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Index
computer networks. See also whole-home
networks
coaxial cables, 292
data-networking technology use, 293
electrical cables, 292
high-speed Internet modem, 292
interconnection, 291–293
routers, 293
wireless, 291–292
computer systems contractors, 29
computer/gaming, budget guide, 12
connections
A/V receiver, 271
in complete home theater, 19
digital audio, 270
DVD player, 80
HDMI, 41
IR, 259–260
speaker, 185, 243–246
subwoofer, 189
USB, 259
video, analog, 248–250
video, digital, 250–255
video display, 195–197
wireless, 258
connectors
banana plugs, 245, 246
DVI, 251–252
FireWire, 251
pin, 245
RCA, 242–243
RS-232, 258
spade lugs, 245
speaker, 245–246
S-video, 250
terminations, 244
Toslink, 247–248, 271
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA),
102
contractors, 29, 30
contrast, display adjustment, 298
contrast ratio, 198, 209
Control4, 341
controllers, game
adding, 121–122
joystick, 122
wheel, 121
wireless, 121
controls, high-end, 340–341
conventions, this book, 2
Creston, 340
critical listening, 346
CRTs. See also video displays
de ned, 204, 207–209
HDTV, 209
projection, 221
SED, 208
sizes, 208
Crutchfi eld, 361
Custom Electronics Design & Installation
Association (CEDIA), 30, 314
custom surround modes, 309
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DACs (Digital Analog Converters), 173, 174
Dazzle Cameramate 10-in-1 Memory Card
Reader/Writer, 144
D-BOX, 348–349
DCR (digital cable-ready), 97, 274
delay, 306–307
Digital Analog Converters, 173, 174
digital audio interconnects
coaxial, 162, 247
de ned, 161–162
optical, 162, 247–248
Toslink, 271
using, 270–271
digital cable-ready (DCR), 97, 274
digital comb lter, 199
digital content
accessing, 135–155
concepts, 136–139
creating, 142–144
downloading, 137, 145
le encoding, 136
le sharing, 137–138
Internet radio, 137
MCE PC access, 149
media server (adapter) access, 150–154
movies, converting into, 143
music, converting into, 143
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