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javeryh:
Awesome man (and way ahead of
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What are the overall dimensions of the room?  I'm just curious because I'm trying to figure out what I can fit...

mike boss:
The built in's !
I always knew what I wanted in the basement.
I knew I liked the built in look (custom look).  And in reality it was cheaper than one may think. If anything slightly more than what I would have spent @ say the likes of Ikea for look that matched. Most units we found were bigger or smaller, not really meant to AV equipment.
So we went to Home Depot priced trim, laminate, and whatever the thin white stuff is called that is used on the back. It's the same as any cheap furniture you buy.

To give a lil back story (sorry to bore people) the downstairs media section of the room is almost the same as my upstairs TV area. Sectional seating, fireplace, and TV. Except, upstairs they are on opposite walls. But over and above that the same elements exist.

When we were doing the basement the wife didn't quite see my vision. I knew as opposed to a floor type TV stand (that tends to not hide mess) I would use floor space. I decided the space is the space, meaning, if the unit came out 24" inches I lose the 24" inches. So why not build the wall out ? Behind the media wall is actually the cinderblock wall that is where my garage is.

So anyway, we framed out the wall, I think it's like 24" from the concrete. Framed in the fireplace and had Home Depot cut the materials to size. I think the units cost about $75 each (if not less).
My father in law assembled the units and we put them in place.

Some issues (or things I didn't think of) :
- Videogame console shelf. I wish now I had run the wires behind the unit. With so many wires, so many consoles it looks quite sloppy. Ikea sells some white split tube material that you can run your wires in.It helps control and hide your wires, I still fully plan on using this to hide the black mess. But since all the AV wires run to the top of the unit (console selector) I just wish I ran the wires behind. It's not a huge deal, and I'm sure I can clean up the wall. But its just something that came to me after.

Other issue (little issues) . I picked up a low profile TV bracket for my 55". I then purchased from Ikea the LED dioder lights they sell, the color changing ones. Sadly that TV is sooooooo close to the wall and I can't get my fat paws behind it. So I was never able to mount the LED lights.
Would have looked cool !

Over and above that I love the space. I think it is both good for me and my wife. I won some, I lost some (battles of what makes it in the basement)....but I tell you I won far more then I lost !

One of the greatest losses, and I can honestly find an alternative to this was the hook up of a second TV. I picked up a 42" to mount above the candy/popcorn station. Idea was a TV hooked up to the net and equiped with a wireless keyboard/mouse. I would have hooked it up to my AV equipment so uses could go on YouTube, VEVO, etc. Create a playlist and play thru the audio.
Quite a ways back I had purchased a PC that was for the sole purpose of a touchscreen jukebox. I used Uncle T's awesome software and created a custom skin. I decided to not go with the touchscreen, but wanted to use that PC in connection with my external HDD (full of music) with the TV. I thought that would have been an awesome project. WIFE DIDN'T THINK SO !

But I can plug that external into many of my electronics via USB, or even hook up my laptop to the TV with the extra HDMI connection I have. Perhaps even install Uncle T's onto my laptop, still use a bluetooth keyboard/mouse and simply do the same thing via my 55".

One issue I see (again little)....if I were to keep my external with music upstairs on my main PC, the laptop can see if via network, but I don't beleive you can set an extenral HDD to share, or if you can, you need to set it up everytime. Help ?

Pehraps I'll test that when I go home. Now I'm excited.

mike boss:
@ javeryh

You know what I don't even know off hand.
I'd need to check.
But I think the room is 400/450 sq ft (no more than 500).

Room flows well, looks full, but not sloppy IMHO.

leapinlew:
Those glasses just sitting in the wide open on the lower shelves....

Ah, the joys of not having kids.

mike boss:
@ leapinlew

Yep.....no kids............YET ! Soon Soon!
Get's me thinking I'll have to revamp everything soon.
Ah well ! For now I enjoy as is.

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