Buying a TV, DVD, Blu-ray Disc player or setting up a home theater is a scary proposition these days. You may want to enjoy surround sound and have a high definition home theater... but you're not sure where to start. Electronics stores are big box stores with too many choices and sales people speaking techno-babble. And if you have an installer put it together for you, what do you do when they leave? We often forget everything once the minute the installer is out the door.
It's time to be self-empowered! To know what button you need to push to watch a movie. To walk confidently into a store and say, "that one's for me!" Well, okay, maybe it would be good enough to be able to bring home a TV or home theater surround and Blu-ray Disc player and enjoy it while understanding how to make it work without pushing the wrong buttons.
And even if you already know a lot about technology, there's a highly researched resource that will give you tips and simplified explanations to help you talk to others about it...
"Home Theater Made Simple" is the new book by Simple Tech Guru, Barb Gonzalez. It's a step-by-step guide to do-it-yourself hookup of TVs and home theaters whether you have a room for it, or your home theater is in your living room.
Written in plain English with over 300 cartoon illustrations and photos, "Home Theater Made Simple" is a great reference for what to do, how things work and why to make the choices you do. Worksheets, practice, and placement suggestions give anyone who has a TV --from those who find it confusing to those who are just trying to optimize their room--confidence that they can do it themselves.
You need to be sure you hook up your HDTV and home theater components correctly so you get all the picture and sound quality you paid for. Buy a $5,000 plasma HDTV and hook it up incorrectly and you won't see the quality difference with a $1,000 TV, in fact you may not even see high definition!
"Home Theater Made Simple" also covers what you need to know about the DTV transition coming at the end of the day February 17, 2009, when all broadcast TV will be digital. How will it affect you and your family? What will you need? Why is it happening? What exactly IS the DTV transition? The book explains, in simple terms, the history of TV and how we have come to where we are today.
Whether you follow the book straight through, or use the handy suggestions in the front of the book to look up what pages to read for common situations (how to buy an HDTV, how to set up surround speakers, how to connect a new Blu-ray Disc player, etc), the book will be a great reference to connect or understand how to troubleshoot on your own.
You'll soon have the power and the answers. Become a fan and we'll keep you updated when the book hits the stores.
Look for "Home Theater Made Simple" in Electronics stores this October.
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