canes7
05-03-2011, 09:55 AM
I've always wanted a "big TV". All my friends had big TV's and I just couldn't be left out. So when we bought our house I had specified that there be one room that I get to setup a big TV in. I also like to play video games, not as much as I used to, but I still like it. I used to play games on my PC. In recent years though I have neglected my desktop PC in favor of using a laptop. So when looking into upgrading my desktop PC's hardware in order to get back to playing PC games the cost vs. return was just not there. So I looked into console gaming.
I'm about 90% done. I need to hide the speaker wires, that's going to have to wait until I can flex an contort myself again (back trouble). Here is what I cam up with:
I ended up with almost 110" of screen. I had it at 120" but it was just too big for the size of the room. I learned that while playing SOCOM 4 having a large screen can be a disadvantage because you have to swing the rifle too far.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/hurricanes7/Theater%20room/IMG_0318.jpg
I put up an equipment rack in the closet to hold all the electronics in an out of the way place. I am going to need to put an exhaust fan in there to handle the heat. I have not found one quiet enough yet.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/hurricanes7/Theater%20room/IMG_0312.jpg
Lights and seating...We shopped for the furniture at a couple places going out of business and got really good deals. The lights I put on remote control dimmers. You can see the open crawl space in the wall. There are crawl spaces on both sides so it will be easy to hide the wiring. I was also contemplating putting in a dorm fridge, recessed in the wall, for obvious reasons. Since this room is right above the garage I was also thinking of putting in an "empty chute" for the empty bottle and cans that will end in the recycling bin.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/hurricanes7/Theater%20room/IMG_0320.jpg
I took these pics with my iPhone and they came out a bit blurry, but I think you get the idea.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/hurricanes7/Theater%20room/IMG_0311.jpg
I'm about 90% done. I need to hide the speaker wires, that's going to have to wait until I can flex an contort myself again (back trouble). Here is what I cam up with:
I ended up with almost 110" of screen. I had it at 120" but it was just too big for the size of the room. I learned that while playing SOCOM 4 having a large screen can be a disadvantage because you have to swing the rifle too far.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/hurricanes7/Theater%20room/IMG_0318.jpg
I put up an equipment rack in the closet to hold all the electronics in an out of the way place. I am going to need to put an exhaust fan in there to handle the heat. I have not found one quiet enough yet.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/hurricanes7/Theater%20room/IMG_0312.jpg
Lights and seating...We shopped for the furniture at a couple places going out of business and got really good deals. The lights I put on remote control dimmers. You can see the open crawl space in the wall. There are crawl spaces on both sides so it will be easy to hide the wiring. I was also contemplating putting in a dorm fridge, recessed in the wall, for obvious reasons. Since this room is right above the garage I was also thinking of putting in an "empty chute" for the empty bottle and cans that will end in the recycling bin.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/hurricanes7/Theater%20room/IMG_0320.jpg
I took these pics with my iPhone and they came out a bit blurry, but I think you get the idea.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/hurricanes7/Theater%20room/IMG_0311.jpg