This guide will help you design and build a home theater. Once you know your available space and budget for your home theater project, you can starting selecting equipment. This series will deal with what's involved in building a home theater and not delve into specific product selection. Technology is fast moving and today's new hot equipment can become yesterday's news very quickly.
Home Theater Audio For a Small Shared Space
An all-in-one home theater system with a DVD player, surround sound decoder, amplifier, and speakers is your best best for a small shared home theater space. These systems are sometimes referred to as HTIBs (home theater in a box). Not all systems come with a sub-woofer and some don't come with a full set of 5.1,6.1, or 7.1 speakers. Make sure to do your research before you buy. Very basic systems can cost $300, with the high end of $1,000 for a THX certified solution. In most cases, these aren't systems what will satisfy home theater sound purists.
Keep An Eye On Speaker Size
Make sure the speakers in your HTIB aren't too large for your smaller area. Compact satellite speakers with a good subwoofer are almost always a better option in a smaller room.
Selecting a Big Screen TV for a Small Room
Your room size will limit the size of big screen TV you can use. In a small shared room, mounting a flat-panel plasma or LED/LCD TV onto the wall will save space. Many times you will see an HDTV mounted above a fireplace in small shared room home theaters. You will be sitting close to the TV in a small rooms, so you want make sure the picture of the TV doesn't become too pixelated at close viewing. For closer viewing distances, pick a 1080p HDTV instead of a 720p TV. Also take into consideration that standard TV shows won't look good if you are too close even on a 1080p HDTV. Watch HD programing when possible. Next time we'll concentrate in more detail on how to best design a medium sized home theater in our Designing and Building a Home Theater Series...
Designing & Building a Home Theater Series
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