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A multiple screen home theater installed by Stereo East.
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3. Social Networking
The multiple screen trend goes beyond what we think of as traditional TVs. Smartphones and tablets are not only being used to change channels and control the volume of our theaters, they’re also acting as secondary viewing screens. Social media is driving a lot of this, with users tweeting or posting status updates while watching movies or TV shows. Sports likely accounts for much of the live tweeting in the theater, but dedicated TV fans also like to banter about programs.
Panasonic Smart TVs include social networking features Facebook and Twitter.
Grant -
I have to wonder if the multi-screen/ Multi-use rooms are a direct reaction to the trend of clients desire to have content directed to the second screens -(i.e. tablets such as iPads) over a main common screen.
I have my doubts that the trend toward small in the residential world is stoppable.
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@Tuckertues, Most of the multi-screen rooms I’ve seen are for extreme sports fans, and I believe you’re right, it’s a variation of the “second screen” phenomenon brought on by smartphones, laptops and tablets. However, when you ask a person if they want to watch two games on screens the size of a notepad or on big TVs, the only decision is “how big?”