| Home theater is the term used to describe the | | | | film also gives the movie added realism. All |
| recent evolution of audio and video systems | | | | of these aspects of movie-going are recreated |
| that offer exceptional quality and superior | | | | in a good home theater system. The DVD player |
| performance - in essence, it is like having a | | | | in a home theater system can separate the |
| movie theater in your own living room. | | | | audio track into two, three or even five |
| | | | channels. |
| The recreation obtained by the combination of | | | | |
| audio and visual components creates the | | | | Everyone has different needs and desires |
| experience of a professional movie theater. | | | | about what their media center should be, and |
| The set-up may be as simple as a DVD player | | | | may be constrained by different environmental |
| fed through a stereo system and a larger | | | | or budgetary limitations. Careful navigation |
| television set, or as elaborate as an entire | | | | through a detailed methodology ensures that |
| room professionally wired with multiple | | | | the right choices about design, equipment |
| speakers and a projection screen. A home | | | | selection, features, and style are made up |
| theater system may even include theater-style | | | | front. A few of the questions listed below |
| chairs and an elevated floor for optimal | | | | would be advisable to ponder before setting |
| viewing. | | | | up a Home theater. |
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| The knowledge of how a professional movie | | | | - Where is theater going to be located? |
| theater is designed is helpful to learn more | | | | |
| about the working of a Home theater system. | | | | - How large is the area? |
| Amplifier units are located to the left, | | | | |
| right and center of an expansive movie | | | | - How many people would normally be using the |
| screen, there are also several satellite | | | | room at a time? |
| speakers embedded through the auditorium, | | | | |
| including the back. Movie sound editors | | | | - How much ambient noise is there? |
| separate the audio track into as many as six | | | | |
| different channels -- the audience may hear | | | | - How much ambient light is there? |
| dialogue in the front left, center and right | | | | |
| channels for instance. Other sounds may start | | | | - What will the room be used for primarily? |
| from a rear channel and move towards the | | | | |
| front. This creates a very realistic audio | | | | - What will the secondary uses be? |
| environment. | | | | |
| | | | - What kind of budget do you have? |
| Professional movie theaters also project a | | | | |
| high-definition film onto an oversized screen | | | | Since new movies are always being released, |
| which is wider than it is tall. This allows | | | | the thrill of your theater is renewed each |
| for a more natural visual experience than a | | | | time you sit down in the comfort of your own |
| typical square television screen provides. | | | | home with your loved ones. Why not make the |
| The increased definition of a 35mm or 70mm | | | | most of it? |