Media Room Blackout Curtains

Spring Chicken

Now that we have a nice 60" TV and are looking forward to watching it in relative comfort, I'm thinking we need blackout curtains across the 110" bank of windows in the room.

Because I like to push buttons I think I would prefer a motorized system with wireless remote control. There appears to be plenty to select from.

I also like the idea of a battery powered system vs hard-wired system. But there is very little info on them, especially how long the batteries will last and how difficult it is to change them.

Do any of you have any experience with motorized blackout curtains/blinds for media rooms. If so, I would appreciate your comments and suggestions as to what I should look for and/or avoid.

Spring "Press Up For Up Press Down For Down" Chicken
Spring Texas USA

Richard Fl

Check into hurricane shutters, that place needs protection sometimes.

stike

we went with hard-wired motorized. do the drapes however your interior designer wants, and they will spec fully-lined light proof backing. that's if they are pretty full window treatments like ours



or you could do the simpler rolled shades that ride in a channel each side of the opening. that will give you freedom to do lighter window treatments if you want. something that is less heavy and very bright when the drapes are open, but very dark when closed. ours is more of a traditional heavy theater curtain, velvet, type of window treatment, so we got away with lining them, and a second inner curtain

Fidel

We just put down the big roll-up door and it gets real dark in ours.

Spring Chicken

We survived Hurricane Ike's 125 mph wind without them so I think I'll stick with something more decorative.

Spring "Huff 'n Puff 'n Blow-Hard Survivor" Chicken

Spring Chicken

We tried the opulent route already but with so many watching TV my popcorn bill went sky high and the room started smelling like a really old theater. So we decided to just keep it simple and limit viewers to the two of us and stop cooking popcorn. Now all I need to do is make it so we can be in the dark when we want to.

Spring "In The Dark On Many Things" Chicken

stike

well. the advice still holds. you dinnit axe about the number of chairs, right?

heavy drapes (motorized or not) wthat are truly lined for dark-room levels of light blocking. or separate rolled shades that ride in a channel down each side of the window, separate from whatever drapes you have

Spring Chicken

WOW!!! Way too simple for me. Besides, I use my garage as a woodworking shop. Power tools tend to be too noisy for TV rooms.

I think I'll stick with my original plan.

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hornhonk

Is that an ATM in the corner?

stike

that's the rack for the sound system

Photo Egg

Hey Leroy.
If you find a Hunter Douglas blind or shade you like I can order at Dealer cost.
Darian

Spring Chicken

Thanks... I'll certainly keep it in mind when we start thinking 'window darkening' again.

Spring "Knows Someone Who Knows Someone In Dark Places" Chicken