Delivery Cinema

Features of the configuration of home theaters. Market overview and specifications of components components, model range of devices.

Ambilight LCD TV (Philips)

Hybrid HD DVD and Blu-Ray Player BH-100 (LG).

Price - 44,25t.rub

DVD-Theater (BBK Electronics)

Home Cinema HTS3325 (Philips) with sound format 5.1, tuner and karaoke function.

Price - 5.9 thousand rubles.

T585 DVD player (NAD). Focused on the most popular disk formats, including ultra-precise DVD-A and SACD.

Price, 31,5 thousand rubles.

Pioneer.

Kef.

Acoustic kit for home theater KHT3005 (Kef Audio).

Price - 62.8 thousand rubles.

Outdoor acoustic system FiveTwo Model 11

(Kef Audio).

Price - 55.6 thousand rubles.

Home Cinema with Karaoke HT-X30 (Samsung). There is a HDMI output. Plays a video with a resolution to 1080i

Home Cinema HTP-2800 with 5.1 Sound (Pioneer)

RL-37D40D LCD TV (ROLSEN ELECTRONICS), a diagonal of 37 inches, built in a DVD player.

Price, 25 thousand rubles.

"Absolute Audio"

Magnat Neos Front Column

Magnat NEOS Rear Column

Central Column Magnat Neos

Home Cinema Pyramid XH-T752TP (LG)

TH-103PZ600U PDP TV (Panasonic) with a diagonal of 103 inches and HD-TV support

Home Cinema HT-X250 (Samsung) with sound format 5.1.

Price, 14 thousand rubles.

LCD projector PT-AE300U (Panasonic). Tweet flow - 800 ANSI LM

Model RHT-760 S / G (ROLSEN ELECTRONICS)

Acoustics CS-System 3 (Audica)

Projection LCD TV PT-43LC14- Gybrid of the projector and a regular television with a diagonal of 43 inches (Panasonic)

Power amplifier 5125 (Parasound).

Price - 55,85.rup. Rear view: There are outputs for five sound channels.

AV processor 7100 (Parasound).

Price - 93 thousand rubles. It is possible to work with the audio of format 7.1

Kef Audio.

Home Cinema LH-T7634TF (LG): In the Acoustics Kit includes a subwoofer and a DVD player

Kef Audio.

Shelf S-7EX System (Pioneer)

Media Center DD-8 (JVC): Home Cinema and Computer. Price, 31 thousand rubles.

Home Cinema DK3814X (BBK Electronics)

Stylish model RHT-720 (ROLSEN ELECTRONICS).

Price, 4,5 thousand rubles.

Favorite movies today look even on mobile phones screens. What makes the increasing number of users contact the fashionable idea of ​​installing home theater?

The possibilities of modern cinema are such that the films created today can realize the imagination due to the volumetric 3D image, multichannel sound and unusual special effects. But to enjoy them to fully, it is necessary to have a reproducing device corresponding to the quality of the sound and image. Such is a home theater, which is a multifunctional complex.

Sees eye

LCD TV (Rolsen Electronics) The main thing in the movie is an image. Even being a dumb, a good film makes us empathize on the screen. Punching suppliers "Pictures" today are the receivers of essential, cable or satellite television, video recorders, DVD players, a new generation players: HD DVD or Blu-Ray. Of course, other devices can also serve as sources of video signal. However, in order to bring the sacrament of the atmosphere of this cinema in the usual situation of the long-haired room, in addition to the video detection, the devices should ensure the broadcast of multichannel sound. After all, without spatial audio effects, the most dismanting blockbuster risks not by an exciting spectacle, but just a flat image on the screen. Therefore, the dvd players in the DVD format has the greatest distribution as sources of sound in the home cinema today has up to six channels. The video signal of a regular television or VHS player, of course, can be used in the home theater, but the sound fails. The quality of the stereo is insufficient: there are only two channels in it. We will expect us a high definition video boom video (High Definition). WTO Time As a picture of ordinary PAL or SECAM formats, it has a resolution of 720576p, HDTV demonstrates programs with a resolution up to 19201080p, that is, such an image is 5 times more detailed or clearer. HDTV satellite broadcasters have already appeared, for example, "NTV-Plus". Toshiba, Sony (both - Japan), Philips (Netherlands), Samsung (Korea) presented the first devices to play high-definition video records. Special media released several dozen films. War continues two competing formats: HD DVD discs contain 15 GB of data, players for them cost from 13 thousand rubles; Blu-ray discs - up to 25 GB (however, you can write only a two-hour video with HDTV high quality for each), but players are more expensive for them - from 25 thousand rubles. An evacuation company LG (Korea) has released the BH100 model - this is the first hybrid player working with the carriers of both formats (its price is 31 thousand rubles). The image is displayed on the screen of an ordinary or special projection TV or projected onto the screen using a special projector. TV models are kinescopic (CRT), liquid crystal (LCD), plasma (PDP). A diagonal device with a diagonal of more than 20 inches usually have a 16: 9 format screen, which corresponds to the standard proportions of the image of most DVD movies.

Home Cinema DL 546 (HARMAN / KARDON) - a system with a 42-inch LCD TV.

Price - 182 thousand rubles. Cynescopic TVs produce many companies, however, due to their considerable size of the model with a large diagonal, which are better suited for home theater, manufacturers are practically not released. LCD TVs - these are products NAD (United Kingdom), Fujitsusiemens, Loewe (Germany), Hantarex (Italy), BenQ (Taiwan), Hitachi, Panasonic, Sanyo, Sony, Sharp, Toshiba (All - Japan), Lava Vision (Sweden) , LG, Rolsen Electronics, Samsung (all - Korea), Thomson (France), ViewSonic (USA), Philips. The standard LCD model with a 42-inch diagonal costs about 50 thousand rubles. Plasma TVs are released by Fujitsu, Hitachi, JVC, Nakamichi, Nec, Pioneer, Sony, Toshiba (all - Japan), Fujitsusiemens, Lava Vision, LG, Loewe, Philips, Panasonic, Samsung, Thomson. The standard PDP model with a diagonal of 42 inches costs about 40 thousand rubles.

Home Cinema with Sound Format 5.1 and Karaoke Function LH-T3600 (LG).

Price - 5 thousand rubles Projectors build an image using one of three different technologies: CRT, LCD or DLP based on the use of microercal matrices. They allow you to create a "picture", the size of which is not yet in place for televisions - up to 10m, but for this they need a screen (everything is almost like "Big Brother"). These devices are relatively roads (from 20 thousand rubles) and are an indispensable attribute of the home theater equipped for all rules. Projectors have their drawbacks compared to televisions. The source of light in them is a lamp worth up to 10 thousand rubles, which sooner or later has to be replaced (the work resource is an average of 3 thousand h). In addition, to obtain a quality, comfortable image, it is necessary to purchase a demonstration screen (the price is 3-40 thousand rubles) and provide good blackout. Cheapest models worth less than 26 thousand rubles. Made by LCD and DLP technologies. Among Acer Projector Manufacturers, BenQ (Taiwan), Epson, Mitsubishi (Japan), Hewlett-Packard, Infocus, Optoma, Viewsonic (USA), Ask Proxima (Norway), Fujitsu, Hitachi, JVC, LG, NEC, Panasonic , Philips, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba.

From different sources, the video signal can be acting in different formats, which correspond to various types of inputs and connectors on the video devices housing. The more such a connector in your chosen model, the more it is universal. A frantic for the future should be traced in order to connect HDMI - it is used to transmit high definition signal. The inscription HD Ready on the TV or the projector housing indicates that the model is compatible with high definition video signal, and Full HD inscription indicates that the device fully supports this standard and provides ideal image detail when viewing HD video.

Hearing hallucinations?

Home Cinema with 9.1-HT-TXQ120 Sound Format (Samsung) Emotional impact when watching a movie in a movie theater provides not only a huge screen size, but also sound support. It became clear for a long time, when there was no technical ability to record sound on the film and films were shown under the pyana accompaniment of the tipper. Stone pores The sound in the cinema passed a long way of evolution - from the emergence of the first sound films to the development of multichannel audio record technologies accompanying a visual series. The first time was content with a single-channel mono sound. Then, in search of new effects, stereo sounds created by two independent sources was invented. A significant lack of stereo sound is that the listener perceives the avalanche of sounds, rolling on it frontal outside. Therefore, the picture is perceived slightly removed, and the effect of involvement in the events is reduced. The situation was tried to fix, placing the column not only before the listener, but also behind him. Dolby Laboratories (USA) has developed a special system encoding system that allowed you to record four channels of information on two audio tracks located on a film. The next step was to use in the home video of the Dolby Surround Sound (DSS) system, which allowed from a two-channel (still analog) signal using a decoder to highlight three audio channels: left, right and rear. The new stage in the development of multi-channel sound for home theater was the development of a more advanced Dolby Pro Logic decoder (DPL), four channels highlighting: left, right, central and rear.

Subwoofer test for neighbors

A classic home cinema with sound scheme 5.1 involves the mandatory presence of a subwoofer. Specialists can easily kill you in the fact that without decent bass of real special effects do not hear. Decent quality provide models in the price category from 10 thousand rubles. On the release of such devices specializing in Cerwin-Vega, Final Sound, MK, Triad Speakers, Velodyne Acoustics, Dynaudio International, VIFA International, QUADRAL (Germany), Rel Acoustics, Wharfedale (Britain) . IVSA, before spending money on a superdowed subwoofer, it is worth thinking carefully. After all, this device turns out to be the main reason for a quarrel with neighbors due to noise. Low-frequency rhythm, easily overcoming the walls of apartment buildings, is able to withdraw even a calm person from patience. If you do not want to spoil relations with your neighbors or wake your own child, is it worth chasing a powerful subwoofer?

Home Cinema Scheme To play multichannel sound in 5.1 B90-Gg format. Xx in. There was a revolution in sound: it became digitized, so that the six-channel Dolby Digital and Digital Theater System (DTS) encoding systems appeared. They provide for five independent channels (central, two frontal and two rear) to transfer high and medium frequency audio signals, as well as a separate channel for bass. Symbolically, such a sound distribution scheme via channels is denoted 5.1- This marking is often found in the description of the parameters of audio and video devices, as well as on DVD boxes. This audio scheme is a standard home cinema standard. There are, for example, in collectible editions of films, and more complex options - 6.1, 7.1, however, it is believed that with the proper installation of six channels, it is quite enough to transfer most of the spatial surrounding effects. Scheme 7.1, by the way, is the standard when recording HD DVD and Blu-Ray disks. So after a few years, the home theater acoustics can not avoid replenishment. However, do not hurry with purchases: perhaps the difference only audiophiles will notice, and you will be enough six-channel sound. In any case, today in the home theater is achieved the effect of a real sound environment and a complete presence in the thick of visible actions. Hope this cinema is not.

Since analog signals use for audio colors, the digital sound, removed from the soundtrack of the movie, must be decoded. Therefore, a special device, which produces decryption, is an AV processor, sometimes called the "brain" of the system, is an indispensable component of any home cinema. The sound stream is subjected to various transformations: the volume levels of individual channels are balanced, their frequency bands are corrected, different sound effects are created ("Stadium", "Echo", "Big Hall"). Then the audio stream passes through a digital-to-analog converter and a pre-amplifier. Next, another multichannel power amplifier is coming further to the game, the task of which is to provide the amplitude of the signal required for the functioning of the speakers. The processor and the amplifier are combined under one "roof" in the AV receiver. This device takes less space, in addition, the user is delivered from the concerns associated with connecting the processor to the amplifier. The receivers usually do not usually use traveling home theaters, because at any neighborhood it is not possible to avoid unwanted interference. AV Processors, Amplifiers and Receivers Release ADCOM, Conrad-Johnson, Harman / Kardon, Lexicon, Parasound, Sherwood, Cambridge Audio, Meridian Audio, Nad, Rotel (All United Kingdom), Classaudio (Canada), Denon, Integra Research, JVC, Marantz, Onkyo, Pioneer, TEAC, Yamaha (Japan), Sonus Faber (Italy). Prices for processors begin from 25 thousand rubles, on amplifiers and receivers - from 10 thousand rubles.

Ava, friends, no matter ...

Acoustics and receiver A 102 HCS 10 (JAMO) First of all, it is necessary to resolve the issue of the placement of speakers, because spatial acoustic effects will not arise if you put all the technique in one angle. Business card receiver or amplifier rear panel. It is located at least six outputs, which in the standard sound scheme 5.1 connect acoustic systems responsible for creating the effects of the discharge sound: five columns and one subwoofer. The procedure for installing acoustics is very responsible. Incorrectly chosen location is able to strongly distort the sound picture and reduce the work of an expensive processor. Kschastina, basic principles are very simple. The speaker of the central channel, usually horizontal, is placed above or under the screen, which demonstrates the image. On the left and right at an equal distance from the screen in front of the audience, vertical columns of the front channels are installed. Behind the audience, on both sides, they have the dynamics that reproduce the sound of the rear channels. On the floor put a subwoofer. It is better to install on the side or in front of the listener. In order not to interfere with the wires lying on the floor, the subwoofer is placed in the frontal plane, that is, next to the screen, but at some distance from the TV, to exclude interference. Direct the speaker follows the middle of the room or to the opposite wall.

In the market, there are many variants of acoustic systems for home theater. We produce columns with luxurious housings that are an interior decoration, as well as embedded, they are hidden from eyes. There are columns for floor installation and so-called shelf or suspended. Multichannel acoustic systems are best purchased from one manufacturer, but you can, for example, to buy separate subwoofer. Front and rear speakers are usually sold in pairs, and, importantly, the cost in the price list is also indicated immediately for a couple. Release Acoustics for Home Theater AAD, Boston Acoustics, Infinity, Jbl, Martinlogan, Polkaudio, Pure Acoustics, Speakercraft, Thiel Audio, DLS (Sweden), Acoustic Energy, Audica, BW, Castle Acoustics, Celestion, Heybrook , Kef Audio, Meridian Audio, Rega, Revolver, Wharfedale, Arcitec Acoustic, Dali, Dynaudio International, Jamo, System Audio, Bolzano Villetri, Chario, Sonus Faber (All Italy), Davis Acoustics, Focal-Jmlab, GKF, Highland Audio, Triangle (All France), Elac, Magnat, Mirage (Canada), Yamaha (Japan).

The provisions of high competition price variation is also significant. Central channel acoustics starts from 2 thousand rubles, on floor front and rear speakers - from 5 thousand rubles. (per pair), on the shelf - from 2 thousand rubles. (per pair).

First session

When creating a home cinema, even in a minimum configuration, you can face a number of difficulties. Therefore, audio and video components manufacturers have developed "all in one box" kits, the installation of which is easy, but it provides acceptable quality of audio effects. The standard equipment includes a DVD player with a built-in AV receiver, which minimizes the problem with the construction of a balanced system, since the user remains only to purchase a TV or a projector with a screen. To achieve maximum flexibility when installing in the interior, the top five dynamics of medium and high-frequency channels is often released the same as in appearance and according to the characteristics.

Manufacturers offer other solutions that facilitate the transition from the traditional viewing of movies to the home cinema. Systems consisting of a smaller number of speakers are often found, but creating an illusion of sound in format 5.1. We are talking about a virtual surrounding system. Ktakim models include, for example, such as FiveTwo and Kit 100 (Kef Audio), MDD-K262 (LG), RL-37D40D (ROLSEN ELECTRONICS), CS-System 1 (Audica). The original system for home theater was developed by Yamaha. YSP-800/1000 devices called sound projectors consist of only one component, but create an illusion of spatial sound due to the reflection of sound waves from the walls of the room.

Theater begins with hangers

What else gives birth to a unique cinema atmosphere? In addition to the availability of special technical equipment, the preparedness of the premises to the demonstration of films is played. If for successful playback "pictures" it is enough to disable extraneous sources of lighting and maintain windows, then the good audiotuning may be an intractable problem. Not only the technical parameters of the audio devices and the competent position of the speakers in the room, but also the acoustic properties of the room itself affect the high-quality sound. The difficulties arising here are determined by the geometry of the room for home theater, its interior and functional purpose, and also, of course, the quality of the sound to which the owners is calculated. The greatest complexity from the point of view of acoustics is rooms with an area of ​​less than 20m2. The larger the area, the more effective there is a sound correction, that is, a set of measures taken by the sake of improving the acoustic quality of the room. This purpose in the room usually install sound-absorbing panels and bass traps. They are quenched by sound waves, respectively, medium and low-frequency bands. At a minimum, it is recommended to remove the glass and dishes from the room, close the walls of carpets, soundly insulated the door, fill the room with large puffs, as well as refuse to use tail ceilings and plaster walls. A simple bass trap can be made of two or three heavy carpets, fixed on the ceiling with an interval of 10-20 cm, near the wall located behind the listeners. The gaps between carpets should be filled with upholstery to a large fold.

Often the ideal sound at home for one reason or another is unattainable. Therefore, by planning the device of the home film theater, it is better to tune in to a reasonable compromise. First of all, it should be understood which sound quality will be acceptable for you, on what interior changes are you willing to go, and evaluate your financial capabilities, be sure to include the consumption of the audioityuning room. This will help determine the class of technology that will ensure optimal sound quality in this particular room.

Comparison of television technology

	Electron beam (CRT)	Liquid crystal (LCD)	Plasma (PDP)
pros	Contrast, resolution, color rendering	Resolution, brightness, saturated colors, no "noise"	Contrast, detailing in shadows, color rendition, saturated colors
Minuses	Bulkiness. There are no models with large diagonals	Bad contrast, insufficient detailing in shades	"Noise", glare

Characteristics of some home theaters

Model	Audio formats	Sound scheme	Output power, W	Features	Price, thousand rubles.
A 102 HCS 10 (Jamo)	Dolby Digital, Dolby Prologic II	5.1	565 + 100.	USB port, HDMI digital interface	20.5
Kit 200 (KEF)	Dolby Digital, Dolby Prologic II, DTS	5.1	There is no data	Tuner, docking station for iPod (optional)	106.6
HT-X250 (Samsung)	DOLBY DIGITAL, DOLBY PRO LOGIC II, DTS	5.1	5100 + 100.	USB port, HDMI digital interface, karaoke	13
Pyramid (XH-T752TP) (LG)	Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro-Logic II, DTS, DSP Sound Mode / 3D Surround Sound, XTS, XTS Pro	5.3 (two additional subwoofers in floor columns)	5110 + 150.	Tuner, USB port, karaoke, 2 microphones	28.
RHT-760 S / G (ROLSEN)	Dolby Digital-AC-3, Dolby Prologic II, DTS	5.1	530 + 50.	Ideal for small rooms	five
HTS3325 (Philips)	Dolbydigital, Dolby Prologic II, DTS	5.1	475 + 2100.	Tuner, karaoke	6.

Examples of acoustic treatment of premises

Area, m2	Description of the finish
30-50	1. Draped panels from Minvati (thickness - 6cm) on the front and side walls 2. Draped upholstered on top of the rail Panel from Minvati with an intermediate layer of bitumen (thickness - 14cm) on the back wall 3. Bass trap for a powerful subwoofer
20-30	1. Draped upholstered overhead panels from Minvati with an intermediate bitumen layer (thickness - 14cm) on the side walls 2. Draped panels from Minvata with an intermediate layer of bitumen (thickness - 12 cm) on the wall behind the speakers 3. Desirable bass trap
Less than 20.	The same as the string is higher, but the bass trap is required

Examples of a configuration of a home cinema *

System component	System class
Budget	Middle
Model name	Price, thousand rubles.	Model name	Price, thousand rubles.
AV Receiver	RD-6502S (Sherwood)	9.8.	NAD T754.	29.5
DVD player	VD-4502 (Sherwood)	5,7	NAD T515.	11,4.
Floor Frontal AC.	F30 (Celestion)	11.9	Kef IQ7	32.1
Rear speakers	F15 (Celestion)	6,2	Kef IQ5	21.6
Central Canal	F35C (Celestion)	3,3.	Kef IQ6C.	17.6
Subwoofer	S80 (Celestion)	9,1	Kef PSW2500.	17.8.
Recommended video display device type	Plasma or LCD TV with a diagonal of 40-42 inches	-	Plasma TV with a diagonal of 42-50 inches	-
* - on the recommendation of Tria International specialists