Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation 1 Nov 05, 2008 10:47 pm One of the few downsides to a dedicated home theatre is that every time you want to try something, tweak something or make a chahge you have to fire the lot up.
Projector so you can see the image... Amp so you can hear the sound... and the time it takes to do close curtains, dim lights etc etc. Now its not a big deal but if you like to change things a lot like me it becomes a bit of a pain. I have a solution!! With the recent advent of 22" 1080P monitors you can add a second screen to your room for tweaking. Basically what I wanted was a screen that was connected to everything and acted like the big screen but without the start-up time. I came up with one of these: http://www.benq.com.au/products/LCD/?product=1368 I originally planned to have the screen just sitting on top of the glass shelves but after having it there for a day I decided to mount it on the wall. The finished product looks like this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is where it is mounted to the wall using a single stud: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And this is what it looks like from the side: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Nice and neat and can now test ideas and tweaks much faster! Re: A second screen... 4Nov 06, 2008 9:24 am Hi Matt.. Great setup..
I posted a while ago asking a question abot setting up a second screen on my HTPC in another area of the house (just to have ability to watch whatever is on the HTPC on this 2nd screen). How was this 2nd screen connected to your HTPC? DVI, RGB, HDMI? I think this is what I am looking for. Re: A second screen... 5Nov 06, 2008 9:26 am HDMI...
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