Layd Dly's New HT Thread - Blu-ray Forum

Layd Dly · 06-20-2009, 01:56 AM

Well since i never did a thread for my current HT, i figured i would do one for my new one. Since i cant build a new Bigger HT at my current place i just went ahead and decided to build a whole house instead. (...and we also needed more space)

Since my house is still currently being built, i cant really start yet but figured id get the thread going for q&a and ideas. Now this wont be a huge Custom Cinema Style Basement HT, as in the great state of Florida we are without basements, so this will have to do. However this one will be bigger than my current Bedroom HT and has a much friendlier layout. This HT is definitley going to be front projection, (Im even having the builder put in power on the ceiling for me

) Not even about to haul my 61" Sammy DLP up stairs, instead it will become part of my new living room HT and my 42" LCD will be banished to the master Bedroom.

The tough part will be getter decent gear for affordable pricing, high-end gear is out of the questions especially with my mortgage going up a bit, but i don't want the lowest end either. pretty much all purchases wont be made until we are in the house as we are still compiling money for all our closing & pre-paids and a few upgrades that we opted to do ourselves. So feel free to help out with affordable suggestions.

HT Equipment: Updated: Screen
Projector - Optoma HD20
Screen - Elite Screens Sable 16:9 120"
Receiver - Pioneer Elite VSX-23TXH
Speakers - Current Elemental Designs Setup (Upgrade to 7.1)
Sub - Elemental Designs A2-300 (Upgrade in Future)
Blu-Ray Player - PlayStation 3 for Now.
Consoles-Xbox 360 120gb Elite, PlayStation 3 Slim 120gb
HTPC - Custom Build for Media Center Use.

As of 8/14

Ready for gear.

Few Recent Pics

Gallery of New HT Pictures
Older HT Planning/Constructing Pictures
More House Related Photos in Personal Gallery

Drew664 · 06-20-2009, 02:07 AM

Nice!

Which wall will you be projecting on?

I'm doing research into building a new house, and I love your layout. Kind of off topic and irrelevant in a HT/tech forum, but could you post a scan of your first floor?

Layd Dly · 06-20-2009, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drew664

Nice!

Which wall will you be projecting on?

I'm doing research into building a new house, and I love your layout. Kind of off topic and irrelevant in a HT/tech forum, but could you post a scan of your first floor?

Sure, it was already in my gallery but here is the direct link. And i will be shooting onto the wall in between the 2 windows so i will have ample access to seating and what not, nice thing is my house faces north so no direct sunlight in the big window, I need to figure out a decent solution to be able to black out the other window as well that is easily accessible since it will be over the stairs.

https://images.blu-ray.com/htgallery/21929.jpg

CallingMrBenzo · 06-22-2009, 12:57 AM

congrats on the new house being built... i must say i have always admired your set up very cozy and very well done, nice equipment

cant wait to see the new set up

Layd Dly · 06-23-2009, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CallingMrBenzo

congrats on the new house being built... i must say i have always admired your set up very cozy and very well done, nice equipment

cant wait to see the new set up

Thanks man, sad thing is i never got to finish what i planned. Once we decided to buy a house i stopped everything, but o well all the merrier

. Now i will finally be able to upgrade and get it looking the way i wanted my first one to be and then take it a bit further.

Also updated a couple pics in the OP and in my Gallery.

Im hoping to see majority of electrical done by Tomorrow we we go out for our every 3-Day Update.

Layd Dly · 07-14-2009, 01:14 PM

Updated my Gallery with a few new Pictures of progress. Dry-Wall should be done by This Thursday. Still looking at a late September Close.

Layd Dly · 07-20-2009, 03:16 PM

Finally have some dry-wall hung. Now its starting to look like a Home-Theater.

Pictures in OP

langn08 · 07-20-2009, 03:18 PM

Can't wait to see the finished product!

Layd Dly · 07-25-2009, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by langn08

Can't wait to see the finished product!

Me Too.

Thankfully they are moving so quick i dont have anything to complain about.

Also just added pictures to the gallery, the house is now sprayed and drywall is taped and mudded.

Pictures in OP

Layd Dly · 08-04-2009, 07:35 PM

As of 8/1

Dry-Wall Textured and Painted with Base Boards installed.

[Pics moved to OP]

tbizzle · 08-05-2009, 03:57 AM

looks great man, bet you're pretty stoked!

Layd Dly · 08-05-2009, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbizzle

looks great man, bet you're pretty stoked!

Hell yeah, not even quite sure where to start with it. Now i have to talk the wife into letting me buy stuff.

Hammie · 08-05-2009, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Layd Dly

Hell yeah, not even quite sure where to start with it. Now i have to talk the wife into letting me buy stuff.

I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but make sure you buy what you really want FIRST.

I'd rather take a little longer in getting everything right from the beginning instead of settling for something that I just replace within a year.

BTW, nice room. Can't wait to see what you do next.

sterryo · 08-05-2009, 01:57 PM

you may want to have them change the stairway half wall to a full wall, pretty simply done and it would help with acoustics and solve the problem with the stairway window. Again it is a simple job especially since the room is not fully finished.... should make a great HT room good luck & enjoy

Layd Dly · 08-05-2009, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by louhamilton

I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but make sure you buy what you really want FIRST.

I'd rather take a little longer in getting everything right from the beginning instead of settling for something that I just replace within a year.

BTW, nice room. Can't wait to see what you do next.

She already knows that it will be Front Projection since my61" DLP will be our Living room tv, and my 42" lcd will be moved into the master.

But she doesnt know that i plan on buying a new receiver too since i will move my current AVR to the new living room setup as well, plus all the cables and adding to more speakers to make it 7.1, the possibility of a bigger sub. O and probably a stand alone Oppo Blu-Ray Player

Layd Dly · 08-12-2009, 06:03 PM

Construction on my HT is all done! I will get to start my own Mayhem soon enough.

[Pic moved to OP]

SeanMF · 08-12-2009, 06:18 PM

Looks good so far.

Layd Dly · 09-17-2009, 01:38 PM

Now with Carpet and Electricity. Our Final Walk through is this Friday.

syncguy · 09-17-2009, 01:47 PM

Looks really impressive… Congratulations and all the best for this Friday. Would light control be a challenge since you are going for a front projector?

SDBlu · 09-17-2009, 03:34 PM

Looks Very Nice! Congratulations on your new home

06-20-2009, 01:56 AM	#1
Layd Dly Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Orlando, Florida Home Theater Gallery:83 Blu-ray collection:405 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Layd Dly's New HT Thread Well since i never did a thread for my current HT, i figured i would do one for my new one. Since i cant build a new Bigger HT at my current place i just went ahead and decided to build a whole house instead. (...and we also needed more space) Since my house is still currently being built, i cant really start yet but figured id get the thread going for q&a and ideas. Now this wont be a huge Custom Cinema Style Basement HT, as in the great state of Florida we are without basements, so this will have to do. However this one will be bigger than my current Bedroom HT and has a much friendlier layout. This HT is definitley going to be front projection, (Im even having the builder put in power on the ceiling for me ) Not even about to haul my 61" Sammy DLP up stairs, instead it will become part of my new living room HT and my 42" LCD will be banished to the master Bedroom. The tough part will be getter decent gear for affordable pricing, high-end gear is out of the questions especially with my mortgage going up a bit, but i don't want the lowest end either. pretty much all purchases wont be made until we are in the house as we are still compiling money for all our closing & pre-paids and a few upgrades that we opted to do ourselves. So feel free to help out with affordable suggestions. HT Equipment: Updated: Screen Projector - Optoma HD20 Screen - Elite Screens Sable 16:9 120" Receiver - Pioneer Elite VSX-23TXH Speakers - Current Elemental Designs Setup (Upgrade to 7.1) Sub - Elemental Designs A2-300 (Upgrade in Future) Blu-Ray Player - PlayStation 3 for Now. Consoles-Xbox 360 120gb Elite, PlayStation 3 Slim 120gb HTPC - Custom Build for Media Center Use. As of 8/14 Ready for gear. Few Recent Pics Gallery of New HT Pictures Older HT Planning/Constructing Pictures More House Related Photos in Personal Gallery Last edited by Layd Dly; 11-24-2010 at 08:39 PM.

07-20-2009, 03:16 PM	#7
Layd Dly Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Orlando, Florida Home Theater Gallery:83 Blu-ray collection:405 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Finally have some dry-wall hung. Now its starting to look like a Home-Theater. Pictures in OP Last edited by Layd Dly; 08-05-2009 at 11:52 AM.

08-04-2009, 07:35 PM	#10
Layd Dly Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Orlando, Florida Home Theater Gallery:83 Blu-ray collection:405 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	As of 8/1 Dry-Wall Textured and Painted with Base Boards installed. [Pics moved to OP] Last edited by Layd Dly; 09-17-2009 at 01:39 PM.

08-12-2009, 06:03 PM	#16
Layd Dly Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Orlando, Florida Home Theater Gallery:83 Blu-ray collection:405 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Construction on my HT is all done! I will get to start my own Mayhem soon enough. [Pic moved to OP] Last edited by Layd Dly; 09-17-2009 at 01:39 PM.

06-20-2009, 02:07 AM	#2
Drew664 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:South Dakota Home Theater Gallery:28 Blu-ray collection:68	Nice! Which wall will you be projecting on? I'm doing research into building a new house, and I love your layout. Kind of off topic and irrelevant in a HT/tech forum, but could you post a scan of your first floor?

06-22-2009, 12:57 AM	#4
CallingMrBenzo Active Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Oct 2008 Home Theater Gallery:35 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:4 Blu-ray reviews:2	congrats on the new house being built... i must say i have always admired your set up very cozy and very well done, nice equipment cant wait to see the new set up

07-14-2009, 01:14 PM	#6
Layd Dly Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Orlando, Florida Home Theater Gallery:83 Blu-ray collection:405 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Updated my Gallery with a few new Pictures of progress. Dry-Wall should be done by This Thursday. Still looking at a late September Close.

07-20-2009, 03:18 PM	#8
langn08 Expert Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Fox Cities WI Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:373 Trading Score:6	Can't wait to see the finished product!

08-05-2009, 03:57 AM	#11
tbizzle Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Folsom, CA Home Theater Gallery:61 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:571 Trading Score:55	looks great man, bet you're pretty stoked!

08-05-2009, 01:57 PM	#14
sterryo Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Utah Home Theater Gallery:27 Blu-ray collection:5	you may want to have them change the stairway half wall to a full wall, pretty simply done and it would help with acoustics and solve the problem with the stairway window. Again it is a simple job especially since the room is not fully finished.... should make a great HT room good luck & enjoy

08-12-2009, 06:18 PM	#17
SeanMF Blu-ray Baron Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Iowa Home Theater Gallery:70 Blu-ray collection:1428 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:83	Looks good so far.

09-17-2009, 01:38 PM	#18
Layd Dly Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Orlando, Florida Home Theater Gallery:83 Blu-ray collection:405 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Now with Carpet and Electricity. Our Final Walk through is this Friday.

09-17-2009, 01:47 PM	#19
syncguy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008	Looks really impressive… Congratulations and all the best for this Friday. Would light control be a challenge since you are going for a front projector?

09-17-2009, 03:34 PM	#20
SDBlu Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:So Cal Blu-ray collection:171	Looks Very Nice! Congratulations on your new home

Best Blu-ray Movie Deals