| To some degree, gone are the days when people | | | | understanding of what a surround sound speaker |
| would drive to the nearest movie theater to enjoy a | | | | setup types could result to the best home theater |
| movie experience. Instead, we see people these days | | | | system, at a reasonable price within one's allocated |
| driving to the nearest home entertainment specialist | | | | funds. |
| shop, beefing up their old TV rooms into quality home | | | | Overall Versatility |
| theater systems, with premise of enjoying a movie | | | | Overall versatility defines a good home theater |
| with theater-like surround sound quality at home. With | | | | system, considering the various audio and video |
| the current relative cheapness of home theater | | | | formats, not to mention devices and the media they |
| equipment, this doesn't really come as a surprise. | | | | are stored in. |
| The trend of recreating a movie theater experience in | | | | A good home theater system can handle both Dolby |
| the comfort of one's own home has brought about a | | | | Laboratories and Digital Theater Systems sound |
| new range of questions, and among them would be: | | | | formats, as these sound formats implement different |
| What are the Factors that define the best home | | | | surround sound speaker output, complimenting home |
| theater system? | | | | theater systems. |
| Budget-Performance Ratio | | | | A good home theater system also supports DivX and |
| It is true that shelling out more money for a home | | | | or Xvid encoded media, as well as DVD, DVD-R, CD, |
| theater system would yield the best home theater | | | | and CD-R/W media formats.iPod, and other similar |
| system one dreams of, though not necessarily. | | | | portable audio players, should also be supported by |
| A reasonably tight budget could yield a | | | | home theater system, ideally with compressed audio |
| performance-to-budget home theater system, given a | | | | amplification features. |
| thorough understanding of what the best home theater | | | | Additionally, It should also have XM Satellite Radio |
| system is for a consumer's price range. The best | | | | support, as well as regular AM/FM radio support. |
| home theater doesn't necessarily have to be a 7.1 | | | | Bottom line, overall versatility defines the best home |
| channel surround sound setup when | | | | theater to the status. |
| budget-performance ratio is concerned. A thorough | | | | |