dodgydaz
Established Member
Hi all,
After a little bit of advise on building a home cinema room. I have browsed the various forums and have seen some very impressive set ups which has given me some very good ideas.
Where I am stuck is with the projector and screen. So need a little help.
The room I am going to convert is approx 4 metres by 4 metres, so my viewing distance will be about 3 metres when I get the chairs in.
I am trying to stick to a £1500 budget for the projector and would like to have a motorised screen so its easier for the rest of the family to just press a button and start watching a film. (Will be setting up a Harmony remote to allow this).
I am in two minds about 3D. I have only seen a couple of 3D movies at the cinema, and whilst they were impressive, I am not sure I would watch too many films in 3D. Having said that, I dont want to get a projector without 3D just in case I change my mind later on!! This is one of my dilemmas.
The other thing I am confused about is the throw ratio thing. I have no idea what I should be looking for and which projector would be best for my viewing distance.
I am going to repaint the room. At the moment it is all white, and I am thinking of going for a grey colour scheme, with a dark carpet, and dark grey furniture.
Finally, the windows are covered with wooden blinds and when closed keep out a lot of daylight, but a little still comes through, so during the day, when the blinds are closed, it is dark but not totally. I will figure out a way to make the room totally dark if I need to, but one of my aims is to make this a duel purpose room.
At the moment it is a dining room, come dumping ground for my sons toys, so it is rarely used for eating in.
One of the conditions I have to stick to by SWMBO is that we can still have people round for dinner etc if the need arises. So I intend to hide all cables, have unobtrusive speakers, and as mentioned above, a motorised screen that can be put away at a touch of a button.
So there we have my ideas for a semi man cave.
In summary, I need advise on the best projector for my budget and viewing distance, and what type and size of screen I should get. I have seen mention of grey screens that are considered better for certain types of room but am getting confused by it all!
Help!
After a little bit of advise on building a home cinema room. I have browsed the various forums and have seen some very impressive set ups which has given me some very good ideas.
Where I am stuck is with the projector and screen. So need a little help.
The room I am going to convert is approx 4 metres by 4 metres, so my viewing distance will be about 3 metres when I get the chairs in.
I am trying to stick to a £1500 budget for the projector and would like to have a motorised screen so its easier for the rest of the family to just press a button and start watching a film. (Will be setting up a Harmony remote to allow this).
I am in two minds about 3D. I have only seen a couple of 3D movies at the cinema, and whilst they were impressive, I am not sure I would watch too many films in 3D. Having said that, I dont want to get a projector without 3D just in case I change my mind later on!! This is one of my dilemmas.
The other thing I am confused about is the throw ratio thing. I have no idea what I should be looking for and which projector would be best for my viewing distance.
I am going to repaint the room. At the moment it is all white, and I am thinking of going for a grey colour scheme, with a dark carpet, and dark grey furniture.
Finally, the windows are covered with wooden blinds and when closed keep out a lot of daylight, but a little still comes through, so during the day, when the blinds are closed, it is dark but not totally. I will figure out a way to make the room totally dark if I need to, but one of my aims is to make this a duel purpose room.
At the moment it is a dining room, come dumping ground for my sons toys, so it is rarely used for eating in.
One of the conditions I have to stick to by SWMBO is that we can still have people round for dinner etc if the need arises. So I intend to hide all cables, have unobtrusive speakers, and as mentioned above, a motorised screen that can be put away at a touch of a button.
So there we have my ideas for a semi man cave.
In summary, I need advise on the best projector for my budget and viewing distance, and what type and size of screen I should get. I have seen mention of grey screens that are considered better for certain types of room but am getting confused by it all!
Help!