Elite Home Theater Seating Blog

Video games have become a big part of popular culture.  Sales in 2011 were between $16.3-$16.6 billion. Gone are the days that the player would jump over barrels in Donkey Kong or shoot robbers in Elevator Action. Gamers of this present day have state of the art gaming systems like Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and Wii. Gamers can play alone or play online amoungts numerous players. Gamers have come a long way since the first Atari game Pong was released and more than ever, gaming rooms are a new trend.  Gaming has a rabid fanbase, similar to that of movie fanatics. There are dedicated rooms to nothing but gaming. With the ever growing popularity of gaming, there’s no wonder why home theater’s have crossed over to home gaming theater rooms.

Spiro Razatos of Los Angeles was showcased on the Home & Garden Channel (HGTV) in January of 2011. Spiro has a $1 million game room that comes equipped with a total of twenty four gaming stations, two arcade driving games and a few classic non-video games, (foosball, air hockey, poker & pool table). In the back of his game room is a state of the art, home theater room. His JBL sound system, retailing over $100,000 added to the extravagence of the room. You can watch a clip of his spectacular room here.  Now I’m sure many people cannot afford a $1 million home theater gaming room and for those who cannot, there are so many great ways to make your home theater gaming room perfect to your liking.

Decor is very important to any room in your home.  The living room, kitchen, bedrooms, and home theater rooms all represent the home owner and for a video gaming room, there is no difference. Decorating your room must be done to show you are a gaming  enthusiast.  First and foremost, you need a TV and comfortable furniture. Gamers can play for hours and hours so it’s important to have a comfortable seat.  Any of our lines of chairs would be a great addition to any gaming room.  You will also need shelving to proudly display your collection. This shows just how much you love the art of gaming.  Another important part of any gaming room would be a few posters (nicely framed of course) of your favourite games.  For some it could be Call Of Duty or Final Fantasy Xlll or for those sports enthusiasts gamers, you could decorate your walls with the latest NFL or NHL game posters.

Before you even consider the purpose of your dedicated media room, either home theater or video games, it would be important to figure out if you want a muli-purpose room that can be a home theater room that doulbes as a gaming room or if you want the room to be specific.  An important aspect would be the seating structure. For home theater, you want stadium type seating and with a gaming room, you want the seating to be targeted towards the TV just like the home theater but you also want to think of how the seats will be positioned.  If you have a multi-player game (three and more), the seating has to be correct in order for all players to not have a disadvantage from the screen.  If one person is too far, they may feel like they’re at a disadvantage to win.

A home theater for gaming can be a fun room to have.  Just watch the clip of Spiro’s room and you’ll be convinced on how entertaining it can be.  

With the NHL (National Hockey League) completing its season yesterday with the triumphant win by the Los Angeles Kings, we would like to share some unique and amazing sports themed home theater rooms. Before we begin, we would like to congratulate the LA Kings for winning the Stanley Cup. Their playoff run made history and they should be very proud of their accomplishment.

Sports home theater rooms are very unique and cater to the individual tastes of the home owner. In January 2012, Todd Jensen, a Calgary Flames fan (NHL team), transformed one of the rooms in his house into a perfect hockey themed room. Not only do you see sports memorabilia on the walls, there is a miniature jumbo-tron as well. Just this alone gives you the feeling that you’re in a sports arena watching a live game. With the fourteen foot high ceilings, the jumbo tron doubles as the storage area for the projector which faces the 120″ DaLite screen. The other three sides of the jumbo tron come equipped with 32″ flat screen Samsung TV’s. A 120″ screen, memorabilia, and a jumbo-tron all in one room. We have to say, Todd scored a hat-trick with this one!

In Palm Beach, FL, one homeowner transformed a room into a shrine for the Florida Gators (sports teams for the University of Florida). This room caters to both the football and baseball teams. Along the walls you will find autographed balls, jerseys, and trophies. There are four displays with 7.2 channel surround sound and touch panel controls. This homeowner loves this room but the most important element in here is the Dallas Cowboys helmet worm by Emmitt Smith. From a garage to a shrine to the Florida Gators, this homeowner must be proud of his creation. Now that the homeowner has twin babies, he can’t make it out to games like he used to. However, he isn’t upset because now game days are in his own home theater room equipped with a wet bar that comes with an icemaker and two beverage centres.

This next room takes sports themed home theaters to another level…..literally! This Washington Redskins (NFL team), room has Astro-Turf flooring that make you feel like you’re looking at a football field. The best part of this room is the rotating 360 degree platform that gives game watchers a view of the entire room. The Redskins memorabilia includes jerseys and banners, adds an authentic touch to this football themed room. This design is a definite touchdown!

No matter what team or sport you like, any room can be transformed. Could you imagine watching the Euro Cop 2012 in a themed room that makes you feel like you’re sitting in the stadium? The possibilities are endless on what you could do for your room. From state of the art electronics, customized seating, and memorabilia to surround your walls, any idea for any team can be done.