OT: Technology and Geek Stuff Thread

[-Deborah-]

I bet it's rockin'!!! Very nice.

[bimmer84]

v-e-r-y nice!

[LionsFanInJapan]

LB, how big is the room and what size is the projected image? I'm jealous btw.

[Topweasel]

Bit more of a videophile then an audiophile but those stereo pieces are great. The Bryston is one hell of a device. 20 year warranty is crazy long.

[LightninBoy]

Thanks letting me show off my new toys folks!

LB, how big is the room and what size is the projected image? I'm jealous btw.

Room is on the small side ... about 13 x 14. The image is projected onto a 90" diagonal screen. I got my first projector and the screen back in the DVD 480P resolution days and 90 inches was a tad bigger than recommended for the seating distance. This new projector is 1080P and has plenty of lumens to go much bigger, but 90 inches just looks right for the room.

TW: The Bryston was the oldest and by far the most expensive piece of the 3. But I don't mind spending money on things like amps that will last 20 years and not be obsolete.

[LionsNC]

Pretty cool LB! And to think that I had to watch the game on my laptop last night with about 100,000,000 popups congratulating me for being the 100,000,000 visitor.

[Drew]

That's cool, LNC! What did you win?

[LionsFanInJapan]

Room is on the small side ... about 13 x 14. The image is projected onto a 90" diagonal screen. I got my first projector and the screen back in the DVD 480P resolution days and 90 inches was a tad bigger than recommended for the seating distance. This new projector is 1080P and has plenty of lumens to go much bigger, but 90 inches just looks right for the room.

Is that 90" in 4:3 or 16:9?

I got a projector when I first came to Japan, and I loved the big screen. It just doesn't work in the apartment we're in now...but we should be building a house by the end of the year. If I plan it out right I could have a nice theater setup.

[LightninBoy]

Is that 90" in 4:3 or 16:9?

I got a projector when I first came to Japan, and I loved the big screen. It just doesn't work in the apartment we're in now...but we should be building a house by the end of the year. If I plan it out right I could have a nice theater setup.

Oh ... 16:9.

I strongly recommend the front projector route *if* you can control the lighting in the room.

[LionsFanInJapan]

Oh yeah, for sure. It's not something I'll do right away, but I'm going to make sure that I have things set up so I can control how bright the room is.

[Jamie H]

Yeah, I had a projector in a dark room and it was awesome. Then I moved somewhere where the lighting was hard to control and even just a little light totally washes out the picture. You need either a room with no windows or that you can close off and use blackout curtains on.

Also, I found that using a projector full-time as a TV can be a problem, because they aren't really meant to be on for huge amounts of time every day. My Panasonic LCD projector completely failed after about 2 years of constant use as a tv.

[Tony G]

Behold! The iWood!

http://www.freep.com/article/20110830/NEWS09/110830050/Woman-s-180-iPad-turns-out-block-wood?odyssey=obinsite

[LionsFanInJapan]

Can I get fries with that?

[FVD]

People are stupid.

[Malto Marko]

People are stupid.

Yup. Didn't bother her that she was probably buying stolen goods either.

That Fed Ex box sure made it look legit, eh?