HT Room Furniture

Today we bought a "regular" leather reclining sofa and love seat for the HT room to replace the uncomfortable chairs. I used to have a goal to make my HT room as much like a real theater as possible, but I decided comfort and cozy cuddling is better even if it looks more like a conventional living room. So no fake ticket counter no giant popcorn machine.

They had a reclining sofa/chair set all in black leather that was made for HT rooms, and had these 2 wedge shaped cup holder units separating the sofa and two chairs. They locked together in this half-round shaped thing. Very cool, because the each of the leather cup holder thingies had lift up compartments that were insulated and made to hold ice (for no running to the fridge for beer). Unfortunately that one costs more than $5,000. I didn't like any of the other cheaper HT sets, so just went with the nice reclining regular sofa and love seat. It's so darn comfortable with my feet up, I hope I can get through a movie without falling asleep!

I'm such a movie freak that when I get the chance to have an HT room I'm going all the way with the movie theater theme. Spot lights, screen courtain, four large chairs (two front, two behind elevated on a platfrom [pallet]), popcorn machine, either 50+ inch tv or HD projector, maybe even a small marquee at the entrance of the room.

Ahhh, is so nice to dream. lol

Yes, the chair is almost as important as the AV equipment. (Maybe more.) I learned that many years ago. Today, since it's only my wife and I watching the TV most of the time, we have a two-seater, deep-cushion, reclining lounger. A genuine couch-potato's dream. You can almost lie flat out on it when the foot rest is up and back is down, and it's easy to fall asleep in it during a really bad film. I know. I've done it.

John

Umm... well we at least do have the black screen curtains

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fall asleep in it during a really bad film. I know. I've done it.

John I hope it wasn't a film you were reviewing.

having a H.T. room is an awesome thing to have, especially for movie geeks like ourselves...

1. I have a sony 60 inch LCD screen.
2. A Toshiba HD DVD player.
3. A Sony PS3... for blu-ray movies ONLY...
4. A Sony 7.1 surround sound receiver.
5. A 7.1 Klipsch surround sound speaker set up.
6. Three Italian leather chairs with matching foot rest's.
7. A ceiling fan just in case.
8. A walk in closet for for my HD DVD'S, BLU-RAY DVD'S and the slew of standard dvds I have.
9. And last but not the least, I have wall to wall movie posters... all thanks to my wife for allowing me to indulge in my past time hobby, THX:-}...

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7. A ceiling fan just in case.

ok I'll bite. In case of what?

We need to be able to show HT Pics here! I was looking at a small popcorn maker and popcorn bowls that are shaped like movie theater popcorn bags and are decorated with Disney movie stuff!
We all have HT rooms BUT We have taken our Projector outside on a tripod and do summer movie nights! Mostly for the kids though!

"John I hope it wasn't a film you were reviewing." --movielover

Well, I'm less likely to fall asleep during a film I actually bought for my own pleasure. I've been known to spend four hours or more getting through a two-hour movie I had to review. Indeed, the worse the movie, the longer it usually takes me to get through it, what with naps, bathroom breaks, snacks, and simply getting up and gazing out the window to relieve the tedium.

John

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Today, since it's only my wife and I watching the TV most of the time, we have a two-seater, deep-cushion, reclining lounger. A genuine couch-potato's dream. You can almost lie flat out on it when the foot rest is up and back is down, and it's easy to fall asleep in it during a really bad film. I know. I've done it.

John, it must be generational since we are both fall into the same age demographic (I'm being nice here). We have the exactly same type of chair. From that vantage point, my screen is right at eye level when I'm semi reclined (feet horizontal). I have several friends who have wall mounted tvs at real high painful angles, a couple with the usual over the fireplace mounts, which I absolutely hate. I am planning to put a wall mount cheepie in the bedroom this summer (a Visio or something like that), and that one will be fairly high, but, then again, I'll be reclining when I watch it. I'll probably never make through a movie on that one.

Do people who hang their televisions over a fireplace ever light fires in the fireplace? I'd be a little distracted by that, and a little nervous.

John

My Theater Room is small, but I was able to utilize my space and make the most of it. I did look at the theater chairs, but I went with a conventional loveseat and reclyner. I am actually looking at a sectional that will hug the wall and give me some more floor space. They also have storage capabilities under the corner sectional part of the sofa.
I have my Panasonic 42 Inch LCD rear projection, Yamaha 7.1 Receiver and JBL 7.1 Cinema Surround speakers. You know that I own my HD DVD player and I have DirecTV HD. I also have wall to wall movie posters and I have one wall dedicated to autograph photos and some mini posters. My walls are a egg shell color, but I would love to paint them a lil darker to cut down on glair. I have recess lighting with a dimmer switch for that movie starting effect.
As for storage, I have no room to display my movies on a shelf, so I have 3 CD cases (350 max) with my SD DVD's and one small 100 max case for my HD DVD's.
I like to call it a Theater Room that is budget savy, but looks good for the price. Alot BANG for the buck.

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We have the exactly same type of chair.

I'd I'll be joining you two in the chair department when it arrives next Saturday! The 3 seater couch one is the same, except that the middle doesn't recline. I can just imagine friends of mine coming over and fighting for the ends... sheesh! I best get a matching ottoman to sit in front of the middle or all hell is going to break lose!

I've thought about it and thought about it and thought about some more.
(Boy, does my head hurt!) Ahem anyway, what I've come up with
is that idealistically I'd love to go out tomorrow and purchase all of the
equipment for my dream HT room. But REALISTICALLY it prolly 'aint gonna
happen.

Therefore, I'm left staring straight at the ugly truth that MY HT will be bought
piece by piece probably weeks, maybe months (possibly years) separately.

Oh well, 300 will be playing on cable in about 10 minutes! just enough time
to pop some popcorn!

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Do people who hang their televisions over a fireplace ever light fires in the fireplace? I'd be a little distracted by that, and a little nervous.

I have a friend that does just that. Drives me CRAZY!

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Therefore, I'm left staring straight at the ugly truth that MY HT will be bought piece by piece probably weeks, maybe months (possibly years) separately

That's the way most of us do it, including myself. The masses just can't go out and buy $20,000 worth of gear and furniture in one shot. We buy a receiver one year, upgrade our front speakers the next, the center the next, surrounds the next. 2008 is our furniture year!

It's like any other hobby, it never ends really. I know people into a woodworking hobby that spend way more than my wife would ever let me on HT!

I need a room first...OK, a house....

As I said, I have the chair and the screen height set up the way I like it. I even had a new pair of glasses made for tv viewing only. They are the same rx as for my distance vision, but do not have the graded trifocals of my regular glasses. Therefore, I don't have to cock my neck at an ungodly angle to view the screen. It works great except now I can't read the buttons on the remote and I can't focus on what I'm slobbering all over me (popcorn, ice cream, etc.) when I'm watching a film. My wife often walks away shaking her head. Hummm...I wonder why?