| Imagine lazy summer evenings, sitting back after a | | | | games room, this can be used for the DVD player, if a |
| hard day at work sipping a cool beer and watching the | | | | PS3 is available (check ebay or bargain stores for |
| children as they sit and watch a blockbuster movie on | | | | used consoles) these are perfect as a Blue Ray |
| your outdoor home cinema. These memories will stay | | | | player offering maximum depth of colour to movies |
| with you for a lifetime. | | | | with fantastic sounds to match. |
| Well instead of day dreaming about it why not make | | | | High Definition TV (HDTV) |
| your own outdoor home cinema? Anyone can do it, all | | | | The likes of Amazon and ebay can have good deals |
| you need is a little basic knowledge on where to buy | | | | on for brand new HDTV's, this is going to the key to |
| the components. | | | | the success or failure of your home cinema. So get |
| So what do I need? | | | | the best TV you can afford. |
| - Speakers | | | | Another consideration is will you be stripping the home |
| - Combi DVD player | | | | cinema down after every time you watch a movie? |
| - High Definition TV | | | | Or once it is set up it will stay outdoors? If it is the later, |
| - Outdoor TV enclosure | | | | you will seriously have to consider an outdoor TV |
| - Quality AV cables | | | | enclosure. |
| A quick search will find stores ready to supply the DIY | | | | Outdoor TV enclosure. |
| market with Audio Visual products. A rough guide price | | | | These are available from specialist manufacturers, |
| is around two thousand dollars depending upon what | | | | who have experience designing and manufacturing |
| you want to achieve. | | | | weatherproof TV enclosures, housing any LCD or |
| Okay, so let's look at each component, so that we | | | | plasma TV from any manufacturer and protecting |
| understand what is all means. | | | | them from the rain, snow and direct sunlight. |
| Speakers. | | | | AV Cables. |
| The best way to experience speakers is to go to a | | | | This is what can let a home cinema down, with poor |
| dedicated AV store and sit there listening to the likes | | | | quality audio and visual cables, when buying cables |
| of Bose and comparing the quality to Samsung and | | | | look for the connectors that are gold plated as these |
| LG home cinema kits. Bose are more expensive | | | | give a much better connection and the non gold plated |
| however they are one of the smallest speakers | | | | connectors tend to corrode and then the quality of the |
| around with a massive output and for my money well | | | | audio/visual is decreased over time a large loss is |
| worth the investment. Now if money is an issue (we all | | | | noticed. |
| like to save and get a bargain), try asking the sales | | | | An easy way or (lazy mans way) is to go back to the |
| person if they would consider selling you the display | | | | AV store and when you have decided on the setup |
| models this way you could get the Bose units for the | | | | you like, note everything down, from the TV (make |
| price of the Samsung Home Cinema speaker kits. | | | | and model), the cables (normally have the spec printed |
| Another way, is once you have decided on 2 or 3 | | | | on them), DVD player (make and model), speakers |
| options, you can then go home and search the Internet | | | | (make and model number). Go home and in the |
| for the make and model number as most online stores | | | | comfort of your own home search online for the best |
| are more cost effective than going in to the store. | | | | deals - this way you know it is the home cinema you |
| Combi DVD player. | | | | want but you get it at a more affordable price. |
| Most children have a PS2 or 3 in their bedroom or | | | | |