What Is Home Theater and What Does It Do for Me?
A. Home theater refers to a setup of audio and video equipment in your home that tries to duplicate the movie theater experience. The application of this definition can vary widely, however. Many consumers are intimidated by the term “Home Theater” as they think this means a lot of money, equipment, and cables running all over the place. At its most complex, you can indeed have a custom built home theater with a high end video projector, high end DVD player(s), separate amplifiers for each channel controlled by a master preamp or controller, in-wall speakers, and a couple of subwoofers that can just about shake down the entire neighborhood. In reality, home theater, as actually applied in most homes, does not consist of an expensive custom installation, or a lot of money. A home theater can be something as simple as a 27-inch TV, a basic DVD player and/or HiFi VCR, inexpensive stereo or AV receiver, and speakers. Whatever type of system you end up with, as long as it provides the enter
