How can I hook up a home theater system to work with the regular tv?
March 14, 2010 by hometheaterplus
Filed under Home Theater FAQ
I have an LG 42PG20 Plasma tv and an LG LHT854 home theater system. I do not use a cable box to receive my cable. I get the sound ok when I watch DVDs but not when watching TV. I do have the HDMI cables but what am I missing? Any help would be great. [...]
I am looking for a new home theater receiver with certain features. Can someone recommend one for me?
March 13, 2010 by hometheaterplus
Filed under Home Theater FAQ
I am looking to replace an old Sony home theater receiver. I am looking for one with these certain features: 4 HDMI inputs, 1 HDMI output, at least 4 optical inputs, video upconversion. Can someone please recommend a good brand and model that would fit these criteria? I am also looking for a good price [...]
Could a home security system interfere with my home theater system?
March 12, 2010 by hometheaterplus
Filed under Home Theater FAQ
I recently installed a wireless home security systems (ADT), and now I am noticing a clicking emanating from my home theater system. I am wondering if it is caused by the new security, and if so, how can I fix it? A bit of detail on the clicking: it is similar to, but not the [...]
For a home theater in my basement, should I place sconce lighting on either side of my projector screen?
March 11, 2010 by hometheaterplus
Filed under Home Theater FAQ
I’m setting up a home theater in my basement (just finished framing). I plan to put 2 sconces on both side walls. But I was wondering if I should put a sconce on each side of the projector screen itself? Is having some dimmed light next to the screen good for viewing or is it [...]
Where I can buy a home theater system with digital coaxial audio input?
March 10, 2010 by hometheaterplus
Filed under Home Theater FAQ
My cable box and my DVD player both have on the back a digital coaxial audio output. I’m looking for a home theater system with digital coaxial audio input. My friend already gave me the digital coaxial cable. I don’t want a home theater with only left (white) and right (red) inputs. Thanks! 99.9% of [...]
Who can set up a home theater system for cheap?
March 9, 2010 by hometheaterplus
Filed under Home Theater FAQ
I bought this sony 5.1 home theater system from circuit city. I want to install the speakers within the walls, but firedog is very expensive. Are there any other local people who can install a home theater system for cheap? Depends on where you live and looking for someone to do so. If you are [...]
How to connect a home theater system to a set top box.?
March 8, 2010 by hometheaterplus
Filed under Home Theater FAQ
I have an LCD tv. My dvd player (home theater system) is already attached to it. So whenever I watch a vcd/dvd, i get the sound from the home theater speakers. But how can I get the sound of my tv channels (coming from my set top box) to come from my home theater system. [...]
What are some really good headphones for home theater and Xbox?
March 7, 2010 by hometheaterplus
Filed under Home Theater FAQ
I want some really good headphones in the <$150 range for my home theater. I come home from work late at night and don’t want to wake up my wife and daughter, but still want to enjoy a movie or some Xbox. Obviously I’d go buy the Sennheiser HD 650s if I wanted to flip [...]
What is the best valued home theater in a box system?
March 6, 2010 by hometheaterplus
Filed under Home Theater FAQ
I am looking to add a budget home theater system for my Panasonic TC-P46G15 Plasma HDTV. I am looking to spend between $200-$400. I realize the sound won’t be as good limiting myself in price, but I am not an audiophile. Most home theater in a box are not flexible in adding other equipment later [...]
How do you reset a Home Theater surround system back to the original factory setting?
March 5, 2010 by hometheaterplus
Filed under Home Theater FAQ
My home theater surround system doe’s not sound the way it used to. Not all components have a reset. Read the manual carefully. If there is a procedure to "reset to factory defaults" it will be in there. Otherwise go through the system and set everything to zero and work your way back up from [...]

