New control system and projector help transform star’s entertainment room.
October 07, 2011 | by Grant Clauser
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Nancy O’Dell, new celebrity co-host of Entertainment Tonight, had a dark boring man cave in the house she and her husband share, and she (or they) wanted to give it a complete overhaul.
The room started out, well, pretty decent by a lot of standards. It included a couple of reclining theater chairs a pool table and two flat-panel TVs. But the host of a program that spotlights Hollywood’s elite really deserved a knock-out home theater system.
Aside from a big screen a projector, O’Dell wanted simplicity in the rooms controls. She complained that she couldn’t control the lights in the room and that to change the channel on the TV she had to hit 20 buttons. “I want it to be a lot easier, yet sophisticated,” she told Robinson. To help with that problem, the team installed a Crestron automation system with a wireless touchscreen and an iLux lighting system.
For the home theater, the couple went with a Runco LS-3 1080p projector matched to a 100-inch Stewart screen. Sound comes from a DTR-70.2 Integra receiver and Audes in-wall speakers.
Crestron Touchscreen
The family was given complete and simple control over the entertainment and lighting system via a Crestron wireless touchscreen and a Crestron control processor.
Integra DTR-70.2 Receiver
The DTR-70.2 offers home networking, multiple powered zones, advanced audio and image processing technology plus a good selection of audio streaming services to provide virtually unlimited music opportunities.
Runco LS 3 Home Theater Projector
This single-chip DLP projector is designed for what Runco calls “flex rooms,” or rooms used for multiple purposes. It’s bright enough to be used with some ambient light and includes the company’s ViVix image processing.
Nancy O’Dell’s Stewart Screen
DIY Network and Hollywood Hi-Tech installed a 100-inch Stewart screen flanked by Audes speakers for the theater section of the room. Curtains were added to hide and protect the screen when it’s not in use.
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