SANYO HOME THEATER

A rich, dynamic picture is projected over an entire wall or large screen while high-impact sound surrounds you. If that's the kind of at-home movie experience that you're interested in, the SANYO Home Theater System is just what you need. Genuine dynamic and powerful movie theater sound isn't just a question of high volume. It's only when a system incorporates the latest digital technology-based surround sound formats such as Dolby Digital and DTS that you can enjoy real theater surround sound.

Surround sound systems can really deliver the full potential that's encoded on DVDs, adding dimensionality and depth to the sound. If the movie shows a scene with a dinosaur pounding toward you or a helicopter flying around somewhere above your head, you'll be hearing unbelievably real sound coming at you from 360 degrees -- just as if you were right in the middle of the action! SANYO Home Theater Systems are available in different versatile configurations from extended varieties from a full-scale system featuring a large screen and 5.1-channel digital surround system to an affordable 2.0-channel configuration that still features a virtual 5.1-channel system for you to enjoy. Rest assured there's a system that's a perfect match for your lifestyle. Easy to set-up, any SANYO Home Theater System transforms your room to a movie theater anytime you feel like watching a movie.

5.1-channel digital surround system technology creates a 3-dimensional soundfield that is best demonstrated when you play software that is marked with a Dolby Digital or DTS logo. As shown below, a total of six speakers -- two for the front channels, one for the center channel, two for the rear channels plus one subwoofer reproduce Dolby Digital and DTS-encoded-sound independently to recreate a totally realistic and dramatic soundfield.

	Positioned on both sides of a TV, display or screen, these two speakers reproduce sound encoded for the front channels such as dialog, background music and effects.

	The sub or superwoofer that is the .1 in a 5.1 channel configuration can be flexibly placed as low frequencies are basically non-directional. This speaker reproduces sounds like thunder, storms, outer space effects, earthquake sounds and all the very low frequencies to add realism and drama to the sound.

	The center speaker is usually positioned at the front center like the top of a TV screen or even toward the rear. It makes sure dialog is easily heard and perceived to be coming right from the screen for a natural sound.

	The rear L and R speakers are positioned slightly behind the viewing position. These speakers reproduce surround effects such as an airplane flying over you from the front to the rear and also from right to left , the sound of being in the middle of falling rain, or even being part of an immense audience in a stadium by correctly providing depth and height spatial cues.