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Incentives for Proper Home Theater Lighting hotamelia 02-03-2007
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Posted by hotamelia on February 3, 2007, 9:34 pm
One of the most crucial elements to consider in building a home
theater system is also one of the most over-looked. The lighting used
in the room has an incredible effect on the movie viewing experience.
It can make the difference between a pleasurable experience and a
mediocre one.

Better Viewing Environment

Believe it or not, complete darkness is not the best way to watch
movies. This is in complete contrast to what most people actually do.
You can even see this in practice at many movie theaters; the lights
along the sides of the theater are kept very dim during the film but
they are still on. The dim lighting helps to prevent the eye fatigue
that results from staring at a bright light source in complete
darkness. If you have ever had a headache after watching a long movie,
it may have been caused by eye fatigue.

Atmosphere

Lighting creates a certain atmosphere inside a room. This is true
whether or not the atmosphere created is one that you had intended.
When was the last time you walked into a theater that used overhead
fluorescent lights? What kind of feelings would that evoke? Would you
really feel like you were there to watch a movie or would it feel more
like you were about to sit in on a seminar?

Positioning, color, and intensity all play a role in the ambiance home
theater lighting produces. Decide on exactly the feelings you would
like to produce with your home theater lighting. What emotions would
you like to evoke as people walk into your home theater? Warm?
Relaxed? While different colors elicit different emotions from
different people, there are some colors that seem to be associated
with certain feelings. Choose shades of the color that is associated
with the feelings you want to elicit from your home theater audience.

The position and intensity of your home theater lighting will be
determined by the placement of the viewing screen. Direct lighting
should be avoided during the movie. Using fixtures that reflect light
off of walls will help to avoid glare while reducing the harshness of
the light. Dimmer switches are also a necessity if your home theater
room is not equipped with central lighting control. They will provide
you with the ability to customize the intensity of your home theater
lighting to your own tastes.

Dedicated Room or Living Room

Now before you come up with the excuse that your living room is your
home theater room and other things take place there besides watching
movies, just stop. If your home theater room and living room are one
and the same, there is even greater incentive for you to address the
room's lighting. Your living room is a multi-purpose room. When your
friends come to visit, that is where you congregate. You read your
books in your favorite chair, which is in the living room. Your family
gets together to play board games or even just to talk in the living
room. On top of these and anything else that goes on in your living
room, you watch your movies there. How nice would it be if you could
adjust the lights to create the perfect reading atmosphere around your
favorite chair? Or how would you like to make a very inclusive and
personal setting for spending time with loved ones? Even doing
something as simple as creating a relaxing, cozy environment after
coming home from work can be accomplished by changing the lighting
conditions of a room. Proper lighting will provide you with the means
to create all of this in your living room.

Convenience

Home theater lighting can easily be tailored in order to take the work
out of finding the perfect setting for each light in the room
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Posted by gruhn on February 4, 2007, 3:05 pm
> You can even see this in practice at many movie theaters; the lights
> along the sides of the theater are kept very dim during the film but
> they are still on. The dim lighting helps to prevent the eye fatigue

And here I thought they did it so people could move around with
tripping much.


Posted by Michael Bulatovich on February 4, 2007, 8:20 pm

>> You can even see this in practice at many movie theaters; the lights
>> along the sides of the theater are kept very dim during the film but
>> they are still on. The dim lighting helps to prevent the eye fatigue
>
> And here I thought they did it so people could move around with
> tripping much.

Or poke themselves in an eye with a straw.
--


MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca



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