These days home theatre is bigger than ever. Years ago is started with laser disc, DVD made it mainstream, and now with Blu-ray and cheap high definition TVs, the home theatre experience is truly available to anyone.
These days, a good home theatre system can easily equal the quality of any local cineplex, and except for the screen size, it’s easy to exceed it!
Around 5 years ago, setting up a home theater system in the house was very costly. The technology was very new then and purchasing a flat screen TV, sound system, DVD system and home theatre furniture would have set you back around 15000 dollars. These days, you can easily set up that same system for a third of the price. This is so because of economics. Production capacities of such products are huge that these items can be sold at a third of the price it used to be. The leader of Flat Screen TV production units is Korea who has created their niche. 90% of all flat screen television sets whether they are LCDs, LEDs or Plasma Screens come from Korea. Sound systems have also integrated their set ups to allow present technologies to converge. Not only are these systems blue ray ready but also are capable of integrating with iPods and MP3s and MP4 units but are also integrated for internet browsing capabilities.
There also is new technology wherein such sound systems perform their own sound checks and optimize their sound capability based on the size of the room and the location of the speakers thereby eliminating the need for doing experimental sound checks and constantly relocating the speakers manually. It has also been slashing their prices to make it more affordable for people to purchase sets. Single or Double Chairs can now be bought for prices a bit over 200 dollars and there are some 4 seat sets that cost just over a thousand dollars. Most of this home theatre furniture has their own set of recliners, huge arm rests with great cup holders.
Recent advancements in technology have made home theatre systems more inexpensive and affordable than ever. Prices of LCDs, LEDs and Plasma Screens have been at an all time low due to the production capacity of these devices. For starting enthusiasts, this is a good time to invest on it.
There is some debate on whether one should use home theatre projectors or TV based screens when it comes to home sound systems. Some purists argue that home theatre projectors are the closest things to a movie theatre. Others say that when it comes to HDTV, TV based screens such as plasmas, LCDS, and LEDs have better resolution. Here are some of the advantages and disadvantages of home theatre projectors compared to LCDs, LEDs and Plasmas: