Effective Lighting Control in the Home Theater
Proper control of your home theater room lighting is an important aspect in any home theaters - this being especially so if you have a front-projector and a projection screen set-up. Video projectors often demand a controlled lighting situation due to the lower brightness of their displays.
Room ambiance is another important function of lighting during a viewing as you most likely not want your guests to sit in darkness (unless it is a really creepy horror flick).
Reflected room lighting is something you have to take into consideration as well as you do not want a glare on the screen - whether it be ambient light from a window or merely reflections of a lamp within your room. Ambient window lighting is major when determining your living room layout or designing a dedicated viewing room. A dedicated home theater room would of course be best without windows altogether - if you have the luxury of designing a room from scratch.
