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After 37 years in the Army they were kind enough (with begging) to reassign me to my future retirement location. 3 of my adult children live here with 9 grand children. I will be able to enjoy them and watch them grow unlike my own kids with the multiple deployments and overseas assignments over the years. I am having a house built on 5 acres in GA. Far enough out of town to have some privacy but close enough to work and shopping.
1st floor
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/house/firstfloor.jpg.html
2nd floor
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/house/secondfloor.jpg.html
front
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/house/front.jpg.html
Aug 3rd
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/house/20130802_114816.jpg.html
current theater progress
Screen DYI frame with Seymour Center Stage HD 126" wide 2.0 screen with minimalist wall and velvet panels. The Screen being 126"x65" gives me
126"x52" 2.40:1 with 136" diag, 6 12" bars top and bottom
126"x54" 2.35:1 with 137" diag, 5 1/2" bars top and bottom
120"x65" 1.85:1 with 137" diag, (man this size make it like being there) 3" bars both sides
116"x65" 16x9 with 133" diag. 5" bars both sides
So in the way the best of both worlds If I would have done a 2.40:1 screen 126" wide my 16x9 size would have been 92"x52" with 106" diag. If I would have done 16X9 65" tall my 2.40:1 would have been 116"x48" 126" diag.
back wall fabric
side wall
Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
Front Wall 1 1/2" mineral wool
With window plug and black fabric
Chairs Ashley Media chairs
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20130811_185721.jpg.html
carpet
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20130809_165628.jpg.html
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20130809_165757.jpg.html
Coffers
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20130923_114135-1.jpg.html
Media room.
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20131021_042943.jpg.html
this is what the media center looks like now with my 48 port switch and Comcast modem.
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20131021_042956.jpg.html
I made some adjustments to my screen wall raising it 3 inches so I needed to realign the AE-8000 I had to grab a 16x9 film and start messing with the frigging joystick.
I knew Avatar was filmed in 16x9 so I grabbed it. After getting the PJ aligned I said to myself “self why not watch Avatar it has been a while since you watched it last”
Of course I had to get out the 3D glasses
all I have to say is “holly crap”
the color and 3D was amazing.
These pictures are with my cell phone through my left lens on 3rd generation glasses. Panasonic AE-8000 PJ set to normal with fan in normal. Look at the color this screen produces while looking through the lenes of the 3D glasses.
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20131208_124112.jpg.html
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20131208_124455.jpg.html
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20131208_133548.jpg.html
Nothing beats watching Avatar in 3d on a 116"x65" 16x9 with 133" diag. from 10'6" in full 7.2 surround sound
Projector Panasonic AE-8000 with Peerless Universal mount
View from the billiard room of my media rack.
from bottom to top
Sony VHS player
Panasonic DMP-BDT500
Pioneer 818
Denon X4000
Sony 5 disk DVD player
place holder for DTV geni mini
Panamax power center
L&R Bose 301 (I know Bose is a 4 letter word around here but it is what I have)
Center Bose VCS10
Sorround and rear Bose 201
1st floor
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/house/firstfloor.jpg.html
2nd floor
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/house/secondfloor.jpg.html
front
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/house/front.jpg.html
Aug 3rd
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/house/20130802_114816.jpg.html
current theater progress
Screen DYI frame with Seymour Center Stage HD 126" wide 2.0 screen with minimalist wall and velvet panels. The Screen being 126"x65" gives me
126"x52" 2.40:1 with 136" diag, 6 12" bars top and bottom
126"x54" 2.35:1 with 137" diag, 5 1/2" bars top and bottom
120"x65" 1.85:1 with 137" diag, (man this size make it like being there) 3" bars both sides
116"x65" 16x9 with 133" diag. 5" bars both sides
So in the way the best of both worlds If I would have done a 2.40:1 screen 126" wide my 16x9 size would have been 92"x52" with 106" diag. If I would have done 16X9 65" tall my 2.40:1 would have been 116"x48" 126" diag.


back wall fabric

side wall

Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)




Front Wall 1 1/2" mineral wool

With window plug and black fabric

Chairs Ashley Media chairs
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20130811_185721.jpg.html
carpet
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20130809_165628.jpg.html
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20130809_165757.jpg.html
Coffers
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20130923_114135-1.jpg.html
Media room.
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20131021_042943.jpg.html
this is what the media center looks like now with my 48 port switch and Comcast modem.
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20131021_042956.jpg.html
I made some adjustments to my screen wall raising it 3 inches so I needed to realign the AE-8000 I had to grab a 16x9 film and start messing with the frigging joystick.





http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20131208_124112.jpg.html
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20131208_124455.jpg.html
http://s629.photobucket.com/user/cw5billwade/media/theater/20131208_133548.jpg.html
Nothing beats watching Avatar in 3d on a 116"x65" 16x9 with 133" diag. from 10'6" in full 7.2 surround sound
Projector Panasonic AE-8000 with Peerless Universal mount


View from the billiard room of my media rack.


from bottom to top
Sony VHS player
Panasonic DMP-BDT500
Pioneer 818
Denon X4000
Sony 5 disk DVD player
place holder for DTV geni mini
Panamax power center
L&R Bose 301 (I know Bose is a 4 letter word around here but it is what I have)
Center Bose VCS10
Sorround and rear Bose 201