The current state of Home theater. What Home Theater means; Creating a m aster plan; Basic terms and concepts; Audio/video receivers and amplifie rs; Choosing and hooking up sound and video---various configurations; al l of the Dolby Surround encoding/decoding technologies; Speakers; DVD; L aser disc; WebTV; Digital satellite dishes; Camcorders; Specially design ed home theater furniture; Picking the right room; Background noise; Aco ustic insulation; Eliminating echoes and vibrations; How to save money; Building a home theater one piece at a time; Complete systems; Dealing w ith dealers; Mail order; TV resolution; Rear-projection TV vs. tube TVs vs. front-projection TVs; Home theater lighting; Complete explanations o f THX , Dolby Digital, Surround EX and DTS sound; Maximizing home the ater audio; Controllers; Loudspeakers; Amplifiers; Room Equalizers; How many speakers; Surround sound speakers; How to audition speakers; Speake r power levels; What to look for in a VCR and Video Hard-Drive; What to look for in a DVD player; What to look for in a camcorder; What to look for in a video game console; What to look for in a digital satellite sys