This year’s Royal Event – the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William and that is recollections by viewers of the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer and the estimated 750 million people worldwide who viewed the ceremony on their television.

If you don’t own a large screen TV or one of the home cinema systems that are gaining popularity then it may be too late to buy your plasma screen, speakers and PVR or dvd recorder in time.   However, this need not be the only barrier to change to a home cinema set-up or media room.

There are a variety of sporting events lined up this year, mainly golf, tennis and cricket this summer that will be good occasions to get your friends and family together to view en-masse.   Merely consider setting up your armchairs, La-Z-Boy and comfy sofa for the best view in front of a large screen TV, linked to an amplifier and your 5:1 speakers to get a superior sound quality.  You can connect your dvd recorder to ensure that you don’t miss a thing and can view it at a later date to repeat all the highlights.

It needn’t be as pricey as you think.  If you are contemplating refurbishing your home to alter an existing room to a media or home cinema room then the overheads can increase, particularly if you choose special lighting and costly audio-visual models.   Moreover, you can buy  a suitable and efficient  set-up for less than UK£2K and if you shop around, possibly for considerably less than that amount.

If your budget is tight at the present time and you are considering upgrading your television and dvd player with a BLU-RAY player or PVR in the coming months then check out the prices and see if they are decreasing in price at a steady pace.   Check out price comparison websites and check out reviews of the most up-to-date models.   There are a range of TVs, plasma or LCD and the newer 3D TVs are improving all the time, with improved images and audio quality.  Just make a listing of all the features that you want and check which models match up.

You could possibly save up for Christmas 2011 to make this your gift of choice and you will definitely be able to view all the recent movies in 2012 and the upcoming London Olympics where seeing all the athletes will make a huge difference to your viewing.