Townhouse Basement Theater - Blu-ray Forum

darwin316 · 12-09-2008, 06:04 PM

Well... I finally got time to post updated pics of the home theater setup I built this past spring. Hope you guys enjoy.

I'm just gonna link to my gallery since posting each pic in this thread is gonna be a pain in the butt

The initial stages:
https://www.blu-ray.com/community/ga...6&folderid=466

The end result:
https://www.blu-ray.com/community/ga...6&folderid=461

The left overs:
https://www.blu-ray.com/community/ga...6&folderid=462

But here is the money shot...and the point of view I enjoy the most

The back end:

SDBlu · 12-09-2008, 06:15 PM

WOW!!! Its amazing what you did with the place! It looks awesome. Some day i shall have a dedicated HT room such as yours. Very nice job.

Trean · 12-09-2008, 06:27 PM

really awesome conversion

darwin316 · 12-09-2008, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarcosG

WOW!!! Its amazing what you did with the place! It looks awesome. Some day i shall have a dedicated HT room such as yours. Very nice job.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trean

really awesome conversion

Thanks

It was hard to envision a theater in that room initially. My wife didn't even think it could work. But now she invites her girlfriends more often than I invite my friends to watch movies...lol.

Beta Man · 12-09-2008, 08:52 PM

what's the throw distance and seating distance for the FP? It may have said, but my commodore 64 takes a long time to load pictures

Uniquely · 12-09-2008, 10:56 PM

Dude...... that is awesome! Nice, nice job!

darwin316 · 12-09-2008, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beta Man

what's the throw distance and seating distance for the FP? It may have said, but my commodore 64 takes a long time to load pictures

The throw distance is roughly 14ft, which is near the middle. The seating distance for the front seats are 13.5ft and the backseats are 20ft.

Quote:

Originally Posted by robinandtami

Dude...... that is awesome! Nice, nice job!

Thanks a lot

darwin316 · 12-10-2008, 03:25 PM

btw, 100% of my cables are from monoprice.com. I bought so much sh!t from them that they upgraded me to a silver account

hoju3508 · 12-10-2008, 03:29 PM

Very impressive! Like the use of the red paint.

blu_world · 12-10-2008, 03:42 PM

smokin hot,how about some picture's with your favorite movie on??
gotta see how it is looking out of a window that big of a screen.

darwin316 · 12-10-2008, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu_world

smokin hot,how about some picture's with your favorite movie on??
gotta see how it is looking out of a window that big of a screen.

Thanks!

I haven't taken any pics of the projector in use for a while now. But the wife and I will be watching TDK this weekend so I'll take some shots then.

David Forbes · 12-10-2008, 04:15 PM

Very nice! I just finished my own townhouse basement theater. I'll try to post some pics soon.

aramis109 · 12-10-2008, 04:25 PM

Wow, looks fantastic. I'm not huge on the wall color personally but it looks so clean and professional overall that I love it!

Totally off-topic, but where'd you get those cool superheroes on the mantle? I have a buddy who's a huge Iron Man fan, and I have only seen one or two of those things in stores.

darwin316 · 12-10-2008, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Forbes

Very nice! I just finished my own townhouse basement theater. I'll try to post some pics soon.

Thanks, I saw your thread as well...nice work man!

Quote:

Originally Posted by aramis109

Wow, looks fantastic. I'm not huge on the wall color personally but it looks so clean and professional overall that I love it!

Totally off-topic, but where'd you get those cool superheroes on the mantle? I have a buddy who's a huge Iron Man fan, and I have only seen one or two of those things in stores.

Thanks... as for the red color, I really wanted a dark room, but I didn't want to have a completely black room. And the red is really darker than what the pictures show....so when the lights are off and the projector is on, it is like having a black room

As for the superheroes, those are the Marvel Mighty Muggs. They sell them everywhere (walmart, target, toysrus, etc.) but the selection is really dependent on when they restock. These things sell pretty fast.

prerich · 12-10-2008, 05:48 PM

That my friend, is plain excellent!!! What's your equipment list?

darwin316 · 12-10-2008, 06:01 PM

Thanks again.... Equipment list now in sig below.

prerich · 12-10-2008, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darwin316

Thanks again.... Equipment list now in sig below.

Very nice indeed

David Forbes · 12-10-2008, 06:34 PM

Hey, nice projector!!

I love your DVD shelves. Did you make them or buy them somewhere?

darwin316 · 12-10-2008, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Forbes

Hey, nice projector!!

I love your DVD shelves. Did you make them or buy them somewhere?

haha... i see that you have the same projector. very nice indeed. I love this projector...well worth the $$$.

I think the shelves is the only woodwork I didn't do in the basement... we got them at Ikea. We actually had them way before I built the theater and wife insisted that we still use them. The white shelves work nicely with the white trimmings in the wall.

David Forbes · 12-10-2008, 07:17 PM

I thought they looked like Ikea shelves. They work great in the room.

12-09-2008, 06:04 PM	#1
darwin316 Active Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Mar 2008 Home Theater Gallery:20	Townhouse Basement Theater Well... I finally got time to post updated pics of the home theater setup I built this past spring. Hope you guys enjoy. I'm just gonna link to my gallery since posting each pic in this thread is gonna be a pain in the butt The initial stages: https://www.blu-ray.com/community/ga...6&folderid=466 The end result: https://www.blu-ray.com/community/ga...6&folderid=461 The left overs: https://www.blu-ray.com/community/ga...6&folderid=462 But here is the money shot...and the point of view I enjoy the most The back end: Last edited by darwin316; 12-12-2008 at 01:13 PM. Reason: more links

12-10-2008, 03:29 PM	#9
hoju3508 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Austin, TX Blu-ray collection:109	Very impressive! Like the use of the red paint. Last edited by hoju3508; 12-10-2008 at 03:32 PM. Reason: Added comment about paint.

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12-09-2008, 06:15 PM	#2
SDBlu Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:So Cal Blu-ray collection:171	WOW!!! Its amazing what you did with the place! It looks awesome. Some day i shall have a dedicated HT room such as yours. Very nice job.

12-09-2008, 06:27 PM	#3
Trean Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:186 Blu-ray collection:690 Blu-ray reviews:3	really awesome conversion

12-09-2008, 08:52 PM	#5
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	what's the throw distance and seating distance for the FP? It may have said, but my commodore 64 takes a long time to load pictures

12-09-2008, 10:56 PM	#6
Uniquely Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Mobile, AL Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:171	Dude...... that is awesome! Nice, nice job!

12-10-2008, 03:25 PM	#8
darwin316 Active Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Mar 2008 Home Theater Gallery:20	btw, 100% of my cables are from monoprice.com. I bought so much sh!t from them that they upgraded me to a silver account

12-10-2008, 03:42 PM	#10
blu_world Special Member Member since:Nov 2006 Home Theater Gallery:27 Blu-ray reviews:1	smokin hot,how about some picture's with your favorite movie on?? gotta see how it is looking out of a window that big of a screen.

12-10-2008, 04:15 PM	#12
David Forbes Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10	Very nice! I just finished my own townhouse basement theater. I'll try to post some pics soon.

12-10-2008, 04:25 PM	#13
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	Wow, looks fantastic. I'm not huge on the wall color personally but it looks so clean and professional overall that I love it! Totally off-topic, but where'd you get those cool superheroes on the mantle? I have a buddy who's a huge Iron Man fan, and I have only seen one or two of those things in stores.

12-10-2008, 05:48 PM	#15
prerich Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Home Theater Gallery:50 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	That my friend, is plain excellent!!! What's your equipment list?

12-10-2008, 06:01 PM	#16
darwin316 Active Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Mar 2008 Home Theater Gallery:20	Thanks again.... Equipment list now in sig below.

12-10-2008, 06:34 PM	#18
David Forbes Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10	Hey, nice projector!! I love your DVD shelves. Did you make them or buy them somewhere?

12-10-2008, 07:17 PM	#20
David Forbes Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10	I thought they looked like Ikea shelves. They work great in the room.

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