HOME THEATER & A WOMANS POINT OF VIEW
BIG SCREEN TV, GREAT SOUND AND VIBRATING FLOOR. THINK A WOMAN WOULDN'T LIKE THIS, THINK AGAIN! IN THIS DAY AND AGE HOME THEATERS ARE BECOMING MORE POPULAR AMOUNG WOMAN THAN ONE MIGHT THINK. WHY, YOU ASK? WHEN YOU WATCH A MOVIE ON TV, IT'S JUST A MOVIE. WHEN YOU WATCH A MOVIE IN SURROUND SOUND, ITS AN EXPERIENCE.
TECHNOLOGY HAS GROWN AND PRODUCTS ARE GETTING SMALLER. THE SOUND YOU USED TO THINK COULD ONLY COME FROM A FOUR FOOT TALL SPEAKER, NOW COMES FROM A SPEAKER AS SMALL AS 4 INCHES TALL ON SLEEK SPEAKER STANDS OR SLIM WALL BRACKETS TO IN WALL/CEILING SPEAKERS THAT WON'T DISRUPT YOUR DÉCOR. THE SUBWOOFER WHICH ADDS THE ADDITONAL SOUND EFFECTS THAT REALLY MAKE WATCHING A MOVIE MORE LIKE BEING THERE, SITS IN A CORNER OF YOUR ROOM. TELEVISIONS ARE ALSO BECOMING LESS OBTRUSIVE. THE NEW PROJECTION TV'S ARE AVAILABLE IN LCD ( LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS), WITH A SLIMMER FRAME ( THE OLD TV'S WERE REAL DEEP, WHERE THE LCD TV'S ARE LESS THAN 18 INCHES DEEP. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO AS FAR AS A PLASMA ( ALTHOUGH TO ME, THAT WOULD BE THE IDEAL TV), BUT YOU CAN EVEN BUY THE TV THAT YOU CAN HANG ON YOUR WALL. A PLASMA IS A GREAT SPACE SAVER AND A BEAUTIFUL ADDITION TO ANY ROOM. YOU CAN EVEN GO FURTHER WITH A DROP DOWN SCREEN AND A CEILING MOUNTED FRONT PROJECTOR. ADD THEATER CHAIRS ( THAT ACTUALLY INCLUDE THE CUP HOLDER) AND YOU HAVE A FULL, AUTHENTIC HOME THEATER.
TIRED OF THE FIVE REMOTES THAT ARE LAYING AROUND THE HOUSE, AND GETTING LOST IN THE COUCH CUSHIONS? YOU CAN BUY ONE REMOTE THAT WILL RUN ALL OF YOUR COMPONENTS. THERE ARE EVEN TOUCH SCREEN REMOTES THAT LOOK LIKE A HAND HELD PALM ORGANIZER. THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN BLACK AND WHITE OR EVEN COLOR SCREENS.
DO YOU LIKE HAVING A TV IN YOUR KITCHEN, BUT FEEL IT TAKES TOO MUCH COUNTER SPACE ( OH, THAT PRECIOUS COUNTER SPACE!). NEVER FEAR, THERE IS A RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. IT'S CALLED THE ICEBOX. IT'S A TV, DVD/CD PLAYER AND A RADIO. YOU CAN ACCESS THE INTERNET WITH THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON. WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE KIDS? WITH A CAMERA INSTALLED, YOU CAN MONITOR THEM THROUGH THE ICEBOX. THINK YOU MIGHT SPILL SOMETHING ON THE KEYBOARD OR REMOTE? NEVER FEAR, JUST WASH IT IN THE SINK, AND ITS GOOD AS NEW ( YOU PROBABLY WISH YOU COULD DO THIS WITH YOUR COMPUTER KEYBOARD).
THERE ARE ALWAYS SPECIAL ADDITIONS, THAT CAN BE ADDED ON AT ANY TIME. THERE IS THE FIREBALL, WHICH IS A CD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THIS ALLOWS YOU TO CAPTURE AUDIO FROM THE BUILT IN CD DRIVE OR FROM EXTERNAL DIGITAL OR ANALOG SOURCES YOU CAN THEN SAVE THE CONTENT TO MP3 FILES OR ON THE INTERNAL HARD DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE FIREBALL INTERFACES WITH INTERNET BY PHONE LINE OR BROADBAND. THE INTERNET PROVIDES INTERNET RADIO, ALONG WITH INFORMATION ON YOUR MUSIC, SUCH AS TRACK INFORMATION AND COVER ART.
BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE. GOT MUSIC? IN ADDITION TO THE HOME THEATER, YOU CAN HAVE MUSIC IN ANY ROOM YOU DESIRE. THE GUYS COULD BE WATCHING FOOTBALL IN ONE ROOM, WHILE YOUR'E CURLED UP WITH A GOOD BOOK IN THE STUDY LISTING TO YOUR FAVORITE TUNES IN THE BACKGROUND. LIKE TO BBQ IN THE SUMMER? TIRED OF CRANKING THE STEREO JUST TO BE ABLE TO HEAR IT OUTSIDE SO LOUD THAT YOU CAN'T HEAR YOURSELF THINK INSIDE? OUTDOOR SPEAKERS ARE THE WAY TO GO. THERE ARE ROCK SPEAKERS THAT BLEND WITH THE OUTDOORS, AND ARE COMPLETELY WEATHER PROOF. THEY EVEN HAVE PLANTER SPEAKERS.
AND IT DOESN'T STOP THERE. YOU CAN HAVE LIGHTING AUTOMATION, PAGING THROUGOUT YOUR HOUSE, FIND OUT WHO IS AT THE DOOR BY PICKING UP ANY PHONE IN THE HOUSE.ETC ETCETC.
ISN'T THIS EXPENSIVE, YOU ASK? WELL IT CAN BE BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE. YOU START WITH A BASIC SYSTEM EVEN USING YOUR CURRENT TV AND WORK UP FROM THERE. THERE IS ( ALMOST) ALWAYS SOME TYPE OF FINANCING AVAILABLE, WHERE YOU CAN HAVE NO INTEREST FOR A YEAR ( ALMOST LIKE A LAYAWAY, BUT YOU GET TO BRING THE PRODUCT HOME). YOU CAN THINK OF IT AS CONSTANT UPGRADES TO YOUR HOME, ONE STEP AT A TIME, INCREASING THE VALUE AS YOU GO. YOU'LL ALWAYS KNOW WHAT TO GET HIM FOR BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSAYS AND HOLIDAYS.
