"Microplex"- My Bedroom Turned Home Theater!
02-01-07, 11:39 PM
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"Microplex"- My Bedroom Turned Home Theater!
Hey guys, I just finished converting my bedroom into a mini home theater and I wanted to share some pictures! Just so you guys know, it was extremely low-budget considering I am a 19-year-old college student who lives with my parents still. Besides the actual equipment I spent maybe $100? As far as the equipment:
TH-42PX60u 42" Panasonic Plasma
Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD Player
SA 8300Hd Cable Box
Yamaha 5940 Receiver
Klispch Quintet III Speakers
Klipsch Sub10 10" Sub
Harmony 880 Remote
I painted the walls "Celestial Blue", put up three large dvd racks, framed some of my favorite movie posters, found black velvet curtains, hung some wall sconces I found on ebay, and made the Dolby, etc. signs. I put a couple before and after pictures below. By the way, the girl in the photos below is my girlfriend. I am Shane, a male, just so there is no confusion. And let me add that I am probably the worst photographer ever. I could't seem to take any good pictures. There was either glares and blurriness, and then I couldn't figure out how to take good pictures without flash. Either way, here we go:
BEFORE:
TH-42PX60u 42" Panasonic Plasma
Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD Player
SA 8300Hd Cable Box
Yamaha 5940 Receiver
Klispch Quintet III Speakers
Klipsch Sub10 10" Sub
Harmony 880 Remote
I painted the walls "Celestial Blue", put up three large dvd racks, framed some of my favorite movie posters, found black velvet curtains, hung some wall sconces I found on ebay, and made the Dolby, etc. signs. I put a couple before and after pictures below. By the way, the girl in the photos below is my girlfriend. I am Shane, a male, just so there is no confusion. And let me add that I am probably the worst photographer ever. I could't seem to take any good pictures. There was either glares and blurriness, and then I couldn't figure out how to take good pictures without flash. Either way, here we go:
BEFORE:
02-02-07, 05:57 PM
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Pretty bad-ass. Best part of a "small" home theater, when you turn in up....it gets loud - fast!
And for the lame questions, where'd you get the poster frames and the light fixtures? Those light fixtures are snazzy.
And for the lame questions, where'd you get the poster frames and the light fixtures? Those light fixtures are snazzy.
02-02-07, 11:31 PM
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like onabudget said, the TV looks a little bit too high (unless you want to watch the movie standing up). But otherwise, this is an excellent setup. Congrats!
02-02-07, 11:36 PM
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Holy crap, that's pretty freaking sweet. Also a big 
to the WWE and UFC DVD collection.
Are you in a dorm? If so, I'd probably want to kick your ass after memories of waking up from my damn walls shaking
But more power to you my friend, looks like some real good work.
edit: I'm an idiot, reread the original post and saw you're with your folks. Even better, seems like the perfect educational setup to me Wish I had one of those...
to the WWE and UFC DVD collection.Are you in a dorm? If so, I'd probably want to kick your ass after memories of waking up from my damn walls shaking
But more power to you my friend, looks like some real good work.edit: I'm an idiot, reread the original post and saw you're with your folks. Even better, seems like the perfect educational setup to me
Wish I had one of those...
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02-02-07, 11:51 PM
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Hey guys thanks for the kind words.
I got the poster frames from walmart and then the sconses I found on ebay. Search "Home Theater Sconses" and my same exact ones show up. Theyre like 35 for 2 of em. I had to get these because my pops said I couldn't run any wire in the wall. These you could just plug right into an outlet and hide the wire.
As far as the tv height... I don't have any seating. I never really sit on my bed, me and my gf are almost always laying down on the bed. My old TV was at a lower height and it sucked because we had to lay at on our sides to see it. So I bought a tilting wall mount and put it higher. It really satisfies our needs much more. You can't really tell from the pics, but its tilted down towards the bed.
Thanks again!
Shane
I got the poster frames from walmart and then the sconses I found on ebay. Search "Home Theater Sconses" and my same exact ones show up. Theyre like 35 for 2 of em. I had to get these because my pops said I couldn't run any wire in the wall. These you could just plug right into an outlet and hide the wire.
As far as the tv height... I don't have any seating. I never really sit on my bed, me and my gf are almost always laying down on the bed. My old TV was at a lower height and it sucked because we had to lay at on our sides to see it. So I bought a tilting wall mount and put it higher. It really satisfies our needs much more. You can't really tell from the pics, but its tilted down towards the bed.
Thanks again!
Shane
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Thanks a lot guys. I haven't been online in quite a bit and today I see that a couple more people looked at my conversion. I really appreciate the sconses.
As far as the shelving, I got them at bestbuy. They are 3 different racks that I put together. Sadly, they no longer carry them. Maybe they could be found somewhere else though, I do remember that the manufacturer was Atlantic. With my discount I got them for like 26$ a piece. And about that anniversary sign, today was a year and 3 monthes! Haha, and the superman pillow proudly resides on my bed now.
I'm lovin' the HD-A2. I have about 30 titles, I just wish more new releases would start coming out now.
Thanks for the comments!
Shane-o
As far as the shelving, I got them at bestbuy. They are 3 different racks that I put together. Sadly, they no longer carry them. Maybe they could be found somewhere else though, I do remember that the manufacturer was Atlantic. With my discount I got them for like 26$ a piece. And about that anniversary sign, today was a year and 3 monthes! Haha, and the superman pillow proudly resides on my bed now.
I'm lovin' the HD-A2. I have about 30 titles, I just wish more new releases would start coming out now.
Thanks for the comments!
Shane-o