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  1. L

    Help: choosing speakers and your opinion on my other choices

    Hello all, I am new here so I apologize if I am doing anything wrong. I am in the planning phase of my Home Theater setup with projector and would like to hear your opinion on the choices I have made so far and get some help filling the gap for the missing items, I have not bought anything...
  2. M

    Beginner Question about screens

    Okay, here's the deal! I have searched everywhere for some info on this and it seems it's not a very common request! Haha. Even a couple of local home theatre shops wouldn't really answer the questions, so hopefully someone here can help me. My setup is simple...I have an Optoma GT1090HDRx...
  3. G

    Need help choosing new replacement projector with 92 inch screen and projector mount 11 feet from screen

    I really need help. Twelve years ago I set up my living room with a 92 inch (diagonal) Stewart motorized drop down screen and a Sony VPL AW 10 projector. The projector and screen were professionally installed and the projector was ceiling mounted about 11 feet from the screen. Today, i...
  4. Dave Moritz

    Suggestions for a projection screen that is acoustically transparent and is a roll down.

    I currently have a Sony 4K OLED in my home theater but am toying with the idea of saving for a Sony 4K projector as I want a native 4K projector and not a faux K model. I know they do a great job and the picture can look very good but I would prefer a native 4K projector. But here is the thing...
  5. lipets

    Buying projector & screen

    I have a optima HD25E, for last 6 years works good Now doing new home, want a 10' wide ceiling drop screen, lots to pick from the room is 14' wide and 28' long | Ceiling height is 10' Screen Sugestions? I know the HD25 had set focal length if about 15' due to room depth Now with this long...
  6. W

    Set Projector for Two Different Screen Sizes

    [New member, first post in forum] I have been using a projector for my home theater system for several years now, and am due upgrading to a new projector. My system is fairly automated, and I always think about innovative ideas to add new capabilities to my system. Lately, I have been thinking...
  7. RolandL

    Recomendations for 150 inch 16:9 perforated screen?

    In my previous home, I had a Panasonic AE8000U projector and the image was 138 inches wide (160 diagonal) and we sat about 15 feet from the screen. My new home has a room that is 14 feet deep that I would like to so something similar. The image can be smaller say 150 diagonal since we will be...
  8. N

    Wall vs a cheap diy screen

    First of all, thanks for your warm welcoming, Ronald, as I came here looking for a piece of advice and yes, I'm already enjoying your forum. Recently I got Epson 3100 and now I'm hooking it with my laptop and PS. My gaming/home theater room is a basement room with no windows, so no ambient...
  9. RolandL

    Perforated screen and in wall speakers?

    OK. Just moved to Florida. Met with home theatre installation people today. The room is 12ft 8 inches by 14 feet deep. They are recommending in wall Klipsch speakers for the front wall with a perforated screen in front of them. I heard Klipsch speakers at a store years ago and thought they...
  10. K

    ISO Split Screen Receiver

    I am looking for any sort of hardware, (preferable receiver with 5+ HDMI inputs) that will allow me to split screen between two HDMI inputs. With 4K UHD pass-through, any up-scaling would be a bonus. No picture cut-offs or stretching, only original size. Please tell me something like this...
  11. Hal Masonberg

    Recommendations on Projector and screen for a film series in art gallery.

    I have a friend who is looking to install a large screen (140 or 150 diagonal) and projector in a professional art gallery. This isn't a business with a lot of money and so I'm looking for suggestions on inexpensive screens and projectors that are still good enough to make this happen. At the...
  12. 1German1padilla1

    Hi I'm having a problem with my Mitsubishi tv WD 73837

    I'm having a problem with my Mitsubishi tv WD 73837, when I turn it on the welcome screen comes on then it turns off then the red light start blinking and it won't let me turn it back on. I was told it was the power supply and I went ahead and replaced it, it has a new lamp but problem still...
  13. BenA

    Which Silver 3D paint for best screen

    Hi: I want to upgrade my theatre room to be able to view 3D as well as 2D movies. My projector is 19 feet from the screen. The projector is 3300 lumens. The seats are 13' & 16' from the screen. Most seats are directly in front of the screen. The furthest seat from the centre of the screen would...
  14. Divyam

    Ideal Viewing distance help - 135/150 inch screen

    Hi all, I am planning to build a dedicated HT with a 7.2.4 setup. My room size is 21 ft x 15 ft x 9 ft. I will use the room for movies, music and games (33% each) My final components are as follows: Projector JVC DLA NX7 Screen Elite AR150H2-AUHD / Elite AR135H2-AUHD Receiver Marantz 8012...
  15. shadow5606

    Room feedback and screen size - 3d renders

    Hello folks! I'm looking for feedback on a HT design. I've dreamed for years about doing one and I now have a pending offer in on a home with a basement. I prefer sitting closer to the screen and like the idea of an acoustically transparent screen but bumping it out far enough to put speakers...
  16. Defiance

    Advice Needed - Screen Size

    I have a room that is going to be used for a home theater and I am trying to figure out what size and aspect ratio the screen should be. The projector would likely be an Epson 6050 The wall is 150" wide, and I using a pair of Focal Sopra No2 speakers for the LR and a Sopra Center. I figure...
  17. Kip P.

    Need a Sound Transparent Screen ..

    Hi, I need advice on a screen for my dedicated home theater. Cost is an issue, but I don't want picture quality to suffer because of my budget. So, here goes: 1) 16:9 ratio ... 140" on the diagonal. 2) White screen, but has to be sound transparent. (Speakers will be behind the screen.) 3)...
  18. Athomas1104

    Advice needed - Screen needed

    Advice needed - Budget Screen needed Hi All, I bought a house and there was a screen there. I'm including a photo and the specs. I would like to get something the same but really not spending 2K on a screen. Here is the specs 133 diagonal screen 2.35:1 aspect ratio, 1.3 Gain Here is what it...
  19. noncom23

    Brightest Flat Screen

    Hello to all. I have a very bright room, lots of sun and blinds don't really help. Which TV would have a brighter screen to counter act a bright room? Thanks, Mike
  20. ando1brett

    Screens & Projectors - Spend or Save?

    I'm working on a basement entertainment room that includes a 135" screen. One option being pushed by my consultant is the Screen Innovations 5 Motorized Slate 1.2 ALR ($6k) with the Sony projector VPL-VW295ES ($5k). I'm guessing that will look amazing, but my wallet will hurt a little...
  21. Bryan^H

    Curved Screen

    150" screen...what do you think? https://www.amazon.com/Elite-Screens-Lunette-120-inch-Diagonal/dp/B00QMMLFW2/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=elite%2Bcurved%2Bscreen&qid=1557330715&s=gateway&sr=8-3&th=1
  22. D

    Need help to calibrate my screen jvc dt-v 1710 cg

    Hi, I have buy a JVC jvc dt-v 1710 cg and i have reset the settings :( i have try to calibrate the screen with the good values but the result is very bad, can you help me ? i have these parameters: IMG_0531 by docasse posted Apr 28, 2019 at 7:57 PMIMG_0532 by docasse posted Apr 28, 2019 at 7:57...
  23. M

    Calling AV enthusiasts! Custom Cinema £50,000 to spend on hardware, would love help with decisions..

    Hello everyone, I am a novice in this area and would be very grateful for any help with finalising the hardware spec list for our cinema build. Although I am no expert on the 'tech' side of things I do greatly appreciate a beautiful picture and sound (hence this build!) and really want to get...
  24. L

    Image is too big for my screen.

    Newbie here. I thought I had done all the research and planned my home theater. Everything works except for one problem...the image is too big for the screen. I have an Epson Home Cinema 1060 and a 100" diagonal screen (16:9). Throw distance is about 10 feet. Everything I could find said that...
  25. P

    Moving from 16:9 screen to 2.4:1

    I built my dedicated HT about 10 years ago and am getting tired of the black bars on movies. I put temporary 12" extensions to theft and right of my existing 8' screen and am now addicted. Any advice about DIY 2.4 screen would be appreciated. Currently leaning towards a fabric screen stretched...
  26. oguer2427

    Projector or Screen Upgrade

    Projector: Panasonic PT AE4000 - throw distance 12' Screen: Painted high contrast Goo Systems Screen - 104" with black velvet frame I have a fully light controlled semi-dedicated home theater with the back of the theater opened to a bar/rec area. Most of the time when we are viewing movies we...
  27. T

    Selling Like-New Home Theater System: Epson projector, SI screen, Pioneer receiver and more...

    Hi Home Theater Forum community, In case anybody is interested in an excellent home theater projector system... I need to liquidate my great setup which I have been enjoying every now and then for the past 2 years. This setup was purchased at Best Buy/Magnolia in Union Square NYC. I need to...
  28. Josh Steinberg

    LG 50PZ550 screen issue - need repair advice

    I have a 50" 3D capable plasma TV that I purchased in 2012 (model #LG 50PZ550) that just stopped working. I can still turn the TV on, but nothing displays on the screen, and no audio can be heard. Even the onscreen display menus do not appear. However, I can tell that the unit is at least...
  29. T

    Screen size for 2 rows of stadium seating

    Hi all, We are building a new house. Our basement foundation drops down about 13" where the screen will go so that we can have a couch on that level and then an couch behind it 13" higher. (See plan uploaded- it shows a platform, but we dropped it instead of building up). I was thinking of a...
  30. HomeTheaterJosh

    Da-Lite Parallax 120" thin light Deflecting screen

    Brand New Da-Lite Parralax 120" thin fixed screen 58x104. This is a beautiful light deflecting screen. Looking to get $1500 for it. The screen weighs a little over 100 pounds so local pickup only. I live around Cincinnati Ohio. The only way I will ship is if you make arrangements to have it...
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