| Going to the theatres is fast becoming out of | | | | of these will produce respectable sound |
| fashion. Thanks to the advantages offered by | | | | without burning a hole in your pocket. |
| latest technologies like DVD and satellite, | | | | |
| folks are turning more and more to watching | | | | Coming down to the player unit, the Panasonic |
| movies at home. Home theatres are fast | | | | DMR-ES40VS VHS/DVD Recorder is a great deal, |
| gaining popularity as a good set offers one | | | | with its performance and efficiency, at an |
| great advantage - You can watch your old | | | | approximate pricing of $210 U.S. It comes in |
| favorite movies which are still on VHS tapes, | | | | two color sets- silver and black and perhaps |
| something which you really enjoy. Moreover, | | | | the best feature of this unit is that it can |
| the sound is a lot better with "surround | | | | convert old VHS tapes, which we all have |
| sound" technology and so are the latest DVD | | | | around, to DVD readily. |
| players, which offer nice quality and can | | | | |
| copy over VCR. The video display unit, | | | | And now, enter the arena of display units, |
| however, plays a significant role in making | | | | with HDTV sets which are available in a broad |
| or spoiling your entire experience. For most | | | | range in pricing and styling from the flat to |
| of us, the display unit is just a regular | | | | the curved and from the small to the gigantic |
| television, which produces sub-acceptable to | | | | 50" Samsung HL-R5067W 50" HD-Ready DLP TV, |
| fairly good images depending on the make and | | | | costing approximately $1500 price, which is |
| model of the unit, which ultimately results | | | | hard to turn down. But if you want your |
| in people going for High Definition. | | | | images projected across a wall, expect to |
| | | | shell out anywhere ranging from $1100 U.S. to |
| Now let's analyze what to look for in a good | | | | several thousand dollars, and for obvious |
| home theatre setup- Quality sound, VCR to DVD | | | | reasons, they aren't all that popular yet. So |
| players, and possibly a new T.V. set. We | | | | if you own a regular sized counsel that holds |
| shall consider all these as if the money | | | | the T.V., the books and records, then you |
| would be spent from our own pocket and that | | | | might probably be going to look for something |
| we shall be viewing movies as much as an | | | | in the 32"to 38" range, and these are readily |
| average family in the U.S. does, which is | | | | available in the market, ranging in prices |
| roughly 20 hours per week. | | | | from seven or eight hundred all the way up to |
| | | | thousands. Choosing a fairly nice |
| The Logitech Z-640 6 Speaker Surround Sound | | | | television, the SAMSUNG TX-R3080WH 30" Wide |
| System is being offered for a competent price | | | | SlimFit HDTV w/ Built-In HD Tuner, costing |
| of only $69 U.S. - price. Or if you are | | | | approximately eight to nine hundred, is worth |
| looking for decent performance, look at the | | | | mentionable with good picture quality, |
| Sony HT-DDW670 Home Theater in a Box System | | | | excellent reputation and all. |
| costing approximately $179 U.S. - price. Both | | | | |