Now come on... when have you ever known me to be half-assed about something? I wanted a fast car, i built a 900HP car that does 60-120mph in under 3 seconds, spinning the tires all the way to 210mph in the 1 mile trap. I like doing things right
Anyway, this shows the work i accomplished yesterday:

This shows the front of the room, with a base coat. That piece of plywood is going to be painted of course, and when everything's done the whole room is going to have a textured look. So don't judge it right now. The electric screen comes down right between those two speaker mounts, so that gives you an idea of the size of the screen. The screen will be raised and in that 'hutch' behind it (where the plywood is), will be a popcorn machine and mini-bar.
I know the speaker mounts are 'ugly' (with the cable raceway going up to them), but i was going more for functionality than a clean look. Besides which the room's going to be dark when watching a movie anyway, so you won't be able to tell
I am, however, going with a strictly Onkyo setup for now. If i don't like it down the road i'll change it. But this system did a preeeety good job when i compared it to others on the same level.