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Title: Home Theater For Everyone: A Practical Guide to Today's Home Entertainment Systems by Robert Harley, Tomlinson Holman ISBN: 0-9640849-8-8 Publisher: Acapella Pub Pub. Date: June, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.35 (17 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Robert's book is good but not without fault
Comment: Robert does have an opinion, and he's entitled to that. He believes VHS tapes should not be THX-approved, and, along that subject, shows strong favoritism for the THX home program, although many excellent home theater brands do not participate in this program that tends to cause great confusion in the industry. I also believe that Mr. Harley should have included set-up diagrams which could at least help clarify some possible confusion and frustration in initial home theater set-up. On the whole, however, Bob's book is informative, easy reading, and the straight dope on home theater. A definite recommendation.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Bargain at Twice the Price
Comment: When I went shopping for a home theater system I had many questions; Do you get more when you pay more for equipment?, Do I need the big wire (Monster Cables), What do all those letters like THX, DSS, HDTV, MPEG, really mean?
This book answers all those questions and a lot more. It should be titled, "All you really need to know about home theater." I figure that I have scrounged together a $15,000 system for about 1/2 that amount. When you know what you're looking for, you can get closeouts, discontinued models, etc and not get ripped off. I found that the information I had received in stores was sometimes close but sometimes dead wrong. When you finish this book you will not be at the mercy of uninformed sales people!
The book does get fairly technical but this is essentially a technical subject. Harley does a nice job of making it very understandable. The book is also very thorough as it covers every aspect of a home theater system.
I wished he had made more product recommendations but I can imagine that they would change frequently. I checked out his website and found that I could purchase up-to-date product reviews and recommendations for a few bucks; well worth it if you are about to spend from 3,000 on up on a home theater system.
This book is, as they say, a bargain at twice the price!
Rating: 3
Summary: Detailed info, much of it dated, more current books out ther
Comment: This author obviously knows what he's talking about, but the book is dated and too detailed on some topics and not enough detailed on other topics to really provide a good broad brush of the topic. There's lots on audio, but not enough on much of what is going on today, like Windows XP Media Center Edition and PVRs and DirecWAY and other things. This is a consumer electronics focus in an increasingly broader industry. I've put a lot more into my home theater than he's talked about. I'm buying Home Theater for Dummies to see what they say -- their outline is broader and their edition is just out.
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Title: Home Theater for Dummies by Danny Briere, Pat Hurley ISBN: 0764518011 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 14 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: The Complete Guide to High-End Audio by Robert Harley, Keith Jarrett ISBN: 0964084945 Publisher: Acapella Pub Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Smart Homes for Dummies, Second Edition by Danny Briere, Pat Hurley ISBN: 0764525395 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 23 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Practical Home Theater: A Guide to Video and Audio Systems by Mark Fleischmann ISBN: 0759664234 Publisher: 1stBooks Library Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Audio/Video Cable Installer's Pocket Guide by Stephen H. Lampen, Steve Chapman ISBN: 0071386211 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Pub. Date: 15 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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