These characteristics should be high on the priority list when choosing the right furniture pieces for your room.

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If you’re looking for a special piece to store your A/V gear or enhance a theater or other electronics installation, keep these points in mind.

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You’re proud of your home’s systems, so go ahead and flaunt what you bought.

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Video games proliferate, but Halo isn’t the only thing happening in this automated, kid-friendly house. Say hello to a 103-inch plasma screen.

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Is it better to centrally rack your components or keep them near the TV?

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These clever lighting modes set just the right mood, put the kids to bed, and make sure your home is safe. There’s even one for the dogs.

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We take a look at some more of your entries in the “What Do You Want to Control?” contest this week—including one submitted as poetry.

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This historic home had a hidden room off the area scheduled to become the home theater, so now the owners can enter it to grab a glass of wine for the movie presentation.

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Infinite color combinations of LEDs preside over this open great room for visual attraction—those and a hidden 61-inch plasma.

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Installers work around ductwork, plumbing and utility meters and other obstacles to create a 2.35 theater.

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Mega storage lets this movie buff keep growing his huge DVD collection, with 2.35:1 video and high-performance Monitor Audio surround system.

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