Originally posted by: Bolvangar
Originally posted by: SLCentral
Originally posted by: Bolvangar
SLC, get me some pics of the room and explain what is around it. If the walls of the room are outside walls that can be a pain in the ass, what floor is it on? give me as much info as you can about it and i'll give you some suggestions.
Will try to get pics later, can't right now.
The room is in the basement. On the back wall (15' away from where the screen will be), I have a laundry room, which is NOT fully finished. On the right of the room, is a hallway, that leads to other rooms on the other side of the hallway.
On the side where the screen is, as well as the left side of the room, is either just dirt/ground, or the nieghbors basement. I couldn't tell you which one it is. Directly above the room is the upstairs family room, which we're pretty much never in.
What else do you need to know?
From the sound of it you'll need to run the wires above the room, between the ceiling and the 1st floor, which in that situation can be a real pain... just depends on your house though.
Are you wanting to do an hdtv projector or a regular one?
you'll need to run your rear speaker wires, atleast 3 RG6 (i'd do 5 for future use) for the projector, you'll need a power outlet right there by the projector, and i'd run a cat5 to the projector as well for future use.
how big do you think you want the screen? the screen size and how much throw room there is for the projector can make a big difference in a projector choice.
I'd sit in the room where your going to put the seats and figure out how big of a screen you can have up there without having to turn your head to see the whole thing. In other words, you can look straight on and see the entire screen.
