How to build a dedicated home theatre

[Prof]

Firstly to clarify, "a dedicated home theatre" means that the room you will be using will only be used for watching movies and perhaps some TV..

A home theatre can range in price from approximately $5000 - $500,000 and more !! Some American home theatres cost over 1 million dollars !!

This tutorial will describe how to build the lower end of the range..

Firstly you will need to find a suitable room..The bigger the better, but it must have four walls and a door..Open rooms connecting other rooms will not be suitable..

The other aspect of a suitable room is whether you need the theatre room acoustically removed from the rest of the house..

This requires an additional construction to the room to isolate it from the other rooms..

I will include briefly what needs to be done, but for the most part I will proceed on the basis that this will not be needed..

There are a variety of building materials that are used to construct rooms in a house..Timber or steel framing with plasterboard walls, or brick or concrete block walls..

Each of them have their own acoustic values..

The stages of the building process...

1. Selecting the room..

2. Acoustically isolating the room..

3. Selecting the wall and ceiling paint or fabric coverings..

4. Choosing the type of floor coverings..

5. Setting up the front of room for screen and speakers..

6. D.I.Y the screen or purchasing a commercially made screen..

7. Adding acoustic panels on the side walls..

8. Adding acoustic panels in the front corners..

9. Adding acoustic panels to the rear of the room..

10. Selecting the front speakers..

11. Selecting the surround speakers..

12. Selecting the subwoofer..

13. Choosing the lighting..

14..Selecting Amplifier/ receiver..and ancillary equipment

15. Selecting Blu-ray player..

16. Programming the whole system..

So as you can see there is a lot to building a dedicated home theatre..But the end result is a very satisfying movie experience.. 

More to follow..

[Prof]

Hi Katie,

Thanks very much for your kind words..

I did write this tutorial for now and for all the new members that join the forum..Hoping that it will help anyone planning to build there own theatre..

I can't get over how many that have viewed it..2,443 and counting !!! 😀

[Noyade]

Well done @Prof !

I would certainty enjoy attending your cinema - much more than the commercial type any day. 👍

I went to the local cinema last week - first time in 5 years - no intention of going back, awful experience.

[Prof]

Thanks very much..

I haven't been to commercial theatre in many decades.!!  I can't image what it would be like now.!!

People on their phones and general chatting during the movie with stuff being thrown around or left on seats..I can't imagine a more disgusting situation.!!!

[Noyade]

"People on their phones and general chatting during the movie with stuff being thrown around or left on seats..I can't imagine a more disgusting situation.!!!"

My God - were you in the same theatre with me?!

😁

That's EXACTLY what happened - and more.

The screen had a chocolate ice-cream tossed at it.

I only went to the movie I mentioned above five years ago - cause my youngest son appeared in it.

[Noyade]

Seeking your opinion please @Prof 

🤔

Specifications

[Prof]

WOW.!! Is that the price..$ 99.99.!!! ? Where are you getting this.?

The specs look very good for such a low price projector..

One minor thing..It has a 2.0 USB whereas latest is 3.0

Also light output might be questionable..particularly if projecting at the furthest distance..

And also nothing specified about the lens..how many elements in the lens, coatings etc..

If you're thinking of buying one..I would check for any reviews first..

Prof..

[Noyade]

Coles.

You sound dubious Prof?

Therefore so so I.

[Prof]

Yes..Where these cheap projectors fall down is with the lens..

They put in a 2 or 3 plastic element lens which will never give you a razor sharp image..

There are some short throw projectors ( for quite a few hundred dollars more.!!) that are quite good..

If you do a Google search you will have a good choice..

Generally..the higher the price the better the projector..😊

[Noyade]

Sunday at the Tip-Shop.

$5.

Bargain or bomb, dunno yet - needs a good clean first.

[Prof]

An oldie but a goodie.!!