We’re currently doing some home renovations that will be opening up a 13’x24’ space for a TV room. I am starting from scratch since I will be leaving my current TV and ancient receiver/speakers in the family room that my kids took over a while ago through some manifest destiny move. The current situation:
-The TV will be going on one of the 13’ walls
-We thought about having a couch around 10’ away and behind it a raised platform with theater seating to make a second row which would be around 15 feet away.
-Initial thought is a 70” LED TV. I don’t feel the need to have anything 3D/UHD or curved. Does a smart TV make sense though?
-I need a receiver and speakers. I have bought neither in like 20 years so my knowledge of surround sound, compatibility of components, etc. is quite lacking.
-I want (I think?) to hide all the components including the cable box in a closet. The closet doesn’t exist yet. I am assuming I would want to try and keep this at the same end of the room as the TV to avoid running a shitload of cables. I would then need to buy some sort of converter to be able to work my remotes, correct?
-The room is going to have hardwood floors and a cathedral ceiling. Is this going to royally screw with the acoustics and if so how can I mitigate it other than carpeting or lowering the ceiling?
-I’d like to stay in the $5K range for the major components excluding cables, converters or whatever other crap I need to get. If there’s a compelling reason to exceed that number though I’m flexible.
Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated.
-The TV will be going on one of the 13’ walls
-We thought about having a couch around 10’ away and behind it a raised platform with theater seating to make a second row which would be around 15 feet away.
-Initial thought is a 70” LED TV. I don’t feel the need to have anything 3D/UHD or curved. Does a smart TV make sense though?
-I need a receiver and speakers. I have bought neither in like 20 years so my knowledge of surround sound, compatibility of components, etc. is quite lacking.
-I want (I think?) to hide all the components including the cable box in a closet. The closet doesn’t exist yet. I am assuming I would want to try and keep this at the same end of the room as the TV to avoid running a shitload of cables. I would then need to buy some sort of converter to be able to work my remotes, correct?
-The room is going to have hardwood floors and a cathedral ceiling. Is this going to royally screw with the acoustics and if so how can I mitigate it other than carpeting or lowering the ceiling?
-I’d like to stay in the $5K range for the major components excluding cables, converters or whatever other crap I need to get. If there’s a compelling reason to exceed that number though I’m flexible.
Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated.