What is home cinema?

Video technology has long been an integral part of human life. In the modern world, home multimedia systems have gained immense popularity. They help you enjoy watching movies with high-quality sound, excellent pictures, and all this without leaving your home or visiting cinema halls.

Home cinema - what is it?

The set of necessary equipment for watching video, accompanied by high-quality sound, recreating the atmosphere of a cinema at home - this is a home cinema. We can say more simply that this is a system consisting of a TV that plays high-quality video and speakers with excellent sound.

Sound effects help create an atmosphere of presence. This is a very interesting feature. While watching an action or thriller movie, the effect is achieved as if bullets are whistling above a person’s head. The sound is “clean”. In modern equipment, the picture also has the effect of presence. You can recreate it using special glasses. For a very reasonable price, a person gets a real cinema in his home. Movies can be viewed via a USB drive, or viewed through a browser using the Internet.

A rock band concert looks quite natural on such equipment. The user, and in some cases, not of his own free will, and his neighbors, as if he himself were present.Watching sporting events at your home theater helps you immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the stadium and feel the support of the stands.

What is included in the cinema set?

A home theater consists of several components. Read more about them.

• Source. It is a device that reads data and converts it into video and audio signals. In many systems, this converter may be a DVD player. Sometimes you can find a satellite receiver or newer players: Blu-ray.
• Image apparatus. In modern recreation centers this is an LCD TV. Sometimes you can find a kinescope version, but this is in older models. A projector also serves as such a device. The TV must be placed in the center of the room.

IMPORTANT. To get an excellent picture, you need to purchase a TV with a diagonal of at least 32 inches.

• AV processor. This link is the real heart of the entire system. The processor includes a switch. It supplies a signal to the sound source (speakers) and to the image device. The presence of an audio decoder transforms the sound.
• Amplifier. Many people try to use multi-channel. In fact, there are several of them (5–7), and they are all located in one building. Its task is to increase the signal level.
• AV receiver. This mechanism combines an AV processor and an amplifier. Both are combined in a single building.
• Acoustic system. You could say these are just home theater speakers. Experts have proven that for excellent sound and presence, you need at least 5 speakers. The 5.1 system is the main one in modern home theaters and is also used in cinema halls. It is worth noting that recently manufacturers have been recommending a 7.1 system. – adding speakers to the rear.The number 1 in both cases indicates the number of subwoofers.

IMPORTANT. The acoustic system is the main violin of the orchestra called home cinema. She plays the main role. During installation, the speakers must be positioned correctly. The elements of the acoustic system must be installed at an equidistant distance from one another and from the viewer. Otherwise, even with a 7.1 system, the desired effect will not be achieved.

What should you pay attention to?

It is possible to choose the best home theater option on your own. It is necessary to calculate the size of the room, determine what will be important to you among the technical characteristics, Internet support. An important element is the buyer's budget.

1. Power. The higher it is, the better the sound. Typically the range is from 60 to 150 W.
2. Player. Blu-Ray allows you to view files in high quality up to 50 GB in size. DVD up to 8 GB.
3. Frequency. Its numerical value should be within the range of 16–20 kHz.

When choosing a home theater, you need to pay attention to the appearance and design. It should fit harmoniously into the interior of the room. When choosing high-power acoustics, you need to additionally soundproof the walls so as not to create inconvenience to your neighbors.