Power up your entertainment with
the full home cinema experience
THE MOVIE THEATER is dead, long live the
movie theater! Cultural shifts usually
happen pretty slowly, but recent concern
about being in enclosed spaces during a
pandemic has certainly accelerated the
shift towards home streaming.
Home theater installations have
always been something enthusiastic PC
users would try to tackle—expensive kit,
miles of cables, drilling holes through
drywall—these are all activities we
imagine tick the average reader’s boxes.
A home theater project is about
bringing together a host of disparate
parts and technologies to offer that
special movie experience. Of course, you
could stream the same content to your
cell phone, but where’s the fun in that?MAXIMUM
THEATER!
No, this project will be about
recreating the comfort, the lighting, the
big-screen, and big surround-sound
experience of the movie theater. Part of
that is about measuring up and planning
what size of screen your room can
accommodate, working out how to route
cables and power, then the sort of digital
infrastructure you will need to deliver
this conveniently and seamlessly.
No one wants a PC buzzing away in
the corner of their lounge, nor do they
want bundles of cables trailed around
the room. So let’s dare to dream about
the ideal home theater, explore what
you’ll need, what the potential issues
are, and how to plan and tackle creating a
Maximum PC installation. –NEIL MOHRmaximum theatre!
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