Design Room Theater

Location: Melnitz 2534

The Design Room Theater [2534] is a large and very popular lecture hall for large classes. It features a high definition Panasonic PT-DW5000U Multimedia Projector and a JBL 5.1 surround sound system and a large, motorized 14-foot screen. The screen can be raised to reveal a large chalkboard (24 feet across) for professors to do their lectures. A tall machine rack at the front of the room has a DVD player (5.1 sound), VCR (stereo sound) and Laserdisc player (stereo sound), a SONY DSR-11 DVCam deck (stereo, and switch-able from PAL to NTSC) all of which are connected to a receiver that runs to the room’s projector and sound system. There is also an Apple G5 PowerPC computer with Final Cut Studio and Powerpoint and an Internet connection. At the base of the machine rack, there are additional VGA, DVI and stereo mini cables attached to a switch-box, should a presenter wish to connect their own personal laptop to the projector. Instructions for using the decks, receiver, projector and laptop switch-box are on the back of the machine rack. Besides the video projector, the Design Room’s projection booth also has a 16mm film projector, but access to the booth is restricted to those with appropriate door-codes. The room has permanent theater seating for 56, plus a wheelchair seating area at the back. There are two entrances at the back of the theater, one on either side.

Directions and Parking

From Hilgard Ave. enter the east side of campus at Wyton Dr.
Make and immediate right turn onto Charles E. Young Dr. East and signs will direct you to Parking Structure 3.
From the ground level of Structure 3, enter the underpass (or from the street level cross Charles E. Young Dr. North and proceed down steps) and walk straight alongside Melnitz and Macgowan Halls.
Turn left at the plaza and proceed to the courtyard of theaters.

Revised: Thu Jun 19, 2008
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