Back in May 2020, we released a guide for elevating your home theater setup, unfolding everything from the essential electronics, ideal viewing distance, best seating, and must-have streaming apps.
Welcome to Part 2! In this blog, we’re diving deeper into the benefits of an upgraded home theater room replete with a 4K smart TV, wireless speakers, and more.
You can bring the cinematic experience to your home with the help of our experts at Spencer’s TV & Appliance. Check out what an upgraded home theater setup can do for you today!
It All Starts with the TV: What You Need to Know
In recent years, 4K TVs have overtaken Full HD TVs, coming in hot with double the number of pixels and a super-fast processor that unlocks hidden detail at four times the quality of their 1080p predecessors. The result? Immersive picture quality you feel you can step into.
But there’s more to image resolution than just the “4K” emblazoned on the box of your new smart TV.
OLED TVs from LG produce higher image contrast, better screen uniformity, and more viewing angles—meaning more seating options for family movie nights.
Competing for your attention, Samsung QLED TVs are hailed for displaying a brighter image quality and stocking larger sizes compared to OLED sets, so if you’ve been missing movie theaters this summer, an OLED TV will compel you to spring for leather recliners with cup holders. You might as well splurge for that beverage fridge and a popcorn cart, too.
Smart TV Features: What They Can Do for You
Now it’s onto the fun stuff.
“Alexa, watch ‘The Good Place’ on Netflix.” Uttering that brief phrase might be enough to prompt your 4K smart TV to switch to your favorite program—“me” time has never been so streamlined.
The LG CX Class 4K Smart OLED TV (OLED55CXPUA, OLED65CXPUA, and OLED77CXPUA) boasts impressive AI functionality with both built-in Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. And intelligent voice recognition means you no longer have to hunt down that remote control.
In pursuit of the ultimate handsfree experience, this OLED TV also automatically adjusts picture settings depending on your room’s lighting and your content’s genre, thanks for Dolby Vision IQ and Dolby Atmos. Technology like this will have you feeling as if you’re on the Minas Tirith battlefield (but really, you’re just enjoying a ‘The Lord of the Rings’ binge from your couch).
In short, the possibilities are endless with a 4K smart TV—whether you want to be notified of game times for your favorite sports teams, enjoy fast response times in video gaming, surf the Internet, experience lifelike VR simulations, mirror your smartphone for split-screen viewing, control other smart-home devices, and more. You’ll just have to take the plunge to find out.
Sound the Alarm for Wireless Speakers
You might assume there’s little difference between sound from your TV’s built-in speakers and a speaker system, but you’d be mistaken. Nothing anchors home-theater audio like dynamic bass that allows you to experience every boom, crash, and rumble in all its thunderous glory. It’s not just difference you can hear—it’s difference you can feel.
A speaker set makes movies, sports games, and other content come alive in one room so you can appreciate the soaring blare of euphonium in a John Williams soundtrack or feel like you just experienced that Game 7 buzzer beater in person.
The four-piece Sonos® 5.1 Entertainment Playbase set comes with a TV-complementing soundbar that boasts 10 amplified speaker drivers as well as adjustable bass, treble, and volume controls to customize your sound preferences. A wireless subwoofer unlocks hidden parts of music that you wouldn’t hear otherwise, and two surround speakers deliver room-filling sound when placed on opposite corners of the room.
If you’re partial to subtle design, Sonos in-wall speakers by Sonance have a flat panel with specially designed grilles that can be painted to match your walls. If mere subtlety is not enough, the Sonos ceiling speakers by Sonance are designed to disappear with easy-to-tuck-away square and round shapes.
Smart Speaker Features: What They Can Do for You
If you’re already splurging for a wireless speaker set, you might as well make sure they do more than amplify your home-theater audio.
With just your voice, you can enable smart speakers to play music, turn on the lights, and adjust the thermostat. Many speaker models can even navigate dozens of popular streaming services, including on-demand Internet radio, podcasts, and audiobooks you can enjoy between Harry Potter film installments in your at-home marathon.
For all your home theater needs, look no further than Spencer’s TV & Appliance, where we carry more than just electronics. Call our experts or visit us today!