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Advances in home cinema are providing increasingly strong competition to the traditional night out at the movies. Today, the big-screen impact is available at home, with movies, lighting and surround sound at your fingertips.
This dramatic media room is part of a show space for a high-tech automation specialist. The entire room, ceiling included, is a viable option for new home builders, says owner Brendon Reid.
“Key to the evolution in home cinema is the convenience of a touch-screen central controller,” says Reid. “You still have to insert the DVD into the player, but that’s about it on the manual front.
“At the touch of a button, the screen drops down, the projector descends from the ceiling, the amplifier changes to the correct setting, and the lights dim the rest is pure viewing pleasure.”
Here, a dome ceiling enhances the experience, with concealed LCD lights bringing colour, and fibre-optic lights twinkling like stars.
“With a DVD playing, sound issuing from seven speakers and the stars out, you could be forgiven for thinking you are at a futuristic drive in,” says Reid.
Credit List
ReceiverJamo D7 Sound Speakers | ProjectorMarantz VP15SI |
Electronic controlVantage TPT 700 Touchscreen | AmplifierMarantz mm8003 |
SubwooferJamo D7 |
Advances in home cinema are providing increasingly strong competition to the traditional night out at the movies. Today, the big-screen impact is available at home, with movies, lighting and surround sound at your fingertips.
This dramatic media room is part of a show space for a high-tech automation specialist. The entire room, ceiling included, is a viable option for new home builders, says owner Brendon Reid.
“Key to the evolution in home cinema is the convenience of a touch-screen central controller,” says Reid. “You still have to insert the DVD into the player, but that’s about it on the manual front.
“At the touch of a button, the screen drops down, the projector descends from the ceiling, the amplifier changes to the correct setting, and the lights dim the rest is pure viewing pleasure.”
Here, a dome ceiling enhances the experience, with concealed LCD lights bringing colour, and fibre-optic lights twinkling like stars.
“With a DVD playing, sound issuing from seven speakers and the stars out, you could be forgiven for thinking you are at a futuristic drive in,” says Reid.
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Credit List
ReceiverJamo D7 Sound Speakers | ProjectorMarantz VP15SI |
Electronic controlVantage TPT 700 Touchscreen | AmplifierMarantz mm8003 |
SubwooferJamo D7 |
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