Rush 2 Design

Location: Houston, TX

Phone: (281) 799-7445

Contact: Rush

email: rush @rush2design.com

We design and install professional home theaters. Using high quality products we design a system based on your needs. Let us design and build a theater that will make your friends envious and you the talk of the neighborhood. Our company is located in the Houston, Texas area.

I am a senior designer for a custom theater company. I have been in the business for 14 years. While at Best Buy I was home theater trainer for the Houston and Phoenix area for five (5) years. Recently asked to instruct the HTI program at Lone Star College. I am an active member of CEDIA.

When it comes to price I have designed systems from as little as $5,000.00 and up to $400,000.00.

Audio and Video is my passion, which is why I have created this company and published my blogs.

Are you having trouble with your TV volume when you watch cable,satellite, or a DVD do you find youself turning the volume up loud?

The reason you are having volume problem is because TVs are formatted for stereo sound. HD broadcast, digital broadcast and DVDs are formatted for dolby digital. What that really means is that your TV is missing the center speaker. So to correct the problem you will need to add some type of dolby digital sound system.

The center speakers carries about 60% to 70% of the dialogue of the HD DVD content. That does not mean you have to go out and spend thousands and thousands of dollars. You can get a 5.1, 3.1, dolby digital sound bar, TV with dolby digital sound bar attached. (Mitsubishi only). You can spend as little as $500.00 and goes up from there. If your room is very large (15 x 22 )consider a theater system

1. You will need hd box or antenna.
2. If you do not want to pay for cable or satellite then you may use antenna as long as your TV has atsc tuner built in. Most of current TVs do.
• I recommend Satellite(direc tv) tell you how later.
3. Cables needed:
• HDMI carries both video and audio (component video, stereo audio, dolby digital) can give best picture and upports XV color
• component video and stereo audio cables (1 pair)
4. Power conditioners. Belkin, Panamax, Monster, Furman, Richard Gray
5. ISF calibrations-get your TV professionally calibrated. The disc are ok but do only a small percentage of the tuning because unlike a professional they do not use a sencore machine. isf will correct the colors, tints, contrast, your tv may last longer from it. you will see more detail.

$20.00 HDMI cables are fine... wrong. I have personally tested them. HDMI should be one of the most expensive cables you ever buy. some devices are not HDMI programmed the may have HDMI but internally are dvi. I personally use a $475.00 cable on my dvd player. I would say you should spend no less than $100.00. Better cables do not give you a "better picture" they prevent things like drop outs, jitters, original color/tint/shade lost. Longer runs really need better cables.

Surge protectors are fine don't waste you money on power centers...wrong

Number 1 cause for TVs to go out. You should spend no less than $150.00 retail. If you have home theater then no less than $200.00 retail. Remember how much your total investment is DONT BE CHEAP TO PROTECT YOUR GEAR!!!

The best picture source in most areas is Direct TV, check out where is HD to find out where 1080p will be broadcasted...wrong 1080p content is to much content and resolution to be transfered over coax cable.