Not satisfied with the current setup, is it worth retrofit?

[sharan2040]

So guys, we constructed this home 3 years ago, a dedicated home theater room was one of our requirement, the engineer proposed a 13x10 feet room at the time and I obliged, unaware of the minimum size. The next issue was the HT contractor for this room, he basically suggested a 110 inch screen for the room size and installed the ceiling projector mount, followed by false ceiling, sound insulation etc etc. Benq TH585 and optoma were the suggested projectors, since benq was bigger brand i asked to install that. Now comes the problems. The day before house warming he came with a 120 inch fixed screen and said 110 is unavailable currently, that he will install this now and later replace it (As expected he didnt answer my calls later, can't blame him much because of the lower margins he might have got from me )

Current problems (Rants)

• 120 inch screen with 90% visuals + a thick Black border with DLP chip projectors (So an 80 - 85% image in total)
• Room length of 13 feet means, can't accommodate much audience, people just lie down below the screen when its full ()
• AVR limitations, no atmos, dts x, height channels etc
• Projector is full HD, not 4k. Not sure if that affects much for a 120 inch screen

What I can achieve

• 135 inches Wall to wall screen (10ft width completely) Either a fixed screen or wall paint
• Extend room to 23 feet length as there's space outside (13 feet currently), width cannot be increased as the house structure doesn't accommodate. Final size would be 23x10 ft (Any issues with that?)
• Upgrade Receiver (Denon x250BT currently) to Denon x3800h and add atmos speakers
• Replace with an Epson projector 3LCD one, to avoid the thick black borders and rainbow effect (which people with spectacles complained about)
• Finally add 1 more row of seats, for the folks

It would cost me a total of 2 lacs approx, I'm looking for your valuable suggestions. I should've joined this community 3 years before








FYI: Wide angle camera is making it look congested than it is

 

[ajuvignesh]

With that much of length, you can place your speakers behind the screen if your screen is acoustically transparent. A Projector that supports HDR Dynamic tone mapping will be worth it. You can push your couch little forward from the back wall will give you good acoustics. And yes, Upgrading your AVR to a 9.2 or even a 5.2.6 configuration will give you better results. Finally, don't forget to treat your room with basics acoustics at least. this will improve the sound by a huge margin.

 

[sandeepmdas]

You can try out the room layout and speaker placements using this simulator:

https://www.audioadvice.com/home-theater-design#designer

Also consider installing a cassette AC when you extend the room. It has better air circulation and clean looks. You can re-use the current unit somewhere else.

I have a Epson TW-650 3LCD projector since 2020 and I also wear glasses since 90s. I haven't seen any yet, except in some movies