Here are a few installs we have done lately in  Brentwood, Franklin, Nashville, Mt. Juliet, and Gallatin Tennessee. Call us for all your Home Theater and TV installation needs. We specialize in on-wall TV, Home Theater and Surround Sound installation and mounting. We are the local authority for hidden equipment and hiding wires in the wall. Give us a call. (615)469-7736.

The Only 6 Projectors to Consider and WHY!

Epson Pro Cinema 9500UB

Real Price: $3299.99

When To Buy:

When only the best will do and your budget allows. Don't spend more and get less.

• One of the most versatile highest preforming projectors on the market.
• Vertical / Horizontal Lens Shift and Powerful Zoom allow for almost any screen size in any room
• 8000 Hours of Lamp Life
• ISF and THX Certified
• HQV Processor
• ISF Calibration
• 120hz Frame Interpolation
• Anamorphic Mode
• 12-Bit Chip Driver
• 3-Year Warranty
• And Much, Much More

Read the Full Review of the Epson Pro Cinema 9500 UB Here.

Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8500UB

Real Price: $2099.99

When To Buy:

When the Epson Pro Cinema 9500 doesn't fit the budget and you don't want to make big sacrifices.

• One of the most versatile projectors on the market.
• Vertical / Horizontal Lens Shift and Powerful Zoom allow for almost any screen size in any room
• 4000 Hours of Lamp Life
• THX Certified
• HQV Processor
• 200,000:1 Contrast
• C2Fine
• Dual Layer Auto Iris
• And Much, Much More

Full Review Coming Soon

Panasonic PT-AE4000U

Real Price: $1999.99

When To Buy:

One of our favorite projectors, great picture, nice features. When $100 more for the Epson 8500 is too much!

• Vertical / Horizontal Lens Shift and Good Zoom 
• Bright and Vibrant
• ? Hours of Lamp Life

Epson Home Cinema 8100

Real Price: $1299.99

When To Buy:

When on a tighter budget and want the most for your money. Great Looking Projector!

• One of the most versatile projectors on the market.
• Vertical / Horizontal Lens Shift and Powerful Zoom allow for almost any screen size in any room
• 4000 Hours of Lamp Life
• 36,000:1 Contrast
• Super Bright 

Full Review Coming Soon

Panasonic PT-AX200U

Real Price: $999.99

When To Buy:

When on a very tight budget and require the versatility of lens shift and a good zoom. 

If budget allows go for the Epson 8100 at only $300 more, you gain 1080p, 2000 hours of lamp life, better lens shift, better zoom and a noticeable difference in picture quality for only $300.

• THE least expensive projector with lens shift on the market.
• Very versatile
• Limited Vertical / Horizontal Lens Shift and Good Zoom 
• Super Bright 2000 Lumens
• 720p

Optoma HD20

Real Price: $999.99

When To Buy:

When on a very tight budget and want to stay with 1080p. If budget allows go for the Epson 8100 at only $300 more, you gain 1000 hours of lamp life, lens shift, better zoom and a noticeable difference in picture quality for only $300.

• One of the best looking projectors in the $1000 range
• Inexpensive 1080p projector
• 3000 Hours of Lamp Life
• NOT Very Versatile (106" image @ 13' with very little wiggle room)

Full Review Coming Soon

Epson Pro Cinema 9500 UB Projector Review.

UPDATE: Effective 07/01/2010 the price for the Epson Pro Cinema 9500 UB Projector has dropped by $400 from $3699.99 to $3299.99


Let me start by saying that this review was written after seeing some of the best projectors on the market.


Including:


The Digital Projection M-Vision Cine LED Projector
All I can say about the Digital Projection M-Vision Cine LED Projector is: VERY DISAPPOINTING!
With a street price of $15,000 you would expect the image to be among the best you've seen? It's not, the image is very bland, bland colors, bland details, not bright and vibrant? With competitors out there like the Epson Pro Cinema 9500 UB Projector at around $3600 you would have to be CRAZY to spend over 4 times the money for an inferior product.



The JVC DLA-HD950 Projector

What I have to say about the JVC DLA-HD950 Projector is: Very Accurate, with no WOW!

With a street price of $8,000 you would expect the image to be among the best you've seen? Well, if your looking for an accurate image in every aspect, it is? But, it has no room to be tweaked to do more. I myself like an image that is "a little larger than life", a little brighter, a little crisper. Why would I entertain myself with something that looks like what I see everyday? Now I wouldn't watch the news ULTRA bright and crisp, but most movies and animation, Yeah! If I want to watch the news, I can use a toned down preset on the Epson, but, I don't think I'd watch the news in a theater room on a 120" screen NE-WAY! With competitors out there like the Epson Pro Cinema 9500 UB Projector at around $3600 you have ask yourself, do I want to spend over twice the price for a product that doesn't WOW me?

The Sony BRAVIA VPL-VW85 Projector

What to say about the Sony BRAVIA VPL-VW85 Projector: WOW! And, BUYER BEWARE!!

With a street price of $8,000 you would expect the image to be among the best you've seen? So, it is? It looks every bit as good as the Epson Pro Cinema 9500 UB. But, here's the problem Sony has had some major issues with reliability. I personally own 2 very expensive Sony HDTVs and they have both have had major issues multiple times and almost every customer I've spoke with that owns any Sony video products with the exception of their camcorders has too. (but that's a different blog post for another day).With competitors out there like the Epson Pro Cinema 9500 UB Projector at around $3600 you have ask yourself, do I want to spend over twice the price for a product that will most likely let me down?

So, on to The Epson Pro Cinema 9500 UB Projector

I can't say enough about the Epson Pro Cinema 9500 UB: WOW! Awesome! Excellent!

With a street price of $3,600 you would expect the image to be among the best you've seen? So, it is. And, on top of being one of the best looking, best preforming, most versatile projectors on the market! You get not only a 4000 hour lamp life (compared to most others with 2000-3000 hours) you also get an extra 4000 hour replacement lamp for a total of 8000 hours of lamp life! Plus a 3 year warranty, a free ceiling mount (although we recommend one more versatile and esthetically pleasing), ISF and THX certification, an HQV processor, an Anamorphic Widescreen Mode and a nice cable cover. With the Epson Pro Cinema 9500 UB Projector at around $3600 you have ask yourself, do I want anything else?

My Simple Review:
As a professional Home Theater installer / designer and have used hundreds of projectors over the years. I'll keep this short and sweet and not get into tech specs. The day I have been waiting for has Finally arrived. This projector is incredible!! The picture from the Epson Pro Cinema 9500 UB looks as close to a 120hz LCD TV as I have ever seen in a projector. The first media we watched on this unit was Monsters vs. Aliens on blu-ray and it stopped me in my tracks, once we had it calibrated. It is so realistic, you feel like you can reach into the screen and pull things out. The zoom and lens shift are great features, they make this projector fit in just about any application you can imagine. The brightness is great, we used a high quality 120" screen and with controlled lighting was brighter than most other 1080p units I've used. Overall I give this projector a score of 20 on a scale of 1 to 10 for picture quality and score of 10 on every thing else. I'm using this unit in my personal theater. If it fits into the budget for your room, you'll see and appreciate why is cost a little more than some of the other 1080p home theater projectors you'll see and a hole lot less than some you wish you didn't.


Only a few small issues, all of which are easily remedied if you know what to look for or do. And these will be for the installer to deal with not the end user.


First of all, the unit we installed did NOT come out of the box with the "120hz refresh rate" turned on (I'm not sure if this is true for all models) You have to go into the menu and set the "frame interpolation" to "normal" from the factory default of "OFF". This is when the projector comes alive. Without this setting being correct the image looks like any other Mid to High-End 1080p Home Theater projector you have seen with it on it knocks you out of your seat.




Also, Epson has added an additional feature to the power down command. As always with a projector you have to press the power button twice to "shut down" the projector. Now when the Notice screen comes up after the first power off button press you will notice it states the usual "press power again to shut down" and they have added "or press any other key to cancel". tis causes a problem when using an activity based remote like a harmony ect. When the remote sends out the first power toggle command the notice screen comes up, but, when the remote sends out a command to power off another component the projector sees the IR and even thought it is not a code for the projector it interprets it as another button being pressed, so the notice screen goes away before the second command is sent out. This can be fixed by increasing the delay in the remote software for all the other components so it handles the projector first. Remotes that don't give you control over delay speeds will most likely not work.


But, don't just take my word for it:


An actual review written by one of our customer's.

WOW!!!‎‎

By Iris - Apr 25, 2010

Just had the Epson Pro 9500UB installed by Real Home Theaters - and it was exactly as they promised. Outstanding picture, clarity and brightness. Infinitely better than our 5 year old Runco and substantially better than a much more expensive, $9000 high end projector we just looked at. Just watched Avitar on Bluray and it was breathtaking. And these guys are great to work with. If you are looking to install a new home theater or upgrade your older one, these are the guys for you.‎

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For tech spec and more info visit these links:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=63085347

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Epson-PowerLite_Pro_Cinema_9500_UB.htm

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With the purchase of Mounting Bracket and Cables from Real Home Theaters.

Real Home Theaters is a full service custom Home Theater company that's Locally Owned and Operated, servicing Nashville and middle Tennessee with over twenty years of home theater experience. We specialize in custom home theater design, front projection, surround sound and flat panel LCD, LED and Plasma TV sales, service, and installation.

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TV Installation Includes:
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Convenient Evening and Weekend Appointments
LifeTime Workmanship Guarantee on Installation
Discounts on Packaged Services
Basic Electrical Run Included FREE
Free Basic Video Calibration

*Above a Fire Place and Surround Sound are UpGrades.

(Within 60 Miles of Nashville) a small Travel charge may be required outside this range.

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A few Home Theater System Design & TV Installation Pics from June 2010 in Nashville, Brentwood and Murfreesboro, TN, Tennessee By RealHomeTheaters.com

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Onkyo TX-SR607 Home Theater A/V Reciever Review

 

As a professional Home Theater installer / designer I have used hundreds of Home Theater A/V Receivers over the years. I'll keep this short and sweet and not get into tech specs.

First let me start off by saying that this is where most electronics retailers "get you". A/V Receivers and Speakers are where consumers can be guided into products that they don't need or that use antiquated technology, simply to increase profit margins for the dealer. Many A/V Receivers simply don't have the features you need for taking full advantage of all the new Home Theater components available today. DO NOT let your self get talled into an over priced Receiver because of it's brand name. Take Marantz for example: Their entry level home theater receiver at a list price of $849 only has 3 HDMI inputs. So, you connect a Blu-ray player, an HD Cable or Satellite Box and a XBox 360. Now you're out of HDMI Inputs, and when you're ready to add a new PS3 for your child's birthday you're stuck!


Enter Onkyo TX-SR607!

Excellent sound quality, SIX HDMI inputs, onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Audio decoding and MORE. The TX-SR607's six HDMI inputs are unheard of at the price range. We've previously only seen six HDMI inputs on very high-end receivers and sound quality comparisons to a Denon AVR 3808CI receiver ($1,699 MSRP) are too close to call.

We have used almost every brand and model of A/V Receiver on the market.  You may find this hard to believe, but, this unit is almost a one fits all product. Don't get us wrong there are several reasons to use other products, the need for more power in some cases. But, for most home theater systems this one hits the nail on the head.

The bottom line: The Onkyo TX-SR607 offers a ton of HDMI connectivity and excellent sound quality for a mid range Mid priced AV receiver. You can spend more, but you have to spend much more to out-preform this product.

Samsung BD-P3600 Blu-ray Player Review

 

As a professional Home Theater installer / designer and have used hundreds of DVD and Blu-ray players over the years. I'll keep this short and sweet and not get into tech specs. Out of all the Blu-ray players we've used over the past year I have to say that this one preforms the best. It has all of the latest features: Excellent image quality on Blu-ray movies, Wi-Fi USB dongle included, Netflix and Pandora streaming; good operational speed and disc loading, decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Audio, 1GB on board memory and streams media off of your PC. All these features and it's still simple to use.I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this unit to anyone looking for a new Blu-ray player for their home theater system.

The only down fall it has is it costs almost as much as a PS3. And with a PS3 you get one of the hottest game systems available. See our review of the PS3: (coming soon)

New Home Theater Installation in Portland, TN

This is one of the newest Front Projection Home Theater Rooms we have Installed. 

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Portland, TN Home Theater Installation Gallery!

Some of the components we used in this Home Theater Installation:

• Onkyo TX-SR607 Home Theater A/V Receiver Our Review
• Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 9500UB Projector Our Review
• Samsung BD-P3600 Blu-ray Player Our Review

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This is the best deal for getting your TV Installed! Period.

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Locally Owner and Operated Since 2003

• Includes In-Wall Wire Runs
• Connection of ALL Components
• Convenient Evening and Weekend Appointments
• LifeTime Workmanship Guarantee on Installation
• Discounts on Packaged Services
• Basic Electrical Run Included FREE
• Free Basic Video Calibration

*Above a Fire Place and Surround Sound are UpGrades.



Real Home Theaters is a full service custom home theater company, servicing Nashville and middle Tennessee with over twenty years of experience .

We specialize in custom home theater and flat panel LCD / Plasma TV Sales, Service and Installation.

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TV s / Projector s / Screen s / AV Receiver s / Surround Sound Speaker s / DVD , BluRay , Blu Ray Players / Tilt / Tilting / Articulating / Cantilever TV Wall Mount Bracket s / Harmony, Nevo and Other Universal Remote s / HDMI , Component , and other AV Cable s / Power Conditioner s / All Home Theatre Install Services

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One of our TV and Sound Bar Installations in Gallatin, TN !

The before and after pictures speak for themselves.

This customer located in Gallatin, Tn, finally got tired of watching their TV on the floor. They owned a 42" Vizio TV and a Vizio Sound Bar. For right around $300 for the Sound Bar with a wireless subwoofer we where very impressed with it's preformance and sound. They also owned a Sony Blu-Ray player a Sony 400 disc CD player, a Wii and an HD cable box. All we provided was the TV Mount, Cables and Installation.

We ran (2) HDMI cables (1) for the HD cable box and (1) for the Sony Blu-Ray Player, an AV cable for the Wii and an audio cable for the CD player to the cabinet below and to the left of the fireplace. The sound bar is connected to the TV via an analog audio cable due to the TV only having an analog audio output. This is actually very convenient because it allowed for the sound bar volume to be controlled by the cable box remote which was programmed to the TV. A wireless Wii bar was also used.

The customer will be purchasing a Nevo C3 RF remote in the future so the cabinet doors can remain closed.

AND, SO, Another Happy Customer!