True 7.1 Audio can only be realized if compatible equipment and source content is used in your system. Guidlines are shown below:
- The A/V Reciever must be equipped with 7.1 speaker outputs (7 Speaker Connections plus sub woofer).
- All 7 speakers and sub woofer must be connected with proper wattage rating for the amplifier ( ie. 140 watts per channel amplifier requires the speakers power rating be sufficient to handle the power)
- The Content ( Blu Ray Disc) for example must have 7.1 audio ( 7.1 DTS HD Master Audio or LPCM 7.1)
-The DVD/CD/SACD Player must support 7.1 audio output (HDMI 1.3 Connector). Refer to Blu-ray Statisitics for 7.1 capable Blu Ray disc titles
7.1 Audio Speaker Diagram (Typical shown) Sub woofer should be placed in the one corner of the room for best low bass acoustics
2) What is the best screen to use with my Projector ?
- Screen types vary in gain, size, material, cost and quality. All of these factors must be considered.
- The front projector you choose will determine the screen gain you should use. High contrast projectors may not require a High Contrast 0.9 gain screen for example
- Low contrast LCD
- The size of your screen depends on the optimium throw distance for the projector. Refer to projector central web site for Projector throw distance calculator
- The Lumen Output (Brightness) of the projector will determine the best screen gain. Lower Lumen output may steer you toward a 1.1 Gain white screen
3) What are the benefits of the HDMI 1.3 interface?
HDMI 1.3 increases its single-link bandwidth to 340 MHz (10.2 Gbps) to support the demands of future HD display devices, such as higher resolutions, Deep Color and high frame rates. (built into the HDMI 1.3 specification is the technical foundation that will let future versions of HDMI reach significantly higher speeds).
Deep Color: HDMI 1.3 supports 10-bit, 12-bit and 16-bit (RGB or YCbCr) color depths, up from the 8-bit depths in previous versions of the HDMI specification, for stunning rendering of over one billion colors in unprecedented detail.
Broader color space: HDMI 1.3 adds support for “x.v.Color™” (which is the consumer name describing the IEC 61966-2-4 xvYCC color standard), which removes current color space limitations and enables the display of any color viewable by the human eye.
New mini connector: With small portable devices such as HD camcorders and still cameras demanding seamless connectivity to HDTVs, HDMI 1.3 offers a new, smaller form factor connector option.
Lip Sync: Because consumer electronics devices are using increasingly complex digital signal processing to enhance the clarity and detail of the content, synchronization of video and audio in user devices has become a greater challenge and could potentially require complex end-user adjustments. HDMI 1.3 incorporates automatic audio synching capabilities that allows devices to perform this synchronization automatically with total accuracy.
New HD lossless audio formats: In addition to HDMI’s current ability to support high-bandwidth uncompressed digital audio and all currently-available compressed formats (such as Dolby® Digital and DTS®), HDMI 1.3 adds additional support for new lossless compressed digital audio formats Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™.
