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Home Theater Project 2002
After a long time deciding what to do, we finally took the plunge and started to build a more serious front projection home theater.
As of March 6, 2002 phase one is complete. The theater is technically done and operational. Now all we need to do is add some appropriate decorations, which will be an on-going effort.
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Equipment includes:
- Infocus LS110 (Screenplay 110) DLP projector
- Stewart Grayhawk 96"x54" 16:9 screen
- Philips Q50 DVD player
- Sony SAT-T60 DirecTV with Tivo
- Hyper race-car simulator
- PC Game/simulator computer
- Xantech IR distribution
The audio system is modest, not really audiophile, but still sounds pretty impressive:
- Harmon Kardon AVR-65 Receiver
- Polk RT-800i front speakers
- Polk CS-400i center speaker
- Polk RT-25 surrounds in the ceiling
- Mission powered sub
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The temporary setup while we get things working and test the quality. This is also basically a "before" picture. |
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An in-progress showing attic work, in-wall wiring. We are updating an existing room, not starting from scratch. You can see the projector mounted on the ceiling with the wires going into the attic space through the mount. |
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This shows the basic layout. The front wall will be sparse to keep it clean, with just the front tower speakers, the center channel speaker, and sub-woofer exposed, along with the screen. The computer goes behind (inside) the wall, with control via wireless keyboard/mouse. |
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This shows the main audio/video/telco wiring center (i.e. no AC wiring) where the A/V receiver and video devices will reside. |
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This shot shows the switch to recessed lighting. The rear (surround) speakers are in the ceiling too. |
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This is a test screenshot of 4:3 TV. |
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Another test screenshot, from the movie "Unforgiven", DVD in widescreen format. |
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