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View of the Cinema Contour Da-Lite 92 x 52 screen.

View of the Cinema Contour Da-Lite 92 x 52 screen.

Chief RPA ceiling mounted Optoma H77.

Chief RPA ceiling mounted Optoma H77.

Ground shot of stadium theater seating.

Ground shot of stadium theater seating.

Optoma H77 Digital Cinema home theater

by: Dave Randall

"My plans for building a home theater started almost two years before it was finally completed. All of my neighbors have large-screen TVs, and I really wanted to upgrade from my existing 35" ProScan. I had every intention of doing the same thing my neighbors did, until a friend of mine talked to me about using a front projector. After seeing this setup in a local A/V store I was hooked! I knew that was what I wanted to do.

I was fortunate enough to make my projector purchase from ProjectorPeople.com. I had originally decided on one particular projector, but after describing my HT room to the sales representative at Projector People, I ended up purchasing the Optoma H77 instead. Wow, was he ever right. This unit produces a really nice picture in my room.

The screen is a Da-Lite 92x52 acoustically transparent screen using a Cinema Contour frame. I have a Denon 2910 DVD and use the DVI connection to the projector. The receiver is a Yamaha HTR-5760. After much study on speaker systems, I decided on the Polk Lsi series. An LsiC for the center channel, which sets on a shelf about 6 inches behind the center of the screen, Lsi9s for the front channels, LsiFXs for the rear surrounds, and the PSW505 300-watt sub. I also invested in acoustic treatments from Auralex, and a ganged set of Lutron Spacer System remote-controlled dimmers for the three lighting zones. One of the zones is rope lighting from Home Depot that sets behind the crown molding. A real nice touch for indirect lighting that makes the room seem more like a commercial theater. When building the room I created a 10" platform in the rear so the rear seats would be above the front row. This worked out well, even with the relatively small size of my room (14'x17').

I am extremely pleased with the way this room turned out. This is the only way to truly enjoy movies. I don't go to theaters any longer. I just wait for the DVD release and enjoy them in my own room. It's a beautiful thing!"

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