Sure thing, look forward to it. I have been showing off the AV Room and my DIY projects every weekend since Begining of the year. Hope it will slow down a bit.

Jason

Wide is better in most cases, coz fills your field of view and thus gives you a very immersive experience. However you want to avoid sitting too near when watching movies like "The Blair Witch Project" and "Cloverfield"... . Halfway thru the show I could not take it, vomited and then slept immediately!!

Jason

I am not so sure about organising such a day... I am happy to accomodate any visitors if I am free.

Jason

My wall panels are made of ply wood backing with 2 inch foam covered with fabric.

I am sure that you have your reasons for needing studio foam. I have been in a recording studio before and it is not a condusive environment for listening to music, recording yes, but not listening. Music tend to sound dead and unappealing.

Before any renovation, my room was accoustically ok. Even with the new glass cabinets, I find no untoward sound reflections or vibrations. The panels are made by the contractor that built the entire room for me, no acoustical treatments.

As I mentioned my room was accoustically fine before the renovation, with the wall panels, some of the high frequency reflection/prominence has been reduced. Mids and lows remain unchanged.

I have no way to compare my wall panels to commercially available insulation/absorption materials. So I cannot tell how it performs. If you are having trouble finding studio foam, try Ebay.

Jason

This post has been edited by jasonlky: Feb 11 2008, 07:28 PM

Bourne Ultimatum is still OK coz the shaky camera action is only for selected scenes and not like cloverfield where it is used for the entire movie.

Btw thanks for the compliments, surprisingly the hinged glass doors which are directly behind the sitting area do not pose any problems, no untoward reflections or vibrations. However I have some sliding glass doors to my left, and these vibrate a bit from the LFE. When listening to music no problems at all, unless it is some bass heavy track.

I would venture that ACE HW should have the conduit/trunking that you are referring to you. Else shoparound at our local hardware shops.

Jason

This post has been edited by jasonlky: Feb 12 2008, 05:07 PM

Yah nice posters, I was interested in putting up posters too.... but then I thought of another solution, I'd put movie related merchandise in my display cabinets instead. Now all my toys and collectibles are just stuffed into the cabinets... they look more like storage cabinets than display cabinets.

Jason

Not sure what u mean by "sound a bit cacat". Try pulling your seapkers out of the corners. Should not be equi distant to either walls. E.g. 3 ft from the rear and 1 ft from the side or something like that. What spearker are those anyways?

Jason

Don't worry about intruding in this thread.

I have not heard the Energy Take 5, but I have never liked satelite speakers. I would say the boxy sound is caused by in adequate crossover between the satelites and the subwoofer. This inadequate crossover causes a dip in the mid to low bass frequencies and thus the boxy sound. Try moving up the crossover frequency and see what happens. Also move your speakers out from the wall a bit.

Good idea to move the AV receiver coz dun think its a goo thing to leave it on the sub

Jason

No pijak allowed in my thread....

Since u know what you want oledi, I guess its a matter of working towards it. You'll have to start with a financial plan and a budget...

Jason

Dun call me like datlah, paiseh. Here are the components:

1. 2 frames, 1 for the blackout cloth the will border the screen and the other for the main viewing screen. Cost of each frame about RM200-300, labor plus materials. The frame for the blackout border is optional but looks nicer when mounted on a frame.

2. A length of blackout cloth, I chose a black velvety material that is non shiny. About RM2.50per meter. If u buy specialist blackout material then it will cost a bit more for no additional benefits.

3. The projector screen material, can be obtained from local AV shop (expensive), local computer shop (cheap but quality may not be good). For me I bought it thru ebay, RM180 shipped to my door step, quality as good as the branded ones... seriously!

4. Time and effort to install the blackout cloth and screen to the frames. I used glue to wrap the blackout cloth around its frame. I used a staple gun to install the screen to its frame.

Jason

the blackout frame is nailed/glued to the wooden backing (no wall). The the screen is just "slotted" into the blackout frame. So I can pull it out easily in the future.

I don't think the thinkness of either really matters. You could paint it you want, just find non reflective matt black paint. If you are mounting your screen on the wall, then by all means paint the wall instead. Save money on the frame.

Jason

Its a "perfect" fit so it won't fall off.

68" issue I already reply in the HT discussion thread, go and read therelah, dun want to repeat again here.

Jason

I asked my contractor to have to allow for the thickness of the blackout cloth and the screen material, the inner frame is smaller by 0.5mm.

If you used a solid piece of plywood, it would be very heavy. It would be better to build a frame... just like a picture frame and then use a brace in the middle to strengthen the long sides..

Jason

I mean 0.5cm or 5mm. Best to get all the materials and then make a proper estimation for the allowance then.

A Brace is the center piece of wood that supports the long sides of the frame. If u are building a 68" frame, u may not need the brace, just the frame is enuf. I hope the picture below helps....



Jason

This post has been edited by jasonlky: Feb 18 2008, 08:31 PM

To tell u the truth, initially I intended to secure the middle set with a clip, but because it fit so nicely to the outer frame, I did not bother. I think u need to prepare to use additional support incase the fit is not good. If the fitt is secure, then no need any additional support.

The projector does not need to point at the center of the screen. How much off center can you place the projector? That depends on the availability of the vertical and horizontal lens shift function on the projector as some can do more and others less. Zoom is another important factor when it comes to placement, it determines how near or far back you can place the projector. Read about projector flexibility here. After that read the whole section about buying guide.

Jason

Anamorphic conversion lense can cost as much as a new projector . My Epson TW700 cannot does not have the vertical stretch so I have no use for this, not that I have spare cash to spend on this....

This feature is actually used by the lumen challenged but oh so expensive projectors like the Runco's,JVC's RS2/HD1 and Sony's VW series. After paying so much, the owner's would like to maximise the use of the projector. And watching a 2:35 movie with letter box is just not on, plus the light output is not maximised due to the letter boxing. The vertical stretch plus the anamorphic conversion lense then increases the light output to the projectors maximum.

Jason

I am surprised that Singapore dun have....

Kennot say tat the HD65 is lousylah, its a budget entry from Optoma and is priced accordingly. Its like saying buy Bata shoes but not comfortable like Adidas/<insert favorite shoe brand>....

But one thing is for sure, the placement of the HD65 is not flexible, so u mut take not of that.

Jason

I am not sure what u mean... so u just do 1 frame and install both the blackout cloth plus screen on 1 frame. I don't see any problmes with this. As long as your wood is hard and don't flex when you stretch the screen over it ... should be fine.

My screen size is a 16:9 110" diagonal, 96" x 54"

Jason

The blackout cloth is 6 inches wide, but you need to make sure that it is "in scale" with your screen. I.e. you should not use a 6inch border with a 68inch screen, so pls scale it accordingly if not it may look funny.

Jason

This is what I did, I bought the projector first... then I experimented on the screen size and seating position before I built my theatre. May be u should do the same since u still not sure about these things. I mean u can prepare the materials just make sure u know what u want before you build it. A screen too big or too small = potong stim

Jason

This post has been edited by jasonlky: Feb 26 2008, 10:12 AM