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  • tgrossner
    Junior Member
    • Jul 2004
    • 14

    New Home Theater in small space

    Hello! First time poster here. I have recently made the decision to build a dedicated home theater in my one time office space within my house. This space is 15'x9 in floorplan with 8.5' ceiling height.

    One end wall has a single window. The righthand wall has a double window. There is nothing I can really do about them. There is also an external door going outside and a set of french doors into the main living space.

    I know these things make for an imperfect situation but there is no alternative. So, that being said, my question is this: would I have better performace/quality going with a HDTV at the far end of the room - where the X is -

    15ft wall
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    X 9ft wall w/french doors

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    OR

    option 2 is using a projector and throwing the image on the 15' wall like so -

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    Seating P Seating



    ______XXXXX_____


    I am flexible either way, and would much appreciate everyones input.


    Tim Grossner
    tgrossner@lunarhosting.net
  • Bam!
    Super Senior Member
    • Jan 2004
    • 2458

    #2
    Welcome Tim!

    Personally I`d go with a projector.....because it`s smaller....hence way better soundstage dor your mains.....big bulky thryroid problem RPTV`s are an acoustic nightmare and take up the whole the room....

    So if you can...go with a projector....since it`s only for watching movies and video games right ?

    Image should be 1.75x the distance of where you are sitting calculating the base of the screen.....

    hope this helps.
    Got a nice rack to show me ?

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    • George Bellefontaine
      Moderator Emeritus
      • Jan 2001
      • 7637

      #3
      If you go the projector route, Tim, I'd suggest you set the screen on the 9 foot wide wall. That way you can have your seating at 1.5 to 2 times the screen width. using the 9 foot wall for seating would put you far too close for anything in a worthwhile size for front projection.
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      • tgrossner
        Junior Member
        • Jul 2004
        • 14

        #4
        Good suggestion, but that 9ft wall has a window. Hence, more problems with light interference <sp?>. Unless I totally am underestimating the display performance of a LCD projector.


        As for the big bulky thyroid problem RPTV (i love that description btw) it would be less of a problem because the TV I am looking at would be a Sony LCD projection 42 inch model. MUCH smaller footprint than a traditional RPTV!

        I love the responses, keep em coming!

        Tim

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        • George Bellefontaine
          Moderator Emeritus
          • Jan 2001
          • 7637

          #5
          Tim, you can buy room darkening windowshades that do an effective job. See the ADVICE PLEASE thread in the Front Projection room .
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