Where to put DVD player in Home Theater. Under the screen? By the projector?

Question

Hello-I am trying to set up a home theater system. Currently, I have a projector that is hooked up to the ceiling using a mount. I am connecting a DVD player to the Projector to watch movies. Where should I put the DVD player? Underneath the screen? Closer to the projector? Any suggestions will be very helpful. Thank you!

Answer 1

The DVD player is usually close to the sound source which is the home theatre sound system/amp.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Because the video cable is more expensive per foot, put the DVD player nearer the projector if possible.  A long video cable can send audio to the AV receiver, but this is fairly cheap compared to a long HDMI cable or a HD rated component cable.

Dont forget that the AV Receiver is often the hub of your system.  It will want to be near all the devices that feed things to the TV and sound system like:

- the dvd player

- the cable box

- the sat receiver

- the game system

And dont forget network (for game and BluRay updates) and phone (for pay-per-view).

So you might want to consider where the cable/sat/network feeds come in and just locate everything there.