Cinemaphile's HT Build Thread (rookie DIYer and first HT)

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by spidy

I may be a little late but if your drywall isn't finished I would run conduit from where you may have your projector to where your A/V equipment will be.

I'm having an outlet installed in the ceiling for the projector, and I'm also running an HDMI cable from that spot to where the component rack will be. (anything else I need? I don't see myself playing anything else on it that will need other connections)

Originally Posted by spidy

Around the beams people typically frame sofits around the room with lighting. You can also do a stage on your screen well to give it that theater type feel.

Your wording has me a bit confused. soffits around the beams with lighting?
As for the stage, I considered it but opted not to, as the room (though primarily for movies) will be used as a living room on occasion as well.

Originally Posted by spidy

As far as color goes, black would be the choice for the ceiling and for the side walls darker colors work well (purple, navy blue, burgundy, or red).

The ceiling and screen wall will definitely be black. The rest is still under consideration.

Originally Posted by spidy

If your budget allows I highly recommend checking out projectors. The ideal setup would be a TV for everything else and a projector for movies but you have to work with the budget you have.

That's the plan. I'll have a TV mounted on that wall, then a screen that comes down in front of it for watching movies on the projector. But since the wife is currently pretty much against me buying TWO tv's (she says "that's just going too far"... like a 120" screen wasn't already! ), the wall tv will have to wait a bit, and we'll just watch plain ol' tv upstairs for now (or on the projector, if it's anything worthwhile).

I appreciate all the advice!