Outdoor Cinema

[Beta Man]

O.K.

The neighbors have talked me into it..... so for the fourth of July (long way off I know) We're having a little get-together, and everyone is urging me to set-up the projector for some movies for the kids..... I need some advice of what to, and not to do.... as this will be a one time, or perhaps once-a-year thing.....

I already don't like the idea of taking my projector down, but it'll give me a good excuse to clean out the vents etc. anyways....

I plan on getting a high-thread-count white sheet perhaps????? And stretching it across the front of the garage maybe.....

I have a 25' HDMI cable.... so I'll try to get my throw distance within that, while getting the biggest image possible.

I have electric run to the garage (detached) as well as a gazebo etc.... so I may just use some surge protectors and extension cords.

I'll use a spare AVR I have.... so I'll probably not run lossless audio... but that's not a big deal.

I'll use one of the PS3's since I'll want to show Blu-ray since the image is going to suffer enough as it is with the "non-ideal" setup.

For speakers, I just don't feel comfortable putting mine outside, so I will use the Cerwin Vega's from the college dorm-room years, so they'll include two towers with 12" woofers, a center, a pair of bookshelf's for surrounds, and a 15" subwoofer .....

I was thinking a subwoofer outdoors was unnecessary...... but then again.... why not!!! I have a 50' RCA cable I can use to connect the sub with.

Any suggestions on hanging the screen? (from the gutters with weights on the bottom to keep it tight? or just nail it right to the garage????)

Anything I'm missing? I'll play CD's on the PS3 too probably during the daylight hours.