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Hiring an architect or designer to develop your home theater may not be in your budget, but apparently you can still get a realistic view of what you’d like before you start building it.

Surfing for more great home theater ideas, I came across this video of a 3D rendering of a man’s home theater he is planning on building soon.

I never really thought about it, but taking this step seems like it would eliminate a lot of headaches and very likely leave you feeling far more satisfied with your finished product. Though not every detail is included, all the important ones from room size, viewing angle, screen size, furniture and lighting, are.

Designed with the Better Homes and Gardens Interior Designer software, there really isn’t much left to the imagination. Kudos for sharing and enlightening others to the possibility of digitally building your home theater before you get started on the actual construction.

You can check out some of the software’s abilities here, or purchase your own copy at Amazon for around $60.

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Posted in Design on May 31st, 2007

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