Whether it’s binging your favorite series of checking out some of the newest releases, there are few better ways to chill with your fellow dolls than by taking a comfy seat in front of a high-definition screen. Here, we’re going to look at how you make the perfect home entertainment space in your home.
It’s all about placement
First of all, you need to learn the logistics of actually setting up a home entertainment room or a home theater. Choosing the right seat height and screen height is crucial, first of all. Your eyes should be level with the screen instead of having to look up at it. Proper surround sound speaker placement depends on the space between the seat and the screen, too. You want to create something of a “triangle” with the two speakers equidistant from the main screen speakers, placed behind and on either side of the seating area. If you have seats outside of that surround sound triangle, they’re not going to get the full effect.
Make it communal
The home entertainment hub should also be a space where you can gather with friends, enjoy shared shows or watch new movies together. For that reason, it has to have some communal appeal. For instance, having a coffee table in the middle of the seats can make a perfect place for snacks and drinks. Having the seats centered around it makes it a lot easier for people to communicate and share the experience than feeling like they are enjoying the same thing but separately from one another.
The world’s library at your feet
In the past, having a fully-kitted home cinema also meant that you had to have quite the collection of media lining up your shelves. However, thanks to services that allow streaming to devices, that’s no longer the case. At most, you need to invest in maybe one or two monthly streaming subscriptions, but the only vital component is the kind of high-speed internet that can guarantee reliable streaming without stuttering or buffing. Thanks to digital video rentals, it’s become a lot easier to watch just about anything you want, including some cinema releases before they’re made available on DVD or Blu-Ray.
Keep it comfy
The room might be built for the viewing experience, but you want your guests to be comfy during that experience, too. For instance, you can invest in real high-quality theater seats that offer a cozy place to sit at the same time as giving your posture and back the support it needs. Many tend to choose hardwood floors for their home theater, too, for the acoustic quality. If you don’t want the room to feel too cold or hard, however, you should also consider area rugs around the seats to add a touch of softness.
Once you have it set up, your new home entertainment space is going to be the envy of your friends. The perfect place to arrange group viewings or to simply chill when the weather’s truly awful outside and you have nowhere to go.
