I'm a draftsman so dont really know jack about designing, but good ways to do a compromise would be to split the room with either very heavy curtains or moving walls.

I agree with you though that dont at least build walls. Pool table takes a lot of space, and the minimum space it requires isnt really enough, if you dont want holes in your walls Its also better that when youre not watching movies, people can sit on the sofas and still talk with the people that play pool.

I would hang surround speakers from the roof. If people are lounging there, wouldnt use floor space for speakers myself, with the wires crossing there and all.

Place the bar behind the sofas, so that when someone get a refill, they can use some soft lights without annoying all the other viewers.

If youre going to place your DVD collection there, id recommend using drawers. Takes a lot "less" space

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I like the turntable! Thorens?

nice turntable, but bad placement (I'm sure it's only temporary) 

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I would hang surround speakers from the roof. If people are lounging there, wouldnt use floor space for speakers myself, with the wires crossing there and all.

Place the bar behind the sofas, so that when someone get a refill, they can use some soft lights without annoying all the other viewers.

If youre going to place your DVD collection there, id recommend using drawers. Takes a lot "less" space

This is what I was planning. Speakers in the ceiling, Bar behind the sofa and the library is being built in the basement to house my ever growing media collection. I think the DVD's in the room would be too much although I will keep a few hundred on a shelf at any given time.

Seems like I am the only one here. Screen came today. Was tough putting together but I got through it. Here it is assembled. Wil hang on the wall and take picitures tommorow.

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Seems like I am the only one here.

Well, you're not. We're just watching the story unfold. And yeah, maybe we're (read "I am") just a tad jealous!   

Couldn't have put it better myself - keep the updates coming Bill

Roughly 35 pounds.

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Check out the new Samsung LEDs, verrrry impressive.

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Well here is the screen on the wall. A/V stand put together and the front speakers in place. The projector is next to mount to the ceiling and the speakers hooked up. It is coming together.