The Top Five Trends for the Future of Home Theater and Audio
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One of the most exciting things about home theater and audio in general is that it’s always evolving. Back in the ’80s when home theater first started, LaserDisc with two channel audio was the best technology available for consumers. These days with 4K Ultra HD content and receivers that can support up to 13.2 channels with Dolby Atmos, the state of the art is constantly being pushed forward into new territory. Here at Aperion we are always striving to not only stay on top of current trends, but also looking to the future in order to anticipate what is likely to happen next. With that in mind, here are a few of the developments that we think will be coming down the pike in the next few years.
However it’s a bit of a hassle to set up and it works through IR signals so everything needs to be line of sight. But one day in the future you’ll be able to use voice control through devices that are all connected to your WiFi network. Everything completely integrated into one system with each piece being connected to one another through WiFi, that’s some truly powerful tech. Imagine being able to control the volume of a whole house audio system, simply by speaking into your phone and without any extra hardware. That day is not far off.
There are already A/V receivers out there that allow for output to two monitors via HDMI simultaneously, it will be interesting to see if this trend becomes common enough that we see three or even more outputs on new models. Sure turning your living room into mission control isn’t going to be for everyone, but as display tech gets cheaper and cheaper, we can definitely see more than one screen in a room becoming more prevalent.
At least when it comes to non-gaming platforms. But with a lot of money being invested by the likes of Facebook in the Occulus Rift and Google trying to make augmented reality happen with the Magic Leap, there is a fairly good chance that the same technology will be applied to other platforms like broadcasts and movies. VR is one of those technologies that seems to be talked about every 10 years or so with it never quite coming to fruition. One of these days though it just may breakthrough to mainstream usage. Being able to feel like you are courtside at an NBA game (without the $12 beer) or inside the Millennium Falcon cockpit with Chewie and Han sure sounds like a dream come true to us. Pair that with an immersive Atmos type system and it could usher in a whole new level of home entertainment.
The content & opinions in this article are the author’s and do not necessarily represent the views of HomeToys
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