THX

For the people that love doing something that deal with high-end gadgets, one of the things to consider is the audio quality. In terms of the best audio quality, one of the most popular ones are the THX products. Presently considered as a standard for both home and theater entertainments, THX is basically a trade name for those high quality sound reproduction systems mainly used for movie theaters. Aside from that, they are also perfect for computer speakers, gaming consoles, as well as car audio systems. The person that developed the THX was Tomlinson Holman in 1982 under a company called Lucasfilm owned by George Lucas. THX sound was designed to ensure that the third Star Wars film, the Return of the Jedi, should have the most accurate soundtrack to be reproduced with the best venues.

A THX sounds system is actually not a type of recording technology. This technology does not specify sound recording formats. That is, analog or digital sound formats can actually be shown in THX. Generally, THX is a quality-control system. Once one sees a THX-certified theater, then it mean to say that the particular theater has passed the top quality standards of surround sound system. Below are some of the THX Home entertainment certifications.

The THX Certified Home Audio- This certifications have programs that provide the electronics manufacturers with distinct technologies and specifications to improve the designs of home theater products that offer the highest performance. Its goal is to help the manufacturers in creating video and audio products that can accurately translate movies, music, and video games contents. Under home theater products, there are three known categories; the THX Integrated Home Theater Systems, the THX Select and Select2, and the THX Ultra and Ultra2.

THX Certified Displays- This program is mainly designed for HDTV technologies as well as product categories. This specific THX Certified Display Programs represent natural evolutions for the THX, while serving as extensions of its funstion both in home theater and mastering DVD. Upon creating this specific program, THX has formulated proprietary testing and methodologies based from cinema, post-production standards, and video.

THX Certified DVRs- The very first TXH Certified DVR is the TiVo Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder. The THX team has developed in-depth audio and video specifications for an HD DVR record as well as playback performance. THX engineers, along with the technical staff of TiVo has analyzed and evaluated the main performance features of the TiVo, keeping high standards in audio and visual qualities.

THX Certified Games- Today, the essentials to have the best video game outputs are top visual quality and superb audio performance. THX has created products with their expertise in editing audio as well as video contents for the video game industry. The THX Certified Game Program was basically launched in 2003, applying all throughout critical parts of a certain game sound and visual images. The said program aids game publishers as well as game developers with top standards on how video and audio production facilities are created and sustained. To date, one can see video games with top of the line quality, as far as video and audio quality is concerned.

THX Certified Multimedia Products- Personal computing systems these days enable the users to fully enjoy feature films, or play the best graphically enhanced video games. As technologies that deal with the personal computing systems, home theater products have fully improved its functionalities, because a lot of people are getting more and more demanding, especially in terms of the audio quality. That is why, TXH team has designed products to meet the demands of their ever-growing clients.

If you want to have the best audio and video products that offer the best performances, then go for the THX certified products.