Comments on: For a home theater in my basement, should I place sconce lighting on either side of my projector screen?

By: travis t

travis t — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:14:11 +0000

It can wash out the image depending how close and bright they are. Ideally you need a dark room. It depends on the projector and screen though. Try a lamp to test it first. Good luck.

By: Rich M

Rich M — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:14:11 +0000

dont do it. use that space for in wall speakers or a bigger screen some day. even if you have the lights on a dimmer it wont matter. Just stick with the ones on the side walls.

By: Daniel K

Daniel K — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:14:11 +0000

Like the other answerer said, you can put the lights anywhere…just avoid having light shining right on the screen. It is best to have "mood light" in the back of the room if needed.

Just make sure there is not one switch that turns all the lights in the room on at once. Dimmers are good too – stick with incandescent lights in a home theater – avoid fluorescent bulbs.

Think of how the lighting in a movie theater is set up.

By: gp4rts

gp4rts — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:14:11 +0000

The best area for illumination is behind the screen. There are special "behind the screen" lamps made for this; they have the right color temperature. However, you can use any lamp as long as it’s not too bright.

You should not have open light sources that can be seen when looking at the screen.

If you can’t put anything behind the screen, then a lamp in the room behind the viewers and as far from the screen as possible (and with a low light level) is ok.