What I've been doing

[copsey]

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This is the next project, the man cave, just need to finish it.
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Insulate, drywall, GIANT TV and it's done.
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[copsey]

And maybe a keg-orator as well.

[jnickell]

I'm really happy for you Mike. That is totally awesome!

[Case]

Awesome Copsey! When is the Ronron housewarming party?:thumbsup: And it should have been yesterday if you want us warm blooded people to show up.....build it and they will come, unless there is a mysterious white powder on the ground and they can see their breath!:lol: Seriously, congrats man, it looks like a great place!:cheers:

[Case]

Oh, I wouldn't feel right if I didn't ask for more pics of the wife, considering everything that has happened over the years anyway! Soooo, where are they man?:roflmao:

You know I'm just playing, but owe most of you over the sister shiz!:cheers:

[copsey]

Thanks guys!

Case, I'll trade you straight up, one for one.

[copsey]

Thanks guys!

Case, I'll trade you straight up, one for one.

[copsey]

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That's me grinding my wife while she has her picture taken at the reception.

[copsey]

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That's me grinding my wife while she has her picture taken at the reception.

[Case]

You're a lucky man Mike! And by the looks of the size of that hand....well, she must be a lucky woman too!:lol::roflmao:

[motogrady]

very cool copsey , pulled off in the not so easiest of times. congrats on the house,
and a very good lookin' wife.

Good luck to both of you in the future.:smiley:

[Sgt. Fluff]

I'd hit it!! And the lady ain't half bad either! ;)

Seriously though, very nice place Mike, glad u guys have been doing well.

[Crash11]

Looks good man.

Hey if you want some good advice regarding audio and video in that man cave check out the AVS Forums. I've been learning stuff from them for a few years now while preparing to build my theater downstairs.

[Demon]

Not bad I expected a 10ft x 10ft oil painting of Woody Hayes in the living room :lol:

[copsey]

That goes in the cave!

[copsey]

Looks good man.

Hey if you want some good advice regarding audio and video in that man cave check out the AVS Forums. I've been learning stuff from them for a few years now while preparing to build my theater downstairs.

Thanks man, I'll check into that forum.

I'd hit it!! And the lady ain't half bad either! ;)

Seriously though, very nice place Mike, glad u guys have been doing well.

Yea man, it's been good, just ridiculously busy. Hoping things start to slow down a little bit soon.

very cool copsey , pulled off in the not so easiest of times. congrats on the house,
and a very good lookin' wife.

Good luck to both of you in the future.:smiley:

Thanks man, the plan was always to build but we couldn't beat the price we could buy this place for, even with having land already.

[eighttwelve]

congrats man, that man cave looks to have quite the potential, haha.

[Falcon991]

Nice lawn. I love how all you have to do in the midwest is mow, mow, mow. No watering, no fertilizer...

[DanielleJo22]

Sweet house Copsey! Now if only it weren't located in the ass-crack of America... :-P

[copsey]

Sweet house Copsey! Now if only it weren't located in the ass-crack of America... :-P


Jealousy will get you no where DJ! You know Ohio is the heart of it all.

[copsey]

Got the satellite feed into the barn today. HD in the barn, ready for a 73" DLP or projector, not sure which yet.

[Wonton Capistrano]

Got the satellite feed into the barn today. HD in the barn, ready for a 73" DLP or projector, not sure which yet.

ver nice! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[DBerg649]

Sweet house Copsey! Now if only it weren't located in the ass-crack of America... :-P

Did he move to NE Texas? At first I was thinking Houston, but that's the actual asshole of America. Atleast it's not the taint (aka New Orleans)

[copsey]

ver nice! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

I'm not sure which to buy yet. I'd like to be able to have the doors open when it's warm but I'm afraid with a projector I won't get the color definition I want. I've got 220 to the barn but I'm not really thrilled with with having an AC unit there.

[Crash11]

Don't get a DLP TV. I have a 65" DLP TV in my living room with a ton of windows. It takes a huge hit with exterior light, and the viewing angle is HORRIBLE. Trust me you can spend less on an LCD projector and get a better and bigger picture.

I can give you some suggestions on projectors based on what the room looks like and what you want to do with it.

[copsey]

It's 36'x24' 10' ceiling. It will mainly be for movies and sports with an occasional XBox game.

Thanks!

[copsey]

It's 36'x24' 10' ceiling. It will mainly be for movies and sports with an occasional XBox game.

Thanks!

[Crash11]

Whoa. That's a ton of room. How big of a screen do you want?

[copsey]

If projector 110-120" 60" LEDLCD or Plasma. With the projector It will be set dead center with a drop down screen and if I go the TV route It will be a corner unit I'll build.

It's a lot of room so I can keep the bikes on one wall and still park the car in it and have the space I want for everything else.

[copsey]

If projector 110-120" 60" LEDLCD or Plasma. With the projector It will be set dead center with a drop down screen and if I go the TV route It will be a corner unit I'll build.

It's a lot of room so I can keep the bikes on one wall and still park the car in it and have the space I want for everything else.

[Case]

Daaaamn Copsey, we are getting what you have to say the first time!:roflmao:

[Crash11]

If you only want to go to 120" screen then you can get away with just about any projector. The thing I'd be more concerned about is sound. Trying to fill a volume that big is going to take some power. Any chance of putting up some walls to shrink down the area or does that kill the whole point of it? Also, about what % would you say you'd expect to use this area for tv, gaming, dvd movies, blu ray movies?

[copsey]

No walls, like you were saying it kinda kills the point. Mostly just watching games and playing xbox, no real movie stuff as I have a nice setup I'm putting together for the family room.

[Crash11]

In that case I'd recommend the Optoma HD20 projector because it's only $900. It's plenty bright enough for a 120" screen. It doesn't have much of a zoom lense which is only valuable if you like to switch aspect ratios a lot for movies. So that's not a big deal to you because you're just going to be leaving it at 1 setting and forgetting about it, and you can mount it anywhere. The only problem you might have with it is that it's DLP, and some people suffer from the "rainbow effect" with DLP. If you do suffer from it or just want to upgrade to a better projector, get the Epson 8350. It'll cost you another $400, but you get a better picture and it's LCD.

As far as sound goes you only need a 5.1 setup. You can get a Pioneer VSX-520 from Newegg right now for $165 out the door (I think the sale ends today though). That's an awesome deal for what you get, and as long as you keep everything HDMI you won't have to change inputs on the display ever. The reciever handles all input changes. As far as power output, you won't know until you hook up your speakers and try it. I like a lot of power in my theater because we watch a lot of movies. For gaming and tv, the receiver may be powerful enough.

Speakers are a tough call because it's personal preference and budget. There's so much out there.

One thing to remember is if you know ahead of time that you want to dump a lot of power into your speakers by using amplifiers, then get a receiver with pre-outs. That Pioneer is a basic entry level receiver with no pre-outs. So you can only power the speakers with the receiver, no amplifiers.

[copsey]

In that case I'd recommend the Optoma HD20 projector because it's only $900. It's plenty bright enough for a 120" screen. It doesn't have much of a zoom lense which is only valuable if you like to switch aspect ratios a lot for movies. So that's not a big deal to you because you're just going to be leaving it at 1 setting and forgetting about it, and you can mount it anywhere. The only problem you might have with it is that it's DLP, and some people suffer from the "rainbow effect" with DLP. If you do suffer from it or just want to upgrade to a better projector, get the Epson 8350. It'll cost you another $400, but you get a better picture and it's LCD.

As far as sound goes you only need a 5.1 setup. You can get a Pioneer VSX-520 from Newegg right now for $165 out the door (I think the sale ends today though). That's an awesome deal for what you get, and as long as you keep everything HDMI you won't have to change inputs on the display ever. The reciever handles all input changes. As far as power output, you won't know until you hook up your speakers and try it. I like a lot of power in my theater because we watch a lot of movies. For gaming and tv, the receiver may be powerful enough.

Speakers are a tough call because it's personal preference and budget. There's so much out there.

One thing to remember is if you know ahead of time that you want to dump a lot of power into your speakers by using amplifiers, then get a receiver with pre-outs. That Pioneer is a basic entry level receiver with no pre-outs. So you can only power the speakers with the receiver, no amplifiers.


Great info man. I really appreciate the help.