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The Pirates of the Caribbean Home Theater


For the dedicated fan, a home theater can be more than a place to watch movies and play games, it can be a shrine to your favorite movie. We've seen this before in the case of theaters dedicated to Batman and the Titanic, now check out the Pirates of the Caribbean theater created for Paul and Emily Konold. Rachel Cericola over at the Electronic House found this gem which is decorated with scenes from the ride as well as the movie and pieces that were bought from Disney directly or built by hand. The murals were done by a 13-year-old artist Caden Jones who painted the arches in the theater.

The room has a 16:9 screen wit ha custom masking system to make the setup 2.35:1 so it is able to accommodate both movies and sporting events. The lobby is known as Laffite's Landing, which is part of the original theme park attraction and has wood plank floors, whiskey barrels, and gold and there is a bar at the back of the theater with treasure maps and gold under the glass tabletop. The total cost of the project was $30,000, Electronics House has a complete slideshow with additional details.

A Video Tour of the Goldmund Media House


I recently posted about the Goldmund Media Room, a high-end custom design for a home theater system. The folks at Goldmund were kind enough to invite me out to check out the system in action. They have tricked out a luxury home inside a gated community in Tarazana, CA with several different sound systems including the lavish home theater room. It doesn't look as large as it does in the pictures but it really is a very impressive system.

Niro 620 Home Theater System

I'm really into having great surround sound for my home movies, but I just don't have the time to get all technical and read up on what's the best, what's a rip-off, etc. But in reading this post over at Spungle I'm thinking I want me a Niro 620 Home Theater System -- if it's only half as good as they say I'd be more than happy. If you're like me (the type that really gets into movies with awesome sound effects and music tracks) then you know that the entire viewing experience can be made or broken by the quality of your sound system. The Niro 620 sounds like it's one of the best, of not the best, and it's priced reasonably at $995.

Titanic Theater, For The Home Owner Who Wants To Be King Of The World


The commitment to movie watching that some people are willing to make never fails to enthrall me. An article in Electronic House brought my attention to a Titanic-inspired theater in Tennessee. The ceiling dome was inspired by the the elaborate dome that crowned the first class staircase of the ship and was so memorably used in the movie to highlight the romance between Jack and Rose. The theater is a 20-by-14-foot room and the dome in the theater has 1,230 fiber-optic light strands for a night sky effect. The theater has a Vikidron movie projector and a 120-inch custom screen. A bookcase swings open to allow entry into the adjoining pub room and the equipment remains hidden behind a framed picture in the back.

The theater is the work of Casa Cinema Design in Henderson, Tennessee along with Professional Audio Video Engineering of Nashville. The theater is just one of Casa Cinema's amazing designs. Their website portfolio also has a beautiful theater based on Mann's Chinese theater.

Alcove, Furniture For Your Flatscreen

Flat screen televisions are gorgeous but they do make the old television armoires and entertainment centers obsolete. So how do you integrate a flatscreen with your other devices in a cohesive manner? One way is the BDI Alcove. It's a curved cabinet of cherry or walnut veneer that has a bracket to support your monster screen and also has a smoked glass cabinet to hold the rest of your media equipment. It has a cable management system so that your media center has a clean appearance. It sells for $3,000.

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