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compromiseville room setup :)

 
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nurse mark




Joined: 15 Dec 2009
Posts: 39
Location: leicester, UK

TV/Projector: Barco Data 701


PostLink    Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:53 am    Post subject: compromiseville room setup :) Reply with quote


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Hiya, so I live in a small rented apartment and have had to make some compromises but considering I don't have any other way to get a decent throw distance from the 701 I'm pretty happy.

That said, the blackout cloth roller blind is just a tad too short ( increasing pj angle would mean raising the sofa some more and it's be too high ). Also those blinds are a bit wavy horizontally so need to find a way to tension it.

Just grabbed a D50 from ebay on the cheap ( am a student nurse so very limited funds atm ) so will install that at some point. Oh how I wish for a bigger place Smile

Here's the room :



Here's the PJ :



And here's the 5min setup result ( with the lights on ) Surprised)



Any ideas for making it better gladly accepted.[/img]
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akajester




Joined: 09 Jul 2008
Posts: 934
Location: Wisconsin


PostLink    Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 1:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I never had good luck with DIY cloth screens. I couldn't get them to be wrinkle free no matter what I did. I'd go with a rigid board of some sort. You could secure to an easel type mount. Then you could put a nice black border on it. The black border helps make the edges look more "movie like".

How is the audio? maybe a better subwoofer or a few other little things will help the movie experience.

Otherwise, it looks good enough to enjoy some movies or games! Smile
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akajester




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Location: Wisconsin


PostLink    Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 1:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey, is that a stethoscope hanging on the wall? too funny.
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paw




Joined: 08 Mar 2006
Posts: 1176
Location: Arvada, CO


PostLink    Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd recommend Wilsonart Designer White laminate but I see you're in the UK and they probably don't sell it there.

Say, is that the Big Bang Theory you've got on? I love that show. Didn't know it was in the UK.

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nurse mark




Joined: 15 Dec 2009
Posts: 39
Location: leicester, UK

TV/Projector: Barco Data 701


PostLink    Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hiya, yeah - I'm a student nurse and it's my dad's steth from when he trained as a doctor in the fifties Surprised)

The roller blind sucks big time so I'll prob just make a blackout cloth fixed frame screen at some point.

Did a bit of thinking and I'm gonna build a little platform with a gap in the middle to put the sofa onto - will allow me to move the pj further back and therefore a bigger screen Surprised) Just gotta collect the D50 and see what difference there is in screen throw and angle first.
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garyfritz




Joined: 08 Apr 2006
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Location: Fort Collins, CO


PostLink    Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, stretch the cloth onto a frame and it's real easy to get it ripple-free.

Looks like a great setup considering the room and budget limitations!
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