Home Theater-In-A-Box system is gaining popularity and most consumers state its benefits. This system is a great option for your home theater. A Home Theater-In-A-Box includes all the components necessary for a basic home theater such as speakers, a surround sound receiver, a DVD/CD player, and sometimes, a DVD Player and VCR combination, or even a DVD recorder. If you set up a home theater for the first time and don't know anything about the process of its installation a Home Theater-In-A-Box can be a great choice for you.  The Avantges of Home Theater-In-A-Box system:
1. Home Theater-In-A-Box systems are relatively inexpensive and cost effective. The price for the complete system may range from $200 up to $2,000 or more. These home theater systems can be bought at any consumer electronics retailer.
2. Home theater-in-a-box systems are also space saving. They are designed accoring to the needs of an average consumer. The central DVD/Receiver units can be not larger than a DVD player. But there are systes which have separate DVD player/Receiver components. The speakers in this system are very compact, the five or six satellite are small and can be easily mounted in room corners or shelves. The design of subwoofer is also space saving and can be placed in a corner or near a chair or table. It won't attract much attention, of course, except for a deep bass sound. 3. You won't hve any difficulties with the installation of a Home Theater-In-A-Box system. It includes most of the needed connection cables. To set up the system you need a TV with AV inputs and Audio outputs, A HiFi VCR, and/or DVD Player (unless one is supplied). The installation doesn't require special skills, just follow the given instructions and diagrams. Most systems contain a remote control used for all the functions of the system. However, there are some points which should be kept in mind and should be made when considering a Home Theater-In-A-Box:  1. These systems are not high-end. As compared to the systems with separate units home theater-in-a-box systems tend to cut corners on speaker construction and quality. However advanced and compact speaker and subwoofer technollogy can surprise you with their great sound.
2. Home Theater-In-A-Box systems are aimed at optimizing the sound for home theater use more than for music listening. So if you are fond of listening to music from CD, SACD, DVD-Audio, or even Vinyl, you won't be satisfied with the performance of these systems. 3. Many Home Theater-In-A-Box systems are not able to provide the "clean" power which is necessary for large rooms. It indicates a large wattage output, but it is also important to consider the levels of distortion at the rated power output of the system. Most expensive Home Theater-In-A-Box systems can give you a better sound even having a lower power output than low cost systems. 4. If you also use other devices such as a VCR, video game console, digital cable or satellite, find out if your systems hve enough auxiliary inputs to plug everything in. Most systems may include not more than one or two additional audio/video device(s).
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