Home theater installation guide: signal wires and connection selection

As we have said before a home theater set includes: signal source (blu-ray player, DVD player, high-definition player, system, CD player, etc.), power amplifier and output terminal equipment (projection, HDTV, high fidelity speakers, etc.), we here introduce the installation method of the home theater system.

Signal line and connection selection
Audio/video signal: HDMI cable
Audio signal: digital fiber line, digital coaxial line, analog audio wires
Video signal: Component Video , S-video, Composite Video wires

1, audio signal transmission: recommend HDMI, optical fiber, coaxial connection. The bandwidth of HDMI is large, can transmit HD audio signal, but from the player output blue light or HD movie sound source, I suggest to use HDMI or optical fiber output to the amplifier, compared with the coaxial line, signal transmission speed is faster, more direct, finally from the amplifier to the speaker will be more obvious and have a sense of burst. If there is a certain requirement for music can be replaced with coaxial transmission, the sound quality of the music will be somewhat relaxed.

2, transmission of video signal: recommend the current popular HDMI wire, HDMI bandwidth is large, can transmit hd 1080P hd signal, but the need for projection or TV interface support. Chromatic aberration/component line maximum support 720P hd signal, the rest of the wire is not recommended.

General video connection: video output device (blu-ray player, DVD player, hd player, HTPC) →HDMI cable → power amplifier →HDMI cable → TV/projector.

Easy video connection: video output device (blu-ray player, DVD player, hd player, HTPC) →HDMI cable or color difference cable → TV/projector

General audio connection:

Video output device (blu-ray player, DVD player, hd player, HTPC) →HDMI cable or fiber (coaxial) → amplifier → horn/subwoofer.

Connection is only the basis of home theater system. When it produces sound and picture, home theater building not ends yet. How to debug, how to do a simple house structure processing are also very important.
 
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