Sydney has seen a massive rise in the demand for home theater systems and widescreen, digital-ready TV sets. Australia is experiencing a healthy economy at the moment and continues to modernize. Many shops in the city would love nothing more than to sell you ne of these expensive home entertainment systems and will stop at almost nothing to get you the best system which they have in stock.
Don’t be fooled!
First off, most of the retailers are really selling just about identical systems. They may have different casings and a different name but there are only so many of these high quality home theatre systems made. There isn’t any retailer who knows some secret, magical system that only they can get for you.
Secondly, these retailers usually pay their sales staff on a commission basis, which creates an inherent conflict of interest. Staff need to be concerned with their own bottom lines rather than with your home theater system needs.
Even worse, they usually won’t install the system for you either. They most likely are not terribly concerned with any idiosyncrasies of your home in regards to the installation of a home theater system, in fact and are simply focused on selling you the most expensive system in the store, or which ever system they need to reduce stock of. It is exceedingly unlikely that you will ever be asked about the wiring in your home or the physical setup of the room in which it will be placed.
The systems which they will try to sell you are also those which are the most elaborate and require the highest degree of technical skill to install and set up. The more complicated a system looks, after all. The more features it must have, right? Sales staff will play upon this in an attempt to sell more of these systems.
You will have, to say the least, a difficult time installing these systems yourself. There are a lot if wires to untangle and place in such a way that they will not constitute an eyesore, so many components to set up and configure – you’d better have packed a lunch if you intend to install your own home theater system, as it will take quite some time to do. If you damage something while doing this, your warranty probably will not cover you, so be warned.
At best, you may get a referral to a service provider from the retailer. This service provider will come out to your home and install the home theater system for you – for a hefty price. This fee is of course not included in the price of the system itself.
Even worse, if the service provider makes some kind of error in setup, the retailer will be of no help to you. And if the retailer has sold you a system which does not work for your home, the service provider will similarly be of no help to you and you will simply have lost time and money – a lot of money.
Your best net is to go to a specialty shop for home theater electronics. This will save you untold time, money and headaches.
The way to do this is to use an unbiased, independent electronics consultant who will: sit down with you and discuss your needs and desires concerning a home entertainment system right in the comfort of your own home; take full responsibility for setting it up for you exactly the way it looked in the store or better, which includes giving you a certifiable guarantee; and remain available to you over the long term.
Don’t even think about buying a home theatre entertainment system until you have met with such a consultant.
