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Justification · 09-21-2006, 08:31 PM

Couple years into the thread so not much to add but here goes.
Biggest problem is lack of access to back of equipment. I would have set my cabinet up where all components are accessable from the back for ease of wiring. The additional advantage would be that the components would be behind the viewer with better ventilation.
More cable, but we were unaware of what was coming down the pipe. Wired for 7.1 plus an additional center rear channel that is still unused, but did not run DVI or HDMI.
ran a flex pipe with the plan that I could pull additional wire, but it is not accessible as it is behind the cabinets, nor is it big enough.
Set up the recessed lights on seperate dimmers for zones, but should have had the front 6 on one with the rear 3 on the other instead of the 3 front (one row) and 6 rear (2 rows) together.
Wooden platform for floor instead of on the cement slab, but low ceilings and the flow of the room would dictate that I would have to dig out to lower the basement in this portion to have the design the same. Due to the way we use the room it's got to be on a level floor with the pool room.

09-21-2006, 08:31 PM	#125 of 140
Justification *Dave* Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Local Time: 09:52 PM Local Date: 12-01-2008 Posts: 5	Re: Things I wish I would have done differently in my project Couple years into the thread so not much to add but here goes. Biggest problem is lack of access to back of equipment. I would have set my cabinet up where all components are accessable from the back for ease of wiring. The additional advantage would be that the components would be behind the viewer with better ventilation. More cable, but we were unaware of what was coming down the pipe. Wired for 7.1 plus an additional center rear channel that is still unused, but did not run DVI or HDMI. ran a flex pipe with the plan that I could pull additional wire, but it is not accessible as it is behind the cabinets, nor is it big enough. Set up the recessed lights on seperate dimmers for zones, but should have had the front 6 on one with the rear 3 on the other instead of the 3 front (one row) and 6 rear (2 rows) together. Wooden platform for floor instead of on the cement slab, but low ceilings and the flow of the room would dictate that I would have to dig out to lower the basement in this portion to have the design the same. Due to the way we use the room it's got to be on a level floor with the pool room.