The Great Installation Debate | Self Made Home Theatre

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The Great Installation Debate


It's a huge a question and it's looming large, especially among those home theatre lovers or any

one who is contemplating the purchase one of those enormous home theater systems for their

homes, AND the question is: Should I do a self installation or part with some bucks and call in a

professional to handle the job ? This debate goes beyond the confines of the American borders

and into the world. Consumers worldwide are grappling with similar questions and it might not

be an easy question to answer as it seems. Self installation wholly depends on the consumer's

confidence level and personal ability, and to many would be buyers, this maybe the reason as to

why they keep postponing purchase of home theaters.

For my household, this depends on who feels he/she needs the product most and who feels he

is confident enough to handle the installation. I've discovered that when it comes to such

equipments as home theaters, my man is a superstar at having the job done straight away. On

my side I had to lag my laundry to the laundry mat for weeks while the laundry machine and

dryer sat out in the basement in wait for him to mount them. I have no doubt that a person with

my kind of mind and attitude wouldn't hesitate to pay for a professional installation for any

equipment that requires quick installation.

With installation of complicated equipments, timing is not the only factor to consider, like for a

home theatre system. Knowledge is a major determining factor here as with most others

components. Because if you dare do it yourself and end-up breaking something during the

installation, that mat invalidate your warranty, especially if it maybe easy to prove that the item

or component was broken by the user and is not factory defect. You may also not like getting

down do the job yourself and then discover that something is missing, which may require that

you take the whole component apart, box it up again and take it to the store. Time wasted is

money wasted and you may not like the idea of redoing the whole installation afresh which may

end up being even more frustrating and expensive.

There are many things to put in mind when considering self -installation or professional

installation, and one of them is the guarantee on your home theatre system and it's related

components. Some warranties are nullified or rendered void if you don’t have your home theatre

system professionally installed. You therefore need to be sure if you are doing self-installation of

your home theater that the process doesn't nullify your warranty on the product.

Self installation also comes with benefits; first on the list is the bucks you will save by mastering

the guts of doing the installation yourself. Professional service doesn't come cheap

REMEMBER. It maybe quite costly and consumers of electronic goods don't consider that in

their budgeting for a home theater system. For most, expert installation can be a real deal

breaker in getting a home theatre of your dreams and also enjoying the best it can offer in terms

of entertainment.

The second reason that glorifies self installation of a home theater system yourself is the fact

that you develop the confidence of taking it part if the situation ever requires like moving

houses, or when you have to take it apart for maintenance and repair purposes. It also pays to

know where what plugs into and doing the installation yourself will give you that advantage.

At last is the sense of pride that only comes with knowing that you cracked the technical

mystery and did it on your own. It gives you a sense of accomplishment that not every john or

Jane is capable or even willing to do this task on their own, and that is remarkable and

something to make you proud. So, whether you decide that your installation has to be done by a

pro or not. I wish you all the best in your endeavor and hope you emerge victoriously.

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