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Home theater, also called home cinema, are entertainment systems that provide high quality of video and audio in a privet home.
The develop of laserdisc and multi channel audio systems made home theater to reality, today we can use DVD, surround sound systems and High-Definition Television to get the best sound and picture of movies.
What include in Home Theater System
The basic home theater design includes an input – it can be a HD-DVD, Blu-Ray Player, Cable/Sat Box, VHS Player or Game System.
From the player input we normally connect to a Receiver which combine Audio and Video Processing, or We can use Advance equipment that process the Data Separately and send the video to the Output, and the sound to the Amplifier and then to the speaker system.
For both options The Output divided to 2 groups, one is the Video, and the Second is Audio.
The Video Output includes LCD/DLP/Plasma Flat screens, Projection TVs, CRT TVs and Projectors which project on Screens.
For the Audio Output there are the Speakers – you can choose between 2 to 7 individual speakers in one system, plus you can include a Subwoofer for the lower range of the sound – most of the time you will need a separate amplifier for the Subwoofer.
Home Cinema features
The home theater is not end with the Video and Audio Systems, actually its just begins there.
When you plan your own Home Theater, you may consider designing a room with sound proof walls for better acoustic. You might want to get a set of extra comfort specialized furniture, enclosed in a projection booth, curtains in front of the projection screen, a popcorn or snack machine, today the options are endless.
The main reason the Home Theater become so popular in the last 5-10 years is the affordable prices for the low and medium products in the market,
You can Do-It-Yourself, or you can hire someone to install it for you, or the better and the most expensive option is to dedicate one room of your house for Cinema room and renovate it from A to Z include all the features you can imagine.
Outdoor Cinemas
It might sound strange to you, but in some places where there is a proper outdoor atmosphere, its possible to build a Home Cinema in the backyard, today there is the technology to make all the indoor equipment water and weather resistance, Due to the outdoor nature, it is quite popular with pool parties and BBQ parties.
Some commercial companies start to use the outdoor cinemas technology to project on huge screens, and make mobile drive-in theater in public spaces, they use an FM transmitter to broadcast audio to other car radios.
What to choose
The top brands in the market build equipment for home theater, from DVDs through Receivers to LCD and Projectors, you might hear some other brands in the market, even you don’t know them its doesn’t mean they are not good, the prices can skyrocket if you don’t control yourself, the best way to buy is to go by your needs and your budget, try to keep it simple but make the best of it. Today you can find all the information online