Mark Rejhon's Home Theater

At long last, here are the pictures of my home theater! It is located in my condo in Ottawa, Ontario of good 'ol Canada!   As you can see, it's not a dedicated home theater room - the same L shaped room is used as a living room, dining room, and a home office as well.  The home office behind the sofa has also received new furniture as well!   The speakers are not pictured in these photos - they are below the screen near the floor.  My speaker system is not nearly as huge as the screen itself, due to my hearing impairment, but I plan to change that eventually, to keep my guests happy!  My DVD collection is listed on DVD Tracker.

The projector is an NEC XG135 MultiSync CRT Projection Monitor.  It behaves just like a gigantic computer monitor that is also HDTV compatible.  Notice that the projector is primarily driven by a Home Theater PC (HTPC) for all television and DVD needs, instead of a line doubler or scaler.  The HTPC is powered by a GeForce256 video card for the best possible progressive scan DVD picture at reasonable prices - some people say the picture rivals a Faroudja line quadrupler.  Currently, I play DVD at an "oddball" 1440x800 resolution at 120Hz refresh.  For more information, check out the Home Theater Computers Forum Forum at AVSFORUM, which I used to moderate in years 1999 and 2000.  I still post there from time to time!

Featured in December 2001 issue of Stereophile Guide to Home Theater: Mark Rejhon's DILA Test Pattern and Instructions on Using Test Pattern.

• UPDATE 07-01-2000: Due to my volunteer work for AVSFORUM, my name has been mentioned in Forbes magazine, page 210 of the July 24, 2000 issue!  See the web version of Forbes article!
• UPDATE 01-01-2001: I have moved to Concord, California for a full time job.  This means I have dismantled and sold most of my entertainment system!  This is because I am sharing another, similar big-screen projection entertainment system with roommates in my new location in Concord, California!  For more information, see my resume.
• UPDATE 05-01-2001: I have now moved back to Ottawa to work full time on video processor firmwares for TAW Inc. on the TAW ROCK and the KEY DIGITAL LEEZA products respectively.   It's actually nice to be earning full time income on a home-theater related occupation!
• UPDATE 11-07-2001: I have been mentioned in Stereophile Guide To Home Theater magazine multiple times so far in 2001 in Pat Megenity's PCinema columns, including my work with DScaler and the DILA test patterns.
• UPDATE 11-08-2001: I am going to be moving yet again (for the THIRD time in 2001...).  Finally, after I do this move, I will finally be able to rebuild a home theater.  I'm thinking of buying a DILA projector, although I certainly wouldn't mind a free TAW HD-800 if offered one from the guys I work with.  Alternatively, I might catch a used digital/CRT projector for sale -- email me if you have one to sell at a good price.  Must be a recent digital, preferably DLP or DILA located anywhere in North America for shipping.  Although I may take a CRT if it's located in the province of Ontario and it's on a fire-sale price if it is in excellent condition!

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Before Ceiling Install In-house moviegoers had to sit to the left or to the right of the projector to enjoy the big screen action.  My DVD collection is pictured at the left.	Ceiling Installation Bracket is now on the ceiling.  Two people were just barely able to lift the 140lbs projector up there!	Where's My Ammo? The projector installation has been conquered using concrete anchors and a hammer drill!
Projector Now On Ceiling Notice the new computer desk in the home office behind the sofa as well.  Now, who volunteers to sit under the projector?	Corner HT Rack It has a JVC SVHS VCR, a Kenwood receiver, and a Home Theater PC (HTPC) which does both DVD and TV.	Office Shelf Behind Sofa An earlier addition to the home office behind the home theater.
New Desk Behind HT The new computer desk was built the day after the projector cieling install.  It dwarfs the 19" monitor.	Looking To Side Of HT Facing outwards to the sofa.  The HT rack corner is behind this view.  The screen is out of sight on the wall to the left.	92 Inches Of Windows And in widescreen too.  Now, that's scary - Bill Gates invades Home Theater.   Taken near Xmas time.
Muppets From Space Actual screenshot of a scene taken from Muppets From Space DVD.	Starship Troopers One of my favourite demo DVD's as well.	The Fifth Element The very original definitive demo DVD.