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Index
unswitched outlets, 276
upconversion, 168, 272
USB connections, 259
user interface, 161, 174–175
video switching, 26
AV Science (AVS), 362
A/V systems
audio system adjustment, 304–309
budget guide, 12
component attachment, 268–275
hooking up, 261–276
powering, 275–276
speaker layout, 262–266
tweaking, 297–309
video calibration, 297–304
Avia II: Guide to Home Theater, 300
AVS Forum Web site, 303
• B •
banana plugs, 245, 246
basic home theater, 17–18
bass
A/V receiver, 174
boomy, 265
subwoofer placement and, 265
bass management
de ned, 34
LFE channel, 34–35
with no subwoofer, 306
setting customization, 35
speaker setting selection, 305
subwoofers and, 189, 305
BD-Live, 88
BEI Motorized Artwork System, 317
belt drive turntables, 69
BeyondTV, 131
biamped speakers, 244
bipole speakers, 180, 181
biwired speakers, 244
Blu-ray disc players
BD-Live, 88
bitstream output, 88
BonusView, 88
built-in decoder, 173
choosing, 87–88
cost, 84
internal decoding, 87
pro les, 88
PS3, 89
startup times, 88
surround-sound formats, 87–88
1080p24 signal, 87
video output formats, 87
as video source, 18
Blu-ray discs
background, 86
capacity, 85
coating, 85
de ned, 84
Dolby Digital Plus option, 42
format support, 85
FUD, combating, 86
understanding, 85
BonusView, 88
bookshelf speakers, 182
brightness, display adjustment, 298
budgets, equipment guide, 11–13
butt kickers, 347
• C •
cable TV. See also TV service
advantages, 99
analog, 98
A/V system connection, 97
CableCARD, 97, 98, 274
companies, 96
digital satellite versus, 98
MPEG-2 compression, 97, 99
Tru2way, 97
VoD, 99
CableCARD, 97, 98, 274
cables
analog video connections, 248–250
CAT-5e/CAT6, 257, 259, 260, 284–287
coaxial, 256
component video, 249
composite video, 249
digital audio interconnects, 246–248
digital video connections, 250–255
Ethernet, 257
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