With movie ticket costs raising and the cost of concessions getting too outrageous, people are looking for alternative ways of enjoying their $9 a month Netflix membership within their own homes. With an initial purchase of a home theater system, you too can enjoy movie theater surround sound within your own TV room. Depending on how much you want to spend, there are various ways that you can make your own home theater at home.
Audio/Video Receiver Sends the Correct Signal
- The A/V receiver collects all of the information and distributes certain signals to the correct speaker and a picture signal to the TV or projector.
- Digital surround sound separates the sound signals to the separate speaks.
- Analog surround sound sends the signal to the front and to the back then separates the sound between how many speakers are within that area.
Televisions for your Viewing Pleasure
- Projecting the movie on a blank wall or on a screen is the closest you can get to a movie theater experience. With automatic focus, you can put the projector at the back of your room and make the images show larger so that you can see more details.
- Large screen TVs can take up most of your eyes viewable space to give you the feeling of being within the movie. Most flat panel TVs are wall mountable to give you the real felling of being in a theater.
Speakers for your Listening Pleasure
- 2 Front speakers are for either side of the screen to capture sounds within that general direction.
- 2 Back speakers are on either side of the sitting area to capture background noises and ones that are not necessary depicted on the screen.
- 1 Center speaker on top of the television or below the screen will anchor the left and right sounds with front dialog from the actors.
Here is a diagram of your speaker placement if you only have a 5 speaker home theater system and want to have the surround sound experience.
When you really look into the cost of taking your family of 4, 2 adults ($10.75 ea) and 2 children ($7.75 ea), to the theater and buying 2 sodas and 1 large popcorn – you are looking at spending about $50! With a less expensive 5 speaker home theater system and the One-at-a-Time Unlimited Netflix membership, you would be able to pay off your home theater system by watching only 3 movies at home.
To compare home theater system specifications and prices online, be sure to use a comparison website like Become.com to get the best price.
So true! Going to the movies is a rip. We have movie night each friday to watch the 98″ screen projector in our basement. My kids invite their friends over too which makes it even more fun. A few pizzas and a movie or 2, and were still way under what going to the theater would cost!
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Nice sound system! I need to get me one of those!
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