Just what is Home Theater, really? One definition is "any attempt to simulate a movie theater environment for movie viewing." This is true to some extent. Wide screen high definition television with digital sound is a lot closer to the "movie experience" than trying to watch a 27" TV from around the corner while cleaning up the garage on a Saturday afternoon.
But then again, there are home theaters and there are home theaters. There's a basic difference between having a fully designed and integrated home theater in a dedicated space, and a wide screen TV with a "home theater in a box" in your living room or family room. The latter is great if you're planning on watching television with the family while the kids are playing, or if you read the newspaper during CSI, or if you're "sort of" interested in March Madness. If you want to, plan on, or routinely do other things while watching television, then you may not really want a home theater that is truly like having a theater in your home.
So, if we consider that watching television or movies in a multipurpose room isn't really a home theater, we can create a stricter working definition: a Home Theater is an attempt to provide a real Theater-Like Experience in a home setting. This implies theater style seating, a darkened environment so that the full range of visual brightness and contrast can be employed, and a sound-isolated environment that supports the full dynamic range of the sound track without resorting to dynamic compression. Without all these elements, the Home Theater is incomplete. All are needed for the viewer/listener to be fully enveloped in the theater experience.
What does this have to do with Infinite Sight and Sound? We're here to help you design that home theater. We're here to help you decide just what you really want in your home theater. We don't see anything wrong with having a big screen and surround sound in your family room, and we'll help you get there. For many families, this is perfect. But if you want the experience of a dedicated Home Theater with an acoustically designed layout and a fully calibrated video, we are the folks you want to see.
Our calibrator is certified by the HAA for audio and the
ISF for video. These organizations are the forefront in Home Theater technology.
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