What?

CinemaDave is my personal budget home theater that I built into the front of my living room in my apartment in San Francisco.

It was low budget, but it's big. I kept the budget low by spending years collecting the components of my theater, and it's finally (mostly) done.

See photos in my Album

Why?

I am a big fan of movies, but not a big fan of the VCR + 20" TV experience. I want my movies to be huge and loud, just like in the theaters.

How?

Through determination and perspiration. I don't have the money that you'll find amongst people who recreate cinema spaces in their home, so I had to do it through building and scavenging.

My Theater is made of the following components:

My Sony 3-Beam Projector which made this all possible.
Authentic Movie Screen
Portable DVD player, a scavenge at $299 new!
Generic, decent sound system (Nakamichi amp, on sale at Frye's! :)

The components (and their construction) are shown in my album

I also have a VPR-722 Sony projector controller, but I need to find the 14 pin cable (2-3-4-3-2) (Sony part# CCQ25AR)

When?

If you actually know me, then you are invited to the large movie nights I hold. You should bring:

Personal refreshments
Seating comforts, such as pillows, beanbags or air mattresses.
(Couch seating is only guaranteed to Dave and the earliest guests.)
Guests, if so desired, but let me know so I can keep count.
Yourself. On time. If you show up late, you walk right in front of the screen, and we will throw popcorn at you.

I'm always looking for movie suggestions. I prefer classic movie hits that are timeless. If they are somewhat underground, that's a plus, since that means there will be people who haven't seen it yet.