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This is the process of converting my single car garage into a home theater.

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Here is a bit of video designed to help users determine if the new 1080p true HD $999 projectors or the current best selling projectors are a better fit for their needs. Given the limits of recording apples to apples differences, please be aware that brightness, contrast, and other differences may be more or less dramatic in person than in the video. We have chosen to compare the new Optoma HD20 $999 1080 p projector and the Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB $2k+ projector to illustrate the differences between the two categories – entry level versus high end home theater. This video is meant to provide a broader overview of the two categories of home theater projection – new entry level DLP, and high end LCD.

Quick Video Log
0:08 – 1:50 : Overviews / specification comparison
1:53 – 2:25 : Contrast comparison
2:30 – 3:30 : Zoom lenses compared
3:32 – 4:20 : Lens shift demonstrated
4:20 – 5:01 : 60hz vs. 120hz

Please Note : You will see some artifacts from the compression of the video that are not caused by either projector. Particularly when our narrator passes in front of the screen, or when the image is moving quickly. These artifcats were not present before compression. If you are interested in a higher quality version of this video, please email me. Thanks!

[ more here : http://articles.projectorpeople.com/home-theater-tech-news/999-hd1080p-compared-to-high-end-1080p-home-theater-projectors/ ]

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What do you get from a more expensive Blu-ray Player? Discount Alert: $9.99 Star Trek Blu-rays! Where can you find a good HDTV for $300? HDMI Switching 101, A home theater with fiber optic LED constellations in the ceiling (and a seat for the dog)! Score one for net neutrality: the FCC reclassifies broadband! Speed Round: Your Twitter Questions! The Blu-ray releases for May 11th, 2010.

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Demo of my IR controlled Lutron Spacer lighting in my home theater with 1080p projector and 100″ screen

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Home Theater Room ideas, Projector Screens, Seating.

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Brief vid of my home theater.

Equipment:

-Monster Power HDP 2500 clean power surge protector
-Denon AVR3310-CI Receiver (7.1 channel)
-Samsung BD-P3600 Blu-Ray player w/ streaming Netflix, Blockbuster, Pandora, and YouTube
-Comcast HD cable box
-Xbox 360 Elite console
-Wii console
-Klipsch WF-34 tower speakers (x2)
-Klipsch WB-14 surround speakers (x4)
-Klipsch SC-24 center channel (x1)
-Klipsch XW-300d powered subwoofer
-Sony VPL-VW60 full HD 1080p projector
-Draper Onyx 106″ fixed screen
-Monster Power MCC AVL 300 universal remote with lighting control

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This is a video showing my PC rig and my home theater setup

PC:
Q6600 2.52Ghz
8GB RAM 800Mhz
275GTX x1
G15 (2007) keyboard
G5 mouse
22″ / 21.5″ widescreen LCDs

Home Theater Setup:

119″ Widescreen Projector Screen
BenQ W500 720/1080 HDMI HDTV projector
Onkyo Receiver 7.1 surround sound system (with Ipod dock)
Playstation 3 (80GB) x2 controllers x1 blueray remote control
Motorola HDTV cable receiver
Ipod Classic 120GB (6th Generation)
DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) mats x2 (PS3/PC)

sorry some loading screens skipped, but I had to make video 10 minutes

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Basement Home Theater in HD

Equipment List:
-AVR-4306: 7.1 CH Home Theater/MultiMedia A/V
Receiver

http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/2243.asp

-PANASONIC PT-AE2000U HD Home Cinema 1080p LCD Projector

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Panasonic_Home-PT-AE2000U.htm

-110″ Diagonal DIY screen with screen material
from http://www.smxscreen.com
-OPPO DV-981HD 1080p High Definition Up-Converting DVD Player

http://www.oppodigital.com/dv981hd/dv981hd_index.html

-8 Berkline 090 Theater Seats with Buttkickers
and motorized reclining

http://www.rtheaters.com

-1 Polk CSi5 center speaker
-2 Polk RTi10 left and right front speakers
-4 Polk FXi3 surround speakers
-1 Polk PSW12 subwoofer

http://www.polkaudio.com/

-Xbox 360 Elite, great HD content and games

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/

-Xbox 360 HD DVD Player
-PS3, great Blu-ray player

http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3

-DirecTV HR20, a wonderful HD DVR

http://www.dbstalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=112

-2 Buttkicker BKA-1000-4A Amplifiers

http://www.thebuttkicker.com/home_theater/products/bka1000-4a.htm

-Middle Atlantic 60-Inch Slide-Out Rotating Rack

http://www.smarthome.com/8742a60.html

- 1 INSTEON 8 Button Keypad and 2 INSTEON Dimmer Switches

http://www.smarthome.com/_/INSTEON/_/23b/land.aspx

-Biometric Figerprint Door Lock is the
Shepherd DL 210 and I found it on eBay.

I did the majority of the work myself. The Theater is double drywalled with two sheets of 5/8″ drywall with Green Glue http://www.greengluecompany.com between each sheet of drywall and insulation stuffed in all the walls and ceiling. All the walls and the ceiling are isolated using products from http://www.pac-intl.com The front stage is completely filled with sand and I use a Biometric Fingerprint Door Lock for access to the Theater.

AVSForum Thread:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=838663

Construction Photos:

http://scale.smugmug.com/gallery/882081#39911578

If you have any questions or suggestions for this list just post a comment at the bottom.

Thanks for viewing!

The song is ‘The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning’ by The Smashing Pumpkins.

If you like it go buy it!!

Amazon MP3, no DRM: http://tinyurl.com/56mwb3

It is the same song used in the Watchmen trailer but not the same version, the song was originally on the soundtrack for Batman and Robin.

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My home theater’s equipment. More information: http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/

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