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In the city of Sydney, there is a buying craze going on for new digital ready wide screen TVs and top of the line home theatre centers as Australia modernizes and the economy continues to soar. There is any number of companies who would love to sell you these pricey systems and they'll bend over backward to catch your eye and sell you the best system they can get their hands on.

But you shouldn't let them fool you.

For starters, the systems offered by most retailers are identical in every respect other than brand name. There are only so many companies making these high end home theater systems, after all. None of these retailers have their own private, secret manufacturer who no one else knows about.

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.

The company who sold you the system may provide you a referral to a company who will come out and set the system up for you - for a substantial fee; this is not included in the price of the system.

Even worse, if the service provider can't do the job right the seller can't solve that problem. If the system is not right for your home, the service provider can't solve that problem. If both things are wrong, the only loser is YOU.

Your best net is to go to a specialty shop for home theater electronics. This will save you untold time, money and headaches.

You can sit down and assess your needs with a independent electronics consultant who will work with you to figure out which system is right for your home and will set up everything for you just right. This will include a guarantee and support over the long term as well.

Don't even think about buying a home theatre entertainment system until you have met with such a consultant.