Experience Home Cinema

Home theater has recently peaked to a whopping $24 billion industry, according to the Digital Home Entertainment Group. Everyone wants a large screen, surround sound, and a theater-like experience. This substantial increase is partially due to large retailers, like Best Buy, that now group a 5.1 speaker package with a TV and call it a home theatre. For dedicated cinema enthusiasts, this simplified version is not equivalent. Rather, industry professionals have begun clarifying the difference between a basic home theater and that of an authentic “home cinema”.

Home cinema is the replication of a movie theater experience in the home that is beyond the basic AV components. It replicates the ambience with the dimming of lights, a curtain opening, and the screen that automatically begins the show – just as you would experience in a movie theatre. There is only one or two buttons to push, not a complicated set of remotes that confuse owners. This essential clarification is critical in understanding the difference in the value added to your home.

“A home cinema is an investment that returns an increased value on your home. Typically, it is professionally installed and boosts resale value of your home by as much as 10%,” said David Abbajay, president of Abbajay Automated Control Systems.

At this year’s Home and Garden Show at the Deschutes County Expo in Redmond, Abbajay Automated Controls Systems, Central Oregon’s most experienced resource for home automation and home cinema, will demonstrate the difference a genuine home cinematic experience can make. This includes:

• Managed Entertainment
  A digital media server is used to store all entertainment electronically. Homeowners can copy or download all of their music, movies and photos onto the server, eliminating space consumed by CD, DVD and Photo cases. It is automatically backed-up so all information is safe, even in extreme occurrences like a home fire.

• Controlled environment
  Many home theaters are multipurpose rooms that are also used as family rooms, offices, or even a child’s play room. Yet, the best cinema experience is created in a separate room. With the right installation, the temperature, sound, and picture will all automatically adjust according to the show you are watching.

• Lighting
  Automated lighting is essential in setting the ambience. In a recent New York Times article, leading lighting architect, Randall Whitehead, noted “you can adjust various light sources and dim them for a movie. You can also set different “scenes” of light — one for everyday living, one for entertaining, one for movies, and so on.”

Abbajay recommends that homeowners lean on professionals to install their home cinema. “Today, modern home entertainment technology has advanced considerably including high definition DVD players, satellite TV systems, SXRD DLP LCD and plasma big-screen TVs, and digital surround sound. Professionals can eliminate the confusion, ensure installation meets building codes, and create a space that is more enjoyable,” continued Dave Abbajay.

Abbajay invites visitors to experience home cinema and whole home automation at the Home and Garden Show, May 4 – 6, 2007. Visit Abbajay’s booth to enter for your chance to win. David Abbajay, 541-350-4409 or dave@abbajay.com.