Focused lighting without the visual distraction

tubaprde · 10-23-07, 12:49 AM

Can people reccomend some recessed lighting (or a thread) that doesnt spill light onto the screen, focusing instead on the sofa or back half of a 14'x14' room? Are there some models that are better than others? I'm looking to install 2 to 4 of them and use a dimmer for movies and a full blast for sports.

Thank you.

BIGmouthinDC · 10-23-07, 09:56 AM

get cans with pin hole baffles. The light goes straight down.

these are 6 inch cans but I also used some 4 inchers that are even more focused.

tubaprde · 10-23-07, 03:55 PM

Thank you! Very nice looking theatre there...is that a h79? How do you like it?

DoyleS · 10-24-07, 08:06 PM

You can also get cans with eyeballs to direct the light.

..Doyle

BIGmouthinDC · 10-25-07, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tubaprde

Thank you! Very nice looking theatre there...is that a h79? How do you like it?

thanks, yes the H79 aka the "Depreciator" (for drop in value)

Good picture for HD sources, burns bulbs at the rate of 500hours each.

BIGmouthinDC · 10-25-07, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DoyleS

You can also get cans with eyeballs to direct the light.

Yes I have two 4 inch can eyeballs on those two front columns in that pic

scaesare · 10-26-07, 08:59 AM

Also pay attention to the beam spread when you buy your bulbs.

I used narrow beam spreads (either 8 or 10 degrees) in my 4" cans to get a much tighter pattern aimed downward and minimize "horizontal" travel of the light.

tubaprde · 11-01-07, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by scaesare

Also pay attention to the beam spread when you buy your bulbs.

I used narrow beam spreads (either 8 or 10 degrees) in my 4" cans to get a much tighter pattern aimed downward and minimize "horizontal" travel of the light.

Ahh, interesting. I'll have to look for that. Thats excactly what I wanted to know.

Should I be using incandescent or Halogen or how about LED? Also, does 6500k thing matter? Thanks

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tubaprde Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 281	Focused lighting without the visual distraction Can people reccomend some recessed lighting (or a thread) that doesnt spill light onto the screen, focusing instead on the sofa or back half of a 14'x14' room? Are there some models that are better than others? I'm looking to install 2 to 4 of them and use a dimmer for movies and a full blast for sports. Thank you.

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DoyleS AVS Special Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Sunnyvale, CA , USA Posts: 1,714	You can also get cans with eyeballs to direct the light. ..Doyle __________________ "So many tweeks....So little time!"

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scaesare AVS Special Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA Posts: 4,474	Also pay attention to the beam spread when you buy your bulbs. I used narrow beam spreads (either 8 or 10 degrees) in my 4" cans to get a much tighter pattern aimed downward and minimize "horizontal" travel of the light. __________________ -Steve

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BIGmouthinDC HT 2.0 Bound AVS CLUB MEMBER Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 10,584	get cans with pin hole baffles. The light goes straight down. these are 6 inch cans but I also used some 4 inchers that are even more focused.

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tubaprde Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 281	Thank you! Very nice looking theatre there...is that a h79? How do you like it?