Selecting the Best Room for a Home Theater System

As movie theater prices continue to rise, so does the likelihood of someone interrupting the feature presentation. Annoying viewers don't even need someone to talk with in order to ruin your viewing experience. All they have to do is pick up their cell phone and start talking. “Hey what are you doing. Not much, this movie is boring. The first time I saw it, I didn't realize the cab driver was the murderer until the very end, but it's pretty obvious this time around, even though the movie hasn't been playing more than about twenty minutes. Oh, well, how was your date last night with Jeff....” Do you really need this aggravation for ten dollars of your hard-earned money? What you really need is to bring the theater viewing experience into the privacy of your own home.

In this series of free home entertainment videos, our stereo and HDTV expert tells you all you need to know about setting up your own home theater. Drawing on his experience as a Panasonic employee and a high-end audio and video salesman, Daniel Daly suggests guidelines on how to select the room which would be best for installing your new system. He also compares different brands of components and tells you what type of speaker you need for different positions in your setup. Not sure whether to get an HD or a plasma screen? Not sure how much you need to spend to get the system you want? Let our expert offer you some sound advice on these big purchasing decisions.