House Projects

[scheides]

Originally Posted by JET

Just use a regular T-stat to trigger a relay. Problem solved!

I thought about it and wasn't confident in my ability to do a setup like that yet. Ended up doing a simple dual-pole line voltage unit. $15 from menards. Putting all that 10-gauge wire in a single gang box was a freaking whore!!!

I have another wiring project I should post some pics of...

[asshanson]

Originally Posted by scheides

I have another wiring project I should post some pics of...

Can that thing control how much gas goes to the garage heater? Or just airflow compensations How about spark timing for the gas?

And wow Brandon, that is a baller ass setup right there. I must be a cheap bastard because I can't even justify spending money on a projector, let alone that insane sound setup. At this point the projector is an afterthought on your setup (price-wise) haha. I would love to see your house some day.

[TkrPerformance]

its a nice beer chiller

[scheides]

Originally Posted by TkrPerformance

its a nice beer chiller

Hrm I could put a tap on the side of it I guess.....

[Kracka]

I see all the essentials!

[turbotalon1g]

Fridge looks huge!

[Halon]

Working on quotes for our theater room. Getting close to pulling the trigger. Jet you recommended the Benq W1070 projector. Still your recomendation? Or is there a better bang for the buck out there now? Looking on Amazon I see those and 1075, 1080, 1085. All under $1k which is my goal, best bang for the buck under 1k

[asshanson]

Looking at reviews, it seems those models have very similar specs, except the newer ones are short throw so they only have to be a few feet away from the wall for a 100" picture. Are you going to do ceiling mount? Or playing games where you might shadow the picture, or is it just for movies? If just watching movies from a ceiling mount, the 1070 is the best bang for the buck imho.

[JET]

Kind of a toss up between the 1070 and 1075. The 1075 does have a little better picture. Reviews said they would pay an extra 10-15% for the slightly better picture and it is at a 15% premium on Amazon right now. Keep an eye out for a black friday special on either one.

[Halon]

Cool. Yeah it will be mounted to the ceiling. Short throw would be nice, just wondering if i really need it.

[JET]

Depends on what size screen you end up going with. If you do need short throw then go with the 1085, it can make a 100" picture at 5'8". I like the projector farther pack if possible so you don't see it.

[A//// Guy]

Yea ceiling should work just fine for you B, thats what ill be doing soon as well after the bar and basement bathroom are done this winter. Let me know how that projector works if you get one! Great reviews it looks like. I was looking at another one as well, this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9SIA24G15W3247

[JET]

So that W1070 is on sale for $639 shipped right now, a killer deal! http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...umens_xga.html

[Halon]

Originally Posted by JET

So that W1070 is on sale for $639 shipped right now, a killer deal! http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...umens_xga.html

Link shows $729 for me???

[JET]

Originally Posted by Halon

Link shows $729 for me???

Once you put it in your cart it gives you a $90 discount. Looks like the sale ended last night too.

[Halon]

i tried that yesterday, still was $729, oh well.

[Halon]

So we finally have most the details squared away enough to start. Found a contract we like. Plan is to start next week on construction, and be done before Super Bowl.

Just picked up 6 of these sconces for the walls in there, pretty sweet looking we thought.


Jet sorry I've gotten your texts but haven't wanted to buy anything until I was for sure we were ready to go. So now that we are, let me know if you notice a deal on that projector. I do kinda like the 1075 too so let me know if you notice a deal on those too. The short throw on to 1080 is interesting too if we wanted to play Wii or something, less risk of blocking the image. Not sure if I really need that though for the added cost.

Stereo, I've decided I want better speakers. I already have a sub Im happy with, so mainly looking for a 5.0 speaker setup. Kinda like the projector, we are looking for a bang for the buck setup. I had a line on a sweet Klipche setup for a great deal but that fell through. I really don't need that though, looking for decent sound with a decent cost, not uber cheap and not BarFly style either. Any recommendations there? Here is one brand that Im finding a lot of reviews online for being good but inexpensive. They sell 3 different grades, this one is the mid grade.
http://www.cnet.com/products/fluance-sx-htb/

Also heard good stuff about this Pioneer line as well being good bang for the buck
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PU...eater+Speakers

[tehehodi]

Originally Posted by Halon

Just picked up 6 of these sconces for the walls in there, pretty sweet looking we thought.

Looks like a MIB door or some futuristic door. Took me awhile to realize that it was a light. Cool!

[JET]

I will watch out for more deals on them. Bang for the buck it is really hard to beat Polk speakers. I have a Polk setup if you want to hear it sometime (except for the sub). I bought a pair of small bookshelf speakers when we moved in to our house that was a temporary thing and I was blown away by how well they sounded and they are very balanced too. I moved those to the surrounds and got bigger fronts and a matching center channel. Very happy and not real expensive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=-1&isNodeId=1

Monitor 60's for the front, 25 for the center and 40's for the rear and you are at $520. Basically the same setup I have.

[Murlo26]

^Same, when I first saw it, this looked like a hallway with a door at the end, weird lol.

Cool lights though, I have seen them before.