| It could be very easy to spend tens of thousands | | | | televisions are becoming more and more common |
| of dollars building the ultimate home theater | | | | and provide superior quality to many other |
| experience for you and your family and if you | | | | televisions you will find on the market. If you |
| use your home theater on a regular basis and | | | | have the means with which to purchase this sort |
| have the money to spare you might find well | | | | of television I highly recommend that you do so. |
| worth the investment. However, you can also | | | | Once you have your television you can begin |
| build a fantastic home theater for significantly less | | | | purchasing other components in order to |
| money if you are willing to put a great deal of | | | | complete your system. |
| effort into finding the right parts for the right | | | | The next component I recommend is a receiver |
| price for your system. Everything comes down | | | | or amplifier. This is the piece that brings all other |
| to matters of preference and available funds | | | | components together. Without a decent receiver |
| when building any sort of home theater. | | | | it is virtually impossible to have a decent home |
| The truth of the matter is that most of us | | | | theater. The receiver acts as a sort of conductor |
| cannot afford to spend more than ten thousand | | | | for the sound and picture of your home theater. |
| dollars creating the home theater of our dreams. | | | | This is a piece of equipment that should not be |
| Many of us must seriously budget well in order to | | | | skimped on when it comes to quality, as you will |
| spend a couple thousand dollars on our home | | | | completely miss an important part of the 'theater' |
| theaters. The good news is that for a few | | | | experience without it. |
| thousand dollars you can create a truly | | | | Next are the speakers. Speakers are also very |
| phenomenal home theater if you do your | | | | important to the 'theater' experience of your |
| homework and invest your money wisely in | | | | home theater. The speakers are what provide |
| components for your home theater system. | | | | that 'movie quality' sound that is so important to |
| My first recommendation when building a good | | | | most enthusiasts and what will make your |
| quality home theater is to buy one piece at a | | | | system the envy of the neighborhood. I highly |
| time rather than building it all at once. This allows | | | | recommend purchasing speakers as a set in order |
| you to constantly upgrade your system without | | | | to insure compatibility. |
| breaking the budget all at once. It also allows you | | | | Finally, the DVD player or recorder rounds out the |
| the time to save up for better quality pieces | | | | system. It is up to you and your preferences |
| within your system rather than attempting to | | | | whether or not you wish to invest in a high dollar |
| make an all or nothing purchase. One thing to | | | | (at the moment) high definition DVD player. If you |
| remember when purchasing pieces individually is to | | | | have HD television and plan to purchase HD disks |
| make sure that they are all compatible (this is | | | | for your movies then this is the way to go. |
| especially important with speakers, which I | | | | Otherwise it is a complete waste of money in my |
| recommend purchasing together as a set | | | | opinion until the rest of your system rises to |
| whenever possible). | | | | meet the technology. The good thing about |
| The television is the first thing you should | | | | purchasing one component at a time is that you |
| purchase when building your home theater as | | | | can constantly work towards upgrading your |
| almost everything in your home theater will | | | | system to meet rising technology. |
| center around your television. High definition | | | | |