Amazing home theater designs that rocks

Many homeowners would really love to have their own home theater in their home. Being ready for your home theater set up would be exciting and the thought of a fully immersive movie experience in your own home would be would give you the goose bumps. But where to begin? There are many things that need to be considered such as technical and financial aspect of setting up a home theater. Whatever the factors are, there are a whole lot of things that can be done to maximize your home theater experience.

Here are some of the things you need to check and think about for your home theater:

1. The room – first decide where to put your theater. It might be the living area, bedroom or the basement. You may want to add a popcorn machine for a real movie theater experience. It would also be ideal to decorate the walls of your room with wall murals that will help it emanate personality, like murals of bricks or wood.   

2. The sound – today, speaker technology is amazingly advanced and because of speaker manufacturer competition, they tend to make their products more advanced for their customers.

3. Viewing – one of the features that homeowners would want for their home theater is a high definition display screen. The dream is to equate size with increased viewing pleasure, but not that big since swinging your head while viewing would be awkward.

Add home theater projector for better viewing experience

Having a home theater projector would make your home theater perfect. However, choosing the ideal projector would be a challenge as there are a lot of things that need to be considered. First, you need to have the space and money. Projectors can be quite expensive particularly the newest models. You may check different stores and the internet for you to have a cheaper deal. Before buying a projector, be sure that it is possible to get a lamp replacement. Lamp may be quite pricey and it is highly recommended that the lamp is already installed in the projector. Check for the performance of the item. The projector should have over 1500 lumens with a contrast ratio of 500:1. In addition to these, most projectors can display 720p/1080i while new ones have 1080p.

Design a wireless home theater for a hassle free viewing

Listening to the soundtrack of movies is one of the most exciting part in home theater experience. Traditionally, surround sound means involving lots of wires and cables running all over the room. Fortunately, technology today has made this experience wireless. You may choose from simple sound bars with compact rear speakers to wireless tower speakers that thunder with details.

The best home theater speakers for a realistic sound

Surround sound plays a critical role in home theater experience. Film makers say that sound is 50% of the movie going experience. Even if you have a big screen but does not have the appropriate sound, you will never enjoy experiencing the movie.

The latest multi-channel audio formats, together with today’s AV receivers, are capable of truly captivating experience that is far from the one produced by stereo sound.

Dolby Surround was the first in the list of home theater surround sound formats. From there on, the world of multi-channel surround became complicated.

Most surround sound formats incorporate a minimum of six discrete rather than matrix channels. This means that each channel is unique and independent of the rest. The increase in the number of audio channels helps recreate a more realistic sound stage but this does not mean a 7.1 format is always your best option especially in the small room where it will be difficult to appreciate its benefit.

How to choose the best home theater system

Here are some advise on how to pick the right TVs, home theater sound and video, wireless audio and others:

1. TV’s – LED, LCD, Plasma or OLED? Before picking the TV for your home theater, you should be check the room lighting you’ll primarily be watching in. This is because certain room lighting require different type of television. For instance, plasma or OLED are recommended for dark or dimly lit room; LED or LCD for brightly lit room and LED or OLED for normal lighting conditions.

2. Size of the screen - a 50” class TV or larger is recommended to have an immersive home theater experience. today , modern designs of TV’s will take up less space with their sleek designs.

3. Resolution - to have a realistic viewing experience, higher resolution is one of the key factors in getting better picture quality.

4. Projectors - for a larger than life cinematic, sporting and gaming experiences, a projector will allow you to project images many times the size of the largest flat screen TV, without sacrificing image quality. Choose the projector with the right amount of lumens. More lumens are recommended for bright rooms. High quality screen is also recommended. Those which contain specialized materials for optimum reflection are recommended to maximize the image brightness.

5. Home theater audio - sound bars, home theater in a box are available in the market that are both produce good quality of sound while watching.

6. Home theater video - choose from the following systems: Blu-ray players, standalone streaming players, and others.

7. Smart home theater - you may be able to get a world of connectivity and streaming entertainment from smart TV’s, Blu-ray players, streaming players, A/V receivers, sound bars and gaming consoles.

8. Wireless and Multiroom Audio - free yourself from cables and wires and send your music all around your home. The best solution for this are wireless speakers and wireless audio systems.

9. Home theater accessories - HDMI, universal remote controls, surge protectors.

10. TV mounting and furniture 

Consult an expert for home and theater installation

Setting up your own home theater needs patience, time and money. If you are not yet familiar with the different equipment and accessories, then you might find it confusing and challenging. If you do it yourself, then some may not go where they are supposed to be. Consulting and/or hiring an expert in installing your home theater is recommended to get things right. This is also recommended for you to maximize your home viewing experience.