The Essentials Of Good Home Theater Systems
People always want to know what makes up good home theater systems and how affordable is it? You can buy ready made home theater systems and just set them up in your favorite television watching room but that takes some of the fun out of it and also takes any ability to customize the system out of it as well. There are a few basic parts you will need for any of your home theater systems and you can mix and match however you want.
Television
Most of the home theater systems I have seen have an emphasis on a big screen with clear picture. You should make sure that whatever television you get is high definition, or HD, ready. Most of them are but be sure to find that out. You can get a pretty large projection television for a lot cheaper than you may think and as long as you stick with the HD feature on all of your equipment then you will get great quality at low price.
Stereo Or Surround
Some people want just home theater systems and either have no use for a stereo or will use the digital music channels they get from their cable or satellite provider as their radio. You still need to play CDs though and I just wanted to throw that out there. You can get just surround sound systems designed for home theater systems that have a receiver, a sub woofer for the base sound, and then satellite speakers to place around the room. Don't let the size fool you, these systems work great. But whether you get a full stereo or you get a surround sound system make sure it is Dolby 5.1 surround compatible because that will make all the difference in the world.
DVD Player
I am going to be different here and recommend that whatever DVD player you get you try and get the combo unit that plays VHS tapes as well. You may regret not being able to play VHS tapes and not many home theater systems will recommend that. I just think it is good to have. I am not sure how sold the world is on Blu-Ray DVDs which are higher resolution DVDs and I say that because of the advent of HD DVDs which I believe will be the norm in a very short time. So you may want to make sure whatever DVD player you get is HD DVD compatible and spend a couple of bucks on your DVD player, you want to make sure you get a nice one.
Big Chair And Popcorn
What? You needed someone to tell you how to watch movies? Enjoy!
