Better than the Local Movie Theater

            Home Theater Systems are better than going out to the movies.   You can eliminate driving there, finding a parking space, standing in line at the movies, paying a small fortune in tickets and popcorn, or getting sticky shoes from somebody else's spilled soda.

     Watching movies, sporting events and more in your own home will provide your family many hours of enjoyment.  The quality is so much better than the local movie theater.  Nights and weekends will never be the same .  Home theater is wonderful family entertainment.

      Media rooms are flexible, providing enjoyable viewing for sports, movies, and television series programming. Media rooms start with a big screen television of at least 36". Most utilize screens of 50" or more.  Choosing the correct size of television is critical. The correct size depends on the location of seating, the amount of light in the room, the source material and the viewing habits of the family. Most consumers purchase a television that is too large for their environment. They think it's great, and if you just spent $3500 or more on a TV you would too, but their friends comment about how grainy the picture is. 

       Rear projection television has gotten a bad reputation because of this. The truth is, in the right environment a rear projection television have a fantastic picture. Properly calibrating the television also impacts picture quality significantly. Televisions are never shipped from the manufacturer with settings for optimum performance.  Having the television set up for the room it is in make the difference.  They are shipped from the factory much too bright, have the wrong color of white (it's almost blue in many cases), and have excessive contrast. Adjusting these and other controls will dramatically effect picture quality and extend the life of the set.

       In addition to wide screen TV's, media rooms have surround sound audio systems. It doesn't have to be ultra high performance.  There are a number of component combinations that yield very impressive results while costing a fraction of the price of the high performance equipment. Three front speakers and two surround speakers are a must. With the new digital surround systems, a powered subwoofer is also a must have. The nice thing about the subwoofer is that by including it in the system design we can utilize smaller front channel speakers. While the front speakers are very placement critical, smaller speakers are easier to install attractively in cabinetry and maintain proper placement. The subwoofer is less placement critical and easier to locate attractively. The key to an enjoyable system is to once again scale the audio performance to your needs.

      Source components for the media room are the same as for a home theater. A DVD is a must, along with a satellite dish is also an attractive source because of its high quality picture, stereo, Dolby surround sound on many channels and Dolby Digital on a few channels. Satellite systems also offer the added benefit of cleaner digital network  reception like local ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX,  PBS, and channels 38 and 56, etc.)

      We feel the most important aspect of a media room is that it is simple to operate. You don't want to have to think about each button press necessary to watch your DVD, you just want to watch a DVD. It requires an experienced designer working with reliable programmable remote controls and Audio/Video equipment to make a system simple to operate. We pride ourselves on creating systems that perform better for the money and are simpler to operate. It's what makes a media room fun for your family.