A college student recently put together an awesome home theater setup for dirt cheap and he's showing the world how to do it too. If you want to build an incredible home theater on a limited budget, this is how it's done.
If you want to build an incredible home theater on a limited budget, this is how it's done.
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He picked a spot in the basement and walled it off with curtains.
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Then he built the screen. He took some ply wood and painted it white and then mounted it onto a frame.
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He mounted it to a pair of beams running through the ceiling, The rope was rated to hold 120lb and the wood weighed 30lb.
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The finished product so far; a very decent home projection system. But he wasn’t done yet.
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He added a double decker couch to accommodate his viewers. He placed the couch onto an inverted bed frame.
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With some leftover eye-hole screws he added a hammock, and he stress tested to up to 220lb.
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To add a touch of “class” he threw a black curtain up behind the screen.
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He installed a surround sound setup. Hiding the front left and front right speakers underneath the screen frame. Hidden from sight.
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He added a lit path to help his viewers find their way from the stairs to the theater.
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He added a projection station by using a board and more rope. To get the angle right took some time.
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He added a little mood lighting with a remote controlled LED light.