No clue re best lighting for my home cinema room - any pointers please?

[Medrep1]

Hi,

After just purchasing a harmony one, ive now got my heart set on a new lighting system for my slowly transforming living room > dedicated HC room?

I want a simple spotlight system layout, with IR control to work off the remote?

The room is 16x11, and there are already a pair of wall lights and a central light in the ceiling.

Could someone please point me in the direction where I can educate myself on the options/costs/ease of fitment etc?

There seem to be so many options to consider on this forum im feeling a touch overwhelmed

Id appreciate any feedback on this, just to get myself started?

Thanks

[hornydragon]

How many channels of lighting and what load? 2 channels upto 250W per channel is easy, more is tougher 4 channels 250W per channel Is OK. Mode Scenestyle is nice direct swap for existing lightswitch and has IR control, more than 4 channels and you need something bigger Scenestyle does run upto 500W loads without a nuetral. If your wall lights are under 100W total and you added 240V halogen spots with 50W bulbs you could have 10 max running off a scenestyle 2 (1 x upto250W + 1 x upto500W so total load = max 600W) without replacing the switch wiring (I would try and stick to a slightly lower load) http://www.scenestyle.co.uk/

[Medrep1]

Great, thanks. Youve got my brain rolling now. Got in touch with the link you supplied, looks like its approx £200 to £400 then for the scenestyle system, then the lights on top?

I now need to ascertain if:

1) If original wall lights/ceiling lights would then become redundant and subsequently have to be removed?
2) Approx extra cost for lights, and what type????
3) Any other incidental costs?
4) Would the ceiling have to be pulled down and redone?

Im assuming with something like the scenestyle system, im paying for the capability to dim/set certain spotlights etc to create mood/specific lighting themes, as opposed to something from B&Q which would only allow basic on/off/dim capabilities, yes?

Thanks again.

[hornydragon]

1) Depends on the levels needed in the different scenes
2) Make sure your using dimmable loads
3) Depends on how you want it to all work
4) Unlikely depend son construction often cheaper to lift a couple of floor boards upstairs, very much depedns on the construction of the property.

Scenestyle gives you 4 Scenes one for watching a movie, one for reading, one for doing something else and then another, and off......

[Medrep1]

Thank you for your feedback. I'd never considered lifting the upstairs floor boards

Either way, the cost looks like its creeping up to do this 'properly.' I think im going to research further, and go the whole hog when funds allow for new racks/cabling=repositioning of the equipment.

When that will happen is a different story...........?

Thanks again.