Theatre Redefined

There was a time when the idea of a theatre room in a home conjured up visions of Citizen Kane showing the latest movies to his friends in the 100-room mansion, or like narcissist Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, repeatedly viewing her movies from a drop down screen in her living room. Throughout the years magazines have written stories of high powered movie producers and their ability to give a private screening of their latest releases in their homes. The image being, this is something for the elite in their McMansions. Isn’t it nice that times have changed!

The change didn’t happen overnight. We evolved first with family rooms. The family room was where we could isolate the kids playing with their games and the noise of the television and keep it away from company in the living room. When technology changed, it changed how we lived in our houses. The next phase was the media room. The media room housed the cd players, the computer, the television and the PlayStation®. Since it was used by everyone in the house, it was a low key room of soft surfaces and sturdy fabrics, where kids or adults could get rowdy with their friends and the racket of the interactive games could be kept to a low roar. You could relax in your favorite chair and watch movies on your television. Due to the size of the screen and the audio equipment available, it was still not a theatre experience....    

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