16' wide screen theater w/ 20+ seats and starfield ceiling and stadium configuration - Page 2

Hi MGNiko,
Thank you.

Hi obxdiver and calv1n,
Good guess about being into computers. Unfortunately, I don't have much knowledge about computers, which is ironic, considering that I live in the Silicon Valley. I am actually into real estate.
Thanks for the kind word calv1n. Actually, the Titan PJ is owned by TSHA222. He was listing his equipment in his post.

Thanks grigsby for your thoughtful response.

Hi Shawn,
I subscribe to your point of view about using what you have and living in the moment.

Hi W00lly,
I would like to have more friends and family over. Since the construction has been ongoing, my wife has not been enthusiastic about guests, since the house is not very presentable with all of the dust floating throughout the house. In addition to the aforementioned rooms, we are also still trying to finish up our gym and play room, so the work is really making a mess. In some ways, we have been a little concerned about our baby, so I would like to get this finished in a hurry.

Hi huskerpat,
LOL. I am happy to entertain guests. That's why we built all those living rooms, so that our friends and family can stay with us.

Here are some pictures of the construction at the point of framing.

This is a picture of the back end of theater, the entire gameroom, the lobby, and the A/V room taken from a point about 15feet from the screen. From this perspective, the screen would be on the left side if we turned our head about 120 degrees. Note the step down in the floor, as we will build the two levels of risers to become flush with the rest of the second story:



Viewpoint of the theater, lobby, and A/V room from the lobby where the pool table would be:



Theater with trusses installed:



Gameroom with trusses and roof boards installed:

Hi Art!
Great to hear from you. I've always admired your threads and found your posts to be very helpful. I hope that someday I can have a gathering like your many events... although I will need to recruit some ladies outside of my family to be ticket takers. My daughter is only 5 months old :-)

Hi MGNiko,
It must be good income to sell igloos! Talk about planned obsolence... aren't they seasonal, meaning that you have to rebuild them after every summer season? J/K
Thank you for your well wishes.

Hi Audixium,
NSXs are fantastic sports cars, aren't they? Where have you driven them? Are you part of the NSX club?
I think the MDX is a great SUV. My wife actually favored the MDX over the Porsche before she finally warmed up to it.

The yellow one does have mods. It is now a widebody. It used to look like this:

This was before I crashed it at that track event. Luckily, it was cosmetic. No structural damage whatsover, but I had the car for about 9 yrs, so I thought it was time for a change, and boy was it drastic. The yellow widebody adds probably somewhere between 6" to 12" more width to the car. I now have 18" forged wheels in the front and 20" forged wheels in the rear with about a 4-1/2" lip. HIDs, Comptech exhaust, and a new ECU helps to up the HP. The NSX really is about balance (power, pure handling, braking, comfort) rather than raw horsepower, so I think this car is still not a far deviation from the spirit of Soichiro Honda.
I have not tracked this car yet, and I don't know if I ever will, since I put so much time and money into it. However, it sure does sing in the twisties nearby.



Close up of rear quarter fender and deep-dish wheels:


Here is a picture of both of my NSXs in front of an SR71. This was when the silver used to be owned by my friend before I bought it from him:


The red NSX's mesh engine cover:

Hello Audixium,
It sounds like a great experience you had with the cars. How did you have unlimited access? Were you part of NSXPO or some type of journalistic event?

I am very glad to hear that you emerged from such a serious accident with minimal injuries!! That is a tough way to learn the limits of a car. It is preferable to learn it on the track, as I now know better the relative limits. I can still only drive it 7/10 of its potential.
I found that I do drive a little slower with the baby in back. However, it is very difficult to keep from being spirited when driving alone, although the thought does nag me that I need to make sure I am around for my family.

Sorry all for the deviation from home theater to cars. They are both passions of mine. We will now return to our regularly scheduled programming.

Thanks victor-eyed! Since you are fairly local, hopefully you can check it out in person.

Hi fletch999, calv1n, and Art,

Like I said before, I understand the numbers. I've run them over and over, and I was prepared to consider having to run stacks, or go with a really powerful 3-chip DLP. However, what I see conflicts with everything that the forums have said and with what I've calculated. Those pictures are all taken with the RS1. I purchased the JVC from Jason Turk back in Nov of 2006 and had it delivered earlier this year as one of the second wave customers.
In particular, the King Kong photos are very revealing. They are not retouched in any way, and actually were taken by MississippiMan. It sure doesn't look like 3 ft-lamberts, as would be the calculated amount. I imagine the gain on the screen must therefore be very high, or I have an exceptional example of the RS1. If there is anyone local who may have the equipment to test the gain, I would be very happy to host some experiments.

Thanks for your interest.

Hi Art and Calv1n,
I too agree that it is hard to argue with a good picture. Perhaps ignorance is bliss. if I saw the images both of you have in your theaters, I am sure I will be convinced that it is not bright enough.

As for now, I am very satisfied with the RS1. I may have to replace the bulb at a sooner time than other owners to keep the brightness level acceptable, but it will still cost me a heck of a lot less than the $20k+ that I had initially budgeted for. At this point, anything that can keep this monster from getting any more overbudgeted than it is, will be a good thing!