Hey guys,
I just purchased my first home and it has a dedicated home theater room. I want to deck this thing out to make it a great viewing / listening experience. I'll provide as much details as I have, but I'm pretty much a blank slate and up for any thoughts ideas on things I can / should do. I am going for absolutely minimum of 1080P, but would consider my options for 4K. Regarding budget - I don't know what's really appropriate. I would be willing to go upwards of $5,000 to $6,000 but I don't want to buy the most expensive thing just b/c it's the most expensive thing.
We don't close on the house for a few more weeks so I'm trying to plan ahead. I will also update when I have real dimensions since I can't get in there and measure yet. I've attached a (real) rough drawing of the layout.
Since we're moving into this new place and aren't bound by contracts yet, I'm going to attempt to 'cut the cord'. Any thoughts and help on this too would be appreciated. I'd also like to see what my options are for automation. I've got an amazon alexa and I'd love to say a command that gets everything started.
I'll keep this post updated with what I've done as I go along. Thanks in advance!!
Room dimensions & features:
Equipment & Services I currently own
Known Needed Equipment & Services
What else do I need? What am I forgetting? Am I trying to do too much? Is my budget out of whack?
I'm open to all ideas and I appreciate all the help I can get.
Thanks, and I look forward to the conversations!
JM
I just purchased my first home and it has a dedicated home theater room. I want to deck this thing out to make it a great viewing / listening experience. I'll provide as much details as I have, but I'm pretty much a blank slate and up for any thoughts ideas on things I can / should do. I am going for absolutely minimum of 1080P, but would consider my options for 4K. Regarding budget - I don't know what's really appropriate. I would be willing to go upwards of $5,000 to $6,000 but I don't want to buy the most expensive thing just b/c it's the most expensive thing.
We don't close on the house for a few more weeks so I'm trying to plan ahead. I will also update when I have real dimensions since I can't get in there and measure yet. I've attached a (real) rough drawing of the layout.
Since we're moving into this new place and aren't bound by contracts yet, I'm going to attempt to 'cut the cord'. Any thoughts and help on this too would be appreciated. I'd also like to see what my options are for automation. I've got an amazon alexa and I'd love to say a command that gets everything started.
I'll keep this post updated with what I've done as I go along. Thanks in advance!!
Room dimensions & features:
- 14x18
- Pre Wired for 7.1 Surround sound (possibly 7.2 but I don't remember)
- 1 Riser - maybe 4 inches off of main floor
- Carpet Floor
- White Painted Walls - Will want to paint new color (thinking dark grey)
- Closet - unknown if equipment terminates here
- Dry Bar - unknown if equipment terminates here
- French Doors - Block's out a lot of light, but could be improved
Equipment & Services I currently own
- Home Theater PC - I used a cable card with 2 Ceton Echo Media Extenders for capturing live TV
- I'm not sure how much I will need to use this anymore since I'll be cutting the cord and won't buy a TV subscription
- XBox One (x2)
- Amazon Echo (x3) (2 Dots)
- Blu Ray Player (x2)
- Plex Unlimited Account
- Amazon Prime
- Netflix
- iphones/tablets/laptops
Known Needed Equipment & Services
- Screen - Size? Biggest I can get with a clear picture
- Projector
- Speakers
- Receiver
- Universal Remote?
- Antenna?
- Roku 3 (Maybe)
- Apple TV (Maybe)
- PlayStation Vue (Maybe)
- CHAIRS! - We're not sure what the best layout is. We're considering 4 to 6 individual movie chairs, or possibly a sofa on the back riser.
What else do I need? What am I forgetting? Am I trying to do too much? Is my budget out of whack?
I'm open to all ideas and I appreciate all the help I can get.
Thanks, and I look forward to the conversations!
JM