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10 Free and Cheap Ways to Upgrade Your Home Theater

by Terrence O'Brien on February 15, 2009 at 08:35 AM

10 Free and Cheap Ways to Upgrade Your Home Theater
Even though we're going through some tough economic times, we're always big fans of cheap (or free) upgrades to anything. That's why we were excited to see this guide to upgrading your home theater system from Lifehacker, one of our top sources for DIY projects and cheap upgrades.

Lifehacker compiled their list of the 10 best cheap or free upgrades to your existing home theater set up. Some, like the speaker DVD cabinet, require some building skills, and others, like calibrating your HDTV, require only patience, but most aren't anything outside of the skill set and budget of your average person.

Our favorite tips include using your existing Wi-Fi router and an iPhone or iPod touch to create a multi-room wireless media management system, or repurposing your aging first-gen Xbox as a powerful streaming media box courtesy of XBMC.

Check out the read link for the rest of the tips and let us know in the comments if you have any other recession-friendly tips for improving your home theater experience. [From: Lifehacker]

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Tags: economy, home theater, HomeTheater, lifehacker, xbmc, xbox media center, XboxMediaCenter

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