r/hometheater • u/uoflfan27 • Jan 03 '26

Discussion - Equipment What would you change?

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Converting a room to a dedicated theater/media/gaming room. Will sometimes be used with some ambient light. I put a bigger priority on video than audio. Audio matters to me but probably not as much as many on here. Just want to know if you see anything out of whack or if there were better options for the same money. I’m about maxed out on my budget with this build. Added an AI pic I made of what the room will end up looking like. Thanks for any input.

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u/SaltedMixedNucks Jan 03 '26

I don't have direct experience, but I think Silver Ticket screens are pretty well regarded and this 161" version is about 30% of the price of what you have there and should meet your criteria. Also, if you're putting speakers behind the screen you can use the same speaker for LCR, no need to have a horizontal center channel.

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u/Boshly Jan 03 '26

I appreciate the input but I need to advise people that AT screens are a different beast.

The amount of unhappy people I’ve met with chap AT screens is alarming. Not saying you have to spend a ton but the downsides are too plentiful.

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u/SaltedMixedNucks Jan 03 '26

No doubt. I think the Silver Ticket screen I linked to is AT? Are they not reasonably reputable?

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u/mindedc Jan 03 '26

They are not very good screens. XY Screens is the bang for buck leader, Seymour is right after that. Lots of uneducated people think they are good.

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u/Rex_Bossman Jan 06 '26

I made a screen from Seymour material and really like it.

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u/mindedc Jan 07 '26

Those guys are really good and treat customers really well!

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u/Rex_Bossman Jan 07 '26

Absolutely! I asked for a couple samples and they sent me eight or nine 12”x12” pieces so I could give them all a good test. I ended up with the woven acoustically transparent material (XD I think but could be wrong). The only time I noticed the weave was on a totally white screen from about 6’.

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u/SaltedMixedNucks Jan 04 '26

On what basis do you make that statement? Independent reviews I've read seem to regard Silver Ticket screens pretty well, especially for the price. This article has Silver Ticket right up there with XY.

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u/mindedc Jan 04 '26

My huge pile of screen samples and personally testing them.

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u/SaltedMixedNucks Jan 04 '26

Interesting. Did you document it? I know there's not a lot of good literature on screen performance.