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How To Be An Audiophile On The Cheap

3:00AM February 10, 2012 | Thorin Klosowski

You love music, but even if you consider yourself a true audiophile, the cost of high-end sound can be, frankly, a little absurd. We talked with a handful of audio experts to find out how to get audiophile-calibre sound without emptying your savings account. Here’s what they had to say. More »


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How To Calibrate Your HDTV And Boost Your Video Quality In 30 Minutes Or Less

3:00AM November 12, 2011 | Alan Henry

Most HDTVs ship with default settings that are meant to look good in store showrooms, but more often than not, the default presets don’t take into account how the TV will look in your home, how far away from it you’ll sit or what the normal lighting in your room will be like when you fire up a new movie or watch the big game. More »


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Top 10 Ways To Power Up Your Home Theatre PC

1:00AM June 19, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Whether you’ve built yourself an XBMC machine, a Boxee box, or a Windows Media centre PC, here are our ten favourite ways to turn a home theatre PC into a media-watching powerhouse. More »


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How To Get More From Your Home Theatre Without Paying A Dime

4:00AM March 3, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Unless you had your home theatre set up by a professional, chances are you aren’t getting the best possible video and sound out of your existing setup. These simple tweaks will take just a little bit of time but will make a world of difference. More »


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Ask LH: What Do I Need To Consider Before Buying A Projector?

10:00AM February 26, 2011 | Eric Ravenscraft

Dear Lifehacker, We’re about to replace our old HDTV. We’re considering a projector for our home theatre system. What do we need to consider, and what kind of issues will we run into setting up a projector in our home? Is it worth it? Sincerely, Longing for Large Screen More »


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Dolby Setup Guide Fine-Tunes Your Simple Or Serious Home Theatre

2:00AM January 4, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

Just because you’ve only got two speakers and a subwoofer doesn’t mean you should just place the speakers wherever there’s space. Audio firm Dolby offers an interactive app that shows the best speaker setups, angles, and distances for your living room. More »


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DIY Built-In Home Theatre From IKEA Bookcases

7:00AM August 30, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

We already know bookcases make good entertainment centers, and you can even double them up for more space. Ikea Hacker LittleMy17, though, took it a step further by combining multiple bookcases, DVD racks and benches into one giant home theatre unit. More »


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Top 10 Cheap Or Free Home Theatre Upgrades

2:00AM February 8, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

You’ve got a mind-blowing picture, surround sound, and streaming content set up, but it wasn’t cheap. Heal your wallet with ten upgrades, fixes, and setup tips that take your system to 11 on the cheap. Photo by chunkysalsa.

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Childproof Your Home Theatre System

2:00AM April 6, 2008 | Gina Trapani

Keep your toddler from stuffing a peanut butter sandwich into your DVD player with a few kid-proofing home theatre system tips from Wired’s How-To Wiki. They recommend using an enclosed cabinet for your gear, stowing power cords as out of reach as possible, and actually using the safety strap to anchor that big TV to the table top. If your TV or piece of furniture did not include one of these, go out and buy one. Most hardware stores carry them and they are inexpensive insurance. If a five dollar piece of nylon, two screws and five minutes of your time can prevent junior from pulling over your two thousand dollar flat screen, shattering it into a gazillion pieces and quite possibly injuring himself in the process, wouldn’t you go for it?

Yes, I think you would. How do you keep the expensive home theatre system as childproof as possible? Share your secrets in the comments. Kid-Proof Your Home Theater [Wired How-To Wiki]

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