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Creating the ultimate home theatre is definitely an expensive endeavor.  If you want to have premium sound quality and dynamics like the biggest movie theatres, you have to be willing to pay a premium price for the speaker system.  Home theatre speakers are one of the most important components of a good home cinema setup, so spending some extra cash on a top-of-the-line speakers system should be a priority for any home theatre enthusiast looking to build the ultimate home theatre.

Revealed! Ever wondered what world-wide celebrities are packing in their own home theaters?  With all the money they’re raking in each year, they have plenty of cash left over after their exotic vacations and daily spa treatments are paid for each month to completely deck-out their home cinema with top-notch home theatre equipment and some awesome added touches as well.

Here’s an inside look at just a few popular celebrity’s homes and what they’ve done to set their home cinema setup apart from the average home.

For anyone who’s into home entertainment and home theater equipment, you know that the centerpiece of a good system is the television. The people who are ready to take their home theater to the next level, or for those who’d just like to dream about it, you’ve got to take a look at this titanic list of gigantic plasma, LCD, and LED TVs. When it comes to HDTVs, bigger is better, and this list of the largest TVs in the world has got the biggest of them all. From huge HDTVs at sporting venues and stadiums, to the largest consumer big screen TVs on the planet, right here you’ll find 12 of the largest TV’s ever designed. This list is intended to make home theater enthusiasts drool in envy, and make them wonder why they ever bought that puny 50-inch plasma!

There are some common mistakes that are often overlooked when installing a home cinema that can easily be corrected with just a little bit of know-how. From the planning stage, purchasing of tv cables, to the calibration of AV components, you’ll find ways to avoid the common mishaps that can essentially turn a good home theatre project into a disaster. Here is a list of 10 of the most common mistakes people make when installing a home theatre and ways to avoid these all-too-common pitfalls.

Its the end of August already and there’s been a whole bunch of great sporting action so far this year — the Beijing Olympics have just come to an end, there’s been the SuperBowl earlier in the year, in soccer the Euro 2008 has come and gone. Also, the FA CUP and the UEFA Champions League. Wimbledon is over and rev-heads have been enjoyed almost a full season of F1, Moto GP, Indy and Nascar. So what other opportunities do the masses have to sacrifice offerings to the gods of sport?

When you go the cinema next, take a moment to think about where you like to sit and how comfortable the seating is. Personally, I’m a front and middle type of guy; close enough to see all the details of the picture but not so close that I strain my neck to comfortably view. So when it comes to home theater stuff, you should have no problem snagging the best seats in the house - its your house and you own the seats and you get to decide who seats where, right? Ideally you’ll want to set up for ‘movie night’ and plop down in a comfortable, soft, supple seat, something with a smooth exterior well positioned to watch the film or the big game — you get the idea!

Have you ever heard the Mario theme song played on an 11-string bass guitar?  …or the Star Wars soundtrack played on a huge Wurlitzer organ? Probably not. Here’s a collection of 15 of the most unique renditions of popular video game and movie theme songs.

It’s no secret that the trend in HDTV design for 2008 and beyond involves creating larger, wider screens while at the same time making them slimmer than ever before. Here’s the next generation in HDTV’s and from the looks of it, the future of the flat screen is definitely looking fit and slim.

From time to time a new clip surfaces on the net of some journalist losing control, not showing the decorum or professional courtesy expected of them. We’ve segmented these clips into those outbursts of anger and frustration so well exemplified by Bill O’Reilly, meltdowns when a show collapses due to someone’s ineptness and finally, the kind of blunders and accidents that make you wince, cringe and laugh.

Be prepared for these infamous clips of unscripted madness!