Cosmic's Attic Cinema Room.

[cosmic023]

Hello All,

Well i thought i'd best post info on my cinema room........

Spec.

Attic room in a terraced house (17' x 14'), with a partition and then this follows onto the equipment room 4' x '14.

HTPC:
AMD x2 3800 / 1gig ram / ATI 2600XT / M-Audio Dio2496 / Nebula DVB TV Card / Modified Black Silverstone LC03 Case / Theatretek DVD Player.

(Spec has changed: Intel 6600 Quad Core, Asus P5KC Mainboard, ATI 3650 Graphics, Analogue audio (Till i can get HDMI audio!!))

Samsung dual format HD DVD Player (When It Arrives!! Fat chance of this as it has been canceled)

The other equipment same as my Sig.......

I'll post some pics soon as i get hold of a camera!!

Cheers
Lee

[albriscoe]

Originally Posted by cosmic023

Hello All,

Well i thought i'd best post info on my cinema room........

Spec.

Attic room in a terraced house (17' x 14'), with a partition and then this follows onto the equipment room 4' x '14.

HTPC:
AMD x2 3800 / 1gig ram / ATI 2600XT / M-Audio Dio2496 / Nebula DVB TV Card / Modified Black Silverstone LC03 Case / Theatretek DVD Player.

Samsung dual format HD DVD Player (When It Arrives!!)

The other equipment same as my Sig.......

I'll post some pics soon as i get hold of a camera!!

Cheers
Lee

you`d better or else

Allan

[miceri]

Over 24 hours and no pictures, are you an AV junkie or not cosmic?

You do know we all wait to be drip fed on other peoples setups?

[cosmic023]

No Camera till Sunday night, so should be posting sometime then.

Sorry about that, but i'm sure a bit of patience will help!!

Cheers
Lee

[dbs2]

I am not going to post till i see some photo's aswell

DOH !!

[cosmic023]

Here we go, just for you lot.......... This is my MAME Games Machine, and this will be in my cinema room. (More other stuff to follow!!)

[cosmic023]

Here's a few pics of my DIY sub i built a few years ago, still in use and kicks ARSE. (This will be in use as well in the new room)

I love this driver, it's such a shame it's in an enclosed box!! But i think it could do with a bigger amp. Maybe the BK 200w bash amp, instead of the 100w one. (It spends most of it's time at 75% - 80% or higher!!)

Cheers
Lee

[cosmic023]

Something that will NOT be in my cinema room, is my lovely Barco 801s Graphics. (Couldn't do a ceiling install, Otherwise i'd have replaced it with an 808) But got the Z5 to replace it.

[cosmic023]

Well i'm sure the suspense is too much, but i have managed to haggle & get the camera for the weekend. Took a load of shots, and the batteries ran out!!

So tomorrow night i'll post some pics, as i don't have a compact flash reader on me laptop!!

I hope you have enjoyed the pics posted so far.......?

Cheers
Lee

[cosmic023]

Finally Here we are, some piccies of my cinema room. Excuse the mess, it's a work in progress. (Well it's taken over a year to get this far!!)

Stairs leading up to the attic....

This is the view from the front........

And the view from the rear......

And the amp, HPTC in DIY rack. (Note: Speakers are a temp. fix till the satellites are wired in place.)

[IMG]

That's about it for now, work is very slow in progress, due to lack of spare time. But it's taking shape slowly, and still need a/v cabling, lighting & carpet tasks still to be done. (And the odd bit of painting left to be done.)

Cheers
Lee

[dbs2]

That's a great size room you have to work with there Lee

I think i will enjoy watching this one develop....... Smashing

[cosmic023]

Yes Dean, it's a great room (17' x 14') well minus the header tanks. (They are boxed in, but easy to access if needed.)

It's a shame i don't have another empty room, to put the contents in to help with the progress of the room. (Takes a while to move all the bulk about, before you can start work in a particular area.)

Oh well, i'll struggle on.

Hopefully get the lighting & carpet tiles ordered this week, so that'll give me a task or two to do.

Plenty still to be done in the equipment room, as cabling still has to be routed. Partition wall boarding needs to be fixed / caulked & Painted. And also the access panel to the roof timbers, which needs finishing off.

My current plan is to get the back room finished first, as i can get the a/v kit in there and that'll free up some space.

I'll try an add more pics as i go, because i'm sure ya all want more pics!

Cheers
Lee

[inzaman]

Originally Posted by dean1474

That's a great size room you have to work with there Lee

I think i will enjoy watching this one develop....... Smashing

Same here

[lone ranger]

why do i feel like we are about to see the ben wilcox mark 2 project here,cant wait.

[cosmic023]

Thanks All, for the kind comments. I'd love to do a massive project, but then my skills are limited.

I do the best that i can, and do have several people to help me with complicated tasks.

I couldn't see my project been as good as Ben's, which is a fantastic project. That is a lot more complicated then i'd want. But then saying that, if i'd wanted to go down that road. I would have started with a bare shell, and built up. (Plus i love the idea of a 2.35 screen / Dual CRT setup)

A large percentage of my budget has been blow, buying the Z5. I'm sure i'd be able to get a good cinema room within the budget left.

I'm still after a HD player, and maybe a new HDMI 7.1 amp. But the amp can wait as it's not an essential item needed. (But it would be nice!!)

Oh the joys of upgrades, patience is needed!!

Cheers 4 now
Lee