Surround Sound Electronics

Becky is a manufacturer’s representative selling home theatre systems to businesses. Under her contract, she receives a monthly salary of $2,400 plus a 2.40% commission on sales exceeding her quota of $200,000 per month.

a) What are her earnings for a month in which she hypothetically has $270,000 in sales? For full marks your answer(s) should be rounded to the nearest cent.

b) If on the course of the first year of employment her average monthly sales are $275,000, what straight commission rate would generate the same average monthly earnings as she gets from her contract? Note: Please make sure your final answer(s) are in percentage form and are accurate to 2 decimal places. For example 34.56%

a) What are her earnings for a month in which she hypothetically has $270,000 in sales?
Becky’s earnings = 2400 + 0.024(270000 – 200000)
= 2400 + 1680 = $4080.00

b) If on the course of the first year of employment her average monthly sales are $275,000, what straight commission rate would generate the same average monthly earnings as she gets from her contract?
Under the contract, her earnings = 2400 + 0.024(275000 – 200000)
= 2400 + 1800 = 4200
Straight commission rate = 4200/275000 x 100 = 1.52727
rounded to 1.53%

I am going to venture out on boxing day looking for a home theatre system for my living room. I have been doing some research on home theaters but have not been able to find the very best brands. The only brand i refuse to buy is bose because everyone who I have talked to says they are under built and overpriced. Any Suggestions.
I will be using Blueray and i am willing to spend up to $1500.

Do NOT buy a ’system’. They usually are not expandable, poor quality and when 1 part breaks you have to toss the set away and start from scratch.

Get a good AV Receiver like the Onkyo TX-SR505. Anything by Yamaha or Denon would be a good choice as well.

Then find a 5.1 set of speakers from a REAL speaker company – a company that only makes speakers. Polk, Klipsch, Definitive, Energy, B&W, etc. You want 5 monitor-style speakers and a self-powered subwoofer.

You should be able to find name brand sets that work well now, but let you upgrade things later if interest and money permits.

Search the internet to order HDMI cables and 12 ga speaker wire. The stores will push you to buy their stuff because there is 50% profit on these items.

Which is better in home theatre systems. Sony or Samsung.
Sony : http://www.sonystyle.ca/commerce/servlet/ProductDetailDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=1005043&navigationPath=n45940n33247

Samsung – http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=audiovideo&type=hometheatre&subtype=hometheatresystems&model_cd=HT-TWZ415T/XAC

Neither are what I would call good.

If I had to choose between the two listed, I’d go with Sony even though I dislike most Sony products.

Look at Onkyo:

For about $800 (msrp $1099) http://hometheater.about.com/od/hometheaterinaboxinfo/p/OnkyoHTS9100.htm
7.1, HDMI Switching, THX certified… this has every option most people may want. This is by no means a low-end system. This is something that will bring you years of satisfaction. Just add a dvd and you are set!

I’d like to compare between the two types in terms of audio quality and capabality when it comes to music and movies sound effects and tracks. I already experienced a couple of panasonic and sony home theater systems during the past 5 years at home and I quite enjoyed the sound quality with music listening and movie watching with both, but sometimes when I think of buying a new sound system and go to any of the big electronics shops; I notice some big and beautifully designed 5.1 HiFi systems I feel like having one of those for a change, but I’d keep thinking of movies and I presume that HiFi systems don’t give clear sound as pretty much as it is with especialized home theater systems especially when it comes to subwoofing clarity!

I consider HI-Fi to be a product of the analog days and obsolete. A 5.1 sound system is digital. So are CDs. Don’t worry about the digital part. Worry about the quality of the speakers themselves. See if the electronic shops will let you demo them. If you like the sound then buy.

Okay so I want a theatre system where the TV will produce the sound from the surround sound speakers, and my dvd player. In order for it to play through the TV I need a home theatre system with a A/V receiver right? What is a DVD receiver and can I get that to do the same thing as the A/V receiver? Also I have a HDTV and a X box360, is there something specifically I should be getting so the sound comes out good?
TV guy, the theatre system from amazon I was thinking about has 2 A/V inputs – 1 A/V output. Here is the link to another one I am considering, can you tell me if I am able to hook up my game system and both my TV so the sound comes through on both? And which one should I get as well with having an HDTV? Thanks!

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-DAV-C450-Dream-System/dp/B000067O9B/sr=1-11/qid=1167431639/ref=sr_1_11/104-0608555-6542356?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=004&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=140069232821&rd=1&rd=1

Hey, I checked out the JVC unit and it said that it had only one audio/video input so you would not be able to hook up both the x box and tv to it at the same time. You could get an audio video switch box but that might make it more complicated for you to use. As far as the Sony one goes, from what I have heard is they don’t make too good of an audio surround sound system….I would suggest the following package…. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7805501&st=surround+sound+system&lp=6&type=product&cp=2&id=1142294275661

This has 4 regular audio/video inputs plus 2 coaxial digital inputs and an optical cable…be sure if you get a system like this to hook up the dvd player to the receiver through optical or digital coax cable to receive dolby digital. Let me know what you think…

Edit-Sonya, you won’t necessarily need one with 3 a/v inputs if you buy a dvd/receiver combo because the dvd is built into the receiver. You need atleast 2 audio inputs (video is not necessary but sometimes can make it more convenient). You probably should be able to find a dvd/receiver combo for around 200 dollars with 2 audio inputs. Just be sure to ask the salesman.

what do you meaning of hd ready lcd and full hd lcd tv which one is best

Get yourself a Plasma tv from Panasonic. From reading all the questions from yahoo LCD tv has more problem than Plasma tvs. I purchased an LCD tv in 2006 and it is already burned out, while my Plasma tv purchased in 2002 is still running strong without any problems at all. September issue of Home Theater Magazine compared the Panasonic Plasma tv to 4 LCD tvs from Sony, Toshiba, LG and Vizio. The Panasonic was the top choice. HD tv are in the 720P while the 1080P is the Full HD, the only source for the 1080P is the Blue Ray disc movies. You can not see the difference between 720P and 1080P in screen smaller than a 46". Hope this will help you.

I want to buy a Home Theatre System. There are two I have in mind: AWA brand for $128, and the other is a Samsung brand and its $178. Both have 4 mini speakers and are both from Big W. Can someone please tell me what the difference is between the two, and also your opinion on which one I should buy.
PS-Can people from Australia (preferably South Australia) answer this please?
OK, anyone from Australia can answer, I just really need an answer soonish, please!
OK, anyone can answer, I REALLY need some answers, please!!!!

I know i’m not Aussie(though I have lived in S. Australia). I would go cheaper. Neither is all that impressive though.

I am building my system for the Playstation 3 console.. can anyone suggest me a decent home theatre system with an out of this world audio clarity… please suggest the features that these come…

7.1 in a THX format would be the best to get the sound out of the blueray player in your PS3. 5.1 is good but why stop there especially if you get a THX certified reciever they have to pass a test to get certified (minimal distortion levels, wattage, digital signal processing) 5.1 recievers dont have THX options. Besides Dolby digital ES and DTS ES need 6 channels to work as they are designed. 5.1 recievers would have to have a phantom rear center or virtual sound field to generate the effect

So far, there are no reliable wireless home theater systems by any manufacturer. Be careful with Samsung. They are one of many companies that are willing to put things on the market that only quasi work.

Is it built in to home theatre systems?

Let’s start from the pith of the matter. An amplifier is what
powers the speakers. In turn, a receiver is what controls
the amplifier and feeds it different sources (i.e. DVD player,
AM/FM tuner [built-in], and the TV). In turn, a home theater
system normally includes the TV, the DVD player, as well
as the speakers and surround sound receiver. Some of
the systems (a.k.a. HTIB) may have the receiver and the
DVD player built into one component along with the five
speakers and one powered subwoofer all in on box…
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