The $3000 Smart Home Challenge Part 3 - Episode 33 - 4K Media Room and Luxury Bathroom

Season 5 of The Digital Ramble is all about achieving those Smart Home goals with real world prices. JJ and Kris tackle the most common rooms and spaces in the home with $3000 budgets. 

Part 3, Episode 33, moves back indoors and JJ has a Media Room challenge with lots of upgrades on a budget and Kris has to create a sanctuary in the Master Bedroom & Bathroom. Join us in the comments with what tech you would use in the scenarios described. 

Out of date media room that needs a 2019 refresh by JJ Canon - $3000 BUDGET. My husband and I like to sneak up to the theater room and watch the  Walking Dead. My husband has been wanting to upgrade to a 4k projector and I want Dolby Atmos. We also want it controlled with one remote. 

Currently situation: 5.1 reciever with some DefTech tower speakers, wall mounted center, wall mounted rears and an active sub. Labor intensive universal remote with limited functionality. 

Epson - Home Cinema 4010 4K 3LCD Projector with High Dynamic Range - $2000 

Yamaha - AVENTAGE 7.2-Ch. 3D, 4K Passthrough, HDR Compatible 110W per channel, A/V Home Theater Receiver - $650 

Definitive Technology - DI 5.5 - $500 pair 

Logitech Harmony Companion Remote - $150 

Misc. Materials - 4K HDMI Cables & speaker wires - $120 

Installation - $700 

TOTAL $4120 

Holiday at Home by Kris Gamble - £2400 BUDGET. My husband and I enjoy the luxurious feel of a hotel room when we get away but with a growing family time away is rare. We’d like to recreate a luxury hotel vibe in our home. What tech can we add to the rooms to create our adult sanctuary? We have a £2400 budget. 

Lutron RA2 Select Dimmers and Pico £550 

Google Nest Home Hub £99 

Sonos Beam £399 

Sonos One £199 

Sonos brackets £50 

Lutron motorised blind £600 

Installation and set up £500 

TOTAL £2397 

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