With all the changes coming soon to the U.S. television standard, there is no better time than the present to begin constructing your home theater. The primary goal of a home theater is to do just that, bring the experience of a theater to your home. For a relatively low cost, you can now bring big screen pictures and digital surround sound to your living room with a clarity and fidelity never before possible. With the advent of DVD and HDTV you will see details you never noticed before and pictures will be so life-like they will almost pop off the screen. Dolby Digital and DTS audio will provide a surround sound experience that will put you right in the middle of the action.

Another thing to think about is with the prices of movies (& gasoline) going up, it's cheaper to just stay home, buy or rent a DVD and watch your favorite movie in the comfort of your living room. You won't have to worry about waiting in lines, driving across town, stepping in gum, etc. And if you have children, it's a great way to have fun and share family time! You can get soda & popcorn as many times as you like without having to worry about missing the action or paying those ridiculous high prices at the theater.

Also consider that in 2006 the United States will move to a digital TV standard and existing analog TV's will need to be replaced or fitted with a set top box to receive over the air TV signals. The new HDTV format consists of a high-definition 16:9 picture and Dolby Digital surround sound. Neither of which would have very much benefit on an existing analog TV. Any way you look at it, the digital revolution is coming.

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