For the first time, THX has shared some of the specifics behind their intense display evaluation program – the battery of tests a manufacture goes through to become THX certified. A fun read if you’re a home theatre geek: [HDGuru]
Everyone remembers going to the movies in the 90′s / early this century and how it would always be “Dolby Digital Surround Sound” certified for the best audio experience possible.
Well THX certified is basically just the new modern day standard of DDSS, if you look at Logitech’s speaker range for example you will see THX speakers and check the specs on your local cinema and expect them to advertise THX certified sound experience.
It’s basically just the next level of audiophileness, nothing that esoteric or exciting really, unless you’re an audiophile.
There’s actually much more to it than just “audiophileness” (nice word!) – it’s more to do with ensuring that end users get to see and hear a movie as the director intended, and involves stringent testing and certification for equipment, theatres as well as training of technicians in installing it. At home, a product that is THX certified is essentially able to play its part accurately in reproducing the original source material. The catch is, if a component in the signal chain isn’t certified (say a display or receiver), then there’s no guarantee you’re getting the desired result. On the up-side, THX certified components generally play well together and don’t take a lot of calibrating to get a good result (but with a bit of calibrating will typically give an awesome result).
Mordd
Friday, May 7, 2010 at 5:23 AMLooks its really simple:
Everyone remembers going to the movies in the 90′s / early this century and how it would always be “Dolby Digital Surround Sound” certified for the best audio experience possible.
Well THX certified is basically just the new modern day standard of DDSS, if you look at Logitech’s speaker range for example you will see THX speakers and check the specs on your local cinema and expect them to advertise THX certified sound experience.
It’s basically just the next level of audiophileness, nothing that esoteric or exciting really, unless you’re an audiophile.
Michael
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 8:08 PMThere’s actually much more to it than just “audiophileness” (nice word!) – it’s more to do with ensuring that end users get to see and hear a movie as the director intended, and involves stringent testing and certification for equipment, theatres as well as training of technicians in installing it. At home, a product that is THX certified is essentially able to play its part accurately in reproducing the original source material. The catch is, if a component in the signal chain isn’t certified (say a display or receiver), then there’s no guarantee you’re getting the desired result. On the up-side, THX certified components generally play well together and don’t take a lot of calibrating to get a good result (but with a bit of calibrating will typically give an awesome result).