Is Home Theater DEAD in 2024?

This week we ask if home theatre/home cinema is still a popular addition to homes or are people consuming music, movies, sports and TV in different ways in their living spaces. Is Home Cinema or Home Theater as we used to know it, now dead?
Presented by Phil Hinton with Dr. Julian Scott, Martin Dew and special guests Neil Davidson and Steve Carter
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00:00:00 - Start
00:00:09 - Welcome and introductions
00:07:35 - Competitions & new patrons
Main discussion: Is Home Theater Dead?
00:09:35 - What are the notable changes to Home AV over the last 20 years?
00:11:43 - The role education and awareness have played in the field.
00:13:32 - The rise of the custom installer: enthusiasts vs. professionals
00:16:01 - Governing bodies: can anyone get into home cinema installation now?
00:18:12 - How improved DSP is impacting the scene
00:20:18 - Has the quality of consumer level equipment improved?
00:22:53 - The impact of Filmmaker Mode
00:24:23 - What does a ‘high end’ installation look like at the moment?
00:27:47 - What is RP22 and how will it help?
00:32:11 - Where is the custom installation market currently?
00:33:49 - How does content influence the viewing environment?
00:36:19 - Entertainment spaces now driven by function rather than by specific AV equipment
00:38:48 - The growth of quality over quantity - “more is not always more”
00:40:31 - Media rooms - design led spaces with multiple AV options; do they offer the same experience as a dedicated room?
00:43:22 - Will new trends and increases in computing power give even more choice?
00:45:37 - Home cinema is dead! Long live home cinema!
00:46:52 - Wrap-up and goodbye
Guest details
Dr Julian Scott - displaycalibration.co.uk/our-...
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Neil Davidson - www.srnd.group
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Steve Carter - / steven-carter-2692b02
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[@kwisatzsawyer]

Since fewer people can afford single family housing, fewer folks will have the space to dedicate to a home theater / media room. Expect more folks to rock a simple TV and soundbar and slowly VR adoption (Apple and Meta clearly think this is where the market is going).

[@paulst3599]

My last 3 cinema visits were Gladiator (2000). Saw (2004). Star Wars ep3 (2005) .. That's when Cinema died for me. Home Cinema will live forever, looks better, sounds better and I can pause it when 'I' want to 🤔👍

[@adrianlmcleod]

Er, have you experienced Dolby Cinema? There are still those that swear by IMAX (not LieMAX).
Personally for me, Dolby Cinema all the way!

[@darkalligator]

No 😅