Home theater

[DonnieF]

Alright guys , i need some help. I just added on to my home , one of the rooms added is a home theater. I'm ready to buy components , Ive been to a couple of big chains ... and honestly the guys didnt impress me with knowledge. My questions are these ...

1.What are good projector brands?

2.What the hell is lumen's?

3.What is the gain of a screen and what are some good brand screens?

I am looking for 150"s of viewing pleasure , if any of you guys could point me in the right direction , i surely would appreciate it. Feel free to add anything that i haven't addressed that might be important for i am not very knowledgeable in this field.

 

[300Busa]

bulbs are expensive...that is all I know. When I was shopping for my big screen, I found lots of help on this site http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/index.php They have a section for what you are looking for.

 

[greyrocket]

check here if your looking for a standard 1.78 widescreen projector http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=16
there is also there is also scope witch is a 2.35-2.40 which is a wide ass screen like star wars type of flims check here http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=117. sorry i would get more techey but too much heineken

. sony does have some bas ass projectors in the mourning if no one else chimes in will

 

[greyrocket]

this was mine a few years ago before my move. added a blu ray player

and samsung flat screen for now. i would love a 150 screen

that was a 55" screen next two my 18" definitive tech woofer

 

[Luvanicebum]

Lumen's are used basically to differentiate between projectors brightness. Industry standard procedure for testing a projector involves averaging together 9 measurements taken at different positions of a projected white square at 100%.

You don't have to buy the highest lumen projector. Cutting out as much ambient light as possible is the best way to
maximize the picture. 1200-1500 lumen's is ample for a "Movie" room as long as you're making sure the room is
as dark as possible. If you plan to move the projector at any time to a lighter room, you may opt for a 1800-2000 lumen unit.
It's really the ambient light that determines the luman rating. So, save you money and get a specialist home cinema projector
with high contrast and a good video processing chip.


You're going to want to paint the wall with a very light grey (like the color of this page) mixed with about 5% silver.
I find most people project an image that's too big for the distance to the picture and the picture is too grainy.
After you choose a projection size that seems perfect, mask out the remainder of the wall and use a very dark paint for the rest of the wall.
This draws your focus into the projected image. I saw one guys projector wall and he used Mahogany raised panels all around the projection square. Talk about sharp....
Try to keep the projector behind all the viewers. Obviously.
Good luck.

 

[Lycan]

Ok so by now the Mitsubishi 3000, which is a DLP projector should be found at a good price, secondly there are TONS of makers out there that make good screen my screen is 160" and I have a Mitsu 3000 and the pic is awesome...one note, look on the web and find a company called Theater Xtreme, they have good packages and good equipment, please PM me for any more details or how to get the best price from them if there's one near you...I wont post sick, make you drool type pics of my basement unless I am harrased into doing so

 

[Busa Jules]

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[Lycan]

I like that one Jules

 

[DonnieF]

Ok so by now the Mitsubishi 3000, which is a DLP projector should be found at a good price, secondly there are TONS of makers out there that make good screen my screen is 160" and I have a Mitsu 3000 and the pic is awesome...one note, look on the web and find a company called Theater Xtreme, they have good packages and good equipment, please PM me for any more details or how to get the best price from them if there's one near you...I wont post sick, make you drool type pics of my basement unless I am harrased into doing so

 

 

Please post pics , i am looking for ideas.

 

[Lycan]

Ok well you're going to have to wait till tonight, when I get home I'll take some pics what specifically do you want pics of?

 

[WWJD]

your system will SUCK without a $600 Denon network cable, or $7000 speaker cables    

http://www.4electronicwarehouse.com/product....parison

 

[Busaman5000]

Alright guys , i need some help. I just added on to my home , one of the rooms added is a home theater. I'm ready to buy components , Ive been to a couple of big chains ... and honestly the guys didnt impress me with knowledge. My questions are these ...

1.What are good projector brands?

2.What the hell is lumen's?

3.What is the gain of a screen and what are some good brand screens?

I am looking for 150"s of viewing pleasure , if any of you guys could point me in the right direction , i surely would appreciate it. Feel free to add anything that i haven't addressed that might be important for i am not very knowledgeable in this field.

1.  I have a Mitsubishi HC1500 it rocks!  Some other good brands are Panasonic and Optima.  But at 150" I would defiantly get a 1080P screen.  The Sanyo Z2000 comes to mind and its reasonably priced.

2.  Lumens is basically a rating that shows how bright the projector is.  My HC1500 is rated at 1600 Lumens and I would say its very bright.

3.  Gain is the reflectivity of the screen.  The higher the gain the more bright the image will appear.  However the higher the gain the narrower the viewing angle you will have.  Lower gains will produce better contrast and a wider viewing angle.  If you can have very good to total control of your lighting then I would go with a lower gain screen.

Here is a list of popular projectors.

http://www.projectorcentral.com/home-theater-multimedia-projectors.htm

And here is a throw distance calculator that will tell you how far back the specific projector will need to be in order to achieve the image size you desire.  

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Optoma-....pro.htm

I bought my screen from this guy off ebay.  It seems to be pretty good quality for the price.  He will do custom sizes as well so just because he dosnt have your size he should be able to make you one.  Just send him a message.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330247106161

You can also do a DIY screen.  That will cost you far less.  But can be time consuming.  But you could potential have some very nice results.  But I just didn't have the patience for it, so I just bought one.

 

[300Busa]

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[DonnieF]

Alright guys , i need some help. I just added on to my home , one of the rooms added is a home theater. I'm ready to buy components , Ive been to a couple of big chains ... and honestly the guys didnt impress me with knowledge. My questions are these ...

1.What are good projector brands?

2.What the hell is lumen's?

3.What is the gain of a screen and what are some good brand screens?

I am looking for 150"s of viewing pleasure , if any of you guys could point me in the right direction , i surely would appreciate it. Feel free to add anything that i haven't addressed that might be important for i am not very knowledgeable in this field.

1.  I have a Mitsubishi HC1500 it rocks!  Some other good brands are Panasonic and Optima.  But at 150" I would defiantly get a 1080P screen.  The Sanyo Z2000 comes to mind and its reasonably priced.

2.  Lumens is basically a rating that shows how bright the projector is.  My HC1500 is rated at 1600 Lumens and I would say its very bright.

3.  Gain is the reflectivity of the screen.  The higher the gain the more bright the image will appear.  However the higher the gain the narrower the viewing angle you will have.  Lower gains will produce better contrast and a wider viewing angle.  If you can have very good to total control of your lighting then I would go with a lower gain screen.

Here is a list of popular projectors.

http://www.projectorcentral.com/home-theater-multimedia-projectors.htm

And here is a throw distance calculator that will tell you how far back the specific projector will need to be in order to achieve the image size you desire.  

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Optoma-....pro.htm

I bought my screen from this guy off ebay.  It seems to be pretty good quality for the price.  He will do custom sizes as well so just because he dosnt have your size he should be able to make you one.  Just send him a message.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330247106161

You can also do a DIY screen.  That will cost you far less.  But can be time consuming.  But you could potential have some very nice results.  But I just didn't have the patience for it, so I just bought one.

Thanks for the info , as far as the lighting goes in the room ... the room was built to be a home theater ,nothing else ... so there are no windows in the room. Here's the deal ... i have 10k to spend on components and furniture. Any info you guys can help me out on , i really do appreciate it. There is so much to know to home theaters , one guy even told me that some of the screens have crushed glass in them to gather light. Its a bit overwhelming to tell you the truth.

 

[ktw88q]

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[ktw88q]

Not all done but I live with it.

 

[ktw88q]

Pool table n bar.

 

[ktw88q]

So n e one wana come out for a drink pool and a ride first.

 

[ktw88q]

And just me n my 1yr old and 2 dogs so lonely need some friends.