Chapter 4. Obtaining Theater-Quality Sound
Get to know sound
Explore your home entertainment system
Get the best stereo receiver
Incorporate your Media Center PC
Plan where to put your speakers
Get the best sound possible
SOUND IS A CRITICAL component in movies, TV, music, and games—the majority of what Windows Media Center provides. There’s nothing quite like watching a war movie and hearing planes or bullets zoom in from behind and overhead! Or maybe you prefer to lose yourself in the soprano notes of the piccolos and the booming bass of the trombones in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. And heck, playing games is just way more fun when you can hear what a character is doing and listen to all the cool noises.
Whatever you use Media Center for, you will want ...
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