Your Guide to Custom Home Theaters

June 18th, 2009

Watching movies is a great way to escape from the stressful life we all lead these days. Watching movies on a wide screen with surround sound can transport you away from that stress into the plot of the movie you are watching. You live the plot it as if you were really there in the movie itself.

Until recently, we could only experience this escape in a movie theater. However, modern technology has progressed far enough to be able to redreate the same audio-visual experience right there in your very own living room. We will now talk about the most basic components of a home theater system in this article. Read on to discover how these starter pieces of kit can deliver the best cinematic experience in a custom home theater system.

Home theater enthusiasts say that the most important consideration in setting up a custom home theater system is the size of the location where you will install your custom home theater system. The most important factor in the home theater system – the television – is dependent on the size of the room, although the contention is that a 27 inch television set is the minimum necessary for your home theater installation.

It is also recommended that a flat-screen television be used for a home theater system because it shows less glare and creates a crisper image. Another major component in a custom home theater system which is again dependent on the size of the location, is the loudspeaker system.

The number of speakers for your custom home theater system is dependent on the size of the room. You need at least three speakers to create surround sound, but you may place up to six speakers, if you want a more lifelike sound. Adding a subwoofer may also be a good way to achieve a complete surround sound like in the movie theaters. Three speakers is the minimum, although you may need up to six if the room is big.

Another major piece of kit for your custom home theater system is the DVD player. It is recommended that DVD players with a progressive scan are the best choice. This is because a progressive scan reproduces a sharp , flicker-free image. However, this depends on the choice of television unit; you will need to make sure that your flat-screen television set supports ‘progressive scan’ protocols. You may also want to get DVD player with a five-disk carousel. This will mean you don’t have to get up from your chair to change the discs so often.

A minor consideration is the power of the DVD player as that will decide how loud your loudspeakers can be played. Of course, almost all this depends on the size of the location in which the custom home theater system is going to be set up. Small rooms only need a few pieces of equipment, bigger rooms probably require more and adding some proprietary home theater furniture to your home theater system will make a big difference. A bigger room therefore needs a larger investment. A smaller room might require less, but still high quality, equipment to prevent your home theater set-up under-performing and feeling ‘cheap’.

Finally, you may consider hiring a home theater expert in order to create a beautifully designed home theater system. If you can afford it, this is the best, because the home theater expert will be able to effectively design and set up your home theater system.

Your custom home theater designer may also recommend installing some additional features like specialized home theater seating and even other home theater furniture, such as small tables in order to make your home theater package complete and thereby make it more closely resemble a real movie theater. Having the finest and highest-quality custom home theater system will give you a most sought after set up, one that you can be proud of and that will enable you to enjoy your movies to the max.

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