Home movie theaters becoming more popular

Forget sitting in a crowded theater with sticky, dirty floors and talkative moviegoers. Watching movies in the comfort of your own home on a screen just as large as a movie theater equipped with surround sound is becoming increasingly more popular. If money is no object, your home theater can look like anything that strikes your fancy, from the "Pirates of the Caribbean's" Black Pearl to your own personal Bat Cave or just a luxurious home away from home.

"The Batman, Pirates and Star Wars-themed home theaters are definitely 'money is no object' theaters," says Lou Cerbone, owner of New York Audio Video Design, based out of LaGrange and Mahopac. "You don't see them that much, but if someone wanted something that crazy, it would be in a really large room. The beauty of home theater is that there are so many different room sizes, and you can design a themed room, or a theater made out of rustic barn wood or an ultra-traditional home theater with column sconces, staging and curtains."

Read more: http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/life/2014/08/24/valley-connoisseur-home-theater/14459551/

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