The HTSA Learning Center
Education is the keyword in determining the best home theater systems and home automation systems on the market for your particular application. Without first learning about what comprises an ultra high-end home theater installation, and what products are available that best meet your needs, you risk spending a substantial amount of money on a system that falls short of your expectations.
That is why we’ve established the HTSA Learning Center, where we’re committed to providing resources to help you learn about and protect your investment in a custom home theater and home automation system – to empower you with critical information when making buying decisions.
Green Technology and the Guiltless Green Home Theater
Green Technology is all the rage and we're supporting it 100% of the way. See how we've used green tech to its fullest potential and what options are available for you home. Plus, explore the HTSA demonstrative project: The Guiltless Green Home Theater! See more...
The World of 3D Television
“The world of television viewing will no longer be flat.” That statement could have easily been the resounding theme for this year’s CES show. Read more (PDF)...
Why Choose an Expert
For years we have been searching to own the best that life has to offer for the least amount of money and sacrifice possible! Read more (PDF)...
Recent Topics
The Future Infrastructure: Smart Grid
Our nation’s electric power infrastructure that has served us so well for so long – also known as “the grid” – is rapidly running up against its limitations. Our lights may be on, but systemically, the risks associated with relying on an often overtaxed grid grow every day”
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Home Theater Tech Glossary
The manufacturers in the custom home theater industry have a unique set of terms, acronyms and abbreviations that are used in specifying and describing high-end audio/visual products. The HTSA Glossary provides the definitions of these terms, to empower you with the knowledge you need. Read more...
Buyer Beware!
I trust you’ve heard the sayings: “You can’t get something for nothing”, or “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” I know, my father told me all of the one thousand or more stories / sayings like that and yet still, as consumers, we continue to look for that deal that’s “too good to be true.”
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White Papers
Why You Need Clean Power
When audio and video meet the result is polluted power. Battling ground
loops, high frequency digital hash, sags, swells, and spikes on the AC
power line all make for diminished performance for audio and video. Read more (PDF)...
Understanding High Definition
The
current broadcast system, or DTV standard, used in the U.S., Canada, and
Mexico is named ATSC, after the Advanced Television Systems Committee,
the industry-led group that originated it. The ATSC allows resolution
as high as 1080 by 1920 pixels, but only in an interlaced format. But what does that mean? Find out here! Read more (PDF)...
HTSA Research Document: IP Based Multi-Room Distribution
The
search for solutions that would affordably automate our lifestyles has
come one step closer to reality. Distributed audio, video and control;
with unlimited zones and unlimited sources, accessed from anywhere, and
cost effectively, is now. Digital Networked Entertainment is a network
where audio, video, PC gaming, information, security, and lighting all
reside on the same system in the home, making for a truly interactive
experience. Read more (PDF)...