by Crystal
One of the most important pieces of a home theater is the sound system. A good sound system can greatly enhance your movie watching experience and a good home sound system can replicate the movie-theater sound effects on a smaller scale.
When installing a sound system in your home theater, you need to think about the size and shape of the room as well as where the viewers will be seated. Placing the speakers - especially the center speaker, in the optimum position for every seat in the house will ensure a good movie experience for everyone!
Here’s some things to think about when choosing and installing the sound system for your home theater:
1. A good home theater should have at least five speakers. You should have three in the front positioned at the right of the viewers, for more details visit to www.positive-idea.com the left and the center. There are two surrounds also which are generally in the back on either side. If you really want super duper realistic sounds, you can add more but five will do the trick on a budget.
2. The center speaker is the key speaker and the best location for it is either on top of the television itself, in the center, or just below it. Some televisions will allow for placement behind the screen as well, as is the case with some projection set ups.
3. When placing your center speaker, remember that the tweeter is in an optimum position when it is at ear level for the viewers. If the speaker is mounted on top or below the screen, for more details visit to www.be-an-air-courier.com line up the front with the television’s front for best sound quality and aim the speaker at the seating area. Try to keep the center speaker an equal distance from the listening position as the left and right speakers.
4. Set a realistic budget for your sound system before you go out shopping. Remember, a really top notch system can cost a lot so be sure to set an honest yet reasonable amount for the purchase limit and remember good is often more than sufficient.
5. Don’t just buy the first system you come across. Sure, you want to have your new sound system installed today, but it can pay to shop around. Compare the available options within your budget. Read reviews from consumer groups and even past customers. Find out which sound systems offer great clarity and hold up well, too.
6. Once you’ve listened to a few different systems within your price range, pick the system that is right for you. This means the one you like that is in your price range. Then make sure it’s installed correctly. Make sure speaker placement is right for sound optimization. Surround sound doesn’t work so well if the speakers are all lined up in a row without rhyme or reason.
7. You can have the system installed by a professional or do it yourself, but either way you need to think about safety and take care to hide wires for the speakers under carpets or run them professionally through the walls. There’s nothing worse than tripping on a speaker wire and yanking it out to mess up the system, not to mention that exposed wires don’t look that great. If you hate dealing with wires - consider going with wireless speakers.
Creating a great sound system for your home theater doesn’t have to be a huge and costly venture either. But it is an investment that makes all the difference in the world.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Basic Stages of Home Theater Rooms
by Crystal
With the introduction of relatively cheap varieties of home theater equipment into the market, it isn’t surprising to hear of households converting old TV rooms into home theater rooms, where widescreen television sets and surround sound stereo components strike as superstars.
The process of converting old TV rooms or any room for that matter, into home theater rooms basically involves a two stage process, for more details visit to www.positive-idea.com the first stage dealing with the purchasing and/or upgrading of the necessary home theater equipment. The second stage revolves around setting up the actual room for conversion, adjusting the room to compliment the purchased/upgraded home theater equipment.
When it comes to purchasing/upgrading the necessary equipment for home theater rooms, two main devices have to be primarily considered. First the main viewing screen, followed by a surround sound system. As a home theater system’s basic difference from a simple TV lies on a surround sound system, “tailor cutting” a room to maximize a surround system’s performance is quite essential.
Once the necessary home theater equipment is purchased, the second stage in converting old TV rooms to home theater rooms come into play.
Enclosed space would be more ideal for home theater rooms, as open rooms don’t have good acoustic quality. Most top-of-the-line home theater rooms are lined with curtains and have carpeted floors, improving the overall acoustic quality of the room, taking this layout from actual movie theaters. It isn’t necessary for home theater rooms to be rigged with curtains and carpeted floors, but it would greatly enhance sound and lighting conditions. As with most enclosed rooms, for more details visit to www.greateducationonline.com curtained or not, a good ventilation system which doesn’t compromise the acoustic quality of the room would be a good idea. Home theater rooms should be comfortable, aside from simply being functional.
When it comes to positioning speakers, a basic understanding on how a surround stereo system successfully operates would greatly aid in positioning the system’s components in a home theater room.
On a basic level, a surround stereo system involves speakers to be positioned around the main viewing screen, making it an anchor point. Two front speakers are positioned near the main screen, with two more on the sides, next to where the viewers are, and two more behind the viewer’s area.
Most surround speaker packages include a subwoofer, ideal for bass boosting, which could be positioned behind the viewer’s area in the layout, and a/v mixing systems which handles the distribution of sounds to the various speakers.
Successfully positioning surround speaker systems greatly enhances the sound output quality of home theater rooms.
Lighting adjustments, chair types and layout, overall room color, as well as wall décor, come as personal preference dictated factors for home theater rooms.
Once this stage of converting old rooms to home theater rooms is completed, all that’s left to do is enjoy
With the introduction of relatively cheap varieties of home theater equipment into the market, it isn’t surprising to hear of households converting old TV rooms into home theater rooms, where widescreen television sets and surround sound stereo components strike as superstars.
The process of converting old TV rooms or any room for that matter, into home theater rooms basically involves a two stage process, for more details visit to www.positive-idea.com the first stage dealing with the purchasing and/or upgrading of the necessary home theater equipment. The second stage revolves around setting up the actual room for conversion, adjusting the room to compliment the purchased/upgraded home theater equipment.
When it comes to purchasing/upgrading the necessary equipment for home theater rooms, two main devices have to be primarily considered. First the main viewing screen, followed by a surround sound system. As a home theater system’s basic difference from a simple TV lies on a surround sound system, “tailor cutting” a room to maximize a surround system’s performance is quite essential.
Once the necessary home theater equipment is purchased, the second stage in converting old TV rooms to home theater rooms come into play.
Enclosed space would be more ideal for home theater rooms, as open rooms don’t have good acoustic quality. Most top-of-the-line home theater rooms are lined with curtains and have carpeted floors, improving the overall acoustic quality of the room, taking this layout from actual movie theaters. It isn’t necessary for home theater rooms to be rigged with curtains and carpeted floors, but it would greatly enhance sound and lighting conditions. As with most enclosed rooms, for more details visit to www.greateducationonline.com curtained or not, a good ventilation system which doesn’t compromise the acoustic quality of the room would be a good idea. Home theater rooms should be comfortable, aside from simply being functional.
When it comes to positioning speakers, a basic understanding on how a surround stereo system successfully operates would greatly aid in positioning the system’s components in a home theater room.
On a basic level, a surround stereo system involves speakers to be positioned around the main viewing screen, making it an anchor point. Two front speakers are positioned near the main screen, with two more on the sides, next to where the viewers are, and two more behind the viewer’s area.
Most surround speaker packages include a subwoofer, ideal for bass boosting, which could be positioned behind the viewer’s area in the layout, and a/v mixing systems which handles the distribution of sounds to the various speakers.
Successfully positioning surround speaker systems greatly enhances the sound output quality of home theater rooms.
Lighting adjustments, chair types and layout, overall room color, as well as wall décor, come as personal preference dictated factors for home theater rooms.
Once this stage of converting old rooms to home theater rooms is completed, all that’s left to do is enjoy
Home Theater System - Promises to Make You a Couch-potato
by Shruti Singh
How many of us would like to beat the weekend traffic snarls to go to the movies? This will become a stress in itself rather than an activity to unwind from the hectic week! In the days of recession and with the prices of everything skyrocketing, these little joys of life are now more expensive. The movie tickets, the refreshing drink and the popcorn at the theater all burn a hole in the pockets. If only there was a simpler way to watch one's favourite movies! The solution to this and the in-thing these days is to own a theater, at home of course.
There are many advantages to owning this magnificent piece of technology. One can relax in the comfort of his home and enjoy the movies of his choice. There would be no reason to worry about the long queues at the counters or having to wait for the show to begin. You can comfortable lie down in front of it and let the magic begin with friends and family. Building a Home Theater is now not very difficult. Home theater systems come with multiple speakers to create the ambiance of a movie theater which include special speakers for bass, jazz and pop kind of music. The use of these marvels need not be restricted to watching movies and can extend to even watching sports, listening to music and even other entertainment programs. You are at command and so all the conditions can be adjusted to one's own preferences. Sports buff will vouch for the fact that watching sports on a High-Definition television with superb acoustics to accompany it and watching it on a regular television are poles apart. Watching a football match on a Home Theater would excite the lovers of the sport just as it would at the football stadium.
All the major brands have come out with many models of the system to suit the different dimensions of the hall and also to fit the budget. The Samsung Home Theater is equipped with a Wi-Fi connectivity and has options for USB, Headset, AM and FM. Upto 5 CDs can be stored in it at a time and it can process DTS , Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II formats of audio. The Samsung Home Theater can emanate music upto 1200 Watts. Another well-known and long-standing player in the audio sector Philips also has come out with a range of Home Theater systems to choose from. The Philips Home Theaters start from a modest 140 Watts and increases up to 1000 Watts. These gadgets function as DVD Players also adding more value to money.
How many of us would like to beat the weekend traffic snarls to go to the movies? This will become a stress in itself rather than an activity to unwind from the hectic week! In the days of recession and with the prices of everything skyrocketing, these little joys of life are now more expensive. The movie tickets, the refreshing drink and the popcorn at the theater all burn a hole in the pockets. If only there was a simpler way to watch one's favourite movies! The solution to this and the in-thing these days is to own a theater, at home of course.
There are many advantages to owning this magnificent piece of technology. One can relax in the comfort of his home and enjoy the movies of his choice. There would be no reason to worry about the long queues at the counters or having to wait for the show to begin. You can comfortable lie down in front of it and let the magic begin with friends and family. Building a Home Theater is now not very difficult. Home theater systems come with multiple speakers to create the ambiance of a movie theater which include special speakers for bass, jazz and pop kind of music. The use of these marvels need not be restricted to watching movies and can extend to even watching sports, listening to music and even other entertainment programs. You are at command and so all the conditions can be adjusted to one's own preferences. Sports buff will vouch for the fact that watching sports on a High-Definition television with superb acoustics to accompany it and watching it on a regular television are poles apart. Watching a football match on a Home Theater would excite the lovers of the sport just as it would at the football stadium.
All the major brands have come out with many models of the system to suit the different dimensions of the hall and also to fit the budget. The Samsung Home Theater is equipped with a Wi-Fi connectivity and has options for USB, Headset, AM and FM. Upto 5 CDs can be stored in it at a time and it can process DTS , Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II formats of audio. The Samsung Home Theater can emanate music upto 1200 Watts. Another well-known and long-standing player in the audio sector Philips also has come out with a range of Home Theater systems to choose from. The Philips Home Theaters start from a modest 140 Watts and increases up to 1000 Watts. These gadgets function as DVD Players also adding more value to money.
Watch Oscar Awards/Academy Awards 2009 Live Streaming Online - 81St Academy Awards 2009 Nominees Winners Highlights
by Jay
The 81st Academy Awards ceremony will honor its selection of the best films of 2008 and is scheduled for Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. It will be televised in the United States on ABC.
Information Sources : Oscar Awards/Academy Awards 2009
Oscar Awards 2009 - List of Nominations
Oscar Awards/Academy Awards 2009 Live Streaming
Nomiated Movies
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads the nominations with a total of 13. Slumdog Millionaire received ten, The Dark Knight and Milk received eight, and Doubt, The Reader, and Frost/Nixon each received five.
The animated film WALL·E received six, tying it with Beauty and The Beast for the most nominated animated film in Oscar history. Find more details at Oscar Awards 2009 - List Of Nominations.
The following 15 films received multiple nominations.
13 nominations : The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
10 nominations : Slumdog Millionaire
8 nominations : The Dark Knight , Milk
6 nominations : WALL-E
5 nominations : Doubt , Frost/Nixon , The Reader
3 nominations : Changeling, Revolutionary Road
2 nominations : The Duchess, Frozen River, Iron Man, Wanted, The Wrestler
81st Academy Awards nominees and winners
The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced live on Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5:38 a.m. PST (13:38 UTC) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis and Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters. The winners are to be announced during the awards ceremony scheduled to take place on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. Jerry Lewis will be honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
Who Is Performing At Oscar Awards 2009 Evening
Australian performer Hugh Jackman is set to host the ceremony for the first time. Academy Award-nominated producer Laurence Mark has been tapped to produce and Academy Award-winning writer/director Bill Condon to executive-produce.
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