Tim's Pittsburgh Sports Theater
by Tim
(Pittsburgh Pa.)
Main screen
We entertain a lot for the big sporting events in the Burgh and need a screen big enough for everyone to see.
After watching a Pens game at a local sports bar I told my wife that we could have a large screen at home - so after some web surfing and reading our room was born.
We managed to do it relatively inexpensively. We started with an Epson 720p Cinema (which I read) is an excellent cable box sporting projector and a 7.1 Onkyo surround sound system.
Of course it has all the other "do-dads" connected to it, a PS3, PS2, and DVR/DVD/VCR player. The screen is drywall trimmed with black molding and drywall painted with a foam roller: 70% silverscreen and 30% peralesent Behr paint from Home Depot.
The lights are controlled with a Lutron maestro dimmer by a Logitech Harmony One remote. The seats you see to the left we bought at an auction from Three Rivers Stadium when it was imploded.
All in all it is a comfortable home theater room we enjoy with friends whether it's watching a sporting event, movie, or playing PS3 NHL 11' online.
Go Steelers and Pens!
