November 10, 2004
Issue # 005 - What's new
Date: 10th November 2004
The Practical HT Guide Update brings you the latest additions in a series of informative home theater design articles, unbiased system reviews, practical guidelines and free advice.
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Welcome to this issue of the Practical HT Guide Update.
We are now back in full swing working on our website. At times it gets a bit tough in that it requires a good amount of time and constant effort - but we love doing it. Our desire is that the info published on our site will prove to be of value to those interested in the magic world of home theater.
Recent Additions:
We have a new section dealing with 'Power Protection'; in total, there are six new pages under this section, with each discussing different power protection aspects in the home theater.
We thought of covering this issue as many home theater enthusiasts would simply fail in this respect. Home theater gear may cost up to several thousands of dollars, and therefore, it only makes sense to invest in an effective 'power protection' solution for your expensive and sensitive home theater gear.
Recent additions under this category include:
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Power Protection in the Home theater - a general introduction
Power line conditioners, surge protectors, and AC regenerators surely represent an effective insurance policy for your expensive home theater gear, but not only… Find out more here. -
Power Clean Up: Why invest in power conditioning?
We discuss the problems related to dirty and dangerous AC power; however, first we give a short historical background with respect to the use of power protection. Find out more here. -
How Power Line Conditioners work?
Protection can range from the simple filtering of radio frequency interference (RFI) and electron-magnetic (EMI) generated noise, to surge suppression and AC regeneration. We discuss the different power protection solutions as used in power line conditioners, together with the pros and cons of each. Find out more here.
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Surge Suppressors - Explained
Probably, the use of surge suppressors is your best insurance policy to guard expensive electronic gear from damaging voltage spikes and lightning strikes. Surge suppressors are also the most common form of power protection - designed properly, surge suppressors will work over and over again, but.. Find out more here. -
Use of computer-grade Uninterruptible Power Supplies as a possible home theater power protection solution
A suitably rated computer grade UPS can serve as a possible power protection solution for any home theater set-up. The purist in home audio and video would probably not agree but if budget is an issue, then a reasonably priced computer grade power-protection solution might represent a better value to your requirements. Find out more here.
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What-to-look-for when purchasing power line conditioning and protection gear
To help you in the process of selecting the right power management and conditioning equipment for your application, we are presenting our recommended 'what to look for guide' when planning your purchase. Included under this section, you will also find a 'before-you-buy check-list' that should further assist you in the process. Find out more here.
During the last weeks, we have also manage to put together two additional shop categories at our Home Theater Store, with a variety of power protection products aimed at the home theater user.
The range includes inexpensive neat and safe power surge protection strips, reasonably priced UPS units, and even complete home theater power plants for improved performance and overall system protection.
The links below will take you straight to the respective product pages:
As always, whenever possible, products listed at our online store are accompanied by editorial and customer reviews that should go on to help you take a more informed decision.
We hope that 'YOU' will enjoy and profit from these new additions to our site!
Featured Home Theater Books:
Home Theater for Dummies: Do not let the title fools you! Home Theater For Dummies takes a detailed comprehensive approach to the subject - clearly explaining the latest developments in home theater systems. Written in plain English, it comes to no surprise that it is one of the top-selling books at Amazon. Highly recommend - a must have especially for the new comer.
Home Theater Design: It takes a step-by-step comprehensive approach to the subject in a similar manner to the contents covered by 'Home Theater for Dummies' except that it comes in the form of an eBook, which you can download immediately following your purchase. If you are the type that don't like to wait for your books to be delivered through the mail, then this is the ideal eBook to start with.
For our full list of home theater books and magazine reviews, please check out the following links:
Articles in the Pipeline
We are at present working on a new section dealing with Satellite Television.
The availability of number of HDTV channels and the present advantageous offers from a number of service suppliers - in particular Direct Tv and Dish Network., makes this a highly discussed topic among home theater owners.
We will also be embarking on general site maintenance. We believe that this task should take us through till the end of the year.
Stay tuned !
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