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Serenity_Now (insanity later??),
What remote - with RF, right???? - are you going to use? After all, it's the one device you'll use more than *ANYTHING*

I'm a staunch URC fan (having used Harmony 990, and One). Just thought I'd ask.

Hmm, guess I better change my .sig one of these days. Now that I have (had for quite some time) Denon 4520 and VP170.

LOL

"You're not giving away our water pick!"

Favourite line from that episode.

I actually received a harmony (650 I think) as a gift from my wife. It has lived in a box since we've moved, so its pretty much new. If in the future the need arises, I'll definitely give URC a close look. Thanks.

Geez, its been so long that all my gear will feel like new again. I love that new gear feeling. I have 2 power amps I bought just before leaving Calgary that only left the box to be tested.

Probably turned to pumpkins by now.

Panel swap complete. R.I.P. Crappy panel.

temp post as former self. keyboard is broken and underscore wont work. this will be an all lower case post. no shift key function....

i am at the point of starting to pin down all the technical aspects that make a theater a theater. lighting is set. zones are layed out. lots of circuit power headroom. now i have to ask a couple of questions.

1. projector mounting. i ran a little test with the planned ceiling mount location of the pj for stability.



i made a makeshift pendulum with a lazer attached to one end and fixed to the floor joist. i had someone walk around like a dinosaur upstairs and observed the bounce at the other wall of approx 5 inches or so from plumb.



without resorting to a wall shelf mount situation, what is the best option to eliminate vibration short of major structural stuff, of course.


2. i have roughed in the pvc conduit and 2 double gang boxes for the av rack location outside of the room [see first post]. they are about 1' apart and the top power box is about 8 inches below the conduit. these are fed from the ups located in the mechanical room just behind me taking this pic. comments or concerns welcome. i defer to those pioneers before me.

p.s. nick and chess your lighting ideas from earlier are part of the room. kudos to you both.

Ah, the advantages of a concrete ceiling and having nothing but roof above me. If anything is stomping around on my roof hard enough to rattle the projector, I gots bigger problems.

Your room is coming together nicely!

Carpet (thicker) upstairs?
Rubber between the mounts and floor joist along with rubber or cork between the mount and PJ?

We used parts from 3 AV towers, not sure this would work for you though.

This was a test fitting before it went in the room. I ended up spinning the tower 90° but the components still sit as shown. The PJ was also turned to fire towards the screen.

Note the remote shelf...
PS4 sits in the mid height empty shelf.

I like your rack idea. I have to ceiling mount in this case because eventually we may do 2 rows of seating. Head shadows are the worry here. I have to get the projector closer to the future planned "bar stool row" behind the couch.

I was thinking about it last night...
Consider the current depth of your floor joists, use one size smaller spanning the same direction as the current, these would be supported at each end but not connected to the existing floor. Only the PJ would be mounted to it and once covered no one would be the wiser. You'd also want to re/add support below them.

Or,

Place a sheet of plywood across as many floor joists as possible. This should add some rigidity.

Edit: Sorry, looking at the current electrical runs, the first idea will not work.

Head shadows suck but not nearly as bad as I thought it would be.
As its sits our PJ has +/-2" clearance from the (7'2") ceiling. It works.
Good news, this room ended up being mostly for me, no shadows. Its all good.