Welcome to Cheryl and Steve's Home Theater

 

Here's shot of the front of the room. The Pioneer Elite RPTV is used for mostly by the kids for casual TV viewing.


 

Here's another shot of the front of the room with the screen down. The 54x96 inch 1.5 gain tab tensioned Stewart screen is recessed into the ceiling and drops down via a wall switch through a 1.5 inch slot in the oak trim. A piece of black velvet  fabric was placed on the ceiling and black carpet on the floor near the screen in order to reduce reflected light and improve contrast.


Here's a shot of the rear of the room. There's a blackout shade that covers a large window. Barcalounger recliners are used for seating.  


 


Here's a shot of the Hush Box. The frame is built from solid oak with thin oak plywood inserts. The inside is insulated with sound board and fiberglass. I tried to keep the box as light as possible as there's already enough weight up there. There's actually a Sony G70 hiding in there. It's recessed into the ceiling about 8 inches. The lowest part hangs down only 6.5 inches from the ceiling. There's a fan that vents into the attic that auto turns on when it gets warm inside the box. It's a huge improvement and has dramatically reduced the noise level. Definitely worth the effort. 


Here's the Media storage cabinet.  


 


This is an actual picture was taken from the Vertical limit DVD. It was taken from about 10 feet away from the screen with a Kodak DC290 digital camera. The original resolution was 1792x1200. Other than resizing it has not been altered.

 



Another screen shot from the movie Vertical Limit.


 

Equipment List:

Sony VPH-G70 Graphics Grade CRT projector

Stewart 110" 16x9 Luxus Electriscreen 

Home Theater Computer Equipped with ATI Radeon and MAudio Delta DIO 24/96 Sound Card

Pioneer Elite Pro-119 60" RPTV

Diva's by Swans 6.1 Main Speakers

Diva's by Swans C3 Center Speaker

Diva's by Swans 2.1 Surround Speakers

Phillips Pronto Remote Control

Marantz AV-550 Preamp 

Carver AV-705 THX Power Amp

Sony DVP-S3000 DVD player 

RCA DTC-100 High Definition Satellite Receiver

Sony SAT-A2 Satellite Receiver

Pioneer CLDS-201 Laserdisc Player

HSU Research HSRW-12VA Subwoofer with 250 watt Outboard Amp