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Home Cinema

Screens, sound and snacks.

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Home Cinema · Explainer · 3 min Why films are loud, then quiet: taming the volume at night Films are mixed with a 20 dB gap between speech and the loudest bang, which is why late-night viewing swings between can't hear and the… (3 props) 3′min read Home Cinema · Picker · 4 min TV or projector? Answer four questions Light decides it. A TV is brighter and always ready; a projector wins on size but only in a room you can darken. Answer four questions… (3 props) Pickquiz Home Cinema · Explainer · 4 min Why you can't hear the dialogue on your TV Dialogue gets lost in three places: thin TV speakers that face a wall, a surround mix folded down to stereo, and the mix itself, built for… (3 props) 4′min read Home Cinema · Explainer · 3 min Where to put your soundbar and subwoofer: try four spots A soundbar and subwoofer sound very different depending on where you put them. Corners boost bass but tend to blur it, a cabinet can muffle… (3 props) 3′min read Home Cinema · Picker · 4 min Which soundbar do you need? Answer four questions Four quick questions about your room, your viewing and your budget, and this picker tells you which kind of soundbar to look for, from a… (3 props) Pickquiz Home Cinema · Explainer · 4 min Soundbar numbers decoded: what 2.0, 3.1.2 and 5.1.2 really mean A soundbar's numbers are a seating plan for the sound. 2.0 is left and right; 3.1.2 adds a real centre for dialogue, a subwoofer and two… (3 props) 4′min read Home Cinema · Explainer · 3 min Why dialogue gets lost on your TV, and how to get it back Dialogue gets lost for three ordinary reasons. Thin TVs have small, indirect speakers, films are mixed for bigger systems and then folded… (3 props) 3′min read