August 2nd, 2010 
admin Home theaters are all the rage now, but some people who want to have one don’t have a clue where to begin when designing one. This is where home theater designers offer their services.
Home theater designers often work for showrooms which sell home theater packages, and the designers are there to help clients select a package that will best suit their needs.
Xaviera Arata Editor of the “Home Theater Reviews” website — http://www.HomeTheaterReviews.me — pointed out;
“…Not all service providers are equal though, and there are certain options that you should look for when choosing a designer to help you make your home theater…” Added Xaviera Arata
Room Analysis – a good home theater designer should have an option where they either ask for the dimensions of your room and/or even offer a preliminary house call where they can look the room over. This allows them to pick a package that’s neither too large nor too small for your theater needs.
Package Customization – aside from picking a package that’s the right size for your home theater, designers should offer personal customization options that allow you to add or remove equipment from the package to suit your personal tastes. Naturally, this customization option should also allow you to manage your budget by adjusting the overall price.
Support Equipment Availability – aside from the actual audio and video gear for your home theater, a good designer should take into account support gear for your theater. This includes things like static guards, acoustic tiling, cabinets, and even furniture.
Acoustics and Lighting Advice – a home theater should have lighting that doesn’t disrupt viewing ability, so that the glare from light won’t reflect off the TV screen. It should also be set up with proper acoustics that prevents outside noise from entering the room, as well as minimizing echoes within the room. A good designer will take these facts into consideration and offer both advice and help in modifying your home theater along these lines.
Budgeting Advice – naturally, the bottom line for any designer is to make a sale. Because of this, try to analyze the advice your designer is giving you. A good one will have your welfare at heart, and offer options that either minimize costs for you or pace your payments at a tolerable rate. If, on the other hand, every bit of advice the designer gives seems to raise the bill, you might be getting gouged for cash. Be Warned.
After Sales Support – lastly, see if the designer offers any helpful options after closing the sale.
“…The after sales support can include extended warranties on equipment, service packages, and other helpful little bits that lets you know you can ask for assistance if things blow up later…” Added Xaviera Arata
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do all home theater systems come with DVD players?I want to get a home theater system, but I already have a perfectly good DVD player. Can I get a system that just hooks up to my TV and works with cable and my dvd player?
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You should probably check out Amazon (link below) for most of these, as they offer free shipping on most AV receivers and can generally take $100 or more off the price of a receiver. I actually spoke with an AV pro at Circuit City the other day, and here were his feelings on receivers:
Top of the line: Denon (and some Sony's). They just make the highest quality receivers that are capable of doing pretty much anything you want. However, he did forewarn me (and I believe it) that setting up a Denon system is not for the faint of heart of the inexperienced. He said he's seen people struggle with it for days before calling in an expert.
Pretty good: Yamaha and Onkyo (and Harmon Kardon). Both make similar style receivers that are fairly (moderately) intuitive to set up. I know Onkyo provides a microphone that is supposed to optimize the sound quality and the point where you put the mike. I don't think Yamaha's have that on their mid-range receivers.
After that: Sherwood and other makers. Just not the kind of product you want to buy if you're looking for quality. These are more of the "just-scraping-by" style recievers. I'd spend the little extra to make sure you got a quality product that will last you more than a year or two.
For someone who's just looking to get into the market (which it sounds like you are), you may want to look at the Onkyo TX-SR605 style reciever. It has up-converstion, meaning that you can run one single HDMI cable to your HDTV, and all other video signals will be formatted to work. It has 2 HDMI inputs, 3 component video inputs, and 4 digital audio inputs, which should be plenty to last a while. The set up is fairly obvious on the entire receiver and provides plenty of power to the speakers. Most importantly, you can find it (right now) for $400-$500 USD at several retail outlets, including Amazon. A great receiver if you're just getting into them.
Also, speakers are a different subject. You don't want the brands I listed above, you want to look into Boston Acoustics, Polk Audio, Bose and JBL, to name a few. The sound quality and speaker make up will be much better and last longer. You want a cone (the part that makes the sound) that is not paper, but ceramic, plastic and/or part titanium.
Hope this helps! Check out the link below Amazon (CNET) for more comprehensive reviews of everything you're looking for.