HDTV Ratings: TVs are still getting better, and cheaper
- NPD: 3-D At Home Interests 17% Of U.S. Consumers
- Movie studios launch Epix, 720p streaming service for films
Other:
- BD Managed Copy Launches in 2010, New Player Required
- Jerry built a Woods Theater and a Deck Theater
- DirecTV has 2 million NFL Sunday Ticket Subs
- Ultimate Guide to Front Projectors
Five Easy Steps to Superior Home Theater Sound
Excerpt from the article by Robert Archer:
"People are fixated on video. After all, it's the most obvious part of the home theater. But it's a huge oversight if your system's audio doesn't match the quality of its video.
Why this happens is obvious: The video guys have done a better job of educating consumers on the benefits of a calibrated video system. Led by the efforts of people like Joel Silver of the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) and Joe Kane of Joe Kane Productions (JKP), video experts and manufacturers have enlightened and educated consumers and professional installers on why a video system needs calibration.
Conversely, the audio community has had a difficult time making the transition from two-channel to home theater, and its educational efforts have been primarily equipment-centric, which has limited the public's knowledge on the topic of audio calibration.
The effort to educate installers on the benefits of calibrated audio have been led by Jerry Lemay of the Home Acoustics Alliance (HAA). Lemay's curriculum emphasizes the fundamentals of acoustics and best practices on how to deal with the problems associated with reproducing audio within a small-room environment."