LandShark's small yet cozy home theater thread...... - Page 5

I went with the Elite 100" CineWhite screen. the projector is plenty bright, and the relatively close mounting distance ('bout 10-11' away) doesn't warrant a gray screen for me. it gets the job done nicely for me so i don't need to spend $1000+ for a highend, top brand screen! let's say, in the future, if I wanna upgrade and trash it, I won't be feeling too bad.


is this Brad?? yes, this is "the" landshark~!! YGPM.

tks! you still have 4 more months to work on it!

I got it from disc storage cabinet from Ikea! pretty good price and looks good!

here's a couple more pics of it.....

also moved the SuperCubeI up front for better blend in to the sound stage. with all 4 subs from the front, watching War of the World or the latest Cloverfield is an awesome experience!! (and I think my next door neighbor might starting to hate me now )



p.s. have to photoshop it in order to "see" the speakers since they blend in so well with the black wall!



still missing a htpc client. I'm waiting on the newest onboard video chipset that also support DD HD & DTS MA via HDMI before I'll build one. hopefully late may, early june....

it's on the wall! here's some side view pics:

lol..... tks for the compliment!!

just check around and shop around, a lot of the (my) stuffs don't cost as much as one might think and will still produce a good effect!

I really love the PJ!! very good black level and plenty of brightness for daytime usage!! Art @ projectorreviews rate it highly too!!
Epson HC 1080UB review
Best of the Best 1080p PJ

and honestly I did not hear the fan at all even during some very quiet scenes. and the only time I hear the iris is when the PJ power up.

my friend borrowed the CoD4 so I couldn't take a screen shot atm.... sorry....


front wall and ceiling are both Mickey Mouse Black Flat from HomeDepot.

the rear surround is 'bout 1.5'~2' from the back wall. I really love bipole/dipole speakers especially for the surround for movie experience! the surround sounds much more like..... really surrounding you! e.g. in Hitman, the first scene where the interpole cop come back home in a rainy night, you can really feel the rain falling all over the room instead of like the rain is from the rear! you see what I mean? surround sound supposed to be diffused, non directional!!


yes it is a glass door. I'll take a few pics tomorrow!

here's a couple more pics of the disc cabinet's door opened.

yeah, if I've got the choice, I would put the surround may be a foot or so lower. however, if you look at this rendering below, you'll see there's the walk out sliding door right under the surround speaker. thus, I can't put this any lower than what it is now.



as for putting up 7.1, two more rear surround, in the room, well, I'm sitting only 2' from the back wall! it won't make much of a difference from 5.1 to 7.1 in such close distance (and small room) between the side surround and rear surround!! if I've got a bigger room, then yes, I sure will go for 7.1.

tks a lot for the kind words!!

yes, it's from Ikea, I think it's $99. I have the link on the first post!