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This growing application brings the realism of the "cinema" home. You'll find a wide spectrum involved in this application from video enthusiasts who build dedicated home theater rooms to movie fans that convert their living rooms or dens into mini-theaters.

Consider these characteristics and problems typically found in Home Theater applications:

• Typically this application uses some type of video projection but could include some slide projection. Popular today are LCD and DLP projectors combined with surround sound audio equipment.
• The application objective is to attain the highest degree of visual and audio realism. The desire is to make the audio-video experience as close as possible to the feeling experienced at a modern-day cinema.

Typically, you'll find most home theaters have one or more of the following problems.

• Lighting conditions may not always be controllable. For example, windows, skylights and entry ways can allow stray or direct light into the room, negatively affecting image quality.
• Screen surface could be easily soiled or damaged by children, pets, etc.
• May require wide or narrow angle of view depending on room configuration.
• Screen surface must remain taut to maintain resolution and eliminate disturbing shadows when projecting with video devices like LCD, DLP and CRT based video projectors.
• Could possibly require a variety of projection aspect ratios i.e. HDTV, letterbox, standard broadcast television.