Home Theater Designs and Installation

Big-screen picture. Room-filling sound. One-button control.

Bring the movie-theater experience home with a system designed specifically for your room. Ultra Smart Home provides custom home theater design, installation and programming throughout Chicago and the northwest suburbs.

From dedicated theater rooms to comfortable family media spaces, we integrate displays, projectors, screens, surround sound, lighting and smart-home control into one easy-to-use entertainment experience.

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Create an Entertainment Experience Worth Staying Home For

A great home theater is about more than purchasing a large television and adding speakers. The room, screen size, viewing distance, speaker placement, acoustics, lighting and controls all affect the experience.

Ultra Smart Home designs each system around the space and the way you want to use it. Whether you are planning a dedicated cinema, upgrading a family room or adding entertainment to a finished basement, we can help you achieve better picture quality, clearer sound and simpler control.

Your theater can be designed for:

Movies and streaming entertainment
Sports and live events
Television and gaming
Music and concerts
Family movie nights
Entertaining friends
Multipurpose media-room use

Custom Home Theatre Solutions

A properly selected projector and screen can create an immersive, cinematic image that is much larger than a conventional television.

Projector brightness, screen material, room lighting, viewing distance and installation location all influence picture quality. We evaluate these factors before recommending equipment for your space.

Available solutions may include:

Ceiling-mounted projectors
Fixed-frame projection screens
Motorized retractable screens
Acoustically transparent screens
Short-throw projection systems
4K and high-dynamic-range video
Concealed equipment and wiring

An acoustically transparent screen can allow the front speakers to be positioned behind the image, helping voices and sound effects appear to come directly from the action on screen.

A premium television may be the better option for rooms with significant natural light or spaces used for everyday viewing.

We can help determine the appropriate display size and mounting position based on viewing distance, room layout and seating. Installation can include concealed cabling, equipment integration, sound-system connections and programmed control.

Surround Sound and Dolby Atmos

Immersive sound brings movies, games and live entertainment to life. A properly designed audio system directs dialogue, music and effects around the seating area while maintaining clear, balanced sound.

Depending on the room and your goals, your system may include:

Front left, center and right speakers
In-wall or freestanding speakers
Side and rear surround speakers
In-ceiling height channels
One or more subwoofers
Dolby Atmos-compatible processing
Dedicated amplification
Professionally positioned and calibrated audio

The number of speakers is only part of the equation. Placement, room acoustics, seating position and calibration are equally important.

Acoustic Treatment

Hard walls, floors and ceilings can cause reflections that make dialogue harder to understand and bass less consistent. Acoustic treatment helps manage those reflections and improve sound clarity.

A home theater may use a combination of:

Fabric-covered acoustic panels
Sound-absorbing wall treatments
Bass management
Carpeting and soft furnishings
Acoustic wall construction
Speaker isolation
Strategic equipment placement

Acoustic treatments can be incorporated into the room’s design so they improve performance without making the space look like a recording studio.

Theatre Lighting

Lighting should help people enter, exit and use the room safely without distracting from the screen.

We can integrate lighting scenes for different activities:

Welcome
Movie
Intermission
Cleaning
Gaming
Music
All Off

A Movie scene might gradually dim the overhead lighting, lower the wall sconces, illuminate the steps and start the entertainment system with one command.

Seating and Room Layout

Screen size and speaker placement should be planned around the seating—not treated as separate decisions.

We evaluate sight lines, viewing angles, walkways, platform height and speaker coverage to help create a comfortable experience from each seat. Dedicated rooms can include multiple seating rows, raised platforms and pathway lighting, while media rooms can use sofas or multipurpose seating.

Equipment, Wiring and Ventilation

Receivers, amplifiers, streaming devices, game consoles and other components require proper connectivity, ventilation and access for service.

Equipment may be placed in a local cabinet or centralized rack. We plan cable routes and ventilation to help keep components organized, protected and out of sight while maintaining reliable performance.