[aoi3610]

Due to family I am having to "down-size" my home cinema.

Over the next week or so I will add to this thread with photos etc.

I only have a room about 3m x 3.5m to work with, I have to partition my current room to make space for a corridor to the bathroom.

I intend to "sink" a 42" Plasma TV into the wall to save space and give it that "look", plus allow me to put my 82" electric screen flush on the wall.

I have to keep the noise down too so I am using a 225mm stud wall, (double Stud) with 2 layers of plasterboard on each side and insulation between.
A heavy fire door should cut down even more.

Hidden cables, swanky lights & switches.

Here are the before shots.
(You can see the old screen)

I noticed another thread with a rope light going around the ceiling, I think I may have to copy that too, very nice work. Cheap too.

So, enjoy looking over the next couple of weeks, any thoughts would be appreciated. However I am doing this on a miniscule budget.

Now I'm off to do some wallpaper stripping. LOL

[violinaling]

Good luck with it all, sounds like a good'un

[wolfboy79]

I'm starting something very similar this weekend. Again a rejig due to a little'un!

I will be decorating my front room to include my home cinema. we sit across our room which is 7 metres long and 3.4 metres wide so I previously thought a projector was out of the question? Apparently not. what projector will you use and what size picture do you expect to get? I'm really excited now!

[aoi3610]

OK, end of day 1, just finished, Midnight, devoted or what?.

Wallpaper gone, skirting board gone, old screen gone. everything gone.

Some of the quality wiring i've found....

Here's the Plasma Screen I'm fitting, well, it's the one i'm using for the size of the hole in the stud wall.

The wood for the stud wall(s) and the insulation has arrived, too dark for a photo now, 10 bags of acoustic insulation slabs, 50mm thick enough for 72 sqm.
I'm gonna use it 200mm thick, only 16sqm then, i only got 9 in the trailer and had to put one in my Audi S4, arghhhh!!!.

So, ceiling tomorrow, I may get onto the studwork. Hopefully the cables and lights come tomorrow.

[scatterbug]

.... and then posting to the forum at 1am - good man! That's a productive days work. Keep at it and looking forward to seeing the end result.

[aoi3610]

wolfboy79:

I have an old Epson EMP3500 I am going to use for short while, then I will get a shorter throw projector when I see exactly what I have to play with.

You can get a projector that will put up an 80" screen from 1m, so no problem with 3.4.

Do a google search for short throm DLP / LCD projectors for more info.

Tony

[craigoscott]

looks interesting, good luck!

[aoi3610]

Another progress report.

Ceiling re-boarded, then skimmed, not by me I must add.

Double Stud partition mostly up.

(Done this for sound proofing reasons, got a ton of acoustic fibre to fill the void with)

Some more shots of the framework.

Heres the first fit of the plasma panel, some AV cables too.

Got to fit the mains and the rest of the AV cables tonight before bed.

The screen fits in the hole. LOL
More pictures later.

Thoughts so far?

[Mr X]

Wow looking forward to seeing this progress. Top job and very brave approach with the TV. I had enough stress taking my Wii to bits just to change the housing!

[wingnut121]

looking great. it will be amazing to see how you get every thing into that room. no slacking we are waiting

[scatterbug]

Is this after two days?! Man, my place is making glacial progress in comparison!

[aoi3610]

Finished off the cables, I have fitted:

DVI - HDMI from PC To TV
3 Scarts from AV Rack - TV
Component Video from AV Rack - TV
2 sets of Composite & Audio from AV Rack - TV
HDMI - HDMI from AV Rack to TV
VGA - VGA to TV for future use.
VGA - VGA (Projector)
Composite Video - (Projector)
Sub Out from AV Rack - Sub
1 set of Audio RCA from TV to AV Rack
1 set of Audi RCA from PC to TV
Control box for 82" electric screen with output (Hidden as it is remote controlled)
Power for cooling fan & Plasma
5 speaker cables (got some nice looking miniscule speaker outputs for the wall, I will post photo's later.
2 Cat 5e Cables
1 Cat 6 Cable - (for future use)
Antenna Cable
4 wall lights using a dimmer on 2 circuits
4 Double sockets

Everything is either burried in the walls or the floor.

Such a lot of cables to make it futureproof........

Pics from half way through today.

Projector Wiring & Left Rear Surround wire:

Right Rear Surround on chimney breast:

Outer wall / Door way with 2 layers of plasterboard:

Another stunning "wall" picture, with some of the 10 bags of rockwool I have to fit. LOL:

Same wall, lower down:

More later.

[dreamboat10]

Looking good fella, thats some work to do......keep it up, best of luck with the rest of it

[aoi3610]

Paint is on the walls now, KEF Sub has arrived, first testing has taken place.

Pics later.

[softrice]

looking good hope to see more pics of progress

[enablerbro1]

If you don't mind me asking but what the hoot have you done to that screen and why? Seriously looking forward to see how this turns out.

[aoi3610]

I took a PS42Q97HD and removed the casing and front glass, then stuffed the rest into the wall, I fitted the front glass so it is flush with the plaster work.

Why, because I could and also I think it looks the dogs danglies.

Aside from that it's a pretty small room, now it doesn't have to have a TV in it taking up valuable space.

I think it will become all the rage. LOL

I am going to try one way privicy glass on the front screen, the mirrored stuff, if it works then it will just look like a mirror when it's off and a TV when it's on.

Some pictures.

Bit dark, but these 2 are Men in Black 2

This one's a bit clearer, I will take some more tomorrow in the daylight.

Should be finished tomorrow, except for the speakers that still haven't arrived yet.... eBay.....

[enablerbro1]

Got to admire the idea, how is it for venting and keeping dust out any bits that dust aught not get? Love the mirror idea and will be very interested to see how it pans out.

[aoi3610]

The recess the TV is in is sealed completely, I may get a bit of dust to start with, but it should dissapear for the most part after it's all settled in.

I have it setup so I can gain access to the set if required pretty easily.

As for heat I have a small 12v fan in the plasterboard at the back to dissipate any heat build up, it runs off the TV so is only on when the TV thinks it is too warm. (I've not found it on yet)

To be fair it has more "space" around it now than it ever had when it was fitted in it's original casing.

I too will be interested in the "mirror" approach, I also have no idea if it will work, the room is pretty dark and the TV is pretty bright, 50/50 I guess.

[dericion]

isn't the tv abit too reflective for viewing?

[geo99]

great post mate!

I went with the 'tv sunk into the wall' approach myself!

pain in the ar$e but great look when it's done!

Good work mate.

Geo99
and so it begins!