Home Theater System Information

About.com's Robert Silva has created a great guide to home theater audio, explaining the different options and technologies, along with some historical information that puts everything into context. (Note:ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)

Practical-Home-Theater-Guide.com has a comprehensive explanation of the many different surround-sound formats.

The Home Theater Speaker Guide from Dolby Laboratories provides information on the proper placement of home theater speakers for those with 2.1, 5.1 or 7.1 setups.

Dolby's Home Entertainment Connections Guide is a helpful primer on the different types of cables and connectors found in a home theater system and what they do.

You can also get specifications, features and other information from manufacturers' websites:

Onkyo

Panasonic

Samsung

Sony

LG

Yamaha

JVC