Home cinema, also called home theater, are entertainment systems that seek to reproduce movie theater quality video and audio in a private home. In the 1950s, home movies became popular in the United States with Kodak 8 mm film projector equipment becoming affordable. The development of multi-channel audio systems and laserdisc in the 1980s created a new paradigm for home cinema. In the early to mid 1990s, a typical home cinema would have a Laserdisc or S-VHS videocassette player fed to a large rear projection television. In the late 1990s, home theatre technology progressed with the development of DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1-channel audio ("surround sound"), and High-Definition Television.
In the 2000s, the term "home cinema" encompasses a range of systems. The most basic system could be a DVD player, a standard CRT television, and a "home theater in a box", a 2.1 speaker system with left and right speakers and a small 8" subwoofer cabinet. An expensive home cinema set-up might include a High-Definition video format such as Blu-ray, a 60" High-Definition Television with a "cinema-style" 16×9 format, a several thousand-watt home theatre receiver with five to seven surround sound speakers, and a powered subwoofer with a 12" subwoofer. The most expensive home theater set-ups, which can cost over $100,000 US, have digital projectors, expensive screens, and custom-built screening rooms which include cinema-style chairs and Audiophile-grade sound equipment.
Hi I have a LG LCD television with built in Dolby digital surround built in. I've connected it up to my old surround sound home cinema system which ru...
I have an LG plasma television the model is a 50PC1D. I have recently bought an LG HT552TH 500w HDMI DVD Home Cinema System. I have followed the inst...
my tv is sony 46" lcd my dvd is sony wireless home cinema system and my laptop is vio VGN-FZ31M with blu-ray disc and full HD 1080
do i need the whole home cinema system meaning dvd and speakers etc?
The model number is Dav-fx900w...i saw it on an american website,but they dont deliver to England...ive looked on the net but cant find it
Under £200--on a budget.
im just after buying a samsung lcd 37" le37r87 tv and im looking to buy a decent home cinema system to go with it. preferably something unde...
i purchased a Samsung HT-X310R Home Cinema System http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/670236 and was wanting to know what extra component was...
i bought Pioneer DCS-370 5.1 Dolby Tallboy 360w Home Cinema System and the sound is proper amazin but is there way i can hook it to my ps3 and tv plzz...
Hi I have a LG LCD television with built in Dolby digital surround built in. I've connected it up to my old surround sound home cinema system which ru...
I would buy a SAMSUNG HT-TZ222R or Panasonic SC-PT460, they both have DVD players and HDMI connections, can i use them to connect to my TV (also has a...
I want a home cinema system for my PS3. I have Standard Deffinition Tv and i want to know what home cinema system I should get. My T.V has 2 scarts an...
we have a new home cinema and were wondering : a, how much is a projector on average? b, will i need a scroeen or can i just paint the wall white? ...
If there is a cable that will connect them are coaxial and optical the same sort of thing? Will there be any difference in quality? Will the home cine...
Have a Samsung HD Tv and a samsung home cinema system. Can watch dvds and listen to the sound through all 5 speakers. But I would like to watch my TV ...
I have a average size computer screen and some ok 2.0 speakers. Im thinking about getting a projector and some DJ speakers. That would be the coolest...
im just after buying a samsung lcd 37" le37r87 tv and im looking to buy a decent home cinema system to go with it. preferably something unde...
I have sky plus and an x box 360 but my home cinema does not have an optical in part. Is there any other way to connect my sky box and 360 to the home...
Hi I have a LG LCD television with built in Dolby digital surround built in. I've connected it up to my old surround sound home cinema system which ru...
I have an LG plasma television the model is a 50PC1D. I have recently bought an LG HT552TH 500w HDMI DVD Home Cinema System. I have followed the inst...
my tv is sony 46" lcd my dvd is sony wireless home cinema system and my laptop is vio VGN-FZ31M with blu-ray disc and full HD 1080
The model number is Dav-fx900w...i saw it on an american website,but they dont deliver to England...ive looked on the net but cant find it
i can,t use the home cinema speakers..what is wrong with this,can somebody help!
Under £200--on a budget.
I bought a new set of Panasonic SA-PT660 surround sound speakers. I hooked them up and they're working, but I can hear static coming very very qui...
I have a panasonic surround sound system and when I'm getting audio from the tv it keeps saying "overflow" on the display. Does anyone k...
So the surround sounds works when we are playing dvds but it won't work when we are watching our satellite tv. I don't know the right terms ...
If I turn it off for a few seconds, it comes back on. Everything appears to be hooked up right. Any suggestions?
Help please i need to connect the above so i can play games and watch blu ray with surround sound?i want to keep me hdmi cable from ps3 any help great...
Is it possible to watch free-to-air digital and HD TV with surround sound using a Panasonic VIErA LCD TV and a Panasonic 5.1 surround sound system? C...
im just after buying a samsung lcd 37" le37r87 tv and im looking to buy a decent home cinema system to go with it. preferably something unde...
Can anyone recommend a wireless home cinema system and at the same time advise if the wireless speakers are COMPLETELY wireless or do wireless speaker...
i have a 500watt 5.1 samsung wireless dvd home theatre. using the auxilary would i be able to run my dj set up through these speakers?? please help!!!
i purchased a Samsung HT-X310R Home Cinema System http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/670236 and was wanting to know what extra component was...
We recently bought a fancy tv and home cinema system..... only thing is that all those wires at the back of the TV really drive me mad!!! I dont want ...
Is there a product like the HomePlug by Powerline that can be used to drive rear speakers in a home cinema? i.e. plug has lead from home cinema amp to...
i would like to connect my home theatre system(s-video,audio,video outputs)to an older tv with only a cable aux input,can i buy some type of adapter e...
what is the best home theatre system under 1000 dollars?
Any ideas as how to connect VCR, Receiver, Equalizer, DVD,TV and Home Theatre System, so each will play audio through speakers.
Basically, how do you convert the output a home theatre system uses to a 1/4 inch headphone jack
We just set up our home theatre system and only the center channel works when watching sattelite TV. When watching a DVD, all speakers work. Can anyon...
I recently purchased a PS3 , and I was trying to hook it up to my home theatre system. It is currently hooked directly into the tv via the HDMI cable....
I'm looking for a decent surround sound system (between $200-$350) with wireless rear speakers that will not interfere with my wireless 360 controller...
I was wondering what is a good, but fairly inexpensive wireless surround sound system that does not include a dvd player, and we could use our PS3? Ev...
I am looking at buying a surround sound system, and it seems thye all come with wireless speakers. Now i dont want my home network and speakers con...
Can you get true surround sound without all the wires and speakers dotted about the room?
I live in an apartment and I have receiver with surround sound. Right now I have center, subwoofer, and two front channels connected, but I would lik...
i am gonna buy a surround sound for my telly which is samsung is the wireless System any good or could you recommend one please thank-you twisted t...
I have a set of logitech X-540 surround sounds speakers. I was wondering if there was any way to set them up to work with my tv and use actual surrou...
I have a 2 sets of Scooby Doo dvds that my surround sound will not play the sound the picture is fine but the sound won't play, its the only ones that...
How can I make my surround sound system work with the TV on? When I use the dvd player that is also a surround sound system, all sound from the dvd...
I have a home theatre system and my surround sound speakers only work when playing a dvd. I want to use them when just watching normal tv channels. Ho...
I'm planning to get surround sound for my PS3 but i don't know much about this stuff, can anyone tell me what i need to buy and what to do? But just t...
I’m looking to buy a surround sound system for my TV. I want to be able to play music with good quality, but also watch movies with a true surround...
The surround sound works if i play a dvd but not when i watch tele. It is a lg tv & surround sound unit connected by hdmi cable.
Should I buy; Movies more for my movie collection A new wide screen TV because I have like a 16 inch one now Surround sound system for my TV Mov...
I have a big screen TV with surround sound hooked up to it. I'm an avid movie watcher and download what I want to watch to my PC. I hook up my s-video...
i have a time warner cable box hooked up to the tv. i have the dvd player hooked up to the surround sound system and tv and that works fine. the surro...
will I be able to listen to my music through the surround sound and it not sound all dodgy? or will it just be the sama as on a normal stereo?
i just purcahsed the samsung tv and cinema surround system and the sound on the dvd's is great although i dont know how to run the sky+ and tv sound t...