It depends how old you are, how advanced you think that audio visual equipment is in the 21st century. Personally speaking my early childhood was spent watching a relatively small black and white television – the only one it the house corporate and wedding events. At the time I loved it, more than happy to sit in front of it and watch whatever was on – this was only for limited periods of the day as this was well before twenty four hour channels specifically for children. I will also freely admit getting upset when it was time to get rid of it and upgrade to our first colour TV – it felt like we were losing a member of the family.
Now, of course, if you were to sit me down in front of that good old black and white model, I would be shocked at the picture quality, struggle to hear what was being said and would quickly become frustrated at having to get up from my seat and walk all of three yards to change a channel! So much has changed – Blu-Ray was not so much as a distant dream, and the thought of having the equivalent of a home cinema in your own living room was pretty much unthinkable. The steps forward in technology in general, and home entertainment systems in particular, has been nothing short of spectacular. Three dimensional sound on its own is incredible whether you hear for the first time or the hundred and first. When you combine that with picture sharp quality that looks more real than the world outside your window, you know that technology has perhaps reached a pinnacle.
From surround sound to systems that link up throughout your house, so that you can watch and listen from any room, the installation itself has become a specialty. After all, who wants their av receivers on display in the wrong place? It takes a particular level of expertise to understand both the technological issues inherent in successfully wiring up your new home cinema equipment, and the aesthetic challenges in ensuring that it looks as good as it sounds. That is why it is absolutely vital that the people you use for the installation know the products they are dealing with, and understand their intricacies. Experts These are expensive audio visual products that we are talking about here. At this level, you really need someone who knows their 1080p from their stereo amplifiers. The last thing you need is a part of the set up not working, as it could take a lot of time and money to discover exactly what is causing the problem.
So not only has the technology behind home cinema and audio visual equipment moved forward leaps and bounds in the 21st century, so have the skills needed to implement them. Do not let that put you off – simply put it in the hands of a specialist and you will have the future today, in your own home.