bgw599
01-18-08, 11:26 AM
Ok I have gotten the go ahead to redesign the basement
game room/Bar to a game room/bar/home theater.
I will be starting in about 2 weeks because I have orders
to finish the exercise room that I had already started before
moving on to the HT project. The room will be used to watch sporting
events, play pool, Wii, PS2, Movies and PC. This forum is fantastic source of infromation and I have done some research but I still have many
questions that I need help with.
Thanks in advance for your help.....
The layout of the room(pictures below) dont mind the mess
around the pool table that is all stuff that was in the exercise
room that I had to clear out: The room currently is 13 wide
by 18 long with 8' ceiling. I plan on knocking down the wall with
the dart board on it (PIC 1) and putting in two rows of
theater seating. Then in PIC 2 I would have some type
of screen on the wall in the area where the red sox banner
is hanging.
So Question 1. Is that two far away for the seating?
The first row would be 18 or 19 ft form screen and the
second row would be 22 or 23 away.
Question 2. Do you think the pool table will block the
view or be a distraction when watching movies? I put
a chair where the first row of theater seating would be
and it looks like I can see about 62 inches of the wall
from ceiling to 12 inches below Boston red sox banner.
Question 3. Projector screen vs. wall or both. I was
originally planning on painting the wall where the red sox
thing is and displaying the image there. But that is
only 50 inches form shelf to ceiling. So then I was planning
on getting a ceiling mounted projector screen so that I
could avoid dealing with the shelf or painting and have
a bigger display. The problem is the screen would be
in the way if pool was being played. So my final idea
was to do both. For movies use a pull down screen to
maximize size and image quality and then just use the
wall for sporting events while playing pool.
So I guess my question is does that sound like a good idea?
Can I easily change screen size and alignment from
say 100 display to 80 inch display with a ceiling mounted
projector using lens shift and zoom options?
Pic 1:
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj149/bgw599/IMG_3861.jpg
Pic 2:
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj149/bgw599/IMG_3860.jpg
game room/Bar to a game room/bar/home theater.
I will be starting in about 2 weeks because I have orders
to finish the exercise room that I had already started before
moving on to the HT project. The room will be used to watch sporting
events, play pool, Wii, PS2, Movies and PC. This forum is fantastic source of infromation and I have done some research but I still have many
questions that I need help with.
Thanks in advance for your help.....
The layout of the room(pictures below) dont mind the mess
around the pool table that is all stuff that was in the exercise
room that I had to clear out: The room currently is 13 wide
by 18 long with 8' ceiling. I plan on knocking down the wall with
the dart board on it (PIC 1) and putting in two rows of
theater seating. Then in PIC 2 I would have some type
of screen on the wall in the area where the red sox banner
is hanging.
So Question 1. Is that two far away for the seating?
The first row would be 18 or 19 ft form screen and the
second row would be 22 or 23 away.
Question 2. Do you think the pool table will block the
view or be a distraction when watching movies? I put
a chair where the first row of theater seating would be
and it looks like I can see about 62 inches of the wall
from ceiling to 12 inches below Boston red sox banner.
Question 3. Projector screen vs. wall or both. I was
originally planning on painting the wall where the red sox
thing is and displaying the image there. But that is
only 50 inches form shelf to ceiling. So then I was planning
on getting a ceiling mounted projector screen so that I
could avoid dealing with the shelf or painting and have
a bigger display. The problem is the screen would be
in the way if pool was being played. So my final idea
was to do both. For movies use a pull down screen to
maximize size and image quality and then just use the
wall for sporting events while playing pool.
So I guess my question is does that sound like a good idea?
Can I easily change screen size and alignment from
say 100 display to 80 inch display with a ceiling mounted
projector using lens shift and zoom options?
Pic 1:
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj149/bgw599/IMG_3861.jpg
Pic 2:
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj149/bgw599/IMG_3860.jpg