Building a home theater where to start

Bambamski · Posted: Mar 04, 2014 1:15 pm Post subject:

here are a few pics

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

Nice waterskis. Did you get yours from Canadian Tire too?

eeven73 · Posted: Mar 05, 2014 7:09 am Post subject:

whatever you do make sure the dogs playing poker finds a home in your project.

Bambamski · Posted: Mar 05, 2014 7:59 am Post subject:

The water skis were the first thing we ever bought when we bought our first boat. they were used, bought from someone who advertised them in the Bargain Finder. They are about as vintage as you can get.

The dogs playing poker will go right next to the dogs playing pool. I had both of them painted by a local artist. We are going to move the movie posters from our other room into the theater room and the pictures we had in the games room will be put up in the rest of our basement.

We were debating what should be our first movie. We are doing a kids movie, which is decided already. Surfs Up, love that movie. The second movie we are still thinking about. Needs to be an action movie, so you get the big sound and big screen experience. Movies we are thinking about would be T2, Bourne, Skyfall, New Star trek, Gladiator, Indiana Jones, Avengers, Transformers. Probably missed one or two but that's the list we were thinking about....

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

Looks like you're off to a good start.

pyrocasto · Posted: Mar 05, 2014 12:47 pm Post subject:

For movie 2 I would go with something newer to show off the graphics, ie Star Trek or Transformers. As for the cartoons the ones like Brave or Tangled are awesome, and even better in 3d.

fish6942 · Addict Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 603

Bambamski · Posted: Apr 01, 2014 5:59 am Post subject:

If everything ran smoothly life would be too boring right! The room is getting close to being completed. I was so excited when the screen showed up yesterday finally, put it together and I'm thinking holy crap, did i give the contractor the wrong dimensions for the pillars around the screen. Did a quick measurement and nope, i was right... THEY Sent the wrong screen. I have a 123 inch screen sitting in my basement now, and the trouble is the pillars are only wide enough for a 110 inch screen.

If anyone wants a 123 let me know... Smile

They are resending the right screen tomorrow but won't get it for another week. Components gets installed tomorrow, there will be some touch ups and we'll pretty much be done.

I have half the chairs down there now. need to set up the other four. Doing four seats in the front and 5 across the back...

I'll take some real pics. THe iphone camera is POS

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

Looks pretty sweet Bam. So they are just letting you keep the screen? That's kind of a big "oops" on their part.

Bambamski · Posted: Apr 01, 2014 6:26 am Post subject:

big oops for sure. they said by the time it was sent back, they would have pay shipping ect ect it would be too much. It's not a BRAND new screen now so they have to discout it. They said they'd be losing money so there wasn't much point....

STPHNSN23 · Guest

who picked the carpet? Laughing

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

It's a theater room so theater carpet is appropo. I don't know if I would have chosen it but when the lights are off you won't see it anyway! Very Happy

Chattwake · Posted: Apr 01, 2014 12:48 pm Post subject:

As TO would say.... Getcha popcorn ready!

Bambamski · Posted: Apr 02, 2014 4:25 am Post subject:

Do u guys have any idea how to negotiate anything? I get a theater room with cambridge audio stuff, focal speakers and subs and theater seats. The wife picks the carpet, and paint colour. Which I am more than fine with as well. We wanted to make it a fun room and completely different from the rest of the house. Kind of like when I wanted to buy the new boat last year, she said fine as long as I pick the colour. DONE

I probably should't show you the movie posters that are going up in the room if you don't like the carpet.

STPHNSN23 · Guest

Bambamski, just giving you a hard time. lesson taken on negotiating with the woman.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

eeven73 · Posted: Apr 02, 2014 6:58 am Post subject:

The man's wife is cool with a dogs playing poker picture. nuff said.

Bambamski · Posted: Apr 03, 2014 6:08 am Post subject:

haha love the dogs playing poker...

Chavez
Here's the weird mix we have

T2
Gone with the Wind
Bond Casino Royal
True Romance
Good the Bad and the Ugly
Butch Casidy and the Sundance kid

pyrocasto · Posted: Apr 04, 2014 10:16 am Post subject:

I still have to decide and and put some posters up.

Bambamski · Posted: Apr 06, 2014 8:07 am Post subject:

Go to costco and get them mounted on a plack