Home Theater Systems
In-Home Theater surround sound speaker systems integrated with wireless surround sound systems
Zachary A. Sailors
Indiana Institute of Technology
Abstract: Home theater systems are a very common product in many homes in America nowadays. Home theater systems are designed to bring movie theater sound quality right to the consumer’s living room or bedroom. Home theater systems and surround sound include not only the speakers, but however also include the television, DVD or Blu-Ray player, and/or CD player. Many different types of these surround sound systems are produced including the 2.0 and 5.1, common examples of in-home surround sound. In-home theater systems are now made wireless. A wireless in-home theater surround sound system has many more advantages over a wired in-home surround sound system than it does disadvantages.
I. INTRODUCTION
The development of in-home theater surround sound speakers has evolved drastically in the past decade, turning people’s generic living areas into replicas of movie theaters. Home theater systems were initially four-channel audio systems created originally by Dolby Digital Surround systems. With the increase in technological advancements throughout the past decade, Dolby Digital has released its highest speaker system of seven-channels. At first, during the early 50’s and 60’s the movie industry found that the more channels of sound that was added, the higher enjoyment and response was given back by the audience. Therefore, as a result speakers were added behind the audience for the surrounding sounds and the left and right speakers were then used for the music.
The invention of the home theater system generally relates to the reproduction of stereophonic sound. More particularly to the reproduction of the stereophonic sound associated with a video image of some sort. Images and sounds are reproduced so that dialog is localized to the video image and ambience or surrounding sound effects are reproduced in a
Zachary A. Sailors
Indiana Institute of Technology
Abstract: Home theater systems are a very common product in many homes in America nowadays. Home theater systems are designed to bring movie theater sound quality right to the consumer’s living room or bedroom. Home theater systems and surround sound include not only the speakers, but however also include the television, DVD or Blu-Ray player, and/or CD player. Many different types of these surround sound systems are produced including the 2.0 and 5.1, common examples of in-home surround sound. In-home theater systems are now made wireless. A wireless in-home theater surround sound system has many more advantages over a wired in-home surround sound system than it does disadvantages.
I. INTRODUCTION
The development of in-home theater surround sound speakers has evolved drastically in the past decade, turning people’s generic living areas into replicas of movie theaters. Home theater systems were initially four-channel audio systems created originally by Dolby Digital Surround systems. With the increase in technological advancements throughout the past decade, Dolby Digital has released its highest speaker system of seven-channels. At first, during the early 50’s and 60’s the movie industry found that the more channels of sound that was added, the higher enjoyment and response was given back by the audience. Therefore, as a result speakers were added behind the audience for the surrounding sounds and the left and right speakers were then used for the music.
The invention of the home theater system generally relates to the reproduction of stereophonic sound. More particularly to the reproduction of the stereophonic sound associated with a video image of some sort. Images and sounds are reproduced so that dialog is localized to the video image and ambience or surrounding sound effects are reproduced in a
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