Is your home theatre suffering from this common mistake?
It happens to the best of us. Tempted by glossy ads. Seduced by the rave review...You dive into the home theatre experience based on tech specs and individual products. By piecing together all the elements, you build your home theater. This approach will get you a home theater. With mixed results and countless hours spent. Only the best professionals know why this doesn't work. They know the secret to a top home theater. And best of all, it doesn't involve a huge budget.
Home theater is a name that came in to
existence for a reason. "Theater" refers to the exitement, being taken
to another world. Forgetting about your own life for a moment. And,
stepping into another world, experiencing the life of someone else.
It's more than 90 minutes of audio and images, it's about emotions and
feeling.
"Home" is the place where you feel best. The place you come
back to after a long day's work. The place where you feel safe and at
ease.
Now, let's look at "home theater" as a whole. The best home theater professionals know, through years of experience, how to take home theater to the next level. Now, it may surprise you that this know-how doesn't come from technical expertise only. No, it plays a role, but the biggest role is played by emotion.
Why is that? Because emotion plays a big role in both theatre and in your home. Emotion is the feeling you get when you walk into the room, sit down and start the movie. The pleasure that you feel when watching a movie in its full glory. Big and bold. The feeling of well-being when you and your family or a group of friends are together. Enjoying the movie and the company, in the comfort of your own home. Professional installers know this is the most important part of a home theater, because they have been dealing with people for ages. The good ones are invited to people's homes, listening to their wishes and realising their dreams.
So, how do you get this in your home theater? How do you take it to the next level? Whether you decide to have someone else do it for you (hire a custom installer) or do it yourself, here's what to do.
1. Think about the concept of the room first.
- What's the feeling you want to have when you get into the room?
- How do you want to use it? And will your kids or wife / husband want to use it?
- Will it be dedicated to home theater or will it be a multi-functional room?
- How will it fit in to your home? Will the room follow the design of the rest of your home or is it a bit of a secret room, the place where you go to get away from it all and truly step into another world?
By looking at your home theater from this perspective, you have a great starting point. It takes into account more than the tech specs of a single component. It forces you to look at what you want to reach as an end result.
Consider it like a trip. If you have the destination in mind, there are many ways to get there. But, if you don't know where you're going, how will you ever get anywhere?
So, the next step is how to get there.
2. Determining what you need to get to your dream home theater
If you are not sure which details would get you there, you might want to get the advice of a desgin professional. For the technical details, you can get the advice of a custom installer. Experienced installers and designers can work together as a team on your project. Their combined skills will really bring another dimension to your theatre. Even if you don't want them to do everything, or don't have the budget for it, you can ask them to consult. This means you will manage the whole project yourself and probably do most of the work yourself. However, getting some valuable tips can save you countless hours, a lot of money and get an overall better result. If you don't have the budget for this, check out some of the forums on the internet. There will be people who have built home theaters themselves and are willing to share their experience. Their advice can be a big help and best of all, it doesn't cost you anything. You can even find images of the theaters they have built. You might be surprised at what can be achieved.
3. Selecting the individual components for your home theater.
Once you know which elements you need to get your home theater, it's time to select each individual component. Here, we will only look at projection screens.
If you have a multi-functional home theater, you can easily hide your screen. The X-series Dellegno is an award-winning projection screen that rolls out from a high gloss cabinet at the press of a button. But, you can also have a projection screen that looks like a painting. The Masquerade screen can be printed with an image of your choice, so you can enjoy the screen when it is being used, but just as much the painting is rolled down.
If you don't mind seeing the housing of the screen, the M-series tab-tensioned projection screens offer perfect fabric planarity. This electrical projection screen can be used with RF and IR remote controls or triggered from the projector.
In a dedicated home theater, there is no better option than the A-Velvet fixed frame screen. The perfectly flat projection fabric surrounded by deep-black velvet borders makes this a projection screen that gets the most from your projector.
These are just some examples of the available projection screens that can help you create the home theater you have dreamed of. For even more options go to our complete projection screen range.
If you want custom advice about a projection screen for your room, please contact us at info @ beamax.com. To give the best possible advice about the right projection screen for your situation, the following information is important:
- Can the amount of light in the room be controlled when you use your projector and screen?
- Which projector do you use?
- What are the dimensions of your room?
- At which distance will you be from the screen?
- Do you want the projection screen to be retractable or fixed?
