Whether you call it home theater or home cinema, it’s a popular entertainment option, but what is it? Home theater refers to a setup of audio and video equipment in your home that mimics the movie theater experience. However, there’s a lot of hype and confusion about what you need to enjoy it. The following tips can help cut through the hype and misconceptions.

Home theater plays a major role in our current entertainment landscape. Yet, many think of it as a luxury that is unaffordable during tough times. However, when you consider how much it costs to take the family out for dinner and a night at the movies, purchasing a home theater system can be an affordable solution for family entertainment during economic downturns.

There is a lot of hype and confusion surrounding LED TVs. Some marketing and sales people who should know better are wrongly explaining to their customers what an LED TV is.

To set the record straight, the LED designation refers to the TV's backlight system, not the chips that produce the image content. LED TVs are still LCD TVs. They just use LED backlights instead of the fluorescent-style backlights used in older LCD TVs.