| Home Theater - Out of the box | | | | along with how many windows it has, will |
| What has made the home theater | | | | influence your cinema experience to some |
| experience more accessible and | | | | extent. Large, uncovered windows and |
| affordable for more people in recent | | | | wooden floors will detract from the big |
| years is the emergence of what the | | | | screen as it will introduce the unwanted |
| industry now calls "cinema in a box". | | | | 'glare' factor. It would be a great idea |
| This is a great option for the | | | | to hang heavy curtains to reduce this |
| home-theater novice, those in apartments | | | | glare and to lay carpet in the proposed |
| or renters as it is most cost effective. | | | | cinema to eliminate noise reflection. |
| For as little as a few hundred dollars, | | | | Square rooms are the worst for home |
| you can enjoy basic cinema sight and | | | | cinema because sound waves bounce off |
| sound. You need to look around for all | | | | the rear wall. So a rectangular or |
| the latest specials in this area. Just | | | | odd-shaped room will be much more |
| go into your local shop and ask about | | | | suitable when it comes to sound if that |
| "cinema in a box". | | | | is possible. |
| For those on a budget this provides an | | | | Several manufacturers now offer a |
| ideal way to create a home theatre from | | | | solution to this in their home-theatre |
| scratch. Instead of having to choose and | | | | systems that will automatically balance |
| buy expensive separate components, you | | | | the sound between all speakers, making |
| get all the equipment you need for one | | | | it easier for the home-theatre novice. |
| fixed price. | | | | So where is home theater headed in the |
| Will the home theater fit in my room? | | | | future? Wireless! Actually it is already |
| Where you decide to put the home theatre | | | | here so keep your eyes peeled for more |
| is just as important as the equipment | | | | news on that! |
| itself. The position, size of the room, | | | | |