How to Buy a Home Theater System
The home theater system technology has come a very long way since its invention. It has been improved a lot in quality, power, reliability, and also price. There are people who are using home theater systems at present, and want to upgrade their old ones. But there are few who are going in for their first home theater purchase. If it is a first time buy, one needs to be very careful in all aspects of the home theater technology. If you bring home the wrong one, it will surely leave you disgruntled. However, choosing the appropriate system may primarily depend upon the likings and priorities of the customer.
A home theater generally consists of a CD/DVD player, an LCD or a plasma wide-screen TV, and in some cases, even a satellite TV. The collective performance of them, is just awesome, if they are of a good quality. There are several electronic manufacturers who offer all these components. However, the components can also be bought individually as per the customers personalized requirements.
Firstly, determine the place in a room where the home theater is going to be positioned. It's better if you have planned a separate room for your entertainment, which would solely be a home to the theater system. However, it may also be adjusted in your living room or bedroom, depending on your likings. Once you have selected an appropriate place for it, make a note of what all components you would be buying, like the DVD player, sub-woofer, satellite speakers, etc. Usually, six satellite speakers and a sub-woofer is ideal.
Ensure that the potential room is wide enough to give you the desired effects. The room should not be too congested, which would kill the effects which the speakers would provide. Receivers are normally measured in watts per channel, and one needs to determine which receivers would be best suited for the room. If the room is small like a bedroom, a 40 watt receiver would be appropriate; but if the room is spacious like the living room or a dedicated sound room, at least an 80 watt receiver is required.
You also need to choose from the speaker types, whether you are going to use floor-standing pillar speakers, or just the usual 5.1/ 6.1 speaker set. If you are deciding on buying the 5.1/ 6.1 speaker set, you need to ensure that you choose them according to the room. For a living room or a bedroom, you can select speakers of around 3000-4000 watts PMPO. But if it's a dedicated sound room of loud music lovers, then the watts PMPO capacity can even exceed 10000.
A person may consider several brands in the market, which provide top-notch systems to the customers of all priorities. Nowadays, to improve customer satisfaction, such companies are offering free installation services as well. They also guide you in enhancing the sound, and getting the best out of your home theater system.
Before purchasing a home theater system, ensure that you take along a person who has good knowledge and understanding of various brands, merits and demerits of particular models, installation, compatibility between the system components, warranty, etc.
