By Owen Jones


Watching films is a great escape from the stressful lifestyle we all live nowadays. Watching films on a wide screen system with surround sound can take you far away from that stress and into the film you are watching. You allows you to experience the plot it as if you were actually there in the movie itself.

Until recently, we could only experience this escape in a movie theater. However, modern technology has progressed far enough to be able to redreate the same audio-visual experience right there in your very own living room. We will now talk about the most basic components of a home theater system in this article. Read on to discover how these starter pieces of kit can deliver the best cinematic experience in a custom home theater system.

Home theater boffins contend that the most important factor in setting up a custom home theater system is the size of the location where you will set up your custom home theater system. The most important component of the home theater system - the television - is dependent on the size of the room, although the contention is that a 27 inch television screen is the minimum necessary for your home theater set up.

It is also a recommendation that a flat screen television is advisable for a home theater system because it shows minimum glare and produces a crisper image. Another major component in any custom home theater system also dependent on the size of the room, is the speaker system.

The number of speakers for your custom home theater system depends on the size of the location. You should have at least three loudspeakers to create a decent surround sound, but you may need up to six loudspeakers, if you want a more realistic sound. The addition of a subwoofer may also be a good way to achieve a complete surround sound like in the movie theaters. Three speakers should be considered the bare minimum, but you may need go up to six if the room is large.

Another major piece of kit for your custom home theater system is the DVD player. It is recommended that DVD players with a progressive scan are the best choice. This is because a progressive scan reproduces a sharp , flicker-free image. However, this depends on the choice of television unit; you will need to make sure that your flat-screen television set supports 'progressive scan' protocols. You may also want to get DVD player with a five-disk carousel. This will mean you don't have to get up from your chair to change the discs so often.

A minor cause for thought is the power of the DVD player as that will determine how loud your speakers can be turned up. Of course, almost all this depends on the size of the room in which the custom home theater system is going to be installed. Small rooms only need a few types of equipment, bigger rooms probably require more and the addition of some proprietary home theater furniture to your home theater system will make a big difference. A bigger room therefore needs a larger investment. A smaller room might require less, but nevertheless high quality, equipment to prevent your home theater set-up under-performing and feeling 'cheap'.

And finally, you may want to think about hiring an expert in home theater in order to set up a beautifully designed custom home theater system. If you can afford it, this is definitely the best way to go, because a home theater expert will be able to design and set up your custom home theater more effectively .

Your custom home theater designer may also recommend installing some additional features like specialized home theater seating and even other home theater furniture, such as small tables in order to make your home theater package complete and thereby make it more closely resemble a real movie theater. Having the finest and highest-quality custom home theater system will give you a most sought after set up, one that you can be proud of and that will enable you to enjoy your movies to the max.




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