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SACD (Super Audio Compact Disc)
data layers, 65
de ned, 63
material, 64
multichannel format, 64
players, 64–65, 164
sampling, 63
SageTV, 131
satellite radio, 73–74
satellite TV. See digital satellite
scanners, 142
scanning, 48–49
screen size. See also video displays
line structure and, 192–193
room size and, 192
viewing distance, 193, 194
screens
choosing, 230
xed wall-/ceiling-mounted, 229
manufacturers, 230
portable, on tripod, 228
retractable, 229
technical characteristics, 229
viewing angle, 229
SDTV (standard-de nition television), 54
seating, 330
SECAM, 51
SED (surface-conduction electron-emitter
display), 208
self home theater setup, 28–30
separates, 175–176
setup, self versus professional, 28–30
sharpness, display adjustment, 298
short-run cables. See also cables
analog video connections, 248–250
de ned, 242
digital audio interconnects, 246–248
digital video connections, 250–255
quality, 242
RCA, 242–243
speakers, 243–246
signal distribution ampli ers, 283
single-zone audio systems
CAT-5e, 285–286
de ned, 281
impedance-matching systems, 282, 286
multizone systems versus, 281–282
16:9 aspect ratio, 55, 57, 79, 194
Slingbox, 155
Smart Homes For Dummies, 258, 279, 326,
353, 360
Sonos Digital Music System, 287–288
Sony LocationFree, 155
Sound & Vision, 300, 359
sound effects, 32
sound implications, 329
soundbars, 189
soundproo ng, 320–321
spade lugs, 245
spatial sound effects, 32
speakers
active, 183
attaching, 269
biamped, 244
bipole, 180, 181
biwired, 244
bookshelf, 182
budget guide, 12
center, 184–185, 263
in complete home theater, 19
connections, 185, 243–246
dipole, 180, 181
Dolby Pro Logic, 36
drivers, 178–179
dynamic, 179
electrostatic, 179
enclosure, 181–182
existing, using, 21
oor-standing, 182
four-way, 179
front, placing, 262–264
functioning of, 177–183
in-wall, 182–183
left/right, 186, 263
monopole, 180
omnipole, 180
outdoor, 184
passive, 183
in phase, 269
planar-magnetic, 179
ported enclosure, 181
satellite, 179
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