Jul 19, 2021
Lining up to get movie tickets, getting snacks and drinks, and walking through a dark hallway on the way to your favorite spot in the cinema. It’s been more than a year since we can watch films in the malls we love. Although some malls opened their doors to a limited number of people, watching movies through the duration of the pandemic makes the viewing experience different with the need to wear masks and face shields, possible struggles with finance, and the fear of acquiring the COVID-19 virus. We’re sure you miss the pre-pandemic movie experience, especially the one you get from the cinemas of different AllHome branches like Evia, Vista Mall Dasmariñas, and many more. However, you can stop missing that now because in this article, we’ll share with you some tips that can help you attain a cinematic experience with a home entertainment room.
The words “cinematic experience” along with “home entertainment room” may sound expensively grand, but it doesn’t have to be. Anyone who wants the cinema experience in their homes can have one with the already existing furnitures and appliances in their living rooms. As for those who want to level things up by using up another space in their homes and by upgrading what they currently have, we got you too. Together with AllHome, we’ll create a fun and cozy place that you and your loved ones will definitely enjoy.
First, the highlight of the home entertainment room, the television. Make sure that in choosing what size of the television is best in your entertainment room, you take into consideration the distance of the screen from where you will sit. The TV size should be enough for you to be able to comfortably watch all details of the movie from one end of the screen to the other end without exerting the effort of moving your head from side to side. The height to where you will place your screen should also be at an eye level. The goal in selecting the right viewing angle for your movie theater is to give you an immersive experience without the consequence of having a headache because your eyes get stressed from going all over the television because it is too big or too close that you can’t see the picture as a whole.
In getting a television, a wise choice will be getting smart TVs. As most of you would already know, smart TVs are amazing innovations that combine features of non-smart televisions where you can watch TV channels and features of computers where you can explore the internet allowing you to watch movies or other videos that you can find on the Internet from your television. Today, there are many movie streaming services online. Subscribing to one will give you access to a wide range of movies and TV series making your hunt for your next favorite movie easier and cozier in your home entertainment room.
If you’d rather use a non-smart television, be free to do so. Watching movies with it is possible when you use a DVD player. The disadvantage with using CDs, however, is you’ll have to wait for some time before a movie becomes available in CDs, and original copies are expensive.
Some TVs, smart or not, also have a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) slot; you can use this slot to connect a central processing unit (CPU) with, of course, an HDMI cable to transform your television into a computer screen. Even without a smart TV, you can enjoy watching movies online from a wide screen when you connect the CPU to your television.
A fun alternative for televisions as viewing screens will be a projector. Direct it against any plain wall of your home entertainment room and you have a wide screen. Similar to the previously mentioned tip, if your projector has an HDMI slot, you can also connect your CPU and have the projector as your computer screen. By the way, a laptop can also be used instead of a CPU.
Whatever you decide to use between a laptop, a computer, or a smart TV to access movies online, make sure that they are placed near the wi-fi router or that you have a direct line connection to the router for a stable internet connection. We don’t want our movies blurring at the best scenes because the signal it has been receiving has become poor.
Now that you got your viewing screen ready, let’s talk about the sound system. One of the things that we know is amazing in a Vista Mall cinema is that the sound of your movie is travelling from one side of the cinema to the other side following the action in the movie. You can achieve this kind of sound system with a 5.1 surround sound system. Place them on the left and right area of your home entertainment room where you plan on watching from and have them face towards you for an immersive experience.
Even without the 5.1 sound system, a great listening experience is still possible with any speakers as long as you have the other sounds controlled. Make sure that when you’re watching, there are no other noises that may ruin your cinema-like experience such as the sounds coming from your kitchen when someone’s washing dishes, or from your laundry area when someone is washing clothes. Either watch during a time when it’s not busy in the house, or you can soundproof your home entertainment room. The easiest way to do this will be by putting up thicker curtains as this type of curtain can absorb sound.
A curtain is also perfect to keep away light from outside as this can reflect on your viewing screen. Using matte or flat paint will also be helpful in avoiding reflections. When you have a shiny object that tends to reflect light from your viewing screen, you can keep it in a storage like this Megabox storage box.
With the viewing screen and sound system ready, the next thing to talk about is the area where you will sit. You don’t need anything fancy for this one. It can be a sofa, a recliner chair, or anything really as long as you are comfortable and you feel relaxed on it.
Finally, let’s talk about the ambiance of your home entertainment room. Dark paint for the walls and ceiling of your home entertainment room is best as they limit the amount of light that is reflecting that, as we mentioned earlier in this article, may interfere with your viewing experience when a light is bouncing off your screen disabling you from seeing certain details in the movie like, for example, the light can block your favorite actor’s face.
It’s also best to keep the home entertainment room simple with less decorations to avoid distractions. If you really want to put one, keep it in an area that will not distract the viewer when they’re looking at the viewing screen.
Having a cinematic experience at home can be as simple as counting 1, 2, and 3. Give these tips a try and have a great time watching with your loved ones.
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