800.947.4414| 212.444.6692 HOME ENTERTAINMENT 109 Quick Dial: 813 Introduction HOME ENTERTAINMENT AT A GLANCE The entertainment center of your world. 1 2 3 2 4 10 7 6 8 9 5 5 How to Dress a Home Theater Large Flat-Panel TV – pages 110-117 DVD – pages 130-133 Start with the HDTV set. Add a great sound system. Left and right speakers – pages 122, 124, 127 Receiver – pages 128-129 Th e well-dressed home theater is comfortable Center speaker – pages 122, 127 Power conditioner – page 138 to inhabit, gorgeous to look at, and a place to show off . Displays have never been as large, fl at, Subwoofer – pages 120, 122, 123, 127 Universal remote with touch screen – pages 135-136 and aff ordable as they are now. B&H off ers all the components and accessories you’ll need Surround speakers – pages 118-120, 125-127 iPod Dock – page 102 for a custom fi t, with the payoff being countless hours of entertainment. 110 HOME ENTERTAINMENT www.bhphotovideo.com LCD TV’s | Aquos Series Where once a four-inch screen on a Sharp Viewcam camcorder seemed impres- sive, today’s 32-, 37-, 42-, 46-, 52-, and 65-inch screens have become mainstream for The leader in Liquid Crystal Display flat-screen TV’s. When it comes to LCD technology, few companies match Sharp’s Seeing the matrix of Aquos TV’s illuminated on a wall at the B&H store is like en- long-term R&D capability and manufacturing capacity. Besides outgrowing their countering your first waterfall along a backwoods trail: an unexpected pleasure of one-time size limitations, LCD panels have conquered other deficiencies such as the color and light. You can almost feel the mist. Though computer monitors and large viewing angle. Today’s panels maintain optimal brightness, whether viewed from screen TV’s share the same technology of tiny crystals twisting to shut out light ac- the side or center seats of the sofa, or even sprawled on the living room rug. When cording to fleeting electrical charges, the displays are used in very different ways. it comes to sports events or action movies, LCD’s used to be criticized for smearing. One represents the chore of hunching over a screen, the other the joy of sitting back No more. With the 4-6 millisecond response time (lower is better) in many LCD sets, and being immersed. enhanced with a 120Hz Refresh Rate offered on the 44U and 64U series, keeping up with the action is not a problem. Today’s astoundingly large LCD TV screens are a far cry from a few years ago when manufacturers had a hard time exceeding the sizes of even 27-inch picture tubes. So, take a look at these Sharp Aquos LCD TV sets and get ready to drool over their But for two decades Sharp has been building one generation of LCD fabrication plant big-screen performance, gorgeous color rendition, and breathtaking definition, after another. from the authority in LCD technology. Model Number Size Color Resolution Response Contrast Video Sys/Tunner Connectivity Special Feature SKU LC-19D45U 19" Black 1366 x768 – 2000:1 ATSC QAM NTSC HDMI, Component, PC Timer remote #SHLC19D45U LC-19DV24U 19" Black 1440 x 900 – 800:1 ATSC QAM NTSC HDMI, Component, PC Built-in DVD player #SHLC19DV24U LC-22DV24U 22" Black 1680 x 1050 – 1000:1 ATSC QAM NTSC HDMI, Component, PC Built-in DVD player #SHLC22DV24U LC-26DV24U 26" Black 1366 x 768 8ms 800:1 ATSC QAM NTSC HDMI, Component, PC Built-in DVD player #SHLC26DV24U LC-32DV24U 32" Black 1366 x 768 6ms 1500:1 ATSC QAM NTSC HDMI, Component, PC Built-in DVD player #SHLC32DV22U LC-32D44U 32" Black 1366 x 768 6ms 7500:1 ATSC, QAM, NTSC 2 HDMI, 2 Component, PC silver accent on cabinet #SHLC32D44U LC-37D44U 37" Black 1366 x 768 6ms 7500:1 ATSC, QAM, NTSC 2 HDMI, 2 Component, PC silver accent on cabinet #SHLC37D44U LC-32D64U 32" Black 1920 x 1080p 6ms 10,000:1 ATSC, QAM, NTSC 2 HDMI, 2 Component, PC – #SHLC32D64U LC-37D64U 37" Black 1920 x 1080p 6ms 10,000:1 ATSC, QAM, NTSC 2 HDMI, 2 Component, PC – #SHLC37D64U LC-42D64U 42" Black 1920 x 1080p 4ms 10,000:1 ATSC, QAM, NTSC 3 HDMI, 3 Component, PC – #SHLC42D64U LC-46D64U 46" Black 1920 x 1080p 4ms 10,000:1 ATSC, QAM, NTSC 3 HDMI, 3 Component, PC – #SHLC46D64U LC-52D64U 52" Black 1920 x 1080p 4ms 10,000:1 ATSC, QAM, NTSC 3 HDMI, 3 Component, PC – #SHLC52D64U LC-65D64U 65" Black 1920 x 1080p 4ms 10,000:1 ATSC, QAM, NTSC 3 HDMI, 3 Component, PC – #SHLC65D64U 800.947.4414| 212.444.6692 HOME ENTERTAINMENT 111 Quick Dial: 821 LCD TV’s necting A/V equipment moving forward. If you’re attaching an upconverting DVD | LN Series LCD TV player or a Blu-ray player, you’ll want to go in via HDMI. All the newest components Momentum seems to be on the side of the South Korean electronics giant as consum- including DVR’s, cable boxes, media receivers, and audio receivers that pass through ers fi nd an ever greater selection of fl at-screen TV’s sporting the Samsung brand. Th e video signals include HDMI ports. nearly two dozen models shown below range from 19- to 52-inches, satisfying size All of these models contain a PC (VGA) input, which makes it easy for you to attach a requirements for a TV in any room of the house. notebook computer and watch a DVD or, if the computer has a broadband connection, Th ough these models are all HDTV sets, they vary in overall pixel count. Among oth- to enjoy Internet video like YouTube on the big screen. (Don’t forget the VGA cable.) er specs that diff erentiate them are the response rate (given in milliseconds—lower Some of the sets include a USB 2.0 input, which you’d sooner expect on a computer. By is better) and contrast (a higher ratio is better). plugging in an external storage device (such as a thumb drive) fi lled with JPEG or MP3 Connectivity is an increasingly important spec for you to pay attention to, especially fi les copied from a computer, you should be able to show photos and play music right if you’re thinking of plugging in multiple devices like a cable or satellite DVR, Blu-ray on the TV—no home network necessary. Use the TV’s remote to run the show. player, games console, and a PC. Th e more inputs a TV off ers, the less often you have So, take a look at these Samsung models for an overview about where LCD TV’s to unplug a device in order to accommodate another one. are headed. All of these TV’s have at least one HDMI input, the defacto standard for digitally con- Model Number Size Color Resolution Response Contrast Video Sys/Tunner Connectivity Special Feature SKU LN-19A450 19" Black 720p 8ms 3000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM HDMI, Component, PC headphone jack #SALN19A450 LN-19A451 19" White 720p 8ms 3000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM HDMI, Component, PC headphone jack #SALN19A451 LN-19A650 19" Black 720p 8ms 5000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM HDMI, Component, PC headphone jack #SALN19A650 LN-22A450 22" Black 1680 x 1050 8ms 3500:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM HDMI, Component, PC headphone jack #SALN22A450 LN-22A451 22" White 1680 x 1050 8ms 5000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM HDMI, Component, PC headphone jack #SALN22A451 LN-22A650 22" Black 720p 8ms 5000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM HDMI, Component, PC headphone jack #SALN22A650 LN-26A450 26" Black 1366 x 768 8ms 5000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 3 HDMI, 2 Component, PC SRS TruSurround XT #SALN26A450 LN-32A450 32" Black 1366 x 768 6ms 10,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 3 HDMI, 2 Component, PC SRS TruSurround XT #SALN32A450 LN-32A550 32" Black 1920 x 1080p 5ms 15,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 3 HDMI, 2 Component, PC SRS TruSurround XT #SALN32A550 LN-32A650 32" Black 1920 x 1080p 5ms 15,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 4 HDMI, 2 Component, PC, music/photos via USB #SALN32A650 LN-37A450 37" Black 1366 x 768 6ms 10,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 3 HDMI, 2 Component, PC SRS TruSurround XT #SALN37A450 LN-37A550 37" Black 1920 x 1080p 5ms 15,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 3 HDMI, 2 Component, PC SRS TruSurround XT #SALN37A550 LN-40A450 40" Black 720p 6ms 10.000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 3 HDMI, 2 Component, PC SRS TruSurround XT #SALN40A450 LN-40A550 40" Black 1920 x 1080p 5ms 30,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 3 HDMI, 2 Component, PC #SALN40A550 LN-40A650 40" Black 1920 x 1080p 4ms 50,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 4 HDMI, 2 Component, PC music/photos via USB #SALN40A650 LN-40A750 40" Black 1920 x 1080p 4ms 50,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 4 HDMI, 2 Component, PC, music/photos via USB #SALN40A750 LN-46A550 46" Black 1920 x 1080p 5ms 30,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 3 HDMI, 2 Component, PC #SALN46A550 LN-46A650 46" Black 1920 x 1080p 120 Hz/4ms 50,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 4 HDMI, 2 Component, PC music/photos via USB #SALN46A650 LN-46A750 46" Black 1920 x 1080p 120 Hz/4ms 50,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 4 HDMI, 2 Component, PC, music/photos/video via USB #SALN46A750 LN-52A550 52" Black 1920 x 1080p 5ms 30,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 3 HDMI, 2 Component, PC #SALN52A550 LN-52A650 52" Black 1920 x 1080p 120 Hz/4ms 50,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 4 HDMI, 2 Component, PC, USB music/photos via USB #SALN52A650 LN-52A750 52" Black 1920 x 1080p 120 Hz/4ms 50,000:1 NTSC/ATSC/QAM 4 HDMI, 2 Component, PC, USB music/photos/video via USB #SALN52A750 112 HOME ENTERTAINMENT www.bhphotovideo.com LCD TV’s | Stunning picture in a thin, stylish design.