Build the Ultimate Home Theatre

Everyone wants that movie theatre experience, but not many are sure how to achieve it. Building a home theatre system may be a daunting task for some people, but we here at North Shore Mini Storage have put together a list of the essentials when building your theatre. Read below for the details.

The Ultimate Home Theatre

The Screen

What’s more important than the screen? Well, nothing is. Nobody wants to look at a poor quality screen, and nothing spoils the movie like low resolution. This means that unless your TV is less than 5 years old, you may want to look into replacing it. The new screens out there boast 4k resolution and have options like built-in apps such as Netflix. Stay away from plasma screens as they can have burn-in, however they are considerably cheaper.

The Sound

Now, you won’t achieve that THX theatre sound, that would cost thousands of dollars. However, you can come darn close. Basically, you want at least two tower speakers, a subwoofer and an amplifier. If you want to go surround sound, get two more speakers and place them in the back corners of the room. Wiring this all together can be confusing, but use this handy guide to make it a breeze, don’t waste money on “professional” installers.

The Seats

What completes a theatre experience like the seats. If you want to get that theatre feel, then a couple of these would do well. They give the look of a theatre and are sure to impress your viewers. If you are on a budget, Craigslist and some local furniture stores may have great deals on good quality seating. If the price is low enough, you can even have them reupholstered to get that brand-new feel.

However, you choose to build your home theatre, choose North Shore Mini Storage for your storage needs.

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Mike Olsen

18:58 16 Oct 19

This is inexpensive storage that operates 100% as advertised - they do not offer 24/7 access and do not charge 24/7 access pricing. They are incredibly responsive to requests to unlock doors and provide access. It is not fancy but if you need a clean, dry place to store your stuff, you can't beat these guys. Don't expect bells and/or whistles but you also won't be paying for them.

Dave Shirlaw

01:54 10 Jun 19

Have to phone to have buildings unlocked. Annoying.

megan chow

23:06 21 May 19

sara ~

01:04 25 Sep 18

Prices are 1/2 the price of other storage units but it shuts down (locked gates) from 10 am - 6 pm except if you have the enormous ground level outside facing units. Those hours are impossible. The technology getting items up to the second story is an actual forklift thats made stationary. You balance your items up the forklift (and you raise the wooden pallet up yourself) Then you must walk up stairs and hope their is a dolly available to wind precariously around tiny turning hallways. Budget carpentry and ancient carpet in the units. The trolleys sound and feel like their from 1980's and are either coached to disobey or they keep their own counsel. They say its secure but I had a neighbor pick something up and they weren't even asked for permission. I explicitly stated only I was to have access. They said they do not let it happen. The locks are your own, but the flip closure is attached by 3/4 wood screws easily and possibly quite quietly could be opened and emptied with no one batting an eye. A kid could detach it with anything. They have "24 hour security" which means a guy lives on site. Does he/she have CCTV access? Probably not, nor would you want that job. Are there motion sensors? Not likely as sometimes the lights won't turn on and finding a switch in the straggly wandering corridors is impossible. They do not offer insurance. You have to sign forms saying all the things you will and won't do, but they are not liable if anything happens: theft, fire, water, vandals, pests etcSo despite all those complaints, its still 4/5 only because of the prices.