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I think I may be buying a house in 4-6months, I always wanted a dedicated home theater/computer room...so I figure maybe I can work in the cost when/if I buy.
I know usually you guys want me to give you the price, and then you tell me what to get...but in this case I dont really know what it would cost, and my budget is sorta flexible to make sure I get something thatll work for me. Anyway...Im just making a guess on the hardware part, but say 2K for the projector/screen 1K for a TV 1K sound 1K computer/hardware? Some seats for what 250$ each? Thats like 7,500$ and maybe double that to build everything and put it together in a proper room? Does 15,000$ sound right for a good value home theater/computer room?
Anyone can go out and buy the best of the best, Im the kind of guy that likes value. I go for the product that has 75% of the performance at half the cost (or less). I dont know if ill have a suitable room already or if Ill need to renovate, I dont think Ill be having many people over...most of the time itll just be 2-4 and Id guess max 10 (and they dont have to be all that comfortable, as long as I am). I dont mind doing some work myself, if its simple, like say hanging sound curtains on the walls or something. If I need to actually build or change walls and stuff...maybe somebody could chime in here.
As for the video portion I think a projector provides the biggest screen bang for the buck. But I think Id want to use the projector just for movies or larger gaming sessions and have a regular TV on a swing arm or someting that I can use just for regular TV sessions or gaming by myself because they dont require warm up time or use really expensive short lived bulbs. Maybe Id get a 30" monitor and use that instead of a TV and use it for when Im just doing computer work too.
Id need to figure out a computer system and such for all this, how it would hook up and run everything and how would you interface with it? A really really long USB cord? I remember a home theater article on here a while back, the computer system he got all setup looked like it worked well and had a nice display for picking movies and stuff. I dont even know how to rip a DVD or Blu-Ray.
As far as sound system, I currently have a logitech Z5500 that sounds OK to me. For a larger room though I think Id want a bit larger speakers and it is weak in the highs without a tweeter. Id like to have a crossover to keep the highs on the tweeters and the base on the sub. Recently Ive seen dual sub setups...that sounds cool...how does that work? I like to feel my sound, and having two subs would allow me to get a more balanced feel and I wouldnt have to turn it up as loud. Basically Im not an audiophile so I dont think I need 1000$ speakers. A couple 150$ tower speakers or something might be good (but Im askin you guys cause I dont know).
And thats what I got so far...any thoughts or input? Thanks in advance.
I know usually you guys want me to give you the price, and then you tell me what to get...but in this case I dont really know what it would cost, and my budget is sorta flexible to make sure I get something thatll work for me. Anyway...Im just making a guess on the hardware part, but say 2K for the projector/screen 1K for a TV 1K sound 1K computer/hardware? Some seats for what 250$ each? Thats like 7,500$ and maybe double that to build everything and put it together in a proper room? Does 15,000$ sound right for a good value home theater/computer room?
Anyone can go out and buy the best of the best, Im the kind of guy that likes value. I go for the product that has 75% of the performance at half the cost (or less). I dont know if ill have a suitable room already or if Ill need to renovate, I dont think Ill be having many people over...most of the time itll just be 2-4 and Id guess max 10 (and they dont have to be all that comfortable, as long as I am). I dont mind doing some work myself, if its simple, like say hanging sound curtains on the walls or something. If I need to actually build or change walls and stuff...maybe somebody could chime in here.
As for the video portion I think a projector provides the biggest screen bang for the buck. But I think Id want to use the projector just for movies or larger gaming sessions and have a regular TV on a swing arm or someting that I can use just for regular TV sessions or gaming by myself because they dont require warm up time or use really expensive short lived bulbs. Maybe Id get a 30" monitor and use that instead of a TV and use it for when Im just doing computer work too.
Id need to figure out a computer system and such for all this, how it would hook up and run everything and how would you interface with it? A really really long USB cord? I remember a home theater article on here a while back, the computer system he got all setup looked like it worked well and had a nice display for picking movies and stuff. I dont even know how to rip a DVD or Blu-Ray.
As far as sound system, I currently have a logitech Z5500 that sounds OK to me. For a larger room though I think Id want a bit larger speakers and it is weak in the highs without a tweeter. Id like to have a crossover to keep the highs on the tweeters and the base on the sub. Recently Ive seen dual sub setups...that sounds cool...how does that work? I like to feel my sound, and having two subs would allow me to get a more balanced feel and I wouldnt have to turn it up as loud. Basically Im not an audiophile so I dont think I need 1000$ speakers. A couple 150$ tower speakers or something might be good (but Im askin you guys cause I dont know).
And thats what I got so far...any thoughts or input? Thanks in advance.