|
|
 
|
|
Author
|
Topic: Home screening room
|
Jason Black
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1723
From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
|
posted 04-30-2002 02:17 PM
For anyone with working knowledge of putting together a true home screening room, what would be a good overall deminsion for the room itself, and what kind(s) of equipment would you use?Also, what kind of cost are you looking at given you have the room to do it? Toying with an idea here, trying to make a reality of it.. ------------------
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!
| IP: Logged
|
|
Antonio Marcheselli
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1260
From: Florence, Italy
Registered: Mar 2000
|
posted 04-30-2002 02:24 PM
Jason,I'm planning to transform my car box into an home theater. 30mq of area. 6.5m x 5m. I believe that it is enough. For speakers, I used the Dolby formula to calculate the power needs and I found that I have to use professional speakers because home speaker will be not enough. For example I get my old cinema subwoofer for free (4688) but it is not enough because the power needs at 113dB is more than what the sub can offers. Do you know the dolby formula? I've get it from Steve. Bye
Antonio
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
|
Brad Miller
Administrator
Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99
|
posted 04-30-2002 02:56 PM
Actually, Jason did not say he wanted to run 35mm. He might want to run 16mm or 8mm, or more possibly DVDs on a portable DLP video projector. Audio-wise, DVDs would need similar sound system requirements to a 35mm digital sound system and the design of the room would be just as important. Then again, maybe he just wants mono. His only question was a good size for the room and equipment (of which he did not specify which format he wants to run).Regardless, Film-Tech is not a forum for film collectors. Discussing equipment and room design, yes, but not for discussing collecting film regardless of format. Jason, if you are going the DVD route with a video projector, expect to lay down at least $20,000 to do it full blown. However you can obtain perfectly fine results for under $5000 by using used video projectors and cutting costs all along the line while still having a nice room. If you want to go the other end of the road to 35mm, expect to pay well over $100,000 to do it up all out and full blown. That being said, there are lots of used projection equipment out there in good shape that can be had cheap. (There are lots of people out there who have put together nice screening rooms for only a couple of thousand by being patient and snagging up the good deals, occasionally rebuilding the equipment themself.) Really, you should post your dollar limit as to what you are willing to spend on it before anyone else even takes the time to answer this thread.
| IP: Logged
|
|
Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man
Posts: 4718
From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
|
posted 04-30-2002 04:07 PM
It can be expensive to build a 35MM Home Screening Room. Most of the expenses will involve obtaining processors like the Dolby CP-*, and soundheads such as the RCA 90**, or the Simplex SH 100*. and projection lenses. Pedistals are dirt cheap, and so are arc lamps. Small Xenon systems such as the ORC XH-16S and XPS 16S power supplies can still be pricey, but the bulbs will definately deplete your funds very rapidly. Maybe the best way is to buy a booth of a closing theater, and go from there. Some booth packages have prices that are very inviting. But remember - residential power here in the United States is all single phase. If you get three phase equipment such as the xenon systems, it'll be practically useless. There are phase conversion devices that can be made to run three-phase stuff, but that can get very expensive, and probably is not worth the hassle. Brad suggested you take your time. He is right about that. When I helped Josh put his together, I had alot of junk laying around that was still good, and I gave him most of what I had. But lot of it needed rebuilding. He had a stash of Brenkerts, RCA Soundheads, some lenses, some pedistals, and arc lamps along with a 500-watt Xenon lamphouse. Just how much money he has tied up in his booth, I would not even guess. By any means, it certainly was not coffee money.
| IP: Logged
|
|
Jason Black
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1723
From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
|
posted 05-01-2002 07:10 PM
Brad/Paul,I'm thinking the DVD route. 35mm is not worth the hassles of actually getting film in, and I'm not interested in 8/16mm. I'm just wondering what a decent sized room would be, perhaps a conversion of a two car garage, approx. 400sq foot garage. ------------------
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas Hauerslev
Master Film Handler
Posts: 451
From: Copenhagen, Denmark
Registered: Aug 2000
|
posted 05-03-2002 04:11 AM
I'll vote for the DVD and DP70 in-the-office solution, which I toy with. I also have a multiplex of 3½ screens of various sizes + one rolled up in the basement and not forgetting the vintage cinema neon sign on the wall. A fantastic versatile installation which capabilities exceeds even the official Danish Film Museum, when we talk about 70mm projection. My son August also has loads of fun with all the CP100 switches. All film sound goes from the CP100 to my ext 5.1 input, and voila, I use my HiFi to play film sound. Besides the funtionality of these various projection tools, it is hard not getting in-the-mood, to upddate the DP70 web site once in a while, when a breeze of DP70-lubrication-odour fills the room.No seriously, at home, go for the DVD solution, real film and projection takes up too much space.
Best to all for the weekend ------------------
------------------
Cheers, Thomas
www.in70mm.com - The 70mm Newsletter www.dp70.com|www.70mm.dk|www.hauerslev.com|http://hjem.get2net.dk/in70mm
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
|
All times are Central (GMT -6:00)
|
|
Powered by Infopop Corporation
UBB.classicTM
6.3.1.2
The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion
and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.
|
Home
Printer-friendly view of this topic