dewthedru Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I know some of you are from Indy...I'm looking at putting a projector and screen in my HT but need to sell the idea to my wife first. Are there any showrooms in the area I could visit to demo the idea to her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 You can drive to Kansas City and hear the thx ultra package with 4 18's flat to 8hz at reference levels on a 106". That wil surely sell it and make it worth the trip! Lol Look up some nice high end audio stores around you and just make a couple calls. I have one or two around me. Lots of places that sell projectors. But they are in bright lit rooms and all look like garbage. You HAVE to see it in its natural environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Orrrrr, just buy it all without asking! Then when she is pissed about it, first movie that gets watched is the notebook, accompanied with a home cooked meal by you, as well as a glass if her favorite wine. BOOM all is forgiven. She will love it man! You'll never have to go to the movies again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewthedru Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 hahaha. i will NOT be breaking the cherry on my projector with the notebook! i'm also trying to figure out what size of screen to get. according to http://www.thx.com/consumer/home-entertainment/home-theater/hdtv-set-up/ , i'd want to use a 120" screen if i want my viewing position to remain the same. i have room for a 135" screen but i'd have to move the viewing area back...which means my side surrounds would be a couple of feet forward of where i'm sitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) hahaha. i will NOT be breaking the cherry on my projector with the notebook! i'm also trying to figure out what size of screen to get. according to http://www.thx.com/consumer/home-entertainment/home-theater/hdtv-set-up/ , i'd want to use a 120" screen if i want my viewing position to remain the same. i have room for a 135" screen but i'd have to move the viewing area back...which means my side surrounds would be a couple of feet forward of where i'm sitting. I just got a projector and found this site very helpful. There are lots of reviews as well as a calculator to check throw distance, screen size, etc... http://www.projectorcentral.com/ one more: http://www.epson.com/alf_upload/landing/distance-calculator/ Edited March 14, 2014 by Tasdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewthedru Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 hahaha. i will NOT be breaking the cherry on my projector with the notebook! i'm also trying to figure out what size of screen to get. according to http://www.thx.com/consumer/home-entertainment/home-theater/hdtv-set-up/ , i'd want to use a 120" screen if i want my viewing position to remain the same. i have room for a 135" screen but i'd have to move the viewing area back...which means my side surrounds would be a couple of feet forward of where i'm sitting. I just got a projector and found this site very helpful. There are lots of reviews as well as a calculator to check throw distance, screen size, etc... http://www.projectorcentral.com/ one more: http://www.epson.com/alf_upload/landing/distance-calculator/ Thanks. I have spent some time on projectorcentral. My biggest question is choosing the most practical size, not necessarily what will work. I'm leaning towards 120". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Are you in Indy, or close by. At least one of the members here has a theater in his house, using LaScalas for the LCR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewthedru Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Are you in Indy, or close by. At least one of the members here has a theater in his house, using LaScalas for the LCR. yes i am. live just outside the city and work in speedway. that would be sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) IndyKlipschFan has a La Scala based HT. You can see a lot of the work here (linking to page 5, which has some pics, but you can go to the top to see more of it) https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/62376-install-day-finally/page-5?hl=%20all%20%20la%20%20scalas He has a lot of threads in the Architectural pages, discussing his build, as well as in the Home Theater pages. Bruce Edited March 14, 2014 by Marvel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) How far is your seating position now? I was sitting about 13 feet from my 106 which I thought was perfect but once I added second row the front row is now about 10 feet which NOW IS perfect. If I sit in the back row and 16 feet it leaves me wanting bigger for sure Edited March 14, 2014 by Scrappydue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 You want to sit just far enough and just close enough to get your peripheral vision involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewthedru Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 How far is your seating position now? I was sitting about 13 feet from my 106 which I thought was perfect but once I added second row the front row is now about 10 feet which NOW IS perfect. If I sit in the back row and 16 feet it leaves me wanting bigger for sure i'm sitting about 9.5 feet away from a 50" plasma. probably too far. that same seating position would be about 142" from a 120" screen, which is just about perfect according to a lot of sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 How far is your seating position now? I was sitting about 13 feet from my 106 which I thought was perfect but once I added second row the front row is now about 10 feet which NOW IS perfect. If I sit in the back row and 16 feet it leaves me wanting bigger for sure i'm sitting about 9.5 feet away from a 50" plasma. probably too far. that same seating position would be about 142" from a 120" screen, which is just about perfect according to a lot of sites. little under 12 feet. That sounds about perfect to me. You going with a regularScreen or AT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewthedru Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Regular. I'll have room for the front speakers on the side and will put my center underneath tilted up towards the viewing area. It's poured concrete behind where the screen will be so I can recess the speakers at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch1814 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I think fryes right off exit 5 still has them and has a main room that consist of nothing but klipsch with a screen, at least last time I was in there it was still set up that way. Ovation may also be a place to take a look, I'm about an hour north of Indi and don't know of much places that have them set up for viewing. Wish I could help more since I'm closer than some but I'm worthless lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 You guys have fry's electronics in Indiana? I thought that was a California thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch1814 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 You guys have fry's electronics in Indiana? I thought that was a California thing. I thought it was an indiana thing! I learn something new everyday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 We have one in Georgia... just one. My former employer would always bring back stuff from Fry's when he made business trips to San Diego. The majority of them are in California and Texas. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeJ1 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I know some of you are from Indy...I'm looking at putting a projector and screen in my HT but need to sell the idea to my wife first. Are there any showrooms in the area I could visit to demo the idea to her? I would talk you out of it. I'm not a fan of projectors. HD TV's are far superior overall, since they don't need expensive bulbs to replace. Also there is too much loss of contrast with any reflective medium (vs. transmissive for HDTV), unless your room is pitch dark. Even then, Plasma or LCD/LED HDTV's look way sharper, with greater contrast, and brighness. With the price of LCD/LED TV's coming down, you can get 80" for what a good screen/projector combo will run you. Thumbs down on that ideal. Yes, I'm in Indy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeJ1 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 You guys have fry's electronics in Indiana? I thought that was a California thing. There's one in Fishers, huge and I wonder how they stay in business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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