home theatre

A home theater or home theatre is a theater built in a home, designed to mimic (or exceed) commercial theater performance and feeling, more commonly known as a home cinema. Today, home cinema implies a real "cinema experience" at a private home.
Home cinema, commonly referred to as home theater or home theatre, are home entertainment set-ups that seek to reproduce movie theater video and audio feeling in a private home.
Backyard theater, home theater in the backyard. Depending on the space available, it may simply be a temporary version with foldable screen, a projector and couple of speakers, or a permanent fixture with huge screens and dedicated audio set up poolside. Due to the outdoor nature, it is quite popular with BBQ parties and pool parties.
Home theater in a box, HTIB is a modestly-priced integrated home theater package which "bundles" together a combination of DVD-Video or Blu-ray Disc player and multi-channel amplifier (which includes a surround sound decoder, a radio tuner, and other features), speaker wires, connection cables, a remote control, a set of five or more surround sound speakers (or more rarely, just left and right speakers) and a low-frequency subwoofer.
AV receiver, often referred to as home theater systems or home entertainment system.
Front video projector and projector screen, often referred to as a home theatre or Home cinema.
Home theater PC, HTPC or media PC is a convergence device that combines the functions of a personal computer and a media center software which feature video and music playback.
Media center, refers either to a dedicated computer appliance (like a Home theater PC) or to a specialized personal computer software, both of which are adapted for playing various kinds of media (music, movies, photos etc.), and it usually has a 10-foot user interface design to be used in living-room TV with a remote control.
Switchable projection window, is a new product and design having multifunctions for a room, and may turn a window into TV screen while remaining full function of a window.

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  1. D

    Seeking Advice - Active Speakers for Home Theatre

    Hi, I prefer using external speakers to in built TV. I don’t have a large room and as much as I’d like 5.1 I just don’t have the space. I also don’t have the space for an AVR. Was looking at getting a set of active speakers and possibly a sub. Can anyone provide me recommendations please...
  2. jjoo

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    Upgrading budget home theatre system

    I've a Sony home theatre system (DAV-DZ500F) dating back to 2010 which works perfectly well for my needs. It has both SCART and Component outputs and feeds a Panasonic TV (pre-2010). I need to upgrade to a newer TV but they understandably all have HDMI inputs (and the ones I've looked at in my...
  4. J

    Question Best home theatre system to play music

    First thing. I don’t know if I have created my thread in the appropriate forum, but here goes! Over the last 7 years or so, I have added a number of mid-range home theatre products to my system. When I suggest mid-range, they are not cheap by any stretch of the imagination. To see my present...
  5. gsarkhel

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    Hello everyone, this is my first post here. I might make some mistakes, so feel free to point them out. I currently use JBL 5.1 with wireless satellite speakers for watching movies. I want to upgrade to a Denon or Yamaha AV receiver and Dali Speakers to improve my home theater experience. As...
  6. M

    Looking to upgrade in phases current home theatre system

    I am looking at slowly upgrading my home theatre system, possibly piece by piece, and would like to know what I should do first (AVR, Tower speakers, rears...). Here is my current setup: AVR: Pioneer VSX-1131 (5.1.2 setup) Front tower speakers: 2x Polk RTI10 Center speaker: 1x Polk CSI A6...
  7. dajusta

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  8. M

    Just moved into an apartment with a home theatre...help please!

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  9. J

    Which route to add speakers to existing 5.1 home theatre system?

    I am thinking about adding additional speakers to my existing home theatre system. I presently own a Yamaha RX-2050A receiver that powers a Monitor audio Apex 5.1 speaker system. I am more than happy with the quality of the sound it produces whether it is for films or music. However, I am...
  10. Booty67

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  11. Matthew Eisengruber

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    Question How accurate is audio advice home theater planner?

    Title, has anyone used it and is it accurate? Mine is: Home Theater Configuration Tool | Audio Advice For the rears I actually have them on the opposite sides of the end side wall (left and right) at about 120 degrees but other then that I can get the atmos measurements to how they suggest...
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    TCL 115x955 (115x11g)

    Hi Colleagues It seems the TV is coming to Europe in 2024. I need to know the height of the TV including stand. The data from Displayspecifications are totally nonsense (151cm height with stand vs 147cm without). I guess the stand increases height by 40cm, however it is a question of 2-3 cm...
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    Stereo Amplifier Recommendations

    Hey all, looking for the best stereo amp available. I am downsizing from an NAD M17 home theatre to a pure stereo system. My sounds speakers are Revel F208. Would be nice to get a few recommendations which I can look up. Thanks a lot in advance.
  15. stevos

    Motion sensing power

    I brought a home theatre sign with an led back-light powered by usb and have goove led strips behind my media cabinet. Whilst they look good, I never get around to turning them on, so thinking to somehow combine with a motion sensor to turn on for a set period when it sees motion. Any suggest...
  16. steinybot

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    Hi, I have just moved into my new house with Polk Audio in-wall speakers (2 x 265-RT, 255c-RT, 2 x RC85i surrounds, 2 x RC80i atmos). For the sub I have a SVS SB-2000 Pro. I am hoping to get the Samsung S90C TV which supports inputs of 4k @ 144Hz (I'll probably only use 4k @120Hz). My media...
  17. Shewakar

    My Old DVD Home Theatre..

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  18. Ian Collen

    NEWS: Rotel set to launch RMB-1585MKII and RMB-1587MKII amplifiers & comments

    The new-and-improved Home Theatre Multi-Channel models bring upgraded Class AB amplification with the choice of a five or a seven-channel solution. Read the news.
  19. jj17

    Question A mordaunt short home theatre setup advice

    Hey guys, I am setting up a 5.1.2 home theatre system using my existing speakers paired to a denon S-950h AVR (I live in India.). My LRs are Mordaunt Short Mezzo 2s and centre speaker is a Mordaunt Short Avant 905i. I've ordered a klipsch R-120 SW subwoofer. I currently use some generic speakers...
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