[…] Can you really call it a home theater when the theater setup, including 7.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound and a 300-inch projection screen, are technically sitting in your backyard? Wouldn’t that make it an outside-the-home theater? I guess it’s just quibbling over semantics, because no matter what you call it, being able to watch movies while floating lazily in your swimming pool with nature as your backdrop is pretty spectacular. […]
This is just too much luxury – think about the 2 billion people that have less than a dollar a day. One should not support such luxury. Well just my opinion.
[…] Summertime in Phoenix presents all sorts of opportunities for neighbors to get to know each other better. Planning a big event for everyone to enjoy is a great way to make this happen. If you want to get the ball rolling, an excellent idea involves turning a common area or backyard into a makeshift movie theater for a night. […]
Jessie on
January 14, 2009 3:11 pm
Open Air Cinema (openaircinema.us) provides some pretty cool home theater systems for affordable prices. There’s lots of places getting on the outdoor-home-theater-bandwagon (including Walmart) but these guys have quality packages with everything included from the screen to the projector to the speakers and more. i love my backyard home theater
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February 26th, 2008 
Great post! The reversible clubhouse screen is very cool.
Great post and images. Added to TopStumbles.
Nr. 3 is looking so fake.
Clearly a ‘shopped picture.
Pretty goddamn disgusting. Conspicuous consumption sure isn’t pretty.
These are really cool. I would love to have even one of them, although the blow up ones would probably be the best ones for my budget.
[…] Can you really call it a home theater when the theater setup, including 7.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound and a 300-inch projection screen, are technically sitting in your backyard? Wouldn’t that make it an outside-the-home theater? I guess it’s just quibbling over semantics, because no matter what you call it, being able to watch movies while floating lazily in your swimming pool with nature as your backdrop is pretty spectacular. […]
[…] 10 Most Amazing Outdoor Home Theaters | Geek About (tags: lists “home theaters” multimedia cinema) […]
I guess no playing football or splashing water around them.. haha
This is just too much luxury – think about the 2 billion people that have less than a dollar a day. One should not support such luxury. Well just my opinion.
Léonie
The Drive-In Theater concept is pretty swank.
To see a backyard theater you can build yourself, go to http://backyardtheater.com/
I guarantee it will be one of the best things you ever do.
[…] Geek About.com has posted a list of the 10 Most Amazing Outdoor Home Theaters. […]
Those with the least, whine the most!
[…] Summertime in Phoenix presents all sorts of opportunities for neighbors to get to know each other better. Planning a big event for everyone to enjoy is a great way to make this happen. If you want to get the ball rolling, an excellent idea involves turning a common area or backyard into a makeshift movie theater for a night. […]
Open Air Cinema (openaircinema.us) provides some pretty cool home theater systems for affordable prices. There’s lots of places getting on the outdoor-home-theater-bandwagon (including Walmart) but these guys have quality packages with everything included from the screen to the projector to the speakers and more. i love my backyard home theater