NY Times on the DIY home theater

Admitting that she had almost no idea what she was doing (though we'd hardly consider anyone who writes for the Circuits section of the New York Times to be a neophyte when it comes to anything related to technology), Katie Hafner set out to build a home theater on the cheap, and has some tips for any other wannabe home cineastes who'd like to do it themselves but don't know how to get going.