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How to Create the Best Home Cinema System
Creating the perfect home cinema doesn’t need to be daunting. It's possible to create a home theatre that can rival the real thing in the comfort of your own home. From choosing the right size TV and your ideal soundbar, to designing the perfect set-up, our home cinema tech guide will give you all the guidance you need to bring entertainment and films to life in your own home.
What is a home cinema system?
With a home cinema system, you’ll have everything you need for enjoying your favourite blockbusters and boxsets. You can enjoy cosy nights in as a family, or invite your friends over to watch the latest Netflix releases or sport matches on TV. It usually means watching content on a big screen using the latest home cinema technology. Typically, it will include a large TV or big screen projector, epic sound system and comfortable seating.
What size TV is best for home cinema?
There are no hard and fast rules about how big your TV should be and it will be somewhat dictated by the size of your room, but ideally the bigger the better. Aim to maximise the size of your TV screen, while still being able to watch it for extended periods comfortably.
Samsung's big screen TVs are available up to an incredible 98 inches and with award-winning 8K technology, images have never looked sharper. The near bezel-less screens maximise your viewing to give you a completely immersive cinema experience. Samsung's Neo QLED TVs also feature game-changing Mini LED technology so you can enjoy all your favourite shows, games and lifestyle choices with deeper blacks, brighter colours and unrivalled image clarity. You can find more advice about choosing the right size TV for your home cinema setup in our guide.
If you are looking to supersize your screen you could also consider opting for a Smart projector. The 130" The Premiere 4K Triple Laser Projector and 120" The Premiere 4K Laser Projector utilise cutting-edge technology to deliver incredible clarity, colour vibrancy and cinema-like picture quality. They are the perfect home cinema projectors, letting you view your favourite shows on an impressive 120-130 inches screen while still compact enough to fit into minimal spaces. For a cinematic experience on the go, why not consider The Freestyle – the portable full HD Smart TV projector1. From wall to ceiling, The Freestyle projects an ideal screen size from 30-100 inches, and you can easily adjust the angle of the projected picture to suit wherever you are.
What TV is best for home cinema?
When it comes to the best TV for your home cinema, look no further than the spectacular QN990F Neo QLED 8K AI Smart TV. This flagship Neo QLED introduces a new generation of AI-driven picture processing and Quantum Mini LED Pro precision, delivering ultra-sharp detail and extraordinary contrast at every moment. With 8K AI Upscaling Pro, AI Motion Enhancer Pro and Auto HDR Remastering Pro all working in the background, even non-8K content is elevated to near-native quality - bringing true cinematic grandeur into your living room.
It's not just the picture quality that makes the QN990F extraordinary; its audio is equally impressive. A powerful 90W multi-channel speaker system delivers immersive, room-filling sound, while Dolby Atmos and Object Tracking Sound Pro ensure every scene unfolds around you just as the creators intended. Take things even further by pairing it with the Q990H Q-Series Soundbar.
If you're looking for something slightly different, we recommend the S95H OLED 4K AI Smart TV. Samsung's latest flagship OLED features next-generation QD-OLED panels with peak brightness of up to 3,000 nits1, delivering rich, vibrant colours and perfect blacks with stunning contrast. The enhanced Glare Free screen2 rejects reflections while maintaining superior black levels and contrast, making it ideal for any room, any time of day. With OLED HDR Pro, Motion Xcelerator 165Hz3 and the NQ4 AI Gen3 Processor4, this TV is optimised for everything from cinematic viewing to next-gen gaming.
1 The range of HDR luminance is based on internal testing standards and subject to change according to viewing conditions or specifications.
2 Glare Free with Real Black and Real Colour: Measured against Unified Glare Rating (UGR) testing standard, validated as 'Glare Free' by UL. Verified ‘Real Black' performance by VDE.
3 Motion Xcelerator 165Hz: 4K 165Hz is only available with PC connected content. Supports VRR/4K@120Hz.
4 NQ4 AI Gen3 Processor & 4K AI Upscaling Pro: Upscaling may not apply to PC Connection and Game Mode.
What is the best projector for a home theatre?
Samsung’s The Premiere LPU9D 4K UHD Smart Triple Laser Projector takes home cinema to the next level, delivering HDR10+ certified visuals with stunning clarity. With up to 3,450 lumens of brightness and a screen size as large as 130 inches, you’ll feel fully immersed in the action. Designed with Dolby Atmos and up-firing speakers, it provides outstanding sound quality to complement its vivid image projection. Plus, with built-in smart apps, you can enjoy movies and shows exactly as the creators intended.
This next-generation Samsung projector offers ultra-short throw projections, displaying a 130-inch image from less than 25 cm away. With the LPU9D model, you can position the projector just 11.3 cm from a wall for an impressive 100-inch 4K projection, ensuring big-screen enjoyment without the risk of obstructing the image. Setting up The Premiere in your home cinema is quick and easy—simply plug in, power on, and adjust the projector distance to achieve your ideal screen size. For the best experience, we recommend pairing your projector with a tab-tension Ambient Light Reflecting (ALR) screen to create a truly immersive home cinema setup.
Unsure whether a projector or TV is right for you? Check out our expert TV buying guide to help you choose the perfect device for your home cinema setup.
Which sound system is best for a home theatre?
For the best home cinema system, opting for a sound system that plays detailed, realistic and precise audio around the whole room is a must. If you have a large cinema room, a full surround sound system such as the Q990H Q-Series Cinematic Dolby Atmos sound system is the perfect option. This exceptional setup features an 11.1.4-channel configuration with 23 drivers, supporting Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Eclipsa Audio for truly spatial sound. Samsung's Q-Symphony technology syncs your TV1 and soundbar as a unified sound ecosystem, pairing up to five devices simultaneously to create authentic, immersive 3D sound from the comfort of your own home. With a 7.0.2 main bar, 4.0.2 rear speakers and a dual 8-inch driver subwoofer, plus the new Sound Elevation and Auto Volume features, you are completely absorbed by glorious 11.1.4ch surround sound wherever you're sat.
1 Compatible with selected Y22-26 Samsung TVs (U8000F↑, The Frame).
What do you need for a home cinema room?
The perfect home cinema will completely captivate you in your viewing, transporting you into new worlds, times and places. To achieve this immersive experience, we recommend that your home cinema system includes the following:
1. A large screen TV or projector
2. An epic surround sound system
3. Home theatre seating
4. A mixture of hard and soft furnishings for optimal sound balance
Bring home a complete cinematic experience
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How to make a cinema room
Once you have your home cinema technology sorted, you will want to arrange your room so that it’s optimised for the most immersive viewing experience. Here are our top tips for getting your home cinema room just right:
1. Choose the location of your home cinema room
There is no perfect size for a home cinema room, but it’s important to consider how you are going to use the space. Consider your cinema room's layout, taking into account factors such as screen size, viewing angles, the projection method, seat comfort, speaker placement, and acoustics. The room's size and shape will make a real difference to its success. Rectangular rooms with carpets make better cinema rooms than square rooms because they allow you more flexibility with seating positions and better acoustics.
Check out this guide if you’re looking for some design ideas to fit your TV and see which one suits you!
2. Set up your TV or projector
Whether you’ve opted for a TV or a projector, deciding on its location within your cinema room is important. TVs can be heavier to manoeuvre compared to a projector but act as a great centraliser for all your sound devices. All TVs have a recommended distance and angle that you will need to consider for an optimum viewing setup. For a truly cinematic experience, a field of vision viewing angle of 40 degrees is recommended. Samsung’s short-throw range of projectors need to be positioned next to the wall that you wish to project on to.
3. Set up your surround sound system
Samsung TVs connect lots of different devices via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, reducing the need to run wires across your home cinema room. With Samsung SmartThings5, you can effortlessly make the connection with your home cinema speakers, so all you need to do is decide where to best place them in your cinema room. Typically, the soundbar and subwoofer is best situated under the TV while any rear speakers should be positioned in the back corners of the room or behind the seating area.
4. Install dimmable lighting
To ensure you have the best viewing experience in your home cinema room, you’ll want to be able to precisely control the level of light. Dimmable lighting is ideal because you can accurately set the brightness to create your own custom cinematic atmosphere. Lighting apps such as SmartThings5 allow you to easily control the lighting from your Samsung smartphone so you can get the ambience just right without having to leave the comfort of your sofa.
However, thanks to the boosted levels brightness, colour and detail on the latest Neo QLED TV range, you don’t have to worry about the lighting in your home cinema. The Quantum Mini LEDs lights are precisely controlled to create deep blacks and intense details in every aspect of the picture.
5. Bring together the finishing touches
Once you have perfectly positioned your cinema seating, remove any unnecessary furniture that might obstruct or distort the sound and get yourself comfy. You can program your lights to dim, the surround sound system to turn on, and the projector screen to come alive, simply using SmartThings5 and your Samsung smartphone so all that’s left to do is sit back, relax and enjoy the entertainment!
1. Smart TV functionality requires internet connection. Product does not have TV tuner.
2. Samsung 2024 8K TV models are pre-set for energy saving. You may adjust brightness in the [menu/setting]. Higher brightness consumes more energy.
3. Max 4K @144Hz. Supports VRR/4K@120Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.
4. Q-Symphony is compatible with selected Samsung TVs. Function requires HDMI, Optical or Wi-Fi connection to TV.
5. Requires SmartThings app, Internet connection, and SmartThings enabled devices.
