{"id":251,"date":"2011-04-20T03:42:11","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T03:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextdaytechs.com\/blog\/?p=251"},"modified":"2011-12-26T13:02:20","modified_gmt":"2011-12-26T13:02:20","slug":"what-is-a-home-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextdaytechs.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/what-is-a-home-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Theater 101: What is a Home Theater?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Home Theater&#8221; phrase has been around for a while now, but what is it? Basically a Home Theater is the duplication of a movie theater experience in your own home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_253\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextdaytechs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/hd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253\" class=\"size-full wp-image-253\" title=\"Home Theater\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nextdaytechs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/hd.jpg\" alt=\"What is a Home Theater?\" width=\"176\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3.1 Home Theater System<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Large flat screen High Definition TV&#8217;s, digital Audio receivers and the explosion of Blu-Ray \u00a0players, and internet streaming of movies and music have made Home Theater Systems rival any local movie theater. Why spend $10 to $20 per person to see a movie at your local movie theater when you can enjoy the same movie at your home at the fraction of the cost.<\/p>\n<p>There are 3 major components that make a good <a title=\"Home Theater System\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nextdaytechs.com\/csubtype\/Home_Theater_Installation.html\">Home Theater System<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>1. Large 50-60 in High Definition TV.<\/p>\n<p>2. A good Digital Audio Receiver.<\/p>\n<p>3. Two or more speakers and a subwoofer.<\/p>\n<p>There a lot more devices you can attach to your Home Theater system, like a Computer, a DVD player, a Blu-ray player, your iphone, your game console etc.<\/p>\n<p>All these devices can be connected to your Home Theater through your wired or wireless home network. There is a big advantage to connect your Home Theater to the internet or your home network because you will be able to stream movies and music directly to your TV and\/or speakers.<\/p>\n<p>Services from companies like Netflix or Amazon can stream movies directly to your HDTV through your internet connection.<\/p>\n<p>The Home Theater is here to stay. As larger High Definition TV&#8217;s, Digital Audio Receivers became less expensive and high speed internet access spreads a Home Theater System is a must have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Home Theater&#8221; phrase has been around for a while now, but what is it? Basically a Home Theater is the duplication of a movie theater experience in your own home. 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