Alan's Movie Room - Blu-ray Forum

IronMan104 · 08-14-2009, 07:56 PM

This was a compromise between my wife and myself. I wanted a home theater, she wanted a family room. I relented and made it a “Movie Room”. I did all the work myself and I am happy with the outcome so far. We needed another bedroom so I turned the upstairs of the garage into another bedroom and turned the rest of the garage into this.

Please let me know what you think of it.

jk1980 · 08-14-2009, 08:00 PM

Love your movie/game room

I would never leave that place

Beta Man · 08-14-2009, 08:04 PM

Very nice!!!!! Did you do all the work yourself? Looks great.

One recommended upgrade:

IronMan104 · 08-14-2009, 08:12 PM

It took me a while, but yes, except for the rug, I did all the work myself. Thanks for the Fusball table upgrade sugestion. This one gets allot of use, so I am sure I'll need a replacement in the next year or two.

I am finding we spend most of our time home, down in this room.

JimShaw · 08-14-2009, 08:15 PM

Nice Job!

vega2K · 08-14-2009, 08:19 PM

Very nice! I love how you have a fusball table, pinball machine, a bar and a thomas the train play table!!! Fun for the whole family.

aramis109 · 08-14-2009, 08:30 PM

Star Wars arcade! Man, my buddy's dad had this back in the day. We'd play on it for hours. He (the dad) could play ONE GAME for hours. We were never able to come close to his high score.

If I had one arcade game in the house, it'd be that one.

Fors* · 08-14-2009, 08:48 PM

Nice set-up. Nice arcade game and foos-ball table. Alot like mine, except I don't have the room you do for a small bar or game table. But is a combination of a HT and a family room, which is similiar to yours. You have to keep the wife happy if you ever want new toys! Nice job!

kman · 08-14-2009, 09:06 PM

Yeah that is kind of like mine as well. Girlfriend wanted a family room that was nice to look at and functional and I wanted an always dark, really cool, geeky nerdy room. It is all about compromises.

IronMan104 · 08-14-2009, 11:29 PM

Added a couple of more pics.

The project was a lot of hard work, but well worth it.

Thanks for all the great comments.

IronMan104 · 08-20-2009, 11:36 PM

Seperated pics into 3 galleries and added a few more pics.

Let me know what you think.

Aerodude73 · 08-21-2009, 04:03 AM

Excellent Deals you got on some of those speakers!! Damn.

How is that Polk 12" sub? I'll be ordering my PA-120 Sub tomorrow, after going back/forth with that & the AA HD-Sub12.

IronMan104 · 08-21-2009, 04:20 AM

Aero, It took a while to get everything, I wish I found out about the Polk e-bay site earlier. The Monitor 60's were Referbs. The PSW12 was a display model that was being discontinued. I took a chance and have been very happy with it. I am no expert, but I have never felt it was lacking. After looking at your gallery the other day, I am planning to build a riser for it and I also want to fill it with poly-fill. Those will be my next upgrades.

Aerodude73 · 08-21-2009, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by IronMan104

It took a while to get everything, I wish I found out about the Polk e-bay site earlier. The Monitor 60's were Referbs. The PSW12 was a display model that was being discontinued. I took a chance and have been very happy with it. I am no expert, but I have never felt it was lacking. After looking at your gallery the other day, I am planning to build a riser for it and I also want to fill it with poly-fill. Those will be my next upgrades.

Oh I hear you on that - my stuff took a while; researching stuff, waiting on the right prices (NEWEGG!

), talking to people here, reading, reading, etc. Glad the PSW12 is working out for you. The "Riser" for my Front/Main sub I found at Walmart - $23 table - & had bought a SubDude beforehand, so I just put it & the Sub on top of the table. It sounds Great now, but for the Really top-notch LFE Blurays (we all know most of those, right?!), it sometimes is lacking. So i'm sure the PA-120 will really provide the Added OOMMPPHHH & Punch for those Blurays & really improve my LFE overall. Lol - Now I just need to sell the PSW10.

D · 08-25-2009, 01:08 PM

Alan, Great setup/collection! Very Nice job on the room! Thank's to you and all that served and are serving our country! Go Sox/Pats! D.

BASISON · 08-26-2009, 09:06 PM

Great setup. Where did you get the DVD shelves? I am looking for a good solution to house my collection. Thanks!

IronMan104 · 08-26-2009, 10:05 PM

BASISON, I picked them up from Best Buy. I purchased 2 DVD racks and placed them next to each other. I secured the top of each of the racks, into a stud in the wall as I wanted to ensure the kids couldn't accidently tip one on themselves. They are a great, inexpensive way to go, but if you have the skill, nothing beats custom shelves.

08-14-2009, 07:56 PM	#1
IronMan104 Junior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Massachusetts Home Theater Gallery:41 Blu-ray collection:257	Alan's Movie Room This was a compromise between my wife and myself. I wanted a home theater, she wanted a family room. I relented and made it a “Movie Room”. I did all the work myself and I am happy with the outcome so far. We needed another bedroom so I turned the upstairs of the garage into another bedroom and turned the rest of the garage into this. Please let me know what you think of it.

08-21-2009, 04:03 AM	#12
Aerodude73 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Middletown, RI (MEMBER OF THE "ECPP")™ Home Theater Gallery:134 4K collection:423 Blu-ray collection:2493 DVD collection:7 Digital collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:31	Very Nice! Excellent Deals you got on some of those speakers!! Damn. How is that Polk 12" sub? I'll be ordering my PA-120 Sub tomorrow, after going back/forth with that & the AA HD-Sub12.

08-21-2009, 04:20 AM	#13
IronMan104 Junior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Massachusetts Home Theater Gallery:41 Blu-ray collection:257	Aero, It took a while to get everything, I wish I found out about the Polk e-bay site earlier. The Monitor 60's were Referbs. The PSW12 was a display model that was being discontinued. I took a chance and have been very happy with it. I am no expert, but I have never felt it was lacking. After looking at your gallery the other day, I am planning to build a riser for it and I also want to fill it with poly-fill. Those will be my next upgrades. Last edited by IronMan104; 08-21-2009 at 04:23 AM.

08-26-2009, 10:05 PM	#17
IronMan104 Junior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Massachusetts Home Theater Gallery:41 Blu-ray collection:257	BASISON, I picked them up from Best Buy. I purchased 2 DVD racks and placed them next to each other. I secured the top of each of the racks, into a stud in the wall as I wanted to ensure the kids couldn't accidently tip one on themselves. They are a great, inexpensive way to go, but if you have the skill, nothing beats custom shelves. Last edited by IronMan104; 08-26-2009 at 10:09 PM.

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08-14-2009, 08:00 PM	#2
jk1980 Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Manila, Philippines Blu-ray collection:10	Love your movie/game room I would never leave that place

08-14-2009, 08:04 PM	#3
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	Very nice!!!!! Did you do all the work yourself? Looks great. One recommended upgrade:

08-14-2009, 08:12 PM	#4
IronMan104 Junior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Massachusetts Home Theater Gallery:41 Blu-ray collection:257	It took me a while, but yes, except for the rug, I did all the work myself. Thanks for the Fusball table upgrade sugestion. This one gets allot of use, so I am sure I'll need a replacement in the next year or two. I am finding we spend most of our time home, down in this room.

08-14-2009, 08:15 PM	#5
JimShaw Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Menifee, CA 4K collection:49 Blu-ray collection:1069 Trading Score:141	Nice Job!

08-14-2009, 08:19 PM	#6
vega2K Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2009 Home Theater Gallery:68 Blu-ray collection:345 Trading Score:228	Very nice! I love how you have a fusball table, pinball machine, a bar and a thomas the train play table!!! Fun for the whole family.

08-14-2009, 08:30 PM	#7
aramis109 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:360 Trading Score:18	Star Wars arcade! Man, my buddy's dad had this back in the day. We'd play on it for hours. He (the dad) could play ONE GAME for hours. We were never able to come close to his high score. If I had one arcade game in the house, it'd be that one.

08-14-2009, 08:48 PM	#8
Fors* Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Pottstown, PA Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:11	Nice set-up. Nice arcade game and foos-ball table. Alot like mine, except I don't have the room you do for a small bar or game table. But is a combination of a HT and a family room, which is similiar to yours. You have to keep the wife happy if you ever want new toys! Nice job!

08-14-2009, 09:06 PM	#9
kman Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Denver, Co Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:370	Yeah that is kind of like mine as well. Girlfriend wanted a family room that was nice to look at and functional and I wanted an always dark, really cool, geeky nerdy room. It is all about compromises.

08-14-2009, 11:29 PM	#10
IronMan104 Junior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Massachusetts Home Theater Gallery:41 Blu-ray collection:257	Added a couple of more pics. The project was a lot of hard work, but well worth it. Thanks for all the great comments.

08-20-2009, 11:36 PM	#11
IronMan104 Junior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Massachusetts Home Theater Gallery:41 Blu-ray collection:257	Seperated pics into 3 galleries and added a few more pics. Let me know what you think.

08-25-2009, 01:08 PM	#15
D Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Roaming the Highlands Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	Alan, Great setup/collection! Very Nice job on the room! Thank's to you and all that served and are serving our country! Go Sox/Pats! D.

08-26-2009, 09:06 PM	#16
BASISON Junior Member Member since:May 2009	Great setup. Where did you get the DVD shelves? I am looking for a good solution to house my collection. Thanks!

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