16' wide screen theater w/ 20+ seats and starfield ceiling and stadium configuration - Page 8

Hi victor-eyed and tony,
Thank you for your kind words.

Sorry to all for not keeping this updated. I have been very busy trying to startup a company, and have not had much free time.

Luckily, we passed final inspection from the city for our permit, so we can proceed with installing the seats next week. I picked up the Linacoustic locally a few weeks ago, and are ready to cut and fit them behind the panels.
The faucet and sink were installed into our bar, and I am trying to get ready the racks for the equipment. I have yet to purchase a receiver or separates, so until I do, I am just messing with my old equipment.

Hi MississippiMan, Don, and chirpie,
I think we should be able to settle the quality of the image and the brightness soon. The Bay Area guys are holding a meet next month, but I would like to have one here as well, so I will ask the guys if any of them have any testing materials. That way we can find out the foot-lamberts of the screen. In addition, one of my friends works for Runco, so I'll find out from him if he may be able to evaluate the gain of it. He was able to view it a few weeks ago. He said that compared to the projectors that Runco has, it is dimmer, but he can see the majority of people finding the brightness acceptable. As I said before, sometimes ignorance is bliss, and for many of the enthusiasts who are exposed to the best, they may find my system to be lacking. However, I am satisfied for now, and if I do eventually find it to no longer suitable, I will definitely upgrade.
Until we have the meet, perhaps we should hold off on the speculation until we get additional feedback from other enthusiasts.

Hi pmeyer and barhoram,
Sorry for not getting back to you sooner.
It is a Stanton Carpet, from Royal Dutch Carpets. It is called Dominique, and it is found in the Earnest Collection, color 20933 Black Almond.
Here is the direct link to it: http://www.stantoncarpet.com/Product...D=89&SKUID=429

They offer some additional nice patterns as well so make sure to check out that manufacturer's website.

Good luck.

Hi the bland,
The screen is not perforated. You can see the details of it in the other thread that I referenced on the first page. My contractor, Juan Carlos, built the screen with the advice and help of MississippiMan.

Hi Art and Dradius,
Thanks for your discussion. I welcome the comments that you all make. I think one of the enthusiasts was correct in saying that we should pust the limits of what we think can be achieved. I didn't intend to be a maverick when deciding on this DIY screen or the paint formula or the brightness (or lack thereof) of the RS1. This thread turned out to be a good place in which to discuss it, and I think it ultimately will be beneficial for others.
Although it feels like this was a "no expense spared" project, it is really DIY. Juan Carlos did all the woodwork and much of the intense labor and skill to put it together, but I did as much work as I could as well into it. The time frame and additional work we put into it far exceeded our initial budget for the theater and the other rooms, so some financial compromises had to be made. However, I can see that with the plethora of offerings from various manufacturers for projectors in the near future, I will not need to sacrifice with some compromises when it comes to lighting and image quality. I will cross that bridge when I come to it (possibly when the bulb will need to be replaced).

Unfortunately, the theater lingered on for a long time because of the pregnancy and birth of our daughter, and the health concerns of having hazardous conditions during that period. I feel we are back on track, and that we should be thoroughly enjoying it within a month.

I will make sure to post some more pics in the near future.

Welcome Mfusick and Marlin21.
Thank you for your kind comments.

There has been some good progress since the last set of photos. I will update soon. Again, sorry for not keeping this as current as I should.

Hello All,
Sorry for not updating this sooner.
Here are some new pictures of the theater. It is almost done.
We still need to upholster and install the seats. The projector and speakers need to be put in place. I need to get new chair molding which will be placed about halfway up on the walls to cover the interface between panels.


Here is a picture of one of the panels with the Linacoustic RC installed behind it:


100'x48" roll of Linacoustic. If any local guys want to buy the remaining amount, please let me know:


Popcorn maker in the lobby next to some temporary seating:


Looking into the gameroom from the lobby:

Pic of theater taken from the lobby. Note that the panels for the subwoofers have been taken out on either side of the stage:



The starfield ceiling with a little bit of the rear soffit showing. There is still some blue painter's tape, as I need to put a few more coats of gold paint around the column molding:



Two sets of dropped crown molding with rope lighting and the starfield lit up. It's a little blurry, as I could not hold it steady enough during the longer exposure:

The rear of the theater, as taken from the stage:



Rear left corner of the theater:



Rear right corner of the theater. The door leads into the A/V room. You can almost make out the GrafikEye near the double doors:

Left side:



Even though this is really blurry, I really like the effects of this image:



I will update this thread with some new pictures of the gameroom as well. I am about to order the pool table, and am looking for two arcade machines and two pinball machines.

Hi AccessHA and Victor,

Three wow's is quite the compliment. Thank you for visiting my thread.

Thanks for your words Victor. I really wanted to attend, but I had to watch our baby. I asked my wife if I could bring her to the event, and she chewed me out for even entertaining such a thought.

I really mean it when I say I want to host an event here. I hope to do so very soon. How many people attended the meeting Sat? This way I can gauge how many to expect here and prep my wife so she doesn't feel overwhelmed.

I have been playing XBox360 in the theater! How did you know? I can't tell you how crazy it is to play Forza 2 and Gears of War here. I also played the demo of Bourne on the PS3, and that was great as well. I need to get MSG4 soon so that I can really use up my bulb life.

I'm looking forward to making everyone's acquaintance.

Take care.

It's MGS4, isn't it? Why did I type MSG4? Monosodium Glutamate instead of MetalGearSolid... LOL.

I am hesitant to purchase it, as I can see endless hours of time wasted playing it. Talk about loss of productivity if I own that game.

Great advice Factor V. I will refrain from buying any more games until I am done.

Hi damnsam77,
The projector is a RS1. The details of everything is on the first post in this thread.
I think the brightness is fine for me and everyone who has viewed it thus far, except for my friend who works for Runco. He is used to seeing images from their light cannons, so he has experience and his professional standards. However, he did say it that it was definitely more than acceptable.
I wish you the best of luck with your build. It sounds like a great project!

Hi MMan,
Sounds like a great theater! I hope you have taken photos so we can be inspired by it.
I never went with the anamorphic lens and sled. I may eventually come back to it.

Take care.

Hi rholdenphoto,
By all means, please come from Stockton to the meet. I think it's only 40 mins from Stockton to my home. I look forward to meeting you.

Take care.