quijibo Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 I had most things already, but after buying a projector and considering that the expensive part I had to buy a screen, a ceiling mount, ceiling mounts for the screen, speaker cable, banana plugs, coax cable, component cables, hdmi cables, HD STB, logitech remote, network cable, network switch, equipment rack and new rear speakers. All up I have now nearly spent as much on the extras as I did on the projector. I am probably not alone here and I have probably done it a lot cheaper than a lot of people, but I am still shocked, and so will my wife be when she sees our bank statement this month, although she sort of knows I've spent a lot with the amount of packages being delivered to our door.
Guest EZYHD Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 Many guys have to get WAF, I'm lucky my wife encourages me!.
norpus Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 I had most things already, but after buying a projector and considering that the expensive part I had to buy a screen, a ceiling mount, ceiling mounts for the screen, speaker cable, banana plugs, coax cable, component cables, hdmi cables, HD STB, logitech remote, network cable, network switch, equipment rack and new rear speakers.All up I have now nearly spent as much on the extras as I did on the projector. I am probably not alone here and I have probably done it a lot cheaper than a lot of people, but I am still shocked, and so will my wife be when she sees our bank statement this month, although she sort of knows I've spent a lot with the amount of packages being delivered to our door. Hehe, wait till you/she wants new curtains for the HT. More than the current pj again... but in the end well worth it for PQ
quijibo Posted March 6, 2007 Author Posted March 6, 2007 The curtains will be replaced, not only are they old and ugly but they are also thin and let in far too much light. The wife also wants to replace the carpet with polished wooden floors. I think I talked into keeping it carpeted, but she still wants new carpet. The walls are all brick bar one and the echo after clapping your hands is quite pronounced so I need to fix that, but as a temporary measure I will be hanging a couple of rugs on the walls until I pay for a better solution. She also wants recliner chairs down there so there is still quite a bit of money to be spent on the room.
djOS Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 Expensive is the word, the ex-wife would never have let me spend $30k on a HT so I've been building mine up while looking for Mrs djOS #2.
kiwimeat Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 I'm a Project Manager so I actually had a budget and submitted it for approval prior to onset of the Project. I came in on -4% for the electronics but we went +13% over on construction and finishing. Overall we went +4% over total project budget including contingency. Of course this didn't include the procurement of a new Denon 2930 DVD player which came after the project was completed. Costs for accessories and other minor items certainly can add up.
zorg1503559539 Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 hehehhe you forgot the cost of a new room as well, especially for a new house at approx 11,000 per square in our case.
Typhoon Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 hehehhe you forgot the cost of a new room as well, especially for a new house at approx 11,000 per square in our case. Surely not Zorgy? Is there an Aston Martin in your garage you're not telling me about?
Curious Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 hehehhe you forgot the cost of a new room as well, especially for a new house at approx 11,000 per square in our case. Must be one hell of a room Zorg...$11K is right up there! Cheers, Curious
quijibo Posted March 6, 2007 Author Posted March 6, 2007 hehehhe you forgot the cost of a new room as well, especially for a new house at approx 11,000 per square in our case. Yeah, I don't really want to think about that, but my mortgage is about $30k more than it could have been because we bought this house with the extra rumpus room. Now that really makes my efforts to save a few hundred dollars on a projector look bloody pathetic.
Spearmint Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 hehehhe you forgot the cost of a new room as well, especially for a new house at approx 11,000 per square in our case. I’m looking forward to some photos when the new Hacienda is completed.
Curious Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 I’m looking forward to some photos when the new Hacienda is completed. Me too! Cheers, Curious
SDL Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 I'm a Project Manager so I actually had a budget and submitted it for approval prior to onset of the Project.I came in on -4% for the electronics but we went +13% over on construction and finishing. Overall we went +4% over total project budget including contingency. Of course this didn't include the procurement of a new Denon 2930 DVD player which came after the project was completed. Costs for accessories and other minor items certainly can add up. The Denon 2930 DVD is obviously an Operational expense and not a Project expense, either that or you should put it down as a scope change and have a revised budget - theres always a way of justifying over runs
stahc Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 Many guys have to get WAF, I'm lucky my wife encourages me!. we all do
CustomHT Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 you've also gotta add that you never really ever finish a home theater completely, as its always a work in progress as you always wanna add new things or decide it's time to upgrade..
jdh500 Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 I've kind of gone the other way, ie. where currently finishing a home extension which includes a 7m x 4m HT room, I've actually purchased all the cables (installed during construction, extra ducts etc), motorized screen, projector mount etc in readyness for a projector. Even had to allow another $600 to the builder to install a projector screen bulkhead to hide the screen when when retracted in a 2.7m ceiling, extra powerpoints, paint darker feature wall etc. I guess it's past the point of no return, will probably purchase one of the mid priced LCD projectors like the Panasonic in 2 to 3 months time, ideally if I can wait another 6 to 12 months (unlikely) I might pick up a cheaper next generation 1080p projector. I will however save on the Plasma/LCD TV as I probably won't go as large in that area as it will only be used for general TV like news etc and the projector for movies only. JDH. I had most things already, but after buying a projector and considering that the expensive part I had to buy a screen, a ceiling mount, ceiling mounts for the screen, speaker cable, banana plugs, coax cable, component cables, hdmi cables, HD STB, logitech remote, network cable, network switch, equipment rack and new rear speakers.All up I have now nearly spent as much on the extras as I did on the projector. I am probably not alone here and I have probably done it a lot cheaper than a lot of people, but I am still shocked, and so will my wife be when she sees our bank statement this month, although she sort of knows I've spent a lot with the amount of packages being delivered to our door.
Foggy Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 hehehhe you forgot the cost of a new room as well, especially for a new house at approx 11,000 per square in our case. hehe... I think the average HT and kitchen are about $11,000 per sq/m
zorg1503559539 Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 hheheh I think you guys are getting confused b/w squares and square metres, a square is approx 9.3 square metres. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_(building_area)
zorg1503559539 Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 I think people are getting confused b/w buidling squares (approx 9.3 sqm) and square metres... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_(building_area)
50mxe20 Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 I think people are getting confused b/w buidling squares (approx 9.3 sqm) and square metres...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_(building_area) Yes, a square is 10 x 10 foot.
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