Cinema,
at your home.
Guides, reviews and tools for real home cinema: from the living-room TV to a dedicated Dolby Atmos room.
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The guides we would recommend to anyone, even over dinner.
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From wiring to Dolby Atmos: pick your frontline.
Frame your room
Two inputs — sofa distance and how much light you get — and you have the right size, the panel that fits and the audio to pair. Estimates from SMPTE/THX viewing angles, not marketing.
Estimates from SMPTE (minimum) and THX Cinema (recommended) viewing angles. · Affiliate disclosure
The calculation machine
Ten calculators, all in your browser: no upload, no account. The numbers they output are the ones we use ourselves.
TV by distance
Enter sofa distance, get the right inches.
CalculateSoundbar by room
Room size and ceiling → channels and watts.
CalculateProjector throw
Distance → real inches and lumens.
CalculateSpeaker placement
2.0 / 5.1 / 7.1.4 with real angles.
CalculateSetup by budget
300 / 800 / 2000 €: what to buy.
CalculateOLED vs Mini-LED
Room light → the right panel.
CalculateSub by room size
Cubic meters → driver and watts.
CalculateStreaming vs disc
Real bitrates, when disc wins.
CalculateTV size in cm
Your inches → real footprint, base, doorway.
CalculateCable planner
Room layout → cable meters, gauge, HDMI.
CalculateLatest takes
The newest guides, in clapperboard order. Every title is a question we actually asked ourselves before buying.
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Before buying: what you actually need and what is marketing.