A well-balanced home theater has at least ten essential elements. The room, video display device, audio reproduction, loudspeakers, sub-woofer, source components, surge protector, connection cables and speaker wire, universal remote control and the furniture. Each of these items serves their own purpose to create the perfect home theater atmosphere.



Since the idea of home theater is to bring movie theater experience home, the most important element is the visual experience of viewing a large image on a screen. Among the choices are large screen traditional CRT-based televisions, a flat panel LCD or plasma television or a projector/screen combination. LCD and plasma TVs are getting bigger, better and cheaper but LCD TVs tend to outsell plasmas because they come in more and smaller sizes.

The Philips LCD TV has managed to hold its own against the other various brands available in the market. A Philips LCD TV is basically made up of two sheets of polarized transparent materials adhered together, one of which has a special polymer coating that holds liquid crystals. Electric current is passed through individual crystals which interpret the information from the broadcast signals to allow or disallow light through them to create an image. Philips is a recognized leader in the development and market introduction of the wide screen television format and Flat TV and increasingly in flat LCD displays for both business and consumer-application.

Projector screens have generic differences in resolution, brightness and reflectivity, contrast, color accuracy and build quality. The choice of projector screens would entail considering several variables such as the price range, the purpose for its use, the size, the resolution required, the video format needed and how the screen is to be mounted, among others. Screen products all have their gain factors. Gain is a measurement of the reflectivity of any screen or projector surface. It is measured from the vantage point where the screen is at its brightest, more particularly the area which is directly in front or perpendicular to the screen.

Digital cameras are now compatible with a number of devices as many televisions and DVD recorders feature SD Memory card slots that make it easy to view photos as a slideshow on a widescreen TV or record them onto DVD for secure storage and easy viewing on a later time. The Panasonic Digital Camera makes use of the Optical Image Stabilization technology that compensates for camera-shake by moving the lens itself. In essence, crisps and clear photographs are produced by the Panasonic Digital Camera as gyrosensors detect jitter, microcomputers instantly calculate compensation needs and tiny linear motors adjust lenses with speed and accuracy.

There is one manufacturer of consumer-electronic products that is redefining the way consumer products are created. Coby Electronics has managed to develop a strategy of maintaining the lowest cost structure in the industry without compensating the quality of products. Coby Electronics do not sell directly to the general public and sell only to retailers, wholesalers and distributors while serving as an OEM manufacturer for brands including Samsung, NEC, Daewoo and Hyundai. Coby Electronics? products are more budget-friendly than higher-cost brands such as Sony, Toshiba, Samsung and Sharp.

The home theater experience is all about choices as products are made more competitive in terms of quality, functionality and cost. The possibilities are endless as more players join the game. Contact