Learn About Virtual Surround Sound Systems

By Dave Heebs

These days, home theaters are making an appearance into more and more homes. What most people love about home theaters is the fact that in one area they can enjoy their movies and television shows as well as jam to their tunes on their stereo. Most people who are seeking to buy home theater components look to purchase the biggest speakers they can find in order to reproduce the enveloping wall of sound that accompanies it. However, with the larger size comes the larger price and that tends to be the first limiting factor in the quest to purchase home theater components. However, virtual surround sound systems are here to the rescue!

One big consideration you will need to address is the size of the room which you are planning to place the home theater in. An extremely large television or speaker system will not allow much room for your guests to sit comfortably in a small room. For this reason, you will want to scale down your speakers if you are going to place the home theater system in a small room.

If your space is limited, all is not lost. Technology has advanced to the point where speakers are not only smaller but can be used wirelessly.

Another technological advance is one of virtual surround sound. This technology simulates the sound characteristics of true surround sound systems. Virtual surround sound systems basically come in two flavors that are not too different from each other. These two are the 2.1 surround system and the digital sound projection system.

Typical surround sound systems accomplish their objective by literally surrounding the audience with speakers. Five speakers are arranged in a circle around the audience starting with a center speaker that is placed directly in front of the audience. When looking to buy surround sound speakers, the traditional speakers of this variety are labeled as 5.1 or 7.1. With virtual surround sound systems, the goal is obtained but without actually surroundign your guests. The 2.1 variety uses two speakers in front of the audience along with a subwoofer placed anywhere in the room. The digital sound projector system uses a bunch of small speakers placed in a line in front of your guests.

The goal of the virtual surround system is to trick you into thinking the sound is coming from all sides when it really isn't. This is done by confusing the auditory organs into transmitting the signals to the brain via the auditory nerve and instructing the brain that there are more speakers behind you.

With the invention of virtual surround sound, those people living in small apartments in major cities can also enjoy the same type of entertainment as those who live in single family homes in the suburbs. - 23806

About the Author:

Dave writes articles about wireless outdoor speakers and outdoor stereo speakers

Ultimate Entertainment At A Savings With Comcast Triple Play Deals

By Duncan Danutts

For special cable offers look to Comcast triple play deals . This package offer will make your life so much easier providing you the best in multiple forms of entertainment, programming, and exceptional viewing options.

Comcast is a name you can trust and depend on to provide the best in quality entertainment packages, and at a savings. The Comcast triple play deals are better than ever now. The triple play package is one that cant be beat anywhere. This package consists of High Definition Digital cable services, telephone service, and internet service.

With HD digital cable TV programs, you will get free high definition channels for high optical viewing. Extra boxes or special television sets arent needed. Enjoy over a hundred channels and HBO for extra special premium shows including movies and sporting events. HD, lots of programming is a deal.

A popular addition is On Demand. This provides hundreds of movies for the entire family, along with special shows. Just pick what you want, press a button, and then sit back to enjoy.

The Digital video recording equipment lets you record 100 hours of your best shows and play back whenever you want to watch them. You will have the capability of rewinding, pausing, and fast forwarding. For music lovers you will get over 40 channels of music.

Search the web fast, with the High Speed Internet functionality. It lives up to its name, as it is super speedy. If you enjoy socializing in communities, playing competitive games, relaxing to music, uploading photos, then you will like the speed of 12 mbps. All of your web activities will be a breeze with this service. The fiber optic network insures that. With the internet service you can save on software purchases. McAfee security suite with virus scan other preventative measures are included.

The last product in the triple play deal is the Digital voice telephone service. With this you get excellent service, better than other providers. The features include up to 12 benefits. The voice mail can be retrieved on the internet of by phone. The best deal is the amazingly free unlimited local and long distance calling plans and the low international calling rates.

You better hurry to Comcast triple play deal . With the bundled package you will save a lot of money and increase your viewing, web searching, and telephone service pleasures. All of this in one monthly bill makes it more convenient. - 23806

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Sex And The City - Enjoy The Videos While You Wait For The Movie!

By Lola Jasminia

Over 5 years after it's grand finale, fans of Sex And The City, from all over the world, are patiently awaiting the release of the next SATC sequal. For many women, watching the re-runs of Sex And The City is as essential as shoe shopping and gossip! And it's especially important, now, to know the full story before the next movie is released.

The Success of a Groundbreaking Television Series

Sex And The City has been in our lives since 1998, and ever since has been changing the way women see themselves, relationships, and each other. Even now, sales of Sex And The City video boxsets show how the message is still so important today. It's given career driven women a voice, and it's shown that what women really talk about can be respectable, thoughtful and complex, even when the main subject is men!

Sex And The City forever changed the way women see themselves - their careers, their relationships, and especially their men! Even now, sales of Sex And The City video boxsets show how important this message still is today.

Following the Struggle of Four Strong Women

Through the six series we are introduced to the many issues that modern women face. Though they may have more freedom in terms of careers and money, this comes at a price.

By far the biggest story of the series is the relationship between Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Big (Chris Noth). From the first "Abso-f******-lutely" in Season 1 to the final "Abso-f******-lutely" in Season 6, we follow them through all their relationship ups and downs, until finally, in the movie, we see them marry. Who knows WHAT will happen to them in Sex And The City 2!

For Charlotte (Kristin Davis), the eternal optimism, love doesnt come easy. But persistence pays off, and she finally gets the family she wants and deserves by the end of Sex and the City: the Movie.

High-powered attorney, Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) struggles with her self confidence and direction in life. Does she want a career, a family, or both? After several several hilarious pregnancy/baby episodes, she settles into family life with her husband, Steve (David Eigenberg) and his mother.

And not much needs to be said about Samantha (Kim Cattrall), the promiscuous, career-hungry woman who isn't afraid to take exactly what she wants from life. Not to mention the fact that shes helped women all over the world be proud to say I'm forty-f*****g-five!

The Show Lives On

Women around the world watch the videos of Sex And The City every day. They are an immense catalog of fashion. Nobody can dey how Sex And The City stylist, Patricia Field, has raised the bar on fashion trends. And these same women are all eagerly awaiting the NEW fashion trends yet to be set by Sex And The City 2!

All of the best movie highlights and uncut episodes are available in the form of Sex And The City video, and you can snap them up for a fraction of the cost with the series boxset. Get YOUR set now and catch up with the girls before the next movie is released! - 23806

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Quit watching those chopped up reruns on the TV and get your own Sex And The City Video boxset with all the episodes and highlights in their original, uncut versions. Visit Sex And The City Video Blog NOW for characters, episode highlights, and latest Movie Gossip.

New Star Trek Film Re-Boots Star Trek's Popularity

By Bryan Enderson

After learning that parent studio Paramount had given the go-ahead for a new Star Trek movie in 2006 many Hollywood experts were baffled. It had only been a few years before that Star Trek: Nemesis had opened and quickly faded with terrible reviews and even worse ticket sales. Now, the studio was going to make another Star Trek movie?

With the benefit of hindsight it appears that the movie studio may have had a better idea of what was afoot than the nay-sayers. Star Trek has been a spectacular success. The film has thus far grossed nearly $400 million worldwide, including over $250 million in the United States alone.

Clearly, this new and improved Star Trek has found a place in the heart of younger movie goers. What is more surprising is that critics have embraced it as well. Quite shockingly, the film has earned some of the strongest reviews of the year.

Star Trek is not the first film in the Star Trek franchise to garner strong reviews. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which debuted over 27 years ago, was probably the best reviewed film of the series before 2009's Star Trek. Still, even it did not enjoy as strong of notices as the most recent movie.

With the support of critics and an effective marketing campaign aimed at a younger demographic that never spent much time at Star Trek movies in the past, the overall success of Star Trek has been staggering. Few believe that Paramount realized that they had this big of a hit on their hands, and many believe that they took a terrible risk when spending $150 million to produce a movie for a franchise that had never had a hit movie make more than $150 million. Still, the gamble paid off.

A new generation of Star Trek fans has been created with a new allegiance to new actors playing familiar roles. As a result, more toys and promotional tie-ins were made for this film than for any in years past. And, to the surprise of nobody, Paramount has announced a sequel.

The latest Star Trek, which will be number twelve in the series, is already one of the most eagerly anticipated films of 2011. Rumors have spread on the internet about the storyline of the new movie. Most interesting, it has been leaked that Khan may return for the first time since the early 1980s.

Because of the spectacular box office of 2009's Star Trek, it is likely that Paramount will green light many more Star Trek films. For fans of the franchise, this great news as fans everywhere hope that Star Trek continues to live long and prosper. - 23806

About the Author:

Mr. Enderson has been a fan of Star Trek for more than twenty years. Some of his review work centered on Star Trek tos and the new Star Trek DVD are now available for download.

The Distinguished History Of The Glorious Violin

By Jim Samposzi

The violin, one of the stringed family of instruments, has deep roots in the history of the world. Although the historians are not exactly sure of its origins, many believe this instrument to have been created as far back as the late 700's in Asia. But, the exact origin is highly debated and nobody knows for sure. Either way, the first of the type you notice these days was not seen until the 15th century. Before this time, there were many like it but none that looked like the violin today. Some of the more well-known of violin-type instruments were:

The Vielle - Europe 11th century

The Rote - Europe 11th century

The Ancient Vielle - France 13th century

The Viola de Gamba - Italy 16th century

Lira de Braccio - Italy 16th century

Viola de Braccio - Italy 16th century

Vyollon - France 16th century

Violino - Italy 16th century

By taking a look at the list mentioned previously, it is obvious that Italy had major influence on violin-type instruments before the today's model of the violin. Though, the first mention of the word Violin was said in Great Britain during the 16th century. The Italians though took it further by building the closest form of today's violin. By this time, this nation took the lead on this style of instruments. Also, it is important to note that these violins started with three strings and were then built with for in the late fifteen hundreds.

After time, builders from Germany, Austria, Holland, England, Norway, and Spain got involved and by the 1600's, many European nations were involved in violin making. The construction of violins declined in the 1700's as failures in design took place. Furthermore, the Baroque era, a time and era in music wherein the violin was the premier instrument, died. Therefore, many did not need these sounds anymore. Many tests and trials were done to enhance the look but hold on to the existing shape and sound quality. There were a lot of failing and violin sales hit a lull towards the mid 1800's.

It was not until the nineteen thirties that manufacturers perfected the design into the classical and traditional one we know of today. The signature f-holes were conceived and included on all new model violins during the 30's. Today, they all have the f-holes and classical scroll at the top that makes them all unique. Even if this instrument played no music at all, you cannot deny the beauty of the construction. The violin is like no other instrument and is a well-known instrument today. The violin is a very popular instrument to be learned by students of elementary and grammar schools. Although it is considered a tricky one to learn, this instrument is practiced for years so one can perfect the sound.

Whatever its origins, the violin is a most beautiful addition to many bands, orchestras, and chamber groups. The harmony generated from this instrument is like no other. Today, it is included in popular music and rock even with some songs. The violin is regularly tested by manufacturers to create the world's finest violin! - 23806

About the Author:

Jim Samposzi is a gazetteer with over ten years of editorial experience. Jim is currently consulting as a reporter with our b2b site and has become the resident authority on violins. Take the time to visit our website for additional information on Violin and Electric Violin.