Location of the DVD player
There is one main thing to stress on this..... MAKE SURE
YOU CAN CONTROL THE DVD PLAYER! Putting the DVD player
in a cupboard in another room means you will not be able
to navigate the presentation because you will require use
of the remote control. Unless specifically authored for
use without a remote control, DVDs wont allow you past
the opening page. I see this problem in almost every professional
installation I see. I have even had a client in Florida
call me in so she could haul my ass over the coals because
the DVD presentation is "broken". It turns out
she couldn't actually start the presentation because she
had no way to access it with a remote control. The expensive,
professionally designed and installed presentation system
was useless because of one very simple oversight.
For those that must absolutely hide the DVD player from
view there is a solution. You can now get remote control
repeating devices. These allow you to have small infra-red
receivers nearby your screen that allow the signal from
your remote control to be transmitted to another location.
My experience shows you can get a good 30' away from the
actual DVD player and you can get around corners. You could
mount your DVD player behind the wall that the presentation
screen is mounted on, which keeps the player close to the
screen and speakers, meaning less cables and signal degradation.
Location of speakers
Surround sound is great, and even though it isn't utilized
completely in the DVD presentation you can set your player
to downmix the audio to create virtual surround sound.
It's a far superior depth of sound than just two speakers.
For most DVD presentations it's important that the two
main speakers - the front left and right - are directed
correctly with relation to the screen. These speakers are
usually larger and carry the most sound output. If you
can only get some speakers installed correctly then at
least get these ones right.
Mounting the speakers high gets them away from curious
and bored children. If you have kids then you can understand
that they are not going to hold their interest long in
a sales suit for the parents new investment property so
anything within reach is fair game as a distraction. Keep
the wires concealed is possible, or at least have them
firmly secured into the corners of the walls/floors/ceilings.
You can get removable cable clamps and holders from your
hardware store that will keep the cables secure and almost
invisible if you can find some clever routes between the
DVD player and the speakers.
Part
1: Intro, locations of screen
Part
2: Type and configuration of screen, type of DVD player
Part
3: Locations of DVD player, location of speakers
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