If you're interested in putting together a home theater system but haven't yet, what's holding you back and what type of resource would you find most useful for helping you get your new home theater built fast?
I know, more money...me too...but seriously, besides that :)
2006-07-11 02:59:22 · 5 answers · asked by kgn7003 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
Clarification: I'm looking for answers from people that are new to home theater as opposed to asking for help for myself. Sorry if there was some confusion on that.
2006-07-11 04:23:36 · update #1
Crutchfield.com
2006-07-11 04:06:46 · answer #1 · answered by jayhawk1124 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$200 will not get you a decent home theatre system, it will get you a piece of crap that makes noise and has little lights on it. I'd say if you're really getting a good deal it'll cost you $800 bucks or so.
Rule #1 - you don't need a home theatre system, you want one so you might as well get what you want
Rule #2 It is better to build then box, you can pretty much guarantee that any off-the-shelf one box system is gonna suck. Buy a receiver, ideally something like Yamaha, Onkyo, Denon, etc... and then speakers which have many good brands to choose from.
Rule #3 Demo, Demo, Demo!!! Go to a electronics store that has a real home theatre setup and listen to the best thing they have available that is actually setup in it own room. Decide what you can live without or upgrade later and work your way down from the top. Don't start with a crappy $200 dollar sony and say "oh this sounds good, I'll get this one" cause some day you'll hear a real system and realize how much yours sucks.
2006-07-11 13:53:30 · answer #2 · answered by derajer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems that you want to install a home theater system and its your first time. Among the biggest considerations, is money of course,, then comes room size, the lighting of the room, the tv and the way you want to arrange the the setup. Get a piece of paper, go the the planned room sketch out where you want the speakers to be, or visualize it if you like. After that shop around, I cant stress that enough, look around and research systems on the net, you can get a fairly good system for about 200 bucks. When you research home theater systems, check the total watts, the options it comes with, and the looks of the unit. Once you find what you like, get it and bring it home, take it out of the box and set it up, always make sure you have the right cables to hook it to your tv, these days they are usually included with the system. Good luck and if you have any questions let me know.
2006-07-11 11:04:51 · answer #3 · answered by The Super 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you looking to start a business, help someone or are you requesting help for yourself? Your question is confusing.
For most people it seems the issue is compatibility of components and the decision of screen size. People usually want to use existing equipment and mix it with new things for the system. The screen size depends on the seating arrangement and light in the room (projection or big-screen), etc...
2006-07-11 10:14:42 · answer #4 · answered by DMR 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want a cheap, good system, go to Best Buy and get the Insignia 5.1 surround system with the flat speakers. I have it, and it sounds as good as the 1000 dollar systems and it only costs 120
2006-07-13 22:17:52 · answer #5 · answered by AirsoftMan425 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋