Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on December 23, 2006, 02:07:00 PM
Wii-diculous - Playing the Wii in a Movie Theater
YouTube link
pretty bad ass.
Post by: CattyKid on December 23, 2006, 05:19:00 PM
I like!
Post by: yaazz on December 23, 2006, 07:32:00 PM
Post by: b15ginz on December 23, 2006, 09:02:00 PM
Post by: deakphreak on December 23, 2006, 11:11:00 PM
Post by: twistedsymphony on December 24, 2006, 06:47:00 AM
84x84" Glass Bead Dalite Pull-down (~119" diagonal)
2 Cambridge Soundworks Classic Tower Speaker off to either side
a Cambridge Soundworks Basscube15 sub-woofer dead center
behind the screen is a Cambridge Soundworks CenterStage
The left stand has a Dreamcast, Modded PSOne, Modded Saturn (not there when I took the picture) and a Pelican Switch for those consoles
The Right Stand has a Premium 360, Modded slim PS2, Modded Gamecube, Psyclone component switch, Marantz SR6200 Surroundsound receiver, and 2 modded Xbox1s
2 Acoustic Research power conditioners also reside behind the screen
To the right of the screen is the bar, complete with carousel and fully stocked below
You can also see my DVD collection of over 350 DVDs (I have it cataloged online)
Opposite the bar is a pub table
you can see the 3rd shelf unit which holds my Game collection (in those boxes are more games)
also you can see a couple of my arcade machines the one on the left is a Double Dragon cabinet converted to UMK3. The one on the right is a broken Ring King that I'm working on
Next to that section and opposite the screen is the big red couch seating area.
3 Cambridge Soundworks M100s round out the surround sound and the projector is a Boxlight Raven
The Projector is going to be replaced early next year... probably with an IN76 or similar,
I don't have the Wii hooked up down there yet because I haven't got my component cables in yet... so for now it's in my upstairs living room with a 27" CRT (remember back when having one of those was impressive?)
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on December 24, 2006, 12:35:00 PM
Post by: yaazz on December 24, 2006, 12:46:00 PM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Dec 24 2006, 09:54 AM) 
Mine:
84x84" Glass Bead Dalite Pull-down (~119" diagonal)
2 Cambridge Soundworks Classic Tower Speaker off to either side
a Cambridge Soundworks Basscube15 sub-woofer dead center
behind the screen is a Cambridge Soundworks CenterStage
The left stand has a Dreamcast, Modded PSOne, Modded Saturn (not there when I took the picture) and a Pelican Switch for those consoles
The Right Stand has a Premium 360, Modded slim PS2, Modded Gamecube, Psyclone component switch, Marantz SR6200 Surroundsound receiver, and 2 modded Xbox1s
2 Acoustic Research power conditioners also reside behind the screen
To the right of the screen is the bar, complete with carousel and fully stocked below
You can also see my DVD collection of over 350 DVDs (I have it cataloged online)
Opposite the bar is a pub table
you can see the 3rd shelf unit which holds my Game collection (in those boxes are more games)
also you can see a couple of my arcade machines the one on the left is a Double Dragon cabinet converted to UMK3. The one on the right is a broken Ring King that I'm working on
Next to that section and opposite the screen is the big red couch seating area.
3 Cambridge Soundworks M100s round out the surround sound and the projector is a Boxlight Raven
The Projector is going to be replaced early next year... probably with an IN76 or similar,
I don't have the Wii hooked up down there yet because I haven't got my component cables in yet... so for now it's in my upstairs living room with a 27" CRT (remember back when having one of those was impressive?)
84x84" Glass Bead Dalite Pull-down (~119" diagonal)
2 Cambridge Soundworks Classic Tower Speaker off to either side
a Cambridge Soundworks Basscube15 sub-woofer dead center
behind the screen is a Cambridge Soundworks CenterStage
The left stand has a Dreamcast, Modded PSOne, Modded Saturn (not there when I took the picture) and a Pelican Switch for those consoles
The Right Stand has a Premium 360, Modded slim PS2, Modded Gamecube, Psyclone component switch, Marantz SR6200 Surroundsound receiver, and 2 modded Xbox1s
2 Acoustic Research power conditioners also reside behind the screen
To the right of the screen is the bar, complete with carousel and fully stocked below
You can also see my DVD collection of over 350 DVDs (I have it cataloged online)
Opposite the bar is a pub table
you can see the 3rd shelf unit which holds my Game collection (in those boxes are more games)
also you can see a couple of my arcade machines the one on the left is a Double Dragon cabinet converted to UMK3. The one on the right is a broken Ring King that I'm working on
Next to that section and opposite the screen is the big red couch seating area.
3 Cambridge Soundworks M100s round out the surround sound and the projector is a Boxlight Raven
The Projector is going to be replaced early next year... probably with an IN76 or similar,
I don't have the Wii hooked up down there yet because I haven't got my component cables in yet... so for now it's in my upstairs living room with a 27" CRT (remember back when having one of those was impressive?)
Your next mod should be drywall to replace that god awful wood panelling
Post by: liquid-core on December 24, 2006, 01:12:00 PM
QUOTE(yaazz @ Dec 24 2006, 11:53 AM)
Your next mod should be drywall to replace that god awful wood panelling
Owned...Looks awsome though twisted. Can't wait till I finish building my pj and have a theater room myself.
O'Malley
Post by: twistedsymphony on December 24, 2006, 03:39:00 PM
QUOTE(yaazz @ Dec 24 2006, 02:53 PM)
Your next mod should be drywall to replace that god awful wood panelling
why waste the time any money... the lights are off 99.9% of the time down there.
besides if I were going to do a wall treatment I'd cover them in black felt
Post by: throwingks on December 24, 2006, 07:31:00 PM
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on December 24, 2006, 07:39:00 PM
QUOTE(throwingks @ Dec 24 2006, 09:38 PM)
I aspire to be like twistedsymphony
LMAO!!!!!!!!
thats classic.ego booster for twisted and his basement of glory.
Post by: SR388 on December 25, 2006, 10:24:00 AM
as for me
I switch between my 20" widscreen laptop srcreen and my 20" regular tv
Post by: liquid-core on December 25, 2006, 02:16:00 PM
QUOTE(SR388 @ Dec 25 2006, 09:31 AM)
lol, I kinda like the wood walls
as for me
I switch between my 20" widscreen laptop srcreen and my 20" regular tv
You my friend should check out Lumenlabs.com
You build your own projector for cheap. Its very cool.
O'Malley
Post by: gordita37 on December 27, 2006, 01:40:00 AM
(excuse the mess)
76" infocus 5000, would show 360 playing on it but currently have the 3 red lights of death. Twisted... love your setup, why you upgrading your projector though?
Post by: kermit007 on December 27, 2006, 04:21:00 AM
Post by: yaazz on December 29, 2006, 09:43:00 AM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Dec 24 2006, 06:46 PM)
why waste the time any money... the lights are off 99.9% of the time down there.
besides if I were going to do a wall treatment I'd cover them in black felt
Black felt might actualy look good! It would be like a movie theatre.
Post by: grim_d on December 29, 2006, 10:05:00 AM
Post by: bucko on December 30, 2006, 12:19:00 PM
I still live at home, will be for 2-3 years but my first property will be a flat so probebly not big enough for a cinema room
Post by: grim_d on December 30, 2006, 12:32:00 PM
QUOTE(liquid-core @ Dec 25 2006, 09:23 PM)
You my friend should check out Lumenlabs.com
You build your own projector for cheap. Its very cool.
O'Malley
but they are freakin massive, i toyed with the idea but dont have the space for a projector that size.
Post by: liquid-core on December 30, 2006, 12:40:00 PM
O'Malley
Post by: grim_d on December 30, 2006, 12:59:00 PM
QUOTE(liquid-core @ Dec 30 2006, 07:47 PM)
True. They are big (about 30 inches long, I think...). But it is a great way to have a huge screen, good quality and spend very little on it.
O'Malley
bah now im bursting to build one agian. perhaps a coffee table one. if only i could get an decent size of screen with about 5ft throw
Post by: liquid-core on December 30, 2006, 09:39:00 PM
O'Malley
Post by: VariableElite on December 31, 2006, 07:09:00 AM
Post by: The*galloping*zebra on January 03, 2007, 02:39:00 PM
QUOTE
$499 + FREE Shipping in the continental US!
The eVo projector is made to our specifications using a 7" LCD panel, tons of inputs and a breakthrough HID lamp that costs just pennies a day to operate. The eVo projector allows you to enjoy ALL of your media on a 108" screen, without fear of expensive lamp maintenance costs. With a lamp life of 6000 hours, you'll never feel guilty for watching TV or for playing your favorite video games as long as you want. Speaking of games, the eVo's native resolution perfectly matches the Wii, and if you haven't played it BIG yet you don't know what you're missing!
Features:
* HID lamp life over 6000 hours
* Replacement projector lamp only $30.00
* Component, AV (RCA), S-Video, TV (COAX), VGA (PC) inputs
* One-year limited warranty
The eVo projector is made to our specifications using a 7" LCD panel, tons of inputs and a breakthrough HID lamp that costs just pennies a day to operate. The eVo projector allows you to enjoy ALL of your media on a 108" screen, without fear of expensive lamp maintenance costs. With a lamp life of 6000 hours, you'll never feel guilty for watching TV or for playing your favorite video games as long as you want. Speaking of games, the eVo's native resolution perfectly matches the Wii, and if you haven't played it BIG yet you don't know what you're missing!
Features:
* HID lamp life over 6000 hours
* Replacement projector lamp only $30.00
* Component, AV (RCA), S-Video, TV (COAX), VGA (PC) inputs
* One-year limited warranty
Post by: grim_d on January 03, 2007, 05:11:00 PM
QUOTE(The*galloping*zebra @ Jan 3 2007, 09:46 PM)
i watched that for months and months, id leave it until we can get our hands on cheap 720p or even 1080p 7" panels and mod that bitch.
Post by: _iffy on January 03, 2007, 09:21:00 PM
nice
Post by: throwingks on January 03, 2007, 09:31:00 PM
QUOTE(_iffy @ Jan 3 2007, 11:28 PM)
nice
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 04, 2007, 05:39:00 AM
QUOTE(liquid-core @ Dec 30 2006, 02:47 PM)
True. They are big (about 30 inches long, I think...). But it is a great way to have a huge screen, good quality and spend very little on it.
O'Malley
HA... not likely
Have you ever tried building a projector before? I built one back in college, it's not easy..
First off expect to spend months on the project unless you have no other social convictions such as a job, school, or family life.
Second expect to spend at least a few hundred on good tools unless you already have access to a machine/wood shop
Third expect the projector to either cost you a few hundred dollars and be total crap quality, or cost you the same as a real projector and perform about the same while taking up about 20x the physical space.
The only decent quality home make projectors I've seen ran the bill up into the thousands, they required months of time, and unlimited access to highly specialized tools.
Building your own projector should only be approached as a challenge, it's not a cheap or high quality alternative.
Post by: hamwbone on January 04, 2007, 06:52:00 AM
Post by: pablot on January 04, 2007, 10:09:00 AM
I have a 32" ws crt non HD.. I just got myself my first nexgen console and I soooo wish I had a bigass HDTV now.. oh well..
But my new shiny 360 can never feel HD in its current state.. it sounds like a f-ing airplain is lifting off every time I load a game. Not Cool.
/pablot
Post by: grim_d on January 04, 2007, 10:27:00 AM
QUOTE(hamwbone @ Jan 4 2007, 01:59 PM)
you can get a cheap projector for 400-500$ now adays. no point in building one, i looked into it, id rather spend the 2k on a decent one
expect to pay $300 every 2000 hours for a bulb though. not cool.
thats the big deal i have with commercial prjectors.
Post by: The*galloping*zebra on January 04, 2007, 10:37:00 AM
15 odd quid for 6000 hours is quite tidy! Fingers crossed for a 720p panel, they have found a few but no clear winner yet.
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 04, 2007, 12:09:00 PM
QUOTE(grim_d @ Jan 4 2007, 12:34 PM)
expect to pay $300 every 2000 hours for a bulb though. not cool.
thats the big deal i have with commercial prjectors.
I thought that at first too... but I've had my current projector for about 3 years now, I use it daily and I haven't hit 2K yet... not to mention it's a 3-4K bulb..
and as I mentioned before, I'm looking for a new projector... so really in my experience the bulb life is longer then the life of my interest in the product
Don't forget big box rear projection units have the same bulb life issues, Plasmas have a half life and even direct view LCDs have bulbs that need replacing (though their life span is closer to 5-10K depending on the model).
I figure if I buy a nice 720p DLP now, by the time I'm bored with it I can pick up a nice 1080p LED-DLP and no worry about bulb life
Post by: hamwbone on January 04, 2007, 03:30:00 PM
Post by: liquid-core on January 04, 2007, 04:24:00 PM
O'Malley
Post by: Perplexer on January 05, 2007, 08:29:00 PM
Anyway, I passed up a deal on a Sharp DT-400 (720p native) for $600... I'm renting a house and don't really have a good spot for a screen. But I'm definitely building a theater/game room when I buy a house... and a garage/workshop is a must, also.
Post by: _iffy on January 06, 2007, 08:18:00 PM
QUOTE(hamwbone @ Jan 4 2007, 05:37 PM)
im actually waiting to see these SED tv's, i hear the picture makes a grown man cry.
Just learned about this when I read your post.
I want one.
EDIT: I think I'll start saving now.
Post by: liquid-core on January 08, 2007, 06:57:00 PM
O'Malley
Post by: Methadon on January 17, 2007, 10:18:00 AM
QUOTE(ILLusions0fGrander @ Dec 23 2006, 10:14 PM)
kinda stolen from maxconsole, but it was just a youtube link :L
Wii-diculous - Playing the Wii in a Movie Theater
YouTube link
pretty bad ass.
Since they obviously had a camera in the theatre, they're obviously pirates and this shouldn't be condoned.
/ignorant exec.
Seriously, that'd be bad ass. I want a job at a local theatre now just so I can play GoW Live matches on a screen like that....
Post by: deakphreak on January 22, 2007, 12:13:00 AM
Post by: Heet on January 22, 2007, 03:30:00 AM
Jk
It is bad ass and more than most any of us have at home. As long as you're happy with what you have and all that stuff.
Great Job!
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 22, 2007, 08:39:00 AM
The Summer after my Sophomore year in college I owned nothing but a Dreamcast and 25" CRT. My roommate the previous year had a cheap home theater in a box that we enjoyed using when playing movies on his PS2. I wasn't going to be living with him so I decided to start building a good surround sound system.
I did my research and decided that I'd rather build a no compromise system that would last me at least a decade rather then just some cheap all in one package that would probably sound like crap and break after a few years.
I worked my ass off with 2 jobs that summer to make school spending money and start my home theater. I saved about $1000 and I used half to buy a refurbished Marantz surround Sound Receiver (about $800 new I got it for about $450) and a pair of Refurbished Cambridge Soundworks Towers for about $550 shipped ($1200 new). They each came with 10 year warranties so though they were refurbished I wasn't too worried about them breaking and I felt I was definitely getting my money's worth. I had to sit on them both for a few months before I could set them up pertinently because I didn't have the space at my parent's place.
I enjoyed awesome stereo sound on the Dreamcast for quite a while. I had a friend who was going to throw out some old tower speakers that weren't working right so he gave them to me and for about $20 I managed to build some new crossovers for them and used them for my rear channels. They worked for what I payed and actually matched the tonality of the fronts pretty well. I soon got an Xbox and started using that for DVDs (we used my new roommates laptop for that prior). Soon after that I won a Barco 500 CRT projector in a bet (a long story in and of itself). I hadn't planned on getting a projector but it was a cool thing to have, I didn't have any good wall space so I made a screen out of a bed sheet and some PVC pipe. Before the end of the year I bought a good center channel for about $100 and the following summer I bought a real screen on eBay for about $250 (it was a $500 screen that was discounted because it had a dent in the recoil housing).
When I graduated college I bought myself a DLP projector for about $1000, I was living with my parents again so I had to put the surround sound in storage but the projector was small enough that I could use it. Almost a year later when I bought my house I ditched the crappy towers I was using for the rears for some real satellites, my GF also bought me 15" self power sub-woofer as a birthday gift which finished the sound system after many years. it took a good two months before we remodeled the basement to be acceptable for use as a home theater. The couch was financed when we bought the house, the bar came with the house and the pub table was a house warming gift.
After a while of manually switching inputs on a really crappy pelican switcher I bought a nice remote controlled Psyclone. I haven't done anything in nearly 2 years, saving for the next big purchase but just last week I bought a Harmony remote which I'm loving and I'm planning on upgrading my projector in the next couple of months with a $2000 ish DarkChip3 based system.
Beyond the projector the next step might be some new lighting in the room, and perhaps some new wall treatments or a new or fixed up ceiling. The next piece of equipment I replace will probably be either the screen or the receiver.
It's an evolving process and it's taken me many years to build it up to where it is today
Post by: deakphreak on January 22, 2007, 11:31:00 AM
Im working 2 jobs right now to help pay for stuff so we decided that we could afford a dvd player and took off to best buy. Well when we got there we saw all this nice theater setups and wanted to get one for our projector that i got a few months back. Well we asked about a few things and the guy told us that if we spend over $1000 then it is 3 years no interest. We caved in and spend $1800 on a new theater system. All our new stuff went in our family room with our HDTV and the old stuff went into the projector room.
Here is my family room FYI.
Anyway all this should be in the "my setups" but i guess it does go along with this title as well
Post by: Methadon on January 23, 2007, 10:47:00 AM
QUOTE(deakphreak @ Jan 22 2007, 08:20 AM)
Well since TS took over, everyone oooh'd and ahhh'd about his set up and shunned mine, i figured i would repost some new pics of my theater room lol. Its pretty much done right now because we dont have money for carpet so that will come in later. I had some left over padding though so its better then nothing i guess. The actual viewing size is 139 inches from corner to corner. The celing is a flat gray, the trim is a semi gloss gray and then the walls are velvet black.
Damn, can I come over? j/k
Nice ass setup, though. Too bad I live in an apartment; don't have the space to set up something that nice
I was thinking of ghanging to DLP, though, and just take my entertainment center out. I could move the DVD player, but now that I think about it, I could probably just use my PC and stream video to the projector (if not directly, then with XBMC). Then I have to get rid of a TV (kinda do already). I also thought maybe I should save my money, and buy a nice plasma (since they have 25 year ones now). Anybody know some pros & cons for both?
Post by: deakphreak on January 24, 2007, 08:33:00 AM
QUOTE(Methadon @ Jan 23 2007, 06:54 PM)
Damn, can I come over? j/k
Nice ass setup, though. Too bad I live in an apartment; don't have the space to set up something that nice
I was thinking of ghanging to DLP, though, and just take my entertainment center out. I could move the DVD player, but now that I think about it, I could probably just use my PC and stream video to the projector (if not directly, then with XBMC). Then I have to get rid of a TV (kinda do already). I also thought maybe I should save my money, and buy a nice plasma (since they have 25 year ones now). Anybody know some pros & cons for both?
Now that ive got both an HDTV and a projector, i find it very hard to decide on where to watch movies or play games. I love having such a big screen to watch them on and also the sound is pretty good. My new sound system is better and the sub is much stronger in the family room and the HDTV has a much higher clarity picture. Usually if its a movie with lots of action then i will watch it on my new system and if its a comedy or something like that then usually i will watch it on the projector. Ive also got my xbox hooked up and connected to my server where i can stream my tv shows through XBMC onto either system. Ive got a crap computer hooked up to the projector as well with VNC access to my other computers. It seems to work out pretty well.
Post by: TKramka on January 27, 2007, 08:33:00 AM
The TV is a 27" Sony I got and recalibrated, so it's back in focus, the colors don't run into each other, the tint is balanced, and the convergence is fixed. It has no Component inputs, just S-Video, but the DVD Burner (Insignia IS-DVD1001(21)) can input Component and downscale it to S-Video and it will look somewhat decent (not really). The surround receiver is an old RCA RT2250 (from a HT in-a-box kit) that outputs something that resembles surround sound. The two front speakers are some old Aiwa's that came with it, another Aiwa for the center channel, a dual driver RCA sub, and some RCA surround speakers for the rear channels. Not that good, but not that bad for something that was almost free.
Have a good laugh (And no, I did not decorate this room)...
Angle shot
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Another (dark) angle shot
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Equipment
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Made in China!
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Back Speakers
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System in action
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I see pixels (but only the out of focus ones)
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All in all, I think this cost me $35 and a day to set up and readjust the TV. Like I said, not much, but for something that cost very little, I really can't complain (well, I can, but...).
Post by: sp3cialk on January 29, 2007, 08:51:00 AM
QUOTE(deakphreak @ Jan 22 2007, 01:38 PM)
Oh man... why is there no sheet on the mattress??? Please tell me it was laundry day...
Post by: sp3cialk on January 30, 2007, 06:20:00 AM
QUOTE(digitalmax @ Jan 30 2007, 03:16 AM)
damm im liking everyones home entertainment system but what i have been in the look for is a good cheap projector? can anyone help me out? i plan on doing lots of gaming on this and some movie timeand also whas thinking about painting the wall for the screen bbut i see no one has done that what are u people using? very intrested
What are you talking about...deakphreak painted his wall...