Oh Jim! If you only knew what you're getting yourself into; both by coming to this forum for advice (there a lot of looneys around here), and by becoming interested in the latest technological advances. So get a tight hold on your wallet, be brave and lets begin.

CNET has a quick guide to surround formats.

Dolby will have more info.

This will have info on home Theater as well as audio.

And finally, here are links to 800 million articles about everything you ever wanted to know, and a whole bunch you didn't.



Jack

"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue." - G. K. Chesterton