| Today is the age of new inventions and | | | | familiar sound, uninterrupted. The possibilities are |
| technologies. Advancement in technology has | | | | many; you can watch and listen to the same |
| come about almost in every stream and has | | | | content in each room, or have different |
| given people more choices to opt for. Today, it is | | | | programming in each room using the same |
| easy to enhance one's movie-watching | | | | equipment. |
| environment. Now, more and more people are | | | | Media Rooms: |
| turning their ordinary TV rooms into home | | | | Media Rooms are a great way to ensure |
| theaters. But advances in technology have given | | | | everyone in the family is able to enjoy your audio |
| people more choices for home theater setups, | | | | video investment. This is also a good option for |
| and some people find that a home theater is | | | | those who can't dedicate an entire room for |
| more convenient than a movie theater -- and the | | | | watching only movies. What other room offers |
| picture and sound are amazing. | | | | the capability of gaming, digital picture viewing, |
| Home Theaters require tremendous expertise in a | | | | MP3 listening, web surfing, movies and videos, all |
| wide variety of disciplines such as architecture, | | | | using the same equipment? Your Home Theater |
| construction, acoustics, sound isolation, electronics, | | | | equipment! Unless you have the extra floor space |
| automation, seating, and lighting. The resulting | | | | to dedicate your room as a sound room or |
| rooms are amazing both in appearance and | | | | theater room, a Media Room is a practical |
| performance. | | | | approach to having a multi-function room and |
| HDTV(High Definition Television) | | | | including home theater equipment in it. Media |
| The first HDTV was introduced in 1998, after | | | | Rooms can deliver family entertainment to all |
| that the TV makers introduced highly advanced | | | | while maintaining individual preferences for those |
| HDTV that force users to purchase HDTV for | | | | who use it. This is same room where families |
| their next television. High Definition technology | | | | come together to share their vacation pictures on |
| relies mainly on the number of lines that the TV | | | | the large television screen and the same room |
| has to 'draw' the picture. When we talk about | | | | where you escape to become lost in your |
| picture quality we refer to resolution. This is made | | | | favorite sitcom each week. This is the room you |
| up of many lines of pixels. The more of these | | | | enjoy hearing background music while entertaining |
| lines of pixels there are on screen the better the | | | | guests and the same room you surf the web |
| resolution and, therefore, the picture quality. | | | | after hours using the large flat screen. |
| Whole House Audio Video System: | | | | Game Rooms: Many people treat Game Rooms |
| The ability to distribute audio and/or video | | | | as nonessential. However,this is a delusion. |
| entertainment throughout your home. It starts | | | | Firstly,they add value to your home and secondly |
| with an audio or video source. This can include | | | | you get that extra entertainment space to hang |
| satellite radio, MP3 files from your PC or Mac, | | | | out with your friends. You can't imagine your |
| internet based streaming HD video, compact | | | | Game Room having less than two large plasma |
| disks, and even Blu-Ray, all without signal loss. | | | | screens, a game console for both, seating for |
| Imagine walking into your kitchen and using the | | | | twelve, a real time sports ticker, 7.1 surround, and |
| small wall mounted LCD keypad to sort through | | | | a hand held LCD remote control for the ultimate |
| your computer's MP3 files and select your | | | | game day experience. |
| favorite genre or favorite artist. As you leave the | | | | These dedicated Game Rooms are always |
| kitchen through the dining area, then to the | | | | enjoyable and are able to function as home |
| outside deck or porch, you hear a seamless | | | | entertainment centers in the off season. |