Unlike your old television, a new HDTV provides a sharper, clearer and brighter picture that makes watching movies, sporting events and TV shows even more exciting. Along with great picture clarity, an HDTV set offers only adaquate sound quality, because the small speakers in your HDTV simply aren't designed to reproduce the exceptional surround sound quality that comes with high-definition television. Plainly stated, HDTV isn't home theater without the surround sound.
The developers of HDTV intended for you to enjoy a better picture and better sound. Whether you enjoy sports, concerts, movies, video games or music, surround sound completes the home theater experience and adds new dimensions of enjoyment, realism and excitement to your home entertainment system. Surround sound envelops you from all directions, it brings movies and music to life, and it makes you part of the action on the screen.
Home theater systems come in a variety of types and styles that make home theater system such an important part of the HDTV experience.
Historically, a typical home theater system has five speakers and a subwoofer, known as a 5.1 channel system with three speakers in the front of the room, left, center and right channels and two surround channel speakers placed behind the listener. The subwoofer, also called the .1 channel delivers added bass impact for movies, music and games and can be placed almost anywhere in the room. More advanced home theater systems have 7-channels, with four surround speakers for a more enchanced surround sound experience.
Yamaha has a home theater solution for every home and lifestyle. Adding a home theater system to your HDTV can be as uncomplicated as a single component placed on top of an HDTV set, or even mounted on the wall. This type of system uses advanced sound technology to deliver realistic surround sound performance from a single speaker system that's easy to setup and use. This type of system is ideal for situations where space is limited and the area is used for many home activities.
The Yamaha Digital Sound Projector is another great solution for a couple or young family that wants true 5.1-channel surround sound for movies, music, XM Radio and iPod music without the hassle of installing multiple speakers. This single speaker system produces true multichannel surround sound from a single speaker component.
For families or couples that desire a complete multi-speaker system to enhance their HDTV, a Yamaha all-in-one package system is another solution. These systems include a performance-matched receiver with multiple high performance, great looking speakers and a subwoofer for extra bass impact.
For individuals and families who want to build their personalized home theater system component by component with a versatile AV receiver, a DVD or Blu-ray disc player and optimized speaker system should choose this option for the ultimate home theater experience. Whichever type is best for your home and lifestyle, a Yamaha home theater system is sure to enhance your enjoyment of high-definition television.
While your HDTV delivers great picture quality, why not get the whole picture by adding a home theater sound system? When you go to the movie theater the big screen is only part of the thrill – it's the sound that provides the real excitement. Bring the same excitement to your HDTV and complete your entertainment system by adding a Yamaha home theater surround sound system.
