Is there anything better than having a whole evening free to relax on the sofa, sit with your loved ones, and watch a great movie? Perhaps going to the cinema is better for full-on movie lovers who are particular about the kind of projection and content they watch, but sometimes, you just want to relax and do so with the best people you know.
Yet while a good TV and a cozy chair (not to mention some snacks) is usually all you really need, putting together a few investments into your film-watching space can be an excellent new pursuit. Maybe you want to turn your basement into more of a media room, or you just think the actual immersive experience could do with some improvement.
In this post, we’ll suggest a few options that could benefit you:
Cinema Sofas
It’s understandable if you want to improve your seated experience with reclining features, cup holders, and extra-wide seats that let people stretch out properly without having to fight over armrest space, because sometimes, cinema sofas can help you truly absorb yourself into what you’re watching.
Moreover, these sofas are built specifically for long viewing sessions so they tend to have better lumbar support and more cushioning than your usual furniture, which means you can watch three-hour films or perhaps an entire miniseries without necessarily feeling tired or achy. Moreover, fit well within a space or media room, they can look fantastic.
A Plex/Multi-Media Streaming Server
Setting up a media server may sound above what you’re comfortable with but it’s actually become much simpler over the years, and having all movies, TV shows, and personal videos stored in one central location that can be accessed from any device in the house could completely change how your entertainment gets organized and enjoyed.
Plex servers let people upload their own content and stream it anywhere, so that collection of DVDs gathering dust could become a properly organized digital library if you implement it right.
Ambient Reactive Lighting
These products have become popular as of late, because such lighting systems sync with whatever’s playing on screen and create colored light effects around the room that match the mood and colors of the movie, and while it might sound gimmicky at first, the immersive effect can be surprisingly engaging once everything’s set up properly. The lights would dim during dark scenes and brighten during daylight scenes, shift to red during action sequences or blue during calm moments.
For example, think about a police car outside of a crime scene, with the blue and red flashing lights illuminating your wall as well as showing crisply on the 4k display taking pride of place in your room. You don’t need to switch this on for every movie of course, but doing so can be great fun if you give it a chance, and it might even help you become even more immersed. Pair this with a surround sound system, and you may have a home movie experience that can rival whatever sits in the theatre right now.
With this advice, we hope you can make your movie night feel better than ever!
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