• In places that have the proper outdoor atmosphere, it is possible for people to set up a home theater in their backyard

• Depending on the amplitude available, it may simply be a temporary version with foldable screen, a projector and couple link of speakers, or a permanent fixture with huge screens and dedicated audio set up poolside
• Due to the outdoor nature, it is quite in-thing with BBQ parties and pool parties.

Portable homely cinemas improved over time with blush film, Kodak Super 8 mm film film cartridges, and monaural fit but remained awkward and somewhat expensive. The rise of home video in the postponed 1970s almost completely killed the consumer market for 8 mm film cameras and projectors, as VCRs connected to ordinary televisions if and only if a simpler and expanded flexible substitute.