Home Theatre: What To Get
With all of the technology that is available for people to be able to make their family or living rooms into their own personal home theatres, many people are deciding that a television, no matter how large it is, is simply not enough to complete their home theatre experience.
A new line of comparatively small and inexpensive digital projectors is now available for anyone looking for the ultimate Home Theatre experience. People who want to truly experience the atmosphere of the cinema can now do so by creating their own miniature screening room complete with a projector.
A home theatre project isn’t just for showing movies at home. While videotapes and DVD’s can look amazing when viewed through a home projector, television programs, sporting events and even video games viewed through a projector are incredibly entertaining. The price of home projectors is very attractive when compared to the latest in big screen televisions and plasma TVs. A home projector can provide the larger view of television programming often for thousands of dollars less than large televisions.
There are a number of different home projectors available to choose from to provide the exact viewing experience each individual desires in their home. It is important to keep in mind when deciding to purchase a projector for the home that it will require a relatively darkened room in order for the images to be seen clearly.
Many people can remember seeing the older reel-to-reel projectors that their parents showed home movies on for years. Todays home theater projectors have incorporated digital technology into their design in order to be of a smaller size than traditional projectors and to be able to adjust settings for the perfect image.
Todays projectors project the light that displays images a number of different ways including the use of a liquid crystal display (LCD), mirrors or a combination of both. Home projectors that use a LCD is more likely to be less expensive than other models that use a combination of projection techniques.
The most expensive type of home theatre projector uses something called Liquid Crystal on Silicon to display images that some people believe to offer the sharpest image from a projector. Once a home projector has been chosen, it will require a screen on which to display images or if a person enjoys a challenge, he or she can attempt to construct their own original screen.
Most projectors seem to work best when they are mounted up high or even from the ceiling. Cables coming out of the projector tend to be unsightly and can be hidden inside the ceiling or walls. Hiring a professional to complete this task might be the only way to avoid damage and accidents when attempting to do it alone.
Some people find creative ways to conceal the cords by covering them with neutral colored tape and then painting over the tape with the color that matches the ceiling or walls. Other people cover cords with furniture like paintings or bookshelves.
Once a home theater projector has become a part of a complete home system, most people rarely opt to use their television for their viewing entertainment. Home theater projectors truly allow for anyone to have their own movie theatre right in their own living room.
John Pawlett
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Home theatre?
i want to buy a home theatre but I don’t know much about that
What can u suggest me between the Samsung HT-TX75, LG LH-E932TB, Panasonic SCPT950K, Pionneer HTP55HDFS, and Sony DAVHDX466 , which one has a great sound quality and especially a very heavy bass effect
Why bother?
If good sound is your goal. None of these will cut it. HTIB’s are the red headed stepchild of home theater design, not worth mentioning.
The only HTIB I have ever recommended to anyone was the THX certified 7.1 Onkyo. It is the only HTIB to get and has OK performance. I would recommend this with great protest.
If on a budget, save up and get it or a separates setup.
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MSEE
http://www.onkyousa.com/model.cfm?m=HT-S990THX&class=Systems&p=i
I would concur with Flap Jack — but add that you can get some very good small speakers… then add a good SUB WOOFER — that will get you a lot of the bass effect you are looking for. I did set up the Onkyo System for a friend and she is very very happy… not everyone is looling to knock the wall down.
If sound is the key to your enjoyment … then use your ears — not your eyes. Listen to a lot of speakers, subs, etc. Again, like wine it doesn’t have to cost thousands to be something you like… so use your ears and buy what sounds good to you listening to the material you like to listen to (or the type of movies you like to watch).
Onkyo does have the best reputation for HTIB systems…
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I have the Onkyo HT-S790, the 7.1 HTiB that is one step down from the THX-certified system. I am very happy–I have not yet viewed/heard a DVD, SACD, or Blu-ray movie that this system could not handle. It is not reference quality, but talk about bang for your buck, at $500 I couldn’t be happier.
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