A Unique Movie Experience In Your Own Home Theater

If you think you have nothing left to ask for, think again. Who cares if you just happen to have a top of the line CD player? Or what if you have a state of the art DVD player or a dvr. Even if you have a television with a screen that is made of plasma, these features basically mean very little unless you own a system that brings the magic of the theater right in your own home.

So how do you create, or at least re-create having a home theater in the comfort of your own houses?

Work with what you have

First things first, if you already have components in your home, try to see and check how best they could work with the other systems or instruments you may have. An effective home theater system must be able to connect various sources of video - such as VCR, DVD, DVR, cable - a television monitor, speakers (the best is about five to six sets of speakers) through a receiver.

There are also those that plug components relating to audio in the home theater system. Examples of this are the MP3s and CD players.

Check any and all your available space

Usually, a home theater system is best utilized if there is a room solely dedicated to the home theater experience. Try to check and see if there are any open spaces available in your house where a home theater would best fit and would best be had by all.

If you are considering of using your bedroom for the home theater, it is highly advisable that forty watts be used. Or try anywhere in between forty watts to eighty watts for a living room that is average in size. However, if you happen to have a much larger room, a receiver with eighty watts of capacity is best especially for rooms that have ceilings that are very high.

DTS or DDS that is the question

When you are considering purchasing a receiver, it is best that a DTS or DDS system be at a minimum. Usually, Digital Theater System and Dolby Digital are audio system formats that are not very compatible for a home theater system. Try to take a look at the DVDs you have in your collection; chances are most of these carry the DDS format.

The best audio format and clearly the number one choice for a totally home movie experience is THX. Simply, there is no need to say a lot more.

Do touch that remote

As much as possible, study the remote that comes with the home theater system receiver. Usually, this remote is a universal one. You may want to utilize all components of the system as much as you can and so familiarizing yourself with the remote control is an effective way to make your use of the home theater system fun and convenient in the long run.

Stop, look and listen

When shopping for a home theater speaker, listen very carefully to the speakers you are intent on purchasing. The ideal number of speakers for a home theater system is basically six. These make up the speakers at the center, on the left, on the right, and more importantly the subwoofer.

Usually the speaker in the center is vital because this is the speaker wherein most dialogues from a movie comes out of.

However, if the space you are considering of placing the speakers is of average size or small, there are systems in which a theater in a box is a lot perfect. This works well especially if you are a bit challenged in the technical side.

All in one

There is actually a type of system wherein the receiver, cable and speaker - and sometimes a DVD player - is all combined and is more easily set up than the other types of stand alone home theater equipments. Plus, such a system is also found to be quite inexpensive.

All in all, a home theater system is a great way to experience the magic of the movies as well as bond the family, have a unique time with friends, or make movie watching a special experience with children - even to those adults who still feel a child at heart.


Blake is the webmaster at http://www.hometheatorguide.com/ he has spent many years in the home entertainment business.