Reading Time: 3 minutesHTPC and home theater AV receiver Sound is an essential component of a home cinema setup. Its new surround formats, such as Atmos or Auro-3D, decidedly add to the overall home cinema experience. In an earlier post I discussed the cheapest and simplest way to add different surround sound formats, including the Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesHTPC and sound Sound is an essential component of a home cinema setup. Its new surround formats, such as Atmos or Auro-3D, add dramatically to the overall experience. The main feature of Atmos is the addition of height channels. Auro 3D consists of three distinct layers (base Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe big screen In previous posts we examined what we need to set up a PC-based home theater (or cinema, HTPC). Now we need a screen, on which we will project the HT part of the HTPC, and the sound system. With respect to the screen, there are two different Read more