Take Your Home Media Room to the Next Level

If you already have a media room, you know its pleasures well. There is no better room in the house to experience a great movie, watch a game on the biggest screen, and feel your music on the most powerful multi-channel sound system.

However, technology inexorably moves forward. While the media room from 5 years ago may be perfectly serviceable, new sight and sound formats have come along that can take any audio and video experience up a few notches. If you already have the infrastructure in place in your media room, all it may take is replacing some equipment. If you don't have a media room, then you have the advantage of selecting from the latest tech for your space. Either way, it's a win, and AVL Pro is here to help.

Two of the most significant advances in home theater and media room tech are 4K HDR video and technology. immersive surround sound like Dolby Atmos. Both of these are what you can experience in many of today's' commercial theaters. But now, you can have it at home in your own media room in Fort Myers Beach.

Keep reading to see how to take your home media room to the next level with today’s latest technology.

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Enveloping Surround Sound

Dolby Atmos has been the biggest advance in surround sound in the past several years. Dolby Atmos and its competitor DTS:X employ a new concept in audio imaging called object-based surround. It provides an unprecedented amount of flexibility for professional sound mixers to place film sounds in an almost three-dimensional sound field, with up to 128 discrete sound objects in a scene. The result is unprecedentedly realistic sound as you have never heard it before at home, where you will feel like you are in the scene versus watching it. The latest receivers and surround processors from the best brands all support these new sound formats. By installing additional height speakers for the Atmos effects, your home media room can rival the local movieplex - minus the crowds and the sticky floors.

Step Up to 4K with Sony Projectors

4K resolution flat-panel TVs are now commonplace, and if you've purchased a new one in the past three or four years, it's likely 4K. But 4K projectors, especially with the latest high dynamic range (HDR) contrast capabilities have only more recently come down in price. Perhaps the best name in projection today is Sony Sony, and they also happen to be the first company to introduce a 4K projector. Sony's ES line of projectors span the affordable to the very high-end laser models, and all of them can handle the ultra- high-resolution of 4K and the HDR contrast which give the picture an almost 3D depth effect. A projector is still the most cost-effective way to get a large picture in a room, and Sony models can project to screens as large as 300 inches diagonally.

What To Watch in 4K and Dolby Atmos?

With the mainstream availability of equipment that supports 4K, HDR, and Dolby Atmos immersive surround sound, the variety of content using these formats has exploded. Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, and VUDU all stream movies and shows that take advantage of these sound and video formats. You can also buy or rent UHD Blu-ray discs and plat then on the latest players from Sony and other vendors. What's more, even older high definition and stereo audio can look and sound better on your upgraded equipment, as video upscaling and virtual surround technologies add new dimensions of realism to the content.

To find out more about how AVL Pro can upgrade your home media room in Fort Myers Beach, contact us today!