Planning A Game / Theater Room
So I’m moving into a fairly large, 2 bedroom townhouse in August. I am going to finally live the dream of having a home theater room. It’ll be nice to not have to design the living room around a central viewing of a TV. And also, it will just rock to have the most banging movie/game setup ever. I’ll post pictures when I’m done so everyone can see how it turns out. I’ll also try to review some of the key equipment I’m using. I’ve got almost everything I need for it.
Checklist of things acquired so far:
Optoma HD-80: HD Projector
LG LHT-764: 5.1 Surround Home Theater System
Microsoft X-Box 360: Gaming System
Psyclone PSC01: Remote Controlled System Selector
6ft Black Sumo Sac: Giant Squishy Couch Thing (http://sumolounge.com/)
2 Red Sumo Omnis: Giant Bean Bags
Blue Sumo Ottoman: Bean Bag Footrest
Harmony 550 Remote: The Grandaddy Remote, Controls Everything
Things I need:
Projector Screen: I will use Polywall, supposedly better than most expensive screens
Black Felt: Surrounding the screen with a light absorbing material increases contrast
Cheap Black Fabric: To line the walls with black curtains, to absorb light and echo
Speaker Mounts: To position the speakers in the perfect places for the surround effect
Also want:
X10 Infrared Reciever: To be used with the next item
X10 Appliance Control: To dim lights with my remote control
Swivel LCD TV Mount: So I can mount my TV and watch TV while playing XBox
