Feb
14
Home Theater Shopping Tips
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In a nutshell try and limit yourself to major name brands but that of course comes with a few caveats. Keep in mind that what might be a “big name brand” in say televisions might not necessarily be so in front projection and vice versa. A few basic guide lines for this would be (1) have I heard of the brand before (2) is the brand sold through a reputable brick and mortar dealer network and (3) has the company been around longer than a few years, if the answer to one or more of those questions is no, at the very minimum step back and think about this potential purchase just a little longer.
That said there’s another potential pitfall to avoid when shopping for audio video equipment that’s just as important as the “major name brand “rule. Just because a company ruled the roost for 20 years with insert-product-type-here doesn’t mean they make a good insert-it-here now, they may not even make it at all anymore. Without naming names I recently had a conversation with a customer who said I’ll only buy acme widgets because their superior to omega widgets, I had to inform him that omega now manufacture all of acme’s widgets for them.
My point here isn’t to be snobbish and say only buy x-y-z brand, not even close but I do want to warn you that the home theater market has become a breeding ground for fly by night snake oil type companies that hawk inferior wares that closely resemble the offerings of the majors. Don’t be caught, when it doubt read reviews, not just one but several form several different (trusted) sources.
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