ᐅ Separate living room home theater?

Hello everyone,

I wanted to hear your opinions and experiences regarding a separate home theater. What advantages and disadvantages do you see? The TV would then be removed from the living room.

On one hand, we want a bright living room, but watching TV in the dark is more enjoyable.

Do you have children?

4 years and 2 times 6 months. I have to say that we are not daily TV watchers. The wish is that the children do not get a console or anything similar in their rooms. In the home theater, however, it’s more likely.

And then you just retreat to the home theater to watch movies?

If you’re not really into TV watching, why even consider a home theater?

And you can still have a bright room—do you watch movies during the day?

Somehow that doesn’t quite add up 😉

I’ve wired my home theater setup right in the living room because if we do watch a movie, it’s usually just a short, cozy evening together.

With children, a home theater doesn’t belong in the living room – the noise that spreads throughout the house is too high. So, the basement is the best place. If there is no basement, then there’s no real home theater.
A small 5.1 setup in the living room is still okay – but a home theater is much more fun 😉
Unfortunately, we only have the small setup in the living room ourselves 🙁

Is a dedicated home theater planned, or just a kind of TV room?

I know several people who have it that way, but I find it unnecessary. These days, a TV doesn’t really take up much space—unless you want a full cinema experience ;-) But for the other option, you need a separate room, which takes up space again.