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Home cinema, also called home theater, seeks to reproduce cinema quality video and audio in the home. The video aspect usually involves a large-screen and/or high definition television or a projection system with movie screen to project the image on. Quality audio reproduction is usually achieved with a high fidelity surround sound system.
Technically, a home cinema could be as basic as a simple arrangement of a television, VCR, DVD, and a set of speakers. It is therefore difficult to specify exactly what distinguishes a "home cinema" from a "television and stereo". Most people in the consumer electronics industry would agree that a "home theater" is really the integration of a relatively high-quality video source with multi-channel electronics and speakers. Even if households have the system set up for home cinema it is common only to use the speakers integrated within the television rather than to play the sound through the surround sound system. This is because surround sound loses its impact with material which is not recorded in a way suitable for surround sound. Films, drama and sport tend to be optimised for surround sound whereas news and daytime TV provide no particular advantage.
History
1950s and 1960s home movies
In the 1950s, home movies became popular in the United States and elsewhere as Kodak 8 mm film (Pathé 9.5 mm in France) and camera and projector equipment became affordable. Projected with a small, portable movie projector onto a portable screen, often without sound, this system became the first practical home theater. They were generally used to show home movies of family travels and celebrations but also doubled as a means of showing private stag films. Dedicated home cinemas were called screening rooms at the time and were outfitted with 16 mm or even 35 mm projectors for showing commercial films. These were found almost exclusively in the homes of the very wealthy, especially those in the movie industry. More on [ Home cinema ]
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Kriesel Sound. - Major US manufacturer of Lucas THX quality loadspeakers for both home HT systems and professional studio and cinema applications.
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Accuon - Manufacturer of a line screen for home theater projection. California, USA.
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ADA - Audio Design Associates - US-built multi-room and HT gear. Since 1977.
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Addnew Technologies Limited - Manufacturer of multi-channel computer speakers, home theater systems, MPEG4 and DivX DVD players and recorders.
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Ambient Electronics - Media center PC and HTPC manufacturer providing customized digital entertainment center products and solutions. USA.
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Atlantic Technology - Home theater speaker systems. Includes product and pricing information.
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AV-Lab Limited - Manufacturer of projection screen and accessories. Hong Kong.
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AVLinx Systems - Manufactures component video switch, dvi switch, digital audio switch, and other audio and video distribution products for business and home use.
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DF Solutions - UK based manufacturer of multi-room digital media servers.
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Digital Projection International - Manufactures single and 3-chip DLP and DLP cinema projectors for use in commercial and consumer applications.
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DVIGear - Manufacturer of DVI, HDMI, fiber optic, VGA, M1 cables, converters, switchers, adapters, extenders, and splitter for home theater and HDTV use. USA.
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Entertainment PC - Home entertainment company that develops and produces PCs for the living room.
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HD Installers - Nationwide LCD, plasma and home theater installation in USA.
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Home Cinema Design, Inc. - Specializes in the design and installation of high end home cinema systems and advanced home automation systems anywhere within the Continental US and Caribbean.
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Loewe - Manufacturers of home cinema systems including amplifiers, DVD, loudspeakers and plasma television.
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Maike Industrial - Manufacturer of DVD and VCD players, loudspeaker, mini systems, and decode board. Taiwan.
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Messina Electronics - Speaker system for home theater and computer.
Moore Medio - Home theater PC that combined DVb tv, digital video recorder, DVD playback and recorder and music jukebox.
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Nexus Audio Systems - Manufactures multi-room audio components such as multi-room controllers, programmable LED keypads, phantom control technology for smart homes.
Niles Audio - Wall-mount and home-theater loudspeakers from Miami.
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TAW home theater - A home theater distributor specializing in projection technology.
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Zhongshan Jointek Digital Technology Limited - Manufacturer of LCD TV/Monitor, DVD Player and Mini Home Theatre System in China.
AV-Lab Limited - Manufacturer of projection screen and accessories. Hong Kong.
Crowson Technology - California based home theater company. Makers of a tactile transducer for home theater. Online store.
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