Home Theater and Media Room Design
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Home theater and media room design has become so complex, an entire industry has come into existence to help turn our homes into houses of entertainment. Media rooms typically use existing furniture while home theaters usually have "stadium seating" where each row of seats is six inches higher than the next as you move farther away from the screen. Media rooms may employ more than one screen, and can use the audio that comes from the TV. They can be outfitted with projection screens, plasma screens LCD screens, or plain old picture tubes. High definition is the must-have TV improvement right now but in order for it to work at your place you need the programming, signal, and receiver to all be high-def. Installed systems from media room companies start around $1500 and go into the six figures depending on equipment. If you want to do it yourself, pick a high-def TV, make sure you can get a high-def signal from your cable company or satellite company. If you're on a satellite system don't assume you'll be able to use the same dish.
The closest thing you can get to the movie experience in your home is to step up to the plate and invest in a home theater system. To get the picture quality systems employ a projected image onto a screen with high quality sound and lighting. Most companies prefer to install these kind of systems into rooms that are at least 16 x 20 with 8 foot ceilings. Optimum viewing angle is calculated at between 28 and 45 degrees, systems start at around $20,000. When determining the design of your home theater, media room or some other kind of bonus space, make sure it reflects your own unique point of view.
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