subject: Home Theater Speaker Systems Buying Guide [print this page] Nothing beats watching good movie on a Friday night shared by you and your loved ones in a movie house. But what is much better is to share your all time favorite movies in your own home. With all the recent technology, our movie watching experience can never be better. VCRs, and today's VCD and DVD players are all options, but watching a DVD on TV is nothing compared to a huge LCD screen plus a quality surround sound system. Add in Blu-Ray technology and you'll be in heaven.
Because of the great technology offered by home theater systems, it is now possible to relax and enjoy great movies without the fuss and crowds of big time movie theaters. Avoid the long lines, high ticket prices, and stale popcorn! Converting a spare room to a home theater is a great idea that will surely be a great experience for all.
You don't need to be a sound engineer or have any special skills to really be able to choose a great piece of sound equipment for your new home theater system. Go check out an electronics store - you will be please to find out how easy it is, and see that pieces can be configured easily and compiled together to make your home theater a great place to both play and relax.
In order to successfully emulate movie experience in theaters, you need to have the right equipment. Probably the most important piece is the sound system. In theaters, sound can be heard from all around you since the speakers are distributed in a way that sound can come from all directions.
You probably have already heard of surround sound system in which speakers on the left or right side produce sounds depending on the position of the ""sound-maker" in the screen. For instance, if the sound is heard from the left side of the movie screen, then the sound produced by the left speakers is louder than those in the right. So to do this you will need at least 4 speakers and equipment for splitting up the surround-sound signal and sending it to the speakers.
You must consider the size of the movie screen as well as the resolution. So this means a TV of at least 27 inches when measured diagonally is the minimal requirement. If you can afford one a bigger one, 36 inches or larger is a better choice.
You will have to consider that the way you choose to arrange everything will be important too. Everything will be dependent on the space and budget you have. Ideally you would want a room that is specifically set aside for you theater.
