Home Theatre Rooms DIY

[Demon-Seed]

Hello
I am going to be converting my basement into a home theatre, however I want to make a real theatre. Is there any how toos out there?  My floor is wood very nice wood and the wife doesnt want it covered up so I was thinking a old school like theatre with pilars etc??? anyone help? any links?

thx
JIM

[Daniel270]

This one is one of my favorites....

http://homepage.mac.com/kmulder/5StarCinema/5StarCinemaHome.htm

[boykster]

Well, the BYOAC of all things home theater and electronicsy stuffs is AVSForum.  Specifically, here is the "Home Theater Builder" forum

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=19

I'm boykster there too (original eh?) and when I was building my HT, I spent a TON of time doing research in that sub-forum.  There's also a GREAT forum there on HTPC's...although, the noise to signal ratio has gone up considerably in the past couple of years....

[Demon-Seed]

Hey
that is kool there is many neat examples out there.. I am kinda after how to actually build the room, what type of room I need etc..how to lay it out.
My room now is half the basement with hardwood floors, I need to keep the floors to keep the wife happy so somehow intergrate it into the theme.. I was thinking of making a old school kind of theatre....no idea where to find samples or how too's.. i have no idea onwhat type of gear to buy and what size screen i can go...

thx
JIm