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Tired of using
multiple remotes to
control your
equipment? Wish it
was simple enough
that a guest could
use it?
Universal Remote
Control has a
solution for every
budget from a
simple hand-held
capable of
controlling 10 or
more devices, to a
full-color
touchscreen with
nearly limitless
control possibilities.
Take control of your
entertainment.
multiple remotes to
control your
equipment? Wish it
was simple enough
that a guest could
use it?
Universal Remote
Control has a
solution for every
budget from a
simple hand-held
capable of
controlling 10 or
more devices, to a
full-color
touchscreen with
nearly limitless
control possibilities.
Take control of your
entertainment.
Home Theater
Speaker. L-C-R. For
stealth
installations. In the
ceiling, out of sight.
Speaker. L-C-R. For
stealth
installations. In the
ceiling, out of sight.
407-221-4768
Home Theater for Your Family Room
Gordon's Light and Sound LLC
Home Theater comes in as many different
sizes and shapes as your family room.
Some systems are elaborate, some are
very simple, but they all have the same
basic elements.
1) Speakers. Combinations of 5, 7 or even 9
speakers, arranged as follows: L,C,R, which
stands for left, center, right and are the
front channels of your system. Most of the
dialogue comes from the center channel,
with the balance of the dialogue and
effects coming from the left and right.
With some configurations of flat panels, the
center channel is left out and the receiver
combines the left and right channel output
for what is called a "phantom center".
Surround speakers are located just to the
side and rear of the listener in a 5 speaker
configuration.
(2)Surround and (2)surround rear speakers
make up a 7 speaker configuration.
Surround, surround rear and front "height"
speakers make a 9 speaker configuration.
The "height" speakers add spaciousness
to the soundstage.
2) The subwoofer. Can be powered or
passive with an outboard dedicated amp.
Supplies the low frequencies for effects,
and warmth in music. You can have more
than one subwoofer.
3) The display. Something to display the
image, be it a flat panel TV or front
projection screen. Bigger is better for
movies, for a theater feel. No, it won't
overpower your room.
4) The source. The cable box, sat box, DVD
player, media server etc that is supplying
the image/content to the display. HD is
preferable, even necessary for a large
image.
5) Control: Each piece of equipment comes
with it's own remote, which creates a
mini-juggling act when turning on the
system. A universal remote combines all
these features, and with a learning
capable, PC programmable pro remote the
system can be automated to single button
presses to turn on or off the system, select
sources, inputs etc.
6) The Audio Video receiver: The receiver
provides the amplification that powers the
speakers as well as the processing that
decodes the digital soundtrack and sends
the right sound effects to the right
speakers. If something is located on the
right of you, that's where you want to hear
it, otherwise it distracts you from
immersion in the action.
The receiver also sends the audio signals
to the subwoofer, and many incorporate
video switching capability so that only one
cable needs to be run to the display. This
also makes it easier to switch between
sources, instead of having to switch inputs
at the display.
Video up-conversion is also a feature of
many receivers, a feature that upgrades
the resolution of content to match the
resolution of the display. Don't be
confused though, a program may be
enhanced to "near HD quality" but it isn't
HD.
sizes and shapes as your family room.
Some systems are elaborate, some are
very simple, but they all have the same
basic elements.
1) Speakers. Combinations of 5, 7 or even 9
speakers, arranged as follows: L,C,R, which
stands for left, center, right and are the
front channels of your system. Most of the
dialogue comes from the center channel,
with the balance of the dialogue and
effects coming from the left and right.
With some configurations of flat panels, the
center channel is left out and the receiver
combines the left and right channel output
for what is called a "phantom center".
Surround speakers are located just to the
side and rear of the listener in a 5 speaker
configuration.
(2)Surround and (2)surround rear speakers
make up a 7 speaker configuration.
Surround, surround rear and front "height"
speakers make a 9 speaker configuration.
The "height" speakers add spaciousness
to the soundstage.
2) The subwoofer. Can be powered or
passive with an outboard dedicated amp.
Supplies the low frequencies for effects,
and warmth in music. You can have more
than one subwoofer.
3) The display. Something to display the
image, be it a flat panel TV or front
projection screen. Bigger is better for
movies, for a theater feel. No, it won't
overpower your room.
4) The source. The cable box, sat box, DVD
player, media server etc that is supplying
the image/content to the display. HD is
preferable, even necessary for a large
image.
5) Control: Each piece of equipment comes
with it's own remote, which creates a
mini-juggling act when turning on the
system. A universal remote combines all
these features, and with a learning
capable, PC programmable pro remote the
system can be automated to single button
presses to turn on or off the system, select
sources, inputs etc.
6) The Audio Video receiver: The receiver
provides the amplification that powers the
speakers as well as the processing that
decodes the digital soundtrack and sends
the right sound effects to the right
speakers. If something is located on the
right of you, that's where you want to hear
it, otherwise it distracts you from
immersion in the action.
The receiver also sends the audio signals
to the subwoofer, and many incorporate
video switching capability so that only one
cable needs to be run to the display. This
also makes it easier to switch between
sources, instead of having to switch inputs
at the display.
Video up-conversion is also a feature of
many receivers, a feature that upgrades
the resolution of content to match the
resolution of the display. Don't be
confused though, a program may be
enhanced to "near HD quality" but it isn't
HD.
An example of ceiling
LCR speakers.
LCR speakers.
An example of floor standing
speakers.
speakers.
An example of flat panel speakers
with a phantom center.
with a phantom center.
An example of an LCR sound
bar under the display.
bar under the display.