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Index
turntables
automatic, 70
belt drive, 69
buying, 69
direct drive, 70
manual, 70
phono preamp with, 71–72
receiver connection, 71
semiautomatic, 70
suspended versus unsuspended, 70
vibrations, 70
TV service
antennas, 99–102
attaching, 273–274
cable, 96–99
digital satellite, 92–96
DVRs, 105–107
network-based, 102–103
phone companies, 103–105
TV tuners, 128
two-channel sound, 32–33
• U •
Ultimate AV, 358
universal remote controls. See also remote
controls
codes, 82, 232
de ned, 232
examples, 235–236
options, 236
prices, 235–236
Universal RF-10, 235
Universal Serial Bus (USB), 259
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cabling, 257
unswitched outlets, 276
upconversion
A/V receiver, 168, 272
bene ts, 168
de ned, 81, 168, 273
DVD player, 81
occurrence, 273
USB (Universal Serial Bus), 259
user interface, A/V receiver
de ned, 161
evaluating, 175
remotes, 175
using, 174–175
UTP (unshielded twisted pair) cabling, 257
• V •
VCRs
all-in-one units, 90
D-VHS, 89–90
existing, using, 21
Hi-Fi capability, 90
S-VHS, 89
VCR Plus+, 90
VHS, 89
video sharing, 289
vertical resolution, 199
VHS VCRs, 89
video
digital, switching to, 49–57
feeding into home theater, 77–90
elds, 48
lm conversion to, 50
frames, 48
mobile, 154–155
online content, 147–148
resolution, 47–48
scanning, 48–49
search, 137
signals, 268
switching, 167
terminology, 47–49
widescreen, 79
video calibration
brightness, 298
with calibration disc, 299–301
color, 298
contrast, 298
with optical comparator, 301–302
plasma display, 297
precalibrated HDTVs, 301
professional, 303–304
sharpness, 298
Spyder3TV software, 302
test DVDs, 304
THX Optimizer, 302–303
tint, 298
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