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Watching movies is a great way to escape from the stressful life we all lead these days. Watching movies on a wide screen with surround sound can transport you away from that stress into the plot of the movie you are watching. You live the plot it as if you were really there in the movie itself.

Until recently, we could only experience this escape in a movie theater. However, modern technology has progressed far enough to be able to redreate the same audio-visual experience right there in your very own living room. We will now talk about the most basic components of a home theater system in this article. Read on to discover how these starter pieces of kit can deliver the best cinematic experience in a custom home theater system.

Home theater experts state that the most important factor in setting up a custom home theater system is the size of the room where you will install your custom home theater system. The most important factor in the home theater system - the television - is dependent on the size of the room, although the recommendation is that a 27 inch television set is the minimum necessary for your home theater set up.

It is also a recommendation that a flat screen television is advisable for a home theater system because it shows fewer reflexions and produces a crisper image. Another major component of a custom home theater system which depends on the size of the room, is the speaker system.

The number of speakers for your custom home theater system is dependent on the size of the room. You need at least three speakers to create surround sound, but you may place up to six speakers, if you want a more lifelike sound. Adding a subwoofer may also be a good way to achieve a complete surround sound like in the movie theaters. Three speakers is the minimum, although you may need up to six if the room is big.

Another major piece of equipment for your custom home theater system is the DVD player. It is a recommendation that DVD players with a progressive scan are the best choice. This is because progressive scan produces sharp and flicker-free pictures. However, this goes back to the choice of television unit, you will need to check if the flat-screen television supports progressive scan signals. You may also want to acquire a five-disk carousel DVD player. This will negate you having to get up from your seat to change discs every so often.

A minor cause for thought is the power of the DVD player as that will decide how loud your speakers can be turned up. Of course, almost all this depends on the size of the room in which the custom home theater system is going to be set up. Small rooms only require a few pieces of equipment, bigger rooms probably call for more and adding some proprietary home theater furniture to your home theater system will make a huge difference. A bigger room therefore needs a larger investment. A smaller room might require less, but still high quality, equipment to prevent your home theater set-up under-performing and feeling ‘cheap’.

You might think about hiring a home theater expert to design a perfect, custom home theater system. If you can afford it, this is probably the best option, because a home theater expert will be able to design and set up your custom home theater system most efficiently.

That custom home theater expert may also suggest the installation some additional features like specialized home theater seating and even other home theater furniture, such as small tables in order to make your home theater package complete and thereby make it more closely resemble an authentic movie theater. Having the finest and highest-quality custom home theater system will give you a most desirable installation, one that you can be proud of and that will enable you to enjoy your movies to the utmost.