Pursuit, no fever: video room in the attic

Recently, we have seen a lot of our audio and video studios, which are very large. It is estimated that many of my friends can only drool, but I would like to say that as a fan of non-burners, in fact, you don’t need a lot of investment to achieve what you want. The effect of this article is to talk about your own small video room, share your own experience, and hope that it will be helpful for those who want to cast shadows on the video room. Although it has been used for more than a year and a half, the specific buying and fitting ideas are still the same. The following diagrams and actual renderings of the overall map are very simple. The equipment and wires are randomly placed. (Please ignore any projector's screen shot, unless it is a professional comparison test, or the screen shot does not make any sense, not shooting the screen is the photographer's technology)

Slowly on the attic


On the left is my study, on the right is the audio room

Rear equipment area:

Front screen area:

PS: Whenever there is a sun list in the audio-visual room, there will be somebody who commented: I can spend XXX years in the movie theater with this money . For this remark, I would like to say that if the cinema can put a Mulholland Road on the weekend morning, put a Ring 3 in the afternoon, a crazy Max 4 at night, and give me a remote control (because I may be halfway Pause for a cup of coffee, etc.) And I think what you said was justified. Of course, the advantages of the AV room are not only this, but for me, the advantages of the cinema seem to be the one that remains:

PS: About 3D movies. Due to the fact that there are only 3D versions for 3D movies in China and 2D versions are not imported, I haven’t been to the cinema for a long time. I remember that the last movie I watched at the cinema was a long interplanetary interplanetary journey, and Cameron did not subvert the North American market. In developed countries, including Hong Kong, where 2D matches dominated the game, they were bizarre in the entire Chinese market. Friends who wanted to see 2D basically could not go to the cinema. (Guo leads you to your conscience. You haven't made 3D from Small Times 4)

After the gossip was over, the topic began. As a half-game fan and a half-game fan, the independent audio-visual room was also my goal. Therefore, even though family members opposed the use of space to waste money, they did not hesitate to do so. The high rate is the ideal place for me to relax and escape from reality.

About the purchase of the projector:
Whether you are a living room party or an independent audio-visual room, the first step in projecting is not to select a projector, but to determine how big the screen and the position of the screen, the installation position and the projection distance of the projector, and then according to the above situation. Choose the right projector (the hanger can slightly modify the installation parameters but not significantly, so it is required to be as accurate as possible when planning initially). Personally think that on the projection, big is the first one, and it should be as large as possible when the individual viewing distance is acceptable (you can reserve a large amount of advance because the screen is smaller and smaller). Everything can be compromised, and the size of the screen is also the biggest disadvantage of the personal video room compared to the cinema. After the above things are planned, you can choose the right projector according to your own situation. You can choose according to the following points (1. The model that needs DLP or 3LCD 2. The installation parameters of the projector can meet your own plan , whether it can be projected within the scope of the planned size and height of the screen).

Regarding the selection of DLP and 3LCD, the benevolent wise sees the wisdom. It depends on their preferences. Generally speaking, the 3LCD's machine has high brightness and colorful colors, and it is more eye-pleasing to the eye. The DLP machine's color is flat and its sharpness, three-dimensionality and transparency are relative. It's better, but it's not a certain thing. It's recommended that friends with conditional conditions still have the opportunity to gain more opportunities.

I don't like the colors that are too bright. The brightness of non-living party DLPs is definitely enough, so I chose the DLP model - Optoma HD25, which was purchased on Taobao 6400, 2014.01.17, and the state bank had two pairs of glasses. (Oturm code domestic and foreign difference is not big, the state line to enjoy the dual light and warranty is a better choice, 3LCD entry-level machine EPSON on the proposed Amoy, and the price difference is huge) Ottoman State Bank's machine Taobao purchase is not a big problem, new Machines are intact, and Optoma's official website also has a list of authorized Taobao shop names. Buy it back and remember to ask merchants to take a copy of the invoice and to register dual lamps on Optoma Online. You can change one light bulb for free within three years. This section also has Jingdong. Sales.


Since each type of projector has its own projection distance and size table, it is necessary to determine its own environment and then select the projector, otherwise it will not be found full screen or screen overflow screen, then depressed, I It is the screen width of 250CM with a projection distance of about 4.5M. In addition to the screen size, the other thing that needs to be considered is the height of the screen (it is the height along the ground below the projection screen). This is related to the offset distance of the projector (which is H in the table below). The offset distance is not the same, and the same projection projector throws a different size of screen offset distance is not the same. In simple terms, the lifting of the projector, the screen height of the bottom edge of the screen = lens height - offset distance - image height, so the lifting The choice of height is also very important, of course, can be adjusted by selecting the appropriate hanger. Personally, under the conditions of permission, the lower the distance, the better. The lower the degree of watching a movie, the more comfortable it is to sit on the sofa without blocking the screen (taking a 16:9 screen as a reference).

With regard to the selection of the curtain, I went to invest in the white wall full of walls in order to pursue the largest picture. It was simple and crude, and flatness was the first in the world, and it also saved money. If the front wall is large enough, it is recommended to use a picture frame screen. It is beautiful and elegant. If it is a living room party, it must be put on a television. It can only be used to lift the rolling screen. It is recommended that the lifting height should be as low as possible so that it is easy to maintain. smooth.

Regarding image quality, I would like to say that before pursuing higher-end equipment, it is recommended that the viewing environment be well-organized, the wall surface should be well-reflective, shading be handled well, and the image quality may be better than in the original environment. High-end equipment is much better, really spend money to do big things, do not shading in the daytime to see the projection, no matter how good the projector is also a cloud. For the first time novice projector, if there is no comparison, enter any entry-level projector, the quality will not let you down, will make you have a stunning and shocking feeling. (Introduction to the projection refers to the BenQ, Acer, Optoma and other DLP, Epson, Sony and other 3LCD models, 1080P, 720P now do not have to consider, unless the investment 80 inches below, please ignore the domestic X meters and other LED Toy models, LED models are now only Optoma HD9 series and LG's several OK)

Let me talk about the environmental treatment, consider from the quality of the proposal mainly to do the following two aspects: 1. Shading 2. To minimize the wall reflective shading to match the shade cloth in the curtain, pay attention to shade cloth, not ordinary curtain fabric , In addition, in the window frame and shading cloth nailed Velcro (also called Velcro, male and female stickers), during the day when the curtains and window frames need to be affixed to prevent light leakage.

Blackout cloth


Stickers
Reducing the reflection of walls is mainly to properly handle the upper (ceiling) and lower (ground) sides of the screen. The simple and crude method is to brush all the walls black and lay a black blanket on the ground. Of course, in many cases, it is not feasible to brush black. , you can choose to brush dark gray, the brush can accept the darkest gray. Be careful to use gray as much as possible, because the color of the light reflected from the gray wall is balanced. If you brush dark blue or deep yellow, etc., the reflected three primary colors will be unbalanced, and the reflection on the screen will cause an image. Color shift. (If the living room party can't do similar processing for all the walls, then please do a similar treatment to a section of the wall near the screen, the quality of the image will be greatly improved, and the quality of the picture will be greatly improved!)
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About the choice of audio:
This is a benevolent person who sees wise men and sees wisdom. The difference is huge. Some people have a hundred computer sounds that break through the sound of watching movies and feel cool, and some people don’t feel enough for hundreds of thousands of devices. My minimum requirement for home theater audio is 5.1, and there is decoding. The movie SPHEREX XBOX 5.1 was not used to move movies on the computer. It was also enough. After the move, the set was still in service in the study. Because the video room is full of walls, so we still have to use satellite boxes, 2499 to start Logitech Z906, a small space after THX certification, parsing better than the original SPHEREX XBOX 5.1, bass can also meet my requirements, not too old pursuit of hot and The sound pressure is absolutely enough for me. Now this set often has a price of 1999. Jingdong is available for sale. (Personally did not do soundproofing, sometimes I watch movies alone, with Z906 slightly louder, his wife will complain, so the pursuit of hot and loud friends, if not live in the villa, then noise treatment is a must, otherwise be careful The neighbor took a kitchen knife and chopped


About players and other devices:

The player's words are actually more than one hundred years old 1186 is very good, a long time ago 1073 can also be used, I originally used 100 million Ruige's 1073 machine, because can not broadcast 3D original and can not be customized subtitle font, 150 The second-hand collection of a Haimei Di HD910A, used now everything is normal.

Personally think that the projector to do a good job of local playback and LAN playback on the line (general broadcast 1080 re-encoded film with NFS LAN sharing on the line, large-ratio original disk or copy it to the hard disk), online on-demand such a messy network function The best is not, accounting for the resources also affect the quality, of course, friends who want to take into account the TV function can try to use the online powerful player to receive the projection, if you can accept the quality of online video on the line. (PS: I don't like 3D movies, but occasionally I look at 3D films that are good at home. I personally think that the shuttered 3D projection is better than the polarized 3D effect of the cinema.)

In addition to the player is a messy accessories, hard drive seats, ah wire, ah, etc., the audio and video room, the point is that the messy lines and equipment can be placed at will, do not care and will not see, like this is not a living room Now. ORICO hard drive seat Lynx 88 to start, Jingdong also available.

HDMI cable if the transmission distance is short, then buy a brand on the line, long distance transmission of the recommendations into the wall or choose a good point, otherwise easily out of compatibility issues, optical fiber cable is the same, digital transmission in this entry-level equipment I don't think there will be much difference. Because my equipment is in the rear, transmission distance is not long, so I bought a domestic brand, the price is not expensive, spent a year and a half did not have any problems. The HDMI cable bought CE-LINK, and the fiber optic cable bought Green Alliance.


Individuals are also game lovers, previous generation game consoles, PS3 and XBOX360

Projection quality on the 720P's output is a bit frustrating, not clear enough, but because it is big enough, it will give you a different feeling when playing, let you experience the shock of Ninjago 2's broken eyes and blood, and think of PS4. The appetite mouth game, Ninosaur God of War Devil Mayhem witches are not new for publication, as ACT enthusiasts really sad, Shenhai 4 is still very far ~ ~

Although the screen shot does not represent the projected picture quality, but still put some on it, you can feel the space feeling and the sense of the picture. This is the feeling that the flat-screen TV with the best picture quality can't bring you. First place the camera on the emperor's place. Because the tripod is lower than the actual viewer's eyes, it looks like the screen is a bit high, the viewing distance is roughly the same, and the front ankle is photographed.

Crazy Max 4, did not endure the blue, WEB-DL version of the sound quality is also improvise to see first.

beauty

16:9 format movie

101 Building Fireworks

A set of test machines

Moving the camera back, you can see the overall feeling of the entire space when playing, although it is only 113-inch, but you can still feel the impact of the big screen.

IMAX frame

IMAX frame

2.35:1 frame

IMAX frame

IMAX frame

Finally, I wish all the fans have their own home theater as soon as possible and send them a leg ( I can spend the money watching a XXX-year-old friend at the cinema. Can you watch an action movie at the cinema? )