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== Certifications == [[File:THX_certified_game_logo.png|thumb|THX Certified Game logo is commonly used on THX-certified video games.]] THX has created a certification process for additional products including home audio, home theater, video, and automotive sound components and products. THX certification extends to home audio receivers, speakers, desktop systems, [[soundbar]]s, acoustic materials, microphones, and HDMI cables.<ref name="THX_cert_perf_cats">{{cite web|title=THX Certification Performance Categories|url=http://www.thx.com/consumer/home-entertainment/home-theater/thx-certification-performance-categories/|publisher=THX Ltd.|access-date=9 March 2013}}</ref> <!-- NOT TO BE ADDED YET UNTIL A REF IS FOUND - PRELIMINARY CONTENT: "For many years, they also certified various home media releases of movies, games, and other mediums; which is noted by trailers at the beginning (or in the program's later years, after the credits) of each release they certified. However, in late 2012, it was announced that they would cease this certification process for individual releases; with the final release being Lucasfilms' Red Tails in January 2013." --> === THX Certified Ultra === THX Certified Ultra products are for larger home theaters, {{cvt|3,000|cuft}} in size, with a viewing distance of {{convert|12|foot}} or greater from the screen. === THX Certified Select=== THX Certified Select products are for medium-sized rooms, up to {{cvt|2,000|cuft}} in size, with a {{convert|10β12|foot}} viewing distance from the screen. === THX Certified Compact === THX Certified Compact products for smaller sized rooms, up to {{cvt|2,000|cuft}} in size, with an {{convert|8|foot}} viewing distance from the screen. === THX Certified Dominus === THX Certified Dominus products are for expansive home theater spaces, {{cvt|6500|cuft}} in size, with a {{convert|20|foot}} viewing distance from the screen. === I/S Plus Systems === THX's I/S Plus systems include an AV Receiver + Speaker Bundle and are certified to fill a small home theater or dorm room where the viewing distance from the screen is {{convert|6|-|8|ft|m}}. These THX certified [[home theater in a box]] systems are so far exclusively made by [[Onkyo]].<ref name=Onkyo>{{cite web|title=Onkyo HT-S9300THX Integrated System review|url=http://www.soundandvision.com/content/onkyo-ht-s9300thx-integrated-system|website=Sound and Vision|date=13 December 2010 |access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref> and Enclave Audio.<ref>{{cite web|title=Enclave Audio CineHome PRO Wireless Home Theater System Review|url=https://www.soundandvision.com/content/enclave-audio-cinehome-pro-wireless-home-theater-system-review|website=Sound and Vision|date=13 May 2020 |access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref> === Multimedia products === THX Certified Multimedia Products are designed and engineered for PC gaming and multimedia on the desktop. === THX Certified Optimode and Optimizer === THX Certified [[DVD]] and [[VHS|video]] displays ([[plasma display]] and [[LCD]] or [[LED]] flat panels and [[projectors]]) including THX Optimode and Optimizer which allows users to see a program or the movie as originally intended. Some tests required the use of special "blue filter glasses," which would either be included with the Optimizer disc, or on the THX website at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.losangeleshometheaterinstallation.com/should-you-consider-thx-certification-for-your-home-theater-display/ |title=THX Certified Plasmas, LCD TVs & Projectors |work=Home Entertainment |publisher=thx.com |access-date=2012-09-11 |archive-date=2015-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606204606/http://www.losangeleshometheaterinstallation.com/should-you-consider-thx-certification-for-your-home-theater-display/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first DVD release to include the THX Optimode is [[20th Century Fox]]'s ''[[Fight Club]]'', which was released on June 6, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soundandvision.com/content/lucasfilm-thxrsquos-optimode-makes-ht-system-calibration-easy|title=Lucasfilm THX's Optimode Makes HT System Calibration Easy|date=19 July 2000 }}</ref>
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