In the 2000s, the term "home cinema" encompasses a range of systems. The most basic logical order could be a DVD player, a standard CRT television, and a "home theater in a box", a 2.1 speaker system with left and right speakers and a insufficient 8" subwoofer cabinet. An executive internal cinema set-up might include a High-Definition DVD format such as Blu-ray, a 60" High-Definition Television with a "cinema-style" 16 X 9 format, a handful thousand-watt homely theatre receiver with five to seven surround sane speakers, and a powered subwoofer with a 12" subwoofer. The most excessive apartment theater Home Theater Seating set-ups, which can bite over $100,000 US, have digital projectors, pretty penny screens, and custom-built screening rooms which include cinema-style chairs and audiophile-grade hearty equipment.

Some homely cinema enthusiasts go so far as to build a dedicated room in the bungalow for the theater. These more advanced installations often include sophisticated audile design elements, including "room-in-a-room" construction that isolates safe and provides the potential for a circa ideal listening environment. These installations are often designated as "screening rooms" to differentiate from simpler installations.