please help with theater. (1 Viewer)

[Derek S]

I was looking for some advise on how to set up a theater. my wife and i are having a house built, and will be using the family room for a theater....not really a dedicated one but pretty close. the dimensions are about 22' x 15' there is a sliding door(on side wall) about 15' to 16' from the front (tv wall) I was wondering where would be the best place to put the surrounds. Also, what would be a good size tv to put in that room, I know that the bigger the set the further away you sit. with the sliding door in mind, and surround speaker placement an issue, what would be a good size. There is about 2 feet behind the slidng door to the back of the wall, i could mount the side speakers there, or in front of the sliding door, any ideas?

thanks for anyhelp.

Peace

Banky

 

[Derek S]

anybody?

 

[RogerB]

For speaker placement, try reading some of the documents here:
Dolby Digital - Home Theater

 

[Derek S]

thanks a bunch Roger.

I will look it over.

Peace

 

[Matt Stryker]

If you can put vertical blinds over the sliding door to control light, your room would be beautiful for FPTV. Do you have pre-existing equipment you are going to bring in, or are you buying everything from scratch?

 

[Derek S]

blinds will be a for sure thing, being the room is on the ground level and wife won't walk around nekkid she doesn't want some guy peeping in...go figure :b

I will be getting new stuff after the move. I am thinking

marantz SR9200

paradigm 11's

Paradigm cc370

paradigm apd370

paradigm pw2200

as far as video, still debating. for some reason the wife thinks that a projector is a huge investment, as were a big screen is just a tv. she watches a lot of tv, so i was leaning towards the poineer pro 64" or maybe that monster 73" set they have.

i am not sure about the adp's, cause the placement issue. i am heading to a high end stereo shop in town and see if they can offer any help. (maybe direct raditating speakers would better suit my room) i need to do this soon as the house is buing built, and i need to get speaker wire in the walls before too long.

 

[Matt Stryker]

Derek- Pricewise the two sets you mentioned and a LCD/DLP PJ setup are about the same; the effect is very different. The projector will look like a movie theater, while even a 73" TV will look like a TV. Of course there are reasons to choose the TV over the projector, but given the TVs you are looking at, price shouldn't be one of them.
And I wouldn't go to the local A/V store to ask about projectors; try reading around on this forum and over at avsforum.com to get a better feel for types, models, setups, etc. Most local stores have few models and vastly inflated prices.
You may also want to start talking about paint colors with your wife; it may take a while to convince her if you want to paint the whole room black, grey, or some other dark color.

 

[Derek S]

I have "discussed" paint color with her. she has given me the ok to paint the room a darker color. probably not black, but maybe a darker grey.

thanks for the help.

i will post pics when i get some taken...

banky41