Whiskers Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Where the guests sit, La-Z-Boy enabled DVD collection...all 3 now filled. Gotta buy another one, or two! Front view...a little Rally for ya! Where the boss sits...she's not as 'neat' as I am :x Rear Polk surrounds showing 2 of my dry mounted posters Another front angle...thats my La-Z-Boy chair (The throne!) Front again...FYI, the theater is in my basement Shot of my DIY Sonosub...this is an old picture. It is now across the front to the left of the screen. Had to make room for DVD cabinet #3! The reflection on my Sony RPTV looks bad in the pic's. When we're watching TV, the lights are low, and only the potlights in the ceiling are used. Downlighting = no reflections! Comments welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce B Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Great setup! Very neat and organized. Can I suggest a HTM MX-500 universal remote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Wow, very nice space...makes me look like a bohemian college boy by comparison. Isn't that wall begging to have a front projector aimed at it though? Looks like you've already got controlled light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I'd suggest a $20 OneForAll 8811 from Wal-Mart. Or spend $15 extra for a 8811 package that includes a JP1 cable for programming on your PC. $35 is a low-risk proposition for getting rid of remote clutter. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsappel Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Awesome setup! It's funny that we all had the same "he needs a universal remote" reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Nice setup. Love the DVD cabinets. Are those Bertby's from Ikea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskers Posted February 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Good eye Orpheus....they are definitely Bertby's. You may have noticed that they have different doors...that's because they changed to the lighter wood after we bought the first one! :evil: I like them a lot, and I've had a lot of good nice comments on them. The door helps to keep the dust off the DVD's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Those look much nicer in use than in the catalog. Making a run to the Chicago Ikea at the end of the month, I'll defiantely have a look at those. I'm never quite satisfied with my current media storage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Originally posted by Whiskers@Feb 8 2004, 11:56 AM You may have noticed that they have different doors...that's because they changed to the lighter wood after we bought the first one! Looks like you're ready for a third...hopefully the latest version matches, then you can at least have a symmetrical setup EDIT: Wait, were these pics taken at different times? In one pic it looks like you have two DVD cases, in another you have 3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 If you get two of each it might look good to alternate the colors. Or you could paint the face frames -- pale green or rich, deep blue would be my choice. Maybe even a more vibrant color like red/orange. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I really like the look of your home theater, Whiskers. It looks very cozy. I feel like I could just curl up under a blanket on a cold winters night, put my feet up and enjoy a great movie. Say, you wouldn't mind sharing your equipment list with us, would you? I'd like to know what kind of toys you've got in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishepa Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I see a Marantz receiver in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 Nice, I like the Bertbys as well. We've got Billys at home for our DVD and CD storage, and the rather wonderful Expedit for vinyl and laserdisc downstairs. Ikea is just great. They do rather nice doors for the Billy now which we're going to get, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Expedit for vinyl We really don't need to hear about your fetishes Iain...Oh, you mean those old flat round discs with a groove carved out of them. My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Originally posted by FreakTornado@Feb 24 2004, 07:22 PM Oh, you mean those old flat round discs with a groove carved out of them. My bad. If you think that's not a fetish, you've obviously not met very many record collectors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 If you think that's not a fetish, you've obviously not met very many record collectors... Iain - 1 Me - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Originally posted by iainl@Feb 23 2004, 09:49 AM Nice, I like the Bertbys as well. We've got Billys at home for our DVD and CD storage, and the rather wonderful Expedit for vinyl and laserdisc downstairs. Ikea is just great. They do rather nice doors for the Billy now which we're going to get, too. Any weight issues with the Expedit shelves? I need someplace other than storage boxes for my vinyl collection. Also, how have the Billy''s held up for you? It seems like a nice all around storage option, and since I've given up on ever getting my cd rack duplicated, I also want something I know I'll be able to expand again later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 The Billys are just fine; though if you're going to store CDs in them its worth every penny for the proper CD rack inserts. If I get a chance this evening I'll take a photo to show you ours (though I warn you they're hideously overflowing). As for weight issues on the Expedit, I've not filled that high up. I've got the 5x5 one, and a single cube area in it holds about 50 laserdiscs (actually about 70-odd, once you account for many of them being 2-disc sets). Its roughly 13.5" each way, or just barely enough to fit that huge T2-SE set, if that helps. So I've only filled the bottom two levels with discs, and the rest has other random objects on. But the shelves are like 1/2" thick, and the outer box is more like 2", so I'd be shocked if there were any weight problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Hideously overflowing sounds exactly like my media shelves. The expedit sounds like it might be exactly what I need. The 4x4 would be just enough room for my vinyl. While there are laserdiscs I've certainly wanted, I'm happy to not have a collection of those to move every year or two, the LP's are more than enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 If you want to see just how overflowing, see the new thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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