Video Asylum

Posted by Joe Murphy Jr (A) on February 19, 2008 at 02:54:15

In Reply to: RE: When you use your HT are your lights on or off? posted by Jazz Inmate on February 18, 2008 at 13:40:38

While a "dedicated A/V room" or "lights off" environment is preferable, watching during the day or with limited lighting at night is also OK -- provided the distractions are as close to zero as possible. The phone ringing, kids playing games, dishwasher running or other activities going on in the house that impact the "theater immmersion factor" don't lend themselves to an enjoyable movie watching experience.

Oh yeah, the light question. When I had a dedicated A/V room, music listening and movie watching was done with the lights off. And all viewable equipment was "modified" for zero light output and the rest were enclosed in a hand-made equipment rack specifically designed for zero light leakage. Black curtains all around the room and both windows were sealed to block all light transmission.