Family Room Home Theater Ideas - By: Frank Cheshire

Your home cinema room should not be set up like a ordinary family room, for you see it has special needs if you want to get the home theater experience from each digitally enhanced special effect you view and hear on your LCD TV. Did you know that there are several simple things you can do in a few moments to make the most of the Hollywood experience of your DVD’s you are watching? The more of these that you can start right now... the better the experience of the sound and picture of your existing system.

Number one: Set your room up as close as possible to the way a movie house is layed out. What do I mean? If you think about it, all theater seats point toward the projector screen. There are no caddy corner or angled seats in a movie theater, are there? Could you reorganize your couches and love seats to impress upon you a more direct view of the screen?

Number two: Do not put your speakers on the floor! Did you know that the floor and carpeting will silence the way your speakers sound and perform. You would be surprised how many people still have their speakers on the floors! What other options are there? Use speaker brackets or place them on a bookshelf. If you can your speakers should be placed about a foot or two over your head when you are sitting. Just using this one suggestion will make a large difference.

Number Three: Your goal is to maintain your front left and right channels proportionally arranged on either side of your plasma TV. Your center channel speakers should be placed either above or below your TV Screen. What about the rear speakers? The rear channel speakers should always be set up behind your couches whether on the walls or in the ceiling. Do you have hard wood floors? Carpeting will add to the quality of your sound as well.

Number 4: Lighting. It only makes sense that the more lighting that is shown... the more your video quality will be effected. Would you be interested in some ideas to combat this? You have to be able to control both lighting as well as direct sunlight. So first shut off all lights while watching your movie. Some remote controls can even turn off the lights automatically when the movie is turned on. How cool is that?
What can you do with exterior sunlight? Tyr using room darkening shades or heavy curtains that can be used to be closed over the windows while watching your favorite movie. If you do nothing else remember this… the darker your room the better. Some families even keep a flashlight handy to use for the bathroom breaks!

I told you that you don't have to spend a bunch of dough to get more out of the home theater equipment and speakers you already own!
Why not give some of these home theater ideas a try before the next time your family sits down to watch a movie? I believe you will notice a dramatic difference in your home theater experience.

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