I'm new to this forum and was wondering if I could get some advice on my "soon to be" home theater room. We're finishing our basement so everything is just at the stud stage, perfect time to get everything done up right!
First disclaimer, I plan on this being a "modest" home theater room. We're looking for a fun room to watch TV and movies in, that's it.
The room dimensions are about 21' long and 12'6" wide. There will be double doors at one end of the room (on the 12'6" length). There is another door at the opposite end of the room, on the 21' wall (furnace room).
My equipment is fairly straight forward, but it's all based around a 57" Toshiba 1080p DLP projection TV and going on a 5.1 setup only. I'm trying to decide how to orient the room, and it seems to be coming down to available speaker location. I'm back & forth between putting the TV in the corner and working on a diagonal layout or putting the TV on the 12'6" wall opposite the double doors.
If I go with the diagonal layout, the surrounds would likely have to be mounted in the ceiling. Also, that lends well to a nice sectional giving everyone a good sight line to the TV. If I go length wise, I can place my speakers more "acoustically correct" and even setup for a 7.1 system down the road. However, with that I'm not sure I can get the seating as nice.
Any suggestions to a newbie here? Thanks!
First disclaimer, I plan on this being a "modest" home theater room. We're looking for a fun room to watch TV and movies in, that's it.
The room dimensions are about 21' long and 12'6" wide. There will be double doors at one end of the room (on the 12'6" length). There is another door at the opposite end of the room, on the 21' wall (furnace room).
My equipment is fairly straight forward, but it's all based around a 57" Toshiba 1080p DLP projection TV and going on a 5.1 setup only. I'm trying to decide how to orient the room, and it seems to be coming down to available speaker location. I'm back & forth between putting the TV in the corner and working on a diagonal layout or putting the TV on the 12'6" wall opposite the double doors.
If I go with the diagonal layout, the surrounds would likely have to be mounted in the ceiling. Also, that lends well to a nice sectional giving everyone a good sight line to the TV. If I go length wise, I can place my speakers more "acoustically correct" and even setup for a 7.1 system down the road. However, with that I'm not sure I can get the seating as nice.
Any suggestions to a newbie here? Thanks!