Home theaters...

Mine's a 65". Makes for an awesome viewing of LOTR...StarWars...closeups of Orlando...hey, priorities!
But it has a tendancy to backfire too. How? Well, whenever there's a nipple shot..ugh...it's 'bout the size of mi' hand--MY EYES! MY EYES!!!
Course...my husband thinks THAT is what cinema viewing is for...freak!

So Inky, you and hubby watch a lot of "adult" films?

Wow. WHat's it like to have so much money as to put into a room like that? What's the rest of the estate look like?

Home theaters are popular in the new McMansions out in eastern Long Island. Although I've never seen any quite like those. Holy Bat Cave!

maestrowork said:

Some people have too much time and money...


http://deputy-dog.com/2008/01/23/10-stunning-ultra-geeky-home-cinemas/

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I am just a po'r white chick sitting in front of a 13 inch screen.

Can I have a pity party?

When I was out in San Diego, my daughter and I took a tour of houses that were decorated for Christmas. Many of them had home theathers with plush surroundings...

maestrowork said:

I absolutely adore the bat cave. If I had that kind of money, I'd want one, with an 110" plasma TV (yes, they make them that big now).

Ray, whose real name is Bruce Wayne

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I thought it was cool also... and I don't even like Batman.

Hobbes said:

So Inky, you and hubby watch a lot of "adult" films?

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Nah, but it seems these days, a female lead can't be in a movie 'less she signs away rights to her boobs. No nip shot, you ain't gonna be a star!
Funny thing is, ye' nevah see a testicle shot...just sayin'....

maestrowork said:

Some people have too much time and money...


http://deputy-dog.com/2008/01/23/10-stunning-ultra-geeky-home-cinemas/

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That's my dream purchase after I get my dream advance.

Until then I'm stuck with a 1978 Pioneer stereo receiver, a 32" non-HD CRT TV, and two 1978 Sansui floorstanding 4-way speakers

Inky said:

Funny thing is, ye' nevah see a testicle shot...just sayin'....

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Yeah. You know why? NO ONE needs that noise. You want to see a guy's goods, fair enough I suppose. But no beanbag, please. That's just offensive, ya know?

Theme rooms can be done for a moderate amount of money, or a large amount of money. I thought those were pretty cool, and don't know what I'd do if I ever put in a home theater.
I already know what I'd like to do to my unfinished basement (pool table, bar...) but don't have the dough.

OMG THESE ARE SOOOO COOL! I thought the Batcave one was teh awesomez (Maestrowork, hate to burst your bubble, but *I* am Bruce Wayne)... until I saw the Nautilus. OHHHH MAN.

Seriously, though, you could make one of these yourself for much less than these exorbitant price tags. They're basically paying for the designer. All you need is an extra room and mid-level carpentry skills.

My dad has a ginormous theatre. His is done in classic cinema style with vintage movie posters and art deco styling. And all the seats are actually recliners. With cupholders. Yeah. Guess where I watch my movies? And I help myself to the drink vendor and large popcorn maker.

quickWit said:

Yeah. You know why? NO ONE needs that noise. You want to see a guy's goods, fair enough I suppose. But no beanbag, please. That's just offensive, ya know?

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Beanbag????
Oh God...I think I'm gonna piss mi'self...can't-stop-laughing...BEANBAG???

Inky said:

Beanbag????

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It's a medical term.

Oh, but how fun would that be to have... Talk about having a movie night around the house...

Yeah...I still enjoy relaxing against a beanbag,reading a good book...does that make me retro?

Ah, the loopy rich. Gotta love them. Absolutely no concept of anything else in the world except their own hedonistic wants. They are truly in a kingdom of their own.

Sorry, bat cave fans: I can't imagine having that in my house - I think I'd start feeling like a canary. I'd feel like Karen Allen trapped with the snakes in the Indiana Jones room and the Titanic glass roof makes me think of that woman floating in the water in her nightgown.

Do I sound sour? I have personal experiences with the loopy rich; oh, the stories. I never saw any bat caves but I did go into a certain boxer's trophy room.

But trying to separate myself from everything vile the loopy rich reprsent, I will concede that the home theater is a true extravagance that would be worth having ...

if I myself were loopy rich.
Well, rich, but never loopy.

Inky said:

Yeah...I still enjoy relaxing against a beanbag,reading a good book...does that make me retro?

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I don't know about retro, but I'd say it makes you an ideal woman.

Mela said:

Ah, the loopy rich. Gotta love them. Absolutely no concept of anything else in the world except their own hedonistic wants. They are truly in a kingdom of their own.

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And one day I hope to join them. Sorry, but having a posh home theater has been my dream for years. Nothing loopy about enjoying great audio and video electronics and a room to show it off in.

Awesome! (Thinking of a new way to spend Uncle Sam's check!)

quickWit said:

I don't know about retro, but I'd say it makes you an ideal woman.

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I likes mi' beanbags....

I know this field very well, having written a book about building dedicated home theaters, and currently producing a DVD series on the same.

You can build a wonderful home theater for about 10K. I've been in amazing theaters that were well over 200K, and I personally enjoyed my own first 'home theater' which I put together for about 4K.

Myself, I am going to start on a new theater this Summer. It will take me about 2 years to finish, as I will be doing all the work myself, and it will not be cheap when it is done. But, for me, it will be worth every penny and every drop of sweat.

The theaters in that link are nice, but most folks give this desiger, Theo Kalomirakis, the nod as the most well-known in the industry. Feel free to go to his site to see some of his work. The stuff is artwork... beautiful...

http://www.tktheaters.com/gallery/ then click the images on the left hand side for the details and more pictures of each theater.