I close on the new house with the HT room next week. I've come to some conclusions on the major components and would LOVE to have constructive criticism and advice before I place orders.
I have a 17' wide by 19' deep by 10' high dedicated HT room. The first row heads will be 10 to 11 ft from the screen with another row 4ft to 5ft back from that. It is pitch black in there. No ambient light. All vertical projection angles are very good but there will be some pretty steep horizontal angles that close to a screen that size. Here are my component choices...
Carada Criterion 142" BW 16:9 screen. LINK(It's large. Going with a 1.5 gain screen to be sure the 5010 will be bright enough for large 3D image with some sizeable screen edge angles from the front row. Despite the rooms use for mostly movie viewing, going with a Cinemascope screen would make the occasional 16:9 viewing "only" 90" wide without some video stretching, which I hate. So I decided on the 16:9 format. May have to utilize masking on Cinemascope films if top/bottom white bars start bothering me.)
Epson 5010 (Seems to be best overall performance/price for a 3d projector to fill a 142" screen. Is there any reason to go to the "E" option other than eliminating a HDMI connection to the projector? Is there any good reason to go with a 6010 other than Anamorphic lens mounting capabilies? Any reason to consider another projector like the Benq W7000. Seems the 5010 is brighter and performs better on any parameter that's important to me.) Mounting the projector with a Peerless PRS-UNV.
Looking very hard at the Fusion Tribute 1015 seats. Looking for LOTS of guidance/suggestions on seating. These seem to have good reviews of both the product and the seller. Seem like good seats for the money. Tribute 1015
You can find more information on my HT build in my signature link. Again, PLEASE comment! All are appreciated before I plunge into this major investment.
My wife's motto is, "If you even THINK you're going to feel the need to upgrade something in the near future, do it NOW. It will cost us less." She knows me too well.
I have a 17' wide by 19' deep by 10' high dedicated HT room. The first row heads will be 10 to 11 ft from the screen with another row 4ft to 5ft back from that. It is pitch black in there. No ambient light. All vertical projection angles are very good but there will be some pretty steep horizontal angles that close to a screen that size. Here are my component choices...
Carada Criterion 142" BW 16:9 screen. LINK(It's large. Going with a 1.5 gain screen to be sure the 5010 will be bright enough for large 3D image with some sizeable screen edge angles from the front row. Despite the rooms use for mostly movie viewing, going with a Cinemascope screen would make the occasional 16:9 viewing "only" 90" wide without some video stretching, which I hate. So I decided on the 16:9 format. May have to utilize masking on Cinemascope films if top/bottom white bars start bothering me.)
Epson 5010 (Seems to be best overall performance/price for a 3d projector to fill a 142" screen. Is there any reason to go to the "E" option other than eliminating a HDMI connection to the projector? Is there any good reason to go with a 6010 other than Anamorphic lens mounting capabilies? Any reason to consider another projector like the Benq W7000. Seems the 5010 is brighter and performs better on any parameter that's important to me.) Mounting the projector with a Peerless PRS-UNV.
Looking very hard at the Fusion Tribute 1015 seats. Looking for LOTS of guidance/suggestions on seating. These seem to have good reviews of both the product and the seller. Seem like good seats for the money. Tribute 1015
You can find more information on my HT build in my signature link. Again, PLEASE comment! All are appreciated before I plunge into this major investment.
My wife's motto is, "If you even THINK you're going to feel the need to upgrade something in the near future, do it NOW. It will cost us less." She knows me too well.
























