| It could be very easy to spend tens of | | | | more common and provide superior quality to |
| thousands of dollars building the ultimate | | | | many other televisions you will find on the |
| home theater experience for you and your | | | | market. If you have the means with which to |
| family and if you use your home theater on a | | | | purchase this sort of television I highly |
| regular basis and have the money to spare you | | | | recommend that you do so. Once you have your |
| might find well worth the investment. | | | | television you can begin purchasing other |
| However, you can also build a fantastic home | | | | components in order to complete your system. |
| theater for significantly less money if you | | | | |
| are willing to put a great deal of effort | | | | The next component I recommend is a receiver |
| into finding the right parts for the right | | | | or amplifier. This is the piece that brings |
| price for your system. Everything comes down | | | | all other components together. Without a |
| to matters of preference and available funds | | | | decent receiver it is virtually impossible to |
| when building any sort of home theater. | | | | have a decent home theater. The receiver acts |
| | | | as a sort of conductor for the sound and |
| The truth of the matter is that most of us | | | | picture of your home theater. This is a piece |
| cannot afford to spend more than ten thousand | | | | of equipment that should not be skimped on |
| dollars creating the home theater of our | | | | when it comes to quality, as you will |
| dreams. Many of us must seriously budget well | | | | completely miss an important part of the |
| in order to spend a couple thousand dollars | | | | 'theater' experience without it. |
| on our home theaters. The good news is that | | | | |
| for a few thousand dollars you can create a | | | | Next are the speakers. Speakers are also very |
| truly phenomenal home theater if you do your | | | | important to the 'theater' experience of your |
| homework and invest your money wisely in | | | | home theater. The speakers are what provide |
| components for your home theater system. | | | | that 'movie quality' sound that is so |
| | | | important to most enthusiasts and what will |
| My first recommendation when building a good | | | | make your system the envy of the |
| quality home theater is to buy one piece at a | | | | neighborhood. I highly recommend purchasing |
| time rather than building it all at once. | | | | speakers as a set in order to insure |
| This allows you to constantly upgrade your | | | | compatibility. |
| system without breaking the budget all at | | | | |
| once. It also allows you the time to save up | | | | Finally, the DVD player or recorder rounds |
| for better quality pieces within your system | | | | out the system. It is up to you and your |
| rather than attempting to make an all or | | | | preferences whether or not you wish to invest |
| nothing purchase. One thing to remember when | | | | in a high dollar (at the moment) high |
| purchasing pieces individually is to make | | | | definition DVD player. If you have HD |
| sure that they are all compatible (this is | | | | television and plan to purchase HD disks for |
| especially important with speakers, which I | | | | your movies then this is the way to go. |
| recommend purchasing together as a set | | | | Otherwise it is a complete waste of money in |
| whenever possible). | | | | my opinion until the rest of your system |
| | | | rises to meet the technology. The good thing |
| The television is the first thing you should | | | | about purchasing one component at a time is |
| purchase when building your home theater as | | | | that you can constantly work towards |
| almost everything in your home theater will | | | | upgrading your system to meet rising |
| center around your television. High | | | | technology. |
| definition televisions are becoming more and | | | | |