Hi all,
I'm in the process of finishing my basement, and I want to plan ahead for a future (hopefully within the year) HT/gaming room. I'm planning on going with a ceiling mounted projector (looking at an optoma HD640), and a dolby 5.1 system. The space I have available is ~ 15'x20',
The big question I have is: What extra features should I plan ahead for? I'm trying to keep costs down, as this is my first house, and I'm not swimming in extra money. Here's what I've thought of so far: I'm going to run some speaker wire to proper locations, cat5 jacks in some places, and I've got a little spot under my stairs for the equipment rack. I don't plan on putting in a wet bar (due to lack of space).
I've been looking at other setups, and some things can get to be very pricy (double drywall, green glue, etc). What features have the most impact on a room? I'm hoping to find a happy medium between cost and overall quality.
Any suggestions?
I'm in the process of finishing my basement, and I want to plan ahead for a future (hopefully within the year) HT/gaming room. I'm planning on going with a ceiling mounted projector (looking at an optoma HD640), and a dolby 5.1 system. The space I have available is ~ 15'x20',
The big question I have is: What extra features should I plan ahead for? I'm trying to keep costs down, as this is my first house, and I'm not swimming in extra money. Here's what I've thought of so far: I'm going to run some speaker wire to proper locations, cat5 jacks in some places, and I've got a little spot under my stairs for the equipment rack. I don't plan on putting in a wet bar (due to lack of space).
I've been looking at other setups, and some things can get to be very pricy (double drywall, green glue, etc). What features have the most impact on a room? I'm hoping to find a happy medium between cost and overall quality.
Any suggestions?