Casual Tech User 5: (Part 4) Avoid Mistakes, Plan Before You Buy New TV; Soundbars, Theater-in-a-Box, or Home Theater Surround Sound Experience

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Casual Tech User 5: (Part 4) Avoid Mistakes, Plan Before You Buy New TV; Soundbars, Theater-in-a-Box, or Home Theater Surround Sound Experience

Many of today’s flat screen TVs don’t offer the type of sound quality you will be expecting from that new purchase. After bringing home that new TV, you may realize your system’s quality is only as good as the weakest link. And, for many of today’s TVs the weakest link will be the sound quality.

In this episode Ron continues his discussion on purchasing that new TV with a review of three methods to improve the sound quality.

Topics include:

• Soundbars
• Theater-in-a-Box
• Home Theater Surround Sound Experience

Previous episodes in the “Avoid Mistakes, Plan Before You Buy New TV” series include:

• CTU Episode 2 (Part 1): Planning Can Help Avoid Unexpected Costs
• CTU Episode 3 (Part 2): Simple TV vs. Home Theater Setup
• CTU Episode 4 (Part 3): Cheap Solution to Improve Sound Quality

View the show notes at Casual Tech User, Episode 5

Casual Tech User 4: (Part 3) Avoid Mistakes, Plan Before You Buy New TV; Cheap Solution to Improve Sound Quality

Bringing home that new TV can be an exciting experience, but the setup will only be as good as the weakest link. While the video quality may be excellent, the sound quality may not be sufficient to meet your expectations.

In this episode Ron discusses one way he solved a sound quality and clarity deficiencies he and his wife were experiencing by adding a pair of simple, cheap external speakers to a plasma TV.

Topics include:

• Internal speakers on today’s TVs
• Check to determine the type of audio out on the TV
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  • Headphone jack
  • R and L channel RCA jacks
  • Digital audio
  • Optical audio
• How to add a pair of computer speakers to a TV
• Sound check of the internal and external speakers

View the show notes at Casual Tech User, Episode 4