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Home Theaters Give You an Escape From Reality
There's nothing quite so satisfying as being able to immerse
yourself in total darkness before seeing a crystal clear studio
logo pop onto the big screen while a blast of 5.1 digital
surround sound overtakes your senses and rumbles beneath you.
You are experiencing the rush of watching a movie in a theater.
But not just any theater, it's your home theater.
That's right. No one kicking the seat behind you, throwing candy
at your head or talking on the phone during the best scenes; if
they do you can kick them out yourself!
In many ways the home theater experience far surpasses the big
screens of movie theater chains. Not only the annoyances listed
previously, but there's also the factors of cost and
convenience.
With the price of a movie ticket running somewhere around $10,
plus the cost of snacks, you could easily afford your own home
theater just by skipping those evenings out for a year or two.
Depending on how expensive your tastes are possibly even sooner
than that. And there's no need to wait for the 7 o'clock showing
or stand in line; you can start, stop and schedule your movie
showings whenever it's convenient for you.
As true home theater enthusiasts we'd been designing our perfect
escape since before we bought our house. We were just looking
for the perfect house to fit our dreams. We found it a few years
ago and proceeded to design our dream theater with gusto. We had
most of our cinema equipment (just needing a few finishing
touches like the 5.1 digital surround and more monster cables)
so we dug into planning everything from seating arrangement and
style, to carpet color and decor, to the large hinged wall with
secret escape route (doesn't every kid want one?)
By doing most of it ourselves we saved thousands of dollars but
it also took about a year to "finish." Well, it's finished
enough for us to enjoy, we are always working on the little
touches here and there. Many people hire professionals to design
and build their theater's, which saves a lot of time (but not
always money.)
After a long hard day at work, or an evening of frustrating
parenting, the need to escape reality can become overwhelming.
Being able to drop ourselves into complete darkness and
seclusion and then immerse ourselves in a full senses banquet of
sights and sounds from Hollywood we can quickly forget our own
headaches and get wrapped up in the big screen. Those two hours
are sanity savers without ever needing to leave the house (or
get candy thrown at our heads).
About the author:
Learn more about the world of home
theaters from DIY Home Remodeling, including home theater projector
comparisons, seating, and design.
Written by: Heather Peters
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