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Hi all,
Thought I'd share the progress of our new dedicated cinema room
Background story:
My brother has recently moved into his own place So I'm moving out of my old room which was part bedreeom, part cinema. It was not taking full advantage of my kit though.
with one more room in the house spare, I moved into it, so it's left us with a nicely shaped and sized room for a projector cinema setup.
The hurdles:
First major hurdle is - the parents. My dad loves his films, my mother does too, but neither are that interested in quality, or know what to look for. so When I suggest painting the ceiling black they dsimply freaked out
The room needs to double up as storage for books, cd's and dvd's too. aswell as being able to accomodate guests, so a sofa - bed is required.
I need to make it as projector friendly as possible without using black. this has been the biggest challange, but small victories here and there are getting me on my way to an almost ideal setup (as ideal as I will ever get - never gonna get it completly my way). Dont get me wrong - I'd have a velvet coated dungeon if I could but that just aint gonna happen.
Budget:
I've already got the main piece - my IN80 PJ. but the budget is limited for the rest of the AV equipment which is all going to be bought from new. we're looking at the sony DH800 AV amp and sony 350 blu ray. speakers are not decided on yet please read the last paragraph if you can help me out!!!
budget is tight, so don't expect any groundbreaking equipment here.
So here's how it starts -
My room and screen as it was. I was limited for screen size due to my desk, and other things.
Plans for new room:
I'm installing a 90" DIY black widow screen with a mask for 2.35:1. here are the plans for the new room. THe storage on the back wall does not need constant access. we're happy enough with just moving the chair around 90 degrees when not in use.
Paint:
It took us all best part of a full day of arguing over the paint. they refused point blank to have a very dark neutral like dark brown or grey. opting for a purple / violet / pink shade instead. Not a lot I could do but we all likes this particular shade of crown paint and it's darker than my old room was and works okay.
looks a bit loud in the pics but it's a really nice shade in the flesh. I love it!
out with the old, in with the new. it almost completly covered it in one coat to be honest.
I pulled the old screen down for ol' times sake. We're keeping it in there... all will be revealed.
don't bother asking why the door is still white - it's still a sore subject.
That's about all I've got for today. carpets are going down tomorrow and I've got a pile of ikea stuff to build bigger than I'd like.
The ceiling:
This was (yet another) topic of mass debate (carefull) I wanted it the same colour as the walls, Dad wanted it a lighter shade, mam wanted it white. I tried my best to exlplain that it was quite important that the immidiate ceiling above the screen needed to be as dark as possible. I suggested making a velvet canvas to hand up there but no...
painting it a lighter shade of the walls (pink) would be no better than white.
My mother, of all people, came up with a genius, however, 'heath robinson' solution.
"What colour is the back of that screen?" *pointing to the existing screen...
So the plan is this: 2 hooks on the ceiling, pull the screen all the way out and up to the ceiling where it will hook up and stay there - instant black canopy.
It does not cover the whole stretch, and it's not matt black but believe you me - It was a triumph in it;s own right.
It will look something like this - but done properly
Not going to miss the old screen - this has to be the best use for it.
This is where I need some help:
Speakers:
We need some speakers, My dad bought a set of 5.1 speakers way back in the day. 'solid TEAM' made by B&W (75watt, unknown ohm) there is one in my house and the others are at work. He is convinced that they were epic at the time, and should stil be so today. I know they will need a new sub as I'm sure the one with the kit is past it's best and also passive iirc.
Is it worth entertaining these speakers? I know nothing about them, and have nothing home cinema wise to compare them to.
so the options are:
-Go with the Solid TEAM speakers, and perhaps buy a new centre and sub.
-Buy a set of KEF 1005 on special from richer S
-Buy 4 wharfdale diamond 9's, a centre and a sub (from Richer S also)
-Buy TANNOY SFX5.1 set
-Buy Eltax 180 floorstanders, concept mini rears, centre and sub
-Buy another ~£250 speaker set
amp is Sony DH800 btw.
here's some pics:
Thanks for looking,
Rick
Thought I'd share the progress of our new dedicated cinema room
Background story:
My brother has recently moved into his own place So I'm moving out of my old room which was part bedreeom, part cinema. It was not taking full advantage of my kit though.
with one more room in the house spare, I moved into it, so it's left us with a nicely shaped and sized room for a projector cinema setup.
The hurdles:
First major hurdle is - the parents. My dad loves his films, my mother does too, but neither are that interested in quality, or know what to look for. so When I suggest painting the ceiling black they dsimply freaked out
The room needs to double up as storage for books, cd's and dvd's too. aswell as being able to accomodate guests, so a sofa - bed is required.
I need to make it as projector friendly as possible without using black. this has been the biggest challange, but small victories here and there are getting me on my way to an almost ideal setup (as ideal as I will ever get - never gonna get it completly my way). Dont get me wrong - I'd have a velvet coated dungeon if I could but that just aint gonna happen.
Budget:
I've already got the main piece - my IN80 PJ. but the budget is limited for the rest of the AV equipment which is all going to be bought from new. we're looking at the sony DH800 AV amp and sony 350 blu ray. speakers are not decided on yet please read the last paragraph if you can help me out!!!
budget is tight, so don't expect any groundbreaking equipment here.
So here's how it starts -
My room and screen as it was. I was limited for screen size due to my desk, and other things.
Plans for new room:
I'm installing a 90" DIY black widow screen with a mask for 2.35:1. here are the plans for the new room. THe storage on the back wall does not need constant access. we're happy enough with just moving the chair around 90 degrees when not in use.
Paint:
It took us all best part of a full day of arguing over the paint. they refused point blank to have a very dark neutral like dark brown or grey. opting for a purple / violet / pink shade instead. Not a lot I could do but we all likes this particular shade of crown paint and it's darker than my old room was and works okay.
looks a bit loud in the pics but it's a really nice shade in the flesh. I love it!
out with the old, in with the new. it almost completly covered it in one coat to be honest.
I pulled the old screen down for ol' times sake. We're keeping it in there... all will be revealed.
don't bother asking why the door is still white - it's still a sore subject. That's about all I've got for today. carpets are going down tomorrow and I've got a pile of ikea stuff to build bigger than I'd like.
The ceiling:
This was (yet another) topic of mass debate (carefull) I wanted it the same colour as the walls, Dad wanted it a lighter shade, mam wanted it white. I tried my best to exlplain that it was quite important that the immidiate ceiling above the screen needed to be as dark as possible. I suggested making a velvet canvas to hand up there but no...
painting it a lighter shade of the walls (pink) would be no better than white.
My mother, of all people, came up with a genius, however, 'heath robinson' solution.
"What colour is the back of that screen?" *pointing to the existing screen...
So the plan is this: 2 hooks on the ceiling, pull the screen all the way out and up to the ceiling where it will hook up and stay there - instant black canopy.
It does not cover the whole stretch, and it's not matt black but believe you me - It was a triumph in it;s own right.
It will look something like this - but done properly
Not going to miss the old screen - this has to be the best use for it.
This is where I need some help:
Speakers:
We need some speakers, My dad bought a set of 5.1 speakers way back in the day. 'solid TEAM' made by B&W (75watt, unknown ohm) there is one in my house and the others are at work. He is convinced that they were epic at the time, and should stil be so today. I know they will need a new sub as I'm sure the one with the kit is past it's best and also passive iirc.
Is it worth entertaining these speakers? I know nothing about them, and have nothing home cinema wise to compare them to.
so the options are:
-Go with the Solid TEAM speakers, and perhaps buy a new centre and sub.
-Buy a set of KEF 1005 on special from richer S
-Buy 4 wharfdale diamond 9's, a centre and a sub (from Richer S also)
-Buy TANNOY SFX5.1 set
-Buy Eltax 180 floorstanders, concept mini rears, centre and sub
-Buy another ~£250 speaker set
amp is Sony DH800 btw.
here's some pics:
Thanks for looking,
Rick
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