Saturday, July 2, 2011

Creating a Custom Home Theater

By Owen Jones


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 sort of escapism in a cinema. However, modern technology has progressed far enough to be able to recreate the same audio-visual experience right in your own living room. We will talk about the starter components of a home theater system in this article. Read on to discover how these basic components can deliver the best cinematic experience possible in a custom home theater system.

Experts in home theater contend that the most important factor to consider when setting up a custom home theater system is the size of the location where you will install the home theater system. The most important factor in your custom home theater system, the television, is dependent on the size of the room, although the guideline is that a 27 inch television screen is the absolute minimum necessary for your home theater installation.

It is also a recommendation that a flat screen television is advisable for a home theater system because it shows fewer reflexions and produces a crisper image. Another major component of a custom home theater system which depends on the size of the room, is the speaker system.

The number of speakers for your custom home theater system depends on the size of the location. You should have at least three loudspeakers to create a decent surround sound, but you may need up to six loudspeakers, if you want a more realistic sound. The addition of a subwoofer may also be a good way to achieve a complete surround sound like in the movie theaters. Three speakers should be considered the bare minimum, but you may need go up to six if the room is large.

Another major piece of equipment for your custom home theater system is the digital DVD player. It is said that DVD players with a progressive scan are the best choice. This is because the progressive scan creates sharp, flicker-free pictures. However, this points back to the choice of television unit; you may need to check whether the flat-screen television set supports progressive scan protocols. You may also want to get a five-disk carrousel DVD player. This will stop you having to get up from your chair to change discs quite so often.

A minor consideration is the power of the DVD player as that will determine how loud your speakers can be played. Of course, almost all this depends on the size of the room in which the home theater system is going to be set up. Small rooms require only a few types of equipment, bigger rooms may require more and adding custom home theater furniture to your home theater system will make a big difference. A bigger room therefore requires more investment. A smaller room might require less, but nevertheless good quality equipment to avoid a too basic feel in the home theater system.

And finally, you may want to consider hiring an expert in home theater in order to set up a beautifully designed custom home theater system. If you have te money, this is definitely the best way to go, because a home theater expert will be able to design and set up your custom home theater more effectively .

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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